canderson

Yes. The difference isn't the amplitude of the motion, it's the acceleration that you feel vs. see. Even large translations at slow speeds aren't going to be felt.

I think you'd really like the lineup at one of our local restaurants: Bourbon Whiskey Angel’s Envy, Port Wine Barrels, Kentucky $11.00 Barrell New Year 2023, Kentucky $21.00 Blanton’s Original, Single Barrel, Kentucky $16.00 Bowman Brothers, Small Batch, Virginia $9.00 Buffalo Trace, Kentucky $9.00 Eagle Rare 10yr, Kentucky $10.00 E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch, Kentucky $13.00 Elijah Craig Small Batch, Kentucky $9.00 Four Roses, Single Barrel, Kentucky $13.00 Four Roses, Small Batch, Kentucky $10.00 Henry McKenna 10yr, Single Barrel, Kentucky, Bottled-in-Bond $16.00 Jack Daniel’s Bonded, Tennessee, #1 Whisky of the Year 2022 $9.00 Jim Beam, 225th Anniv., Kentucky $5.00 Larceny, Small Batch, Kentucky $8.00 Maker's Mark, Kentucky $7.00 Mashbuild, Tawny Port Cask, Colorado $9.00 Pinhook, Bourbon Heist, Kentucky $8.00 W. L. Weller 12 year, Kentucky $18.00 W. L. Weller Special Reserve, Kentucky $12.00

Our first experience with a "highly trained sommelier" in many years of cruising certainly wasn't on Celebrity - it was last year on a Silversea ship. Not one, but two individuals with accredited certifications. Service difference was like night and day.

Might be worth a call to the "real" Private Journey desk to see what they have to say about the posting. Last # I have is 844-571-7851.

Granted, it's been 3 years since we've done this, but at that time, Private Journeys were just that. They were never advertised with an itinerary. Rather, they were whatever we and the P.J. shorex folks could cook up that was 'do-able' and fun for a particular destination, and included only members of our own party. Seems they repurposed the name, or perhaps it's their IT crew at work again (sigh).

I suspect that's because of this ... did you give it a try?

"While he should have taken heed of your request..."

While he should have taken heed of your request, there was the option, after the first attempt, of just leaving his toasting glass untouched on the table.

To clarify the above, not all ships have "Horizon" suites. So we'll stick with one that does: For example, review the Royal here on Silhouette: https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/staterooms/suite-class/royal-suite Note presence of laundry and unlimited specialty dining. and then the Horizon: https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/staterooms/suite-class/horizon-suite and note the absence of those two items. You can review any of the features, perks and amenities of any of Celebrity's suites by using their web site.

That's not the top four - exactly - it varies by ship. For your list, the tops are Royal and Penthouse. Quick way to tell the difference - look at the suite on Celebrity's web pages and see if specialty dining and laundry are included. If so, that's an 'upper' suite.

The website really isn't very smart. It acts as though it doesn't know which package, if any, you already have, so I doubt there will be a way it could properly process an upgrade. Heck, it tries to sell me drinks packages and WiFi that already come with my cabin, and show up as $0 pre-purchased inclusions. I'd contact your TA or your Celebrity rep to do an upgrade. As you say, the only thing we ever see on the website is the full package price for one or the other.

True enough. Seems like a lot of big wines made from Nebbiolo need a few years to take the edges off. I was happy to find that X was providing one of my favorites - 2016 Michele Chiaro Cerequio - on our last cruise with them. Will be interested to see what vintage they have on this next cruise. All of the recent ones have been outstanding.

Had the head sommelier on Silver Dawn produce a 20 year old bottle of a Riesling Auslese whose structure was still holding it together (great acidity to accompany the sugar) that was in the process of doing that funky and wonderful conversion they go through before they head for a final downhill run. A long cellared Auslese is unobtanium on most cruise ships. Most cruise lines don't want to tie up money for that long on anything but a few rare reds.

And while you're there, inquire about what Norwegian has for many years been calling their "Freestyle Dining" ( = no set times in the main dining room).

