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I tend to run cold, too, so I know exactly what you mean. I was fine everywhere on the Constellation in February. The first day in port was even a little on the warm side in the cabin, but other than that, the temp was perfect for me both during the day and at night. I spent more time inside than outside and didn't have to put on my jacket once. However, this is a very personal thing, so the smart thing would be to bring that sweater, just in case. Won't you already be bringing it for the plane ride? I know I would!:)

Welcome to Cruise Critic. Rather than answer your question directly, I will note that all of the answers to these questions (and more) will be found by reading the Celebrity website and/or using the “search” function of Cruise Critic and/or referring to the Geocities page contained in my signature. I’d recommend that you read the 1000s of search results, first, rather than supplying the answer to your question directly.

If you find conflicting information, I will search this site for you and point you to a thread from 2006 with 156 replies. If I am feeling magnanimous, I may even tell you which post is the one with the answer that I think is the best one, even if others have already replied with the correct (and current) information.

It was $6 last month

Thanks for clarifying. I knew it was higher than I'm used to seeing but didn't have the exact number with me. So, you'd have to withdraw more than $120 for it to be more economical than charging through the casino.

IMO, it's easiest to just bring cash with you when you board. You can always deposit it back in your account after your trip if you don't use cash day-to-day.

I believe the fee to withdraw cash from the ATM onboard was $4 or $4.50. My bank reimburses ATM fees, so for me it wasn't a big deal. If you withdraw more than $90, then it's cheaper than taking cash out via the casino.

Ours was in our room on the night before our final night last month on the Constellation. Came with the customs form and disembarkation info. So, it didn't reflect anything we charged the second-to-last night or on the last day at sea. Kind of useless for reconciliation purposes post-cruise, so I don't know why they bother. Now the $2 question: wouldn't it be nice if you could download a statement from your online account? Don't laugh too hard! :D

The 10 things not to do has some ok advice. The other one could be titled "Reasons to Never Leave Your House, Ever!"

So you're allowed to take those home with you?!? I used it to hold the cards that my butler and the steward left but then left it on the nightstand when we were packing. These days, it's so hard to know when something is a freebie and when they'll charge you usurious rates for taking it!

I would think, especially on the last night they wouldn't throw out an almost empty bottle of shampoo. As long as there is another bottle on the counter, why would they? Same as for the bar of soap.

 

I would try to squeeze out last drop of shampoo before opening a new bottle, again especially on the last night or last morning of the cruise.

Well, there is definitely a judgment call involved, and I would be very surprised to get a complaint that I cleaned out the toiletries if I (as a person who cleans rooms for a living) thought that they were at the end of their useful life. "The steward didn't throw out my empty bottle of shampoo that had one last drop in it" could just as easily be the complaint received. What I don't buy is the argument that this was somehow an unpardonable sin or to be unexpected.

But (if the OP is correct), the room attendant should NOT be removing or disposing of ANY bathroom items the night BEFORE you get off the ship. I always take a shower before I leave the ship on disembarkation day.

What if the shampoo bottle were almost empty? I think the distinction that's not being made is that during the course of their cleaning duties, they throw out these toiletries all the time, regardless of whether it's the last night or not. If this were a 2 week cruise, you don't think they wouldn't throw out the "barely there" bar of soap in the course of their routine duties? I used the same stuff every day, but there was also always a backup set waiting for me to open should I run out. I find it hard to believe that this steward left the OP with no means to clean himself.

I understand the OP’s sentiment (feeling that they’re prepping your room for the next guest while you’re still in it) but I’m a little confused about the surprise expressed at the particulars of OP and others in this thread.

The stewards should have only picked up and thrown out the toiletries that are provided by the cruise line. If they took your bottle of Garnier Fructis and sailboat-shaped soap-on-a-rope, then I agree that’s a legitimate concern that should have been reported. But for them to take the half-empty shampoo and used soap that they give to every guest out of the shower is a very common practice in any hotel I’ve ever stayed in, so I’m not sure why the expectation would be different on a boat. There was undoubtedly fresh product for you to open up and use, right?

The refrigerator being locked on the last night was something I read at the beginning of my trip. It was either part of the stuff I had to read before getting onboard or was on the daily they gave me when I checked in (I’ll look) but it certainly wasn’t a surprise to me that it would be happening. I’m glad to read on here that you can request to keep using it.

Putting room items back where they belong is something that happened to us on the day they changed the sheets. They didn’t remove the items altogether—just moved them. Same thing with items that were left on the bed. They were moved so they could clean the room (or in one person’s case-strip the bed).

I put the “Do Not Disturb” sign up when I left for breakfast on the final day and no one came in the room while I was gone (someone was in the cabin as well). I would think that stewards would be more likely to start cleaning rooms that they think are empty, which is what would happen if they knocked and no one answered.

All of these things seem to not amount to much for anyone who has spent more than a day or two away from home. Obviously, if they take something that belongs to you, that’s something that should be able to be rectified with a phone call to the steward or his boss. I was very pleased at how friendly and efficient the cleaning staff was—certainly far above anything I’ve seen at hotels, and I’ve stayed in quite a few ritzy ones all over the world. I don't mean that as a humblebrag: what I observed matched or exceeded my experiences elsewhere.

I'll reserve expressing too much judgment about the folded TP because I have certain things that also skeeze me out that I intellectually know really don't make sense. It is a standard practice, though. My cleaning service does it in my home bathroom, even