clairebearinaus

Have you been on Splendor? The P&O ships are much nicer, in my opinion. Especially the two ex-Princess ships. I was quite fond of Carnival until a 3 nighter on Splendor, it put me off the brand completely. The ship itself, the food, the service, the passengers, all unpleasant.

I agree with social media it's difficult to go back and see what's already been said, people drop in with a question rather than continuing a conversation in the way CC roll calls do. For the same reason the social media groups become quite tedious in the lead-up to the cruise because the same questions are asked over and over again, often multiple times a day.

That's great news @Luigi G. Thanks to the others for advice too - we are well acquainted with Singapore/Malaysia and its food, and will be making the most of all port stops. We travel to Asia a lot and prefer to eat Asian food more or less exclusively while away - it just seems suit the body better when in that climate. The spicier the better! Hence hoping for onboard options too. But if not, it's not a big deal.

In my experience with an upcoming Millenium cruise, it's more or less the same people on both.

Thanks everyone. Mixed experiences - I guess I can only hope for the best! And eat as much as possible in port 😁

Hello, I've never sailed far away from home on Celebrity before and am wondering if the menu options will reflect the itinerary. We're sailing Singapore to Mumbai and I'm hoping to see a daily Chinese, Malaysian and/or Indian etc. station in the buffet at least. I do love an Asian breakfast in particular! Based on your experiences do you think the dining choices will reflect where we are in the world? Thank you

I would think that's a travel insurance issue @sfaaa.

I am wondering about the $600 covid-cancellation OBC we had though, and whether we will get that back and how long we have to use it. I don't think there's any point trying to call Carnival at the moment though, will let the dust settle for awhile.

We were on the December 2 sailing too. Impossible to postpone as we're coming from Australia and have locked in US city visits on either side. We're just finalising plans to fly to Puerto Vallarta instead. Very pleased with Carnival's decision to refund us so that could happen, instead of potentially coming all this way for a cruise full of sea days!

I hope it all works out for you and your family @cj.cross.

Yes I think so. I'm on a roll call for the Dec 2 cruise and it's full of people who live in or near LA and take the same cruise several times a year. They are more than happy to spend a week on the ship no matter where it goes. For me it's part of a trip of a lifetime - already postponed once as we were meant to go in 2021 - and I don't know if we'll ever be able to do it again. We chose a cruise as it was the best way to see a few different towns in a short space of time. If we know in advance we can't make them all, we'd rather take a refund/FCC and fly direct to the ones that appeal most (not Cabo!).

Thank you, that's the first time I've heard a timeframe mentioned.

I'm also on the December 2 cruise and we're flying halfway around the world to see Mexico for the first time, so it will be incredibly disappointing if the issue isn't fixed by then.

Apologies OP, I didn't mean to spark a derail.

In Victoria at least, to be registered as 'legal' (i.e. certificate issued) a marriage has to be conducted either by a celebrant licensed in Australia or a minister of religion. I haven't done a cruise wedding myself but was married overseas and since then have never been in a situation where I needed to show a certificate or prove I am married. Government agencies etc. just accepted that I am when I told them so. Some people I know are more keen on having that piece of paper (comes in handy if changing surname, and also when getting divorced!) so had a simple registry office marriage either before or after their 'destination wedding'. I did look into a vow renewal ceremony (on Celebrity I think?) and it was straightforward and inexpensive. They mentioned that any of the officers could show up to do it so I very much doubt they are accredited celebrants.