What, two wheels vs. four? OK. Rollator.

Again, you're talking a 'walker'. She's ambulatory. The OP's situation, and the others I am including in my discussion, are for NON-ambulatory folks who need a wheelchair. Any non-ambulatory passengers in an airport are going to be in some real trouble if the airport doesn't make good on wheelchair service. It's not like you can take it to your seat with you. Like you, we had a bit of a wait (we flew DEN > LHR > LIS) but this was because my wife could not bend her knee, and wheelchairs designed to accommodate an elevated limb are scarce in Heathrow,

Usually book a refundable fare concurrent with the cruise, provided we are within the year window for air with our cruise booking. Keeping a cancel/rebook option open can be helpful if a price drop of more than the non-refundable difference occurs. If booking with miles, or miles + $, sooner better than later with those airlines that limit miles seats, which is most of them. There's whole websites devoted to this topic that cover all kinds of scenarios.

There are especially narrow units made that work better than others in confined spaces like cruise ship cabins, etc. Wheelchairs also come in 'widths' to accommodate narrower situations. You might want to check into these in advance at whatever medical supply stores you have near you. Also, if you google for narrow scooters, you'll see the difference. The trick there is in finding someone to rent them. Our 'local' shop didn't have them available, though I could have ordered one via Amazon to own.

I guess for stating the obvious when there really isn't any choice for some folks. We haven't been talking 'walkers' (aka Zimmer frames for those of you in the UK) for those as fortunate as your wife, which are as you say, a much easier situation with which to deal. We're talking wheelchairs where the subject is for whatever reason non-ambulatory. There, it must travel with you to deal with the many transitions involved, and issues of loss or damage to the hardware are a risk that must be taken. As an aside - if arriving pre-cruise a few days, the companies listed above, in some cities only, are prepared to deliver the device to your hotel for use there and aboard ship. Where it can become more problematic, or at least costly, is when taking a transoceanic trip and it's a one way ride between continents.

With some advance notice, the airports do pretty well at providing the necessary assistance, but that's only helpful when you're in the airport. Everywhere else en route, it can become a real challenge. Since the doc advised against putting any weight on it for two weeks (which ended about half way through our TA cruise), this is why we did the pack-our-own solution. If for medical or pain reasons walking isn't practical, there's really no easy alternative. For those that are semi-ambulatory and can handle the transitions, the rental of a wheelchair, transporter or narrow electric scooter can make sense. The crew will help pax up and down the gangways, and the rental becomes available at the ship, and can be used throughout the length of the cruise.

Along with the rest of your luggage. Have a nice trip. For you, we'll recommend getting around the hard way from the time you hit the curb at the destination airport until you reach the ship (one or more days of transport, hotels, etc.), and then rent one that will be waiting for you aboard ship. We found that approach was going to be far too difficult - the transitions pre-cruise would have been unmanageable. But just for you: https://www.specialneedsatsea.com/about-us/cruise-lines/ https://scootaround.com/en/cruise-rental-equipment

Due to shape/size, more often gets left in the 'special' luggage area near the carousels - depends upon how you package it and how they handle awkward items at a particular airport, but it gets checked in with regular luggage at the departure side. I 'tarped and taped' the one we had to send to Lisbon for last year's TA (wife blew up a knee two weeks before the trip!) and tossed in a roll of tape to do the same on the return journey.

Just a hint - if you haven't heard it before - for those of you whose minutes are being clocked: Whenever possible, compose your missives offline, off the clock, and copy/paste when you go online. Especially valuable for slow typists and those who write long messages.

There are companies that deal in exactly this service for cruise ships, but the easiest way to deal with this depends upon where the cruise starts/ends and where you are. You can always rent at home, wrap and ship as luggage. There is never a baggage charge for this. Use airport service for wheelchair at each end until you hit baggage claim again.

Yup. United is one of the easiest to deal with in this regard. Once you get involved with any of the rest of the 'Star' Alliance, it becomes a real PITA. It's a particular problem on popular overseas flights when by the time X actually books the tickets, some seats are hard to find in pairs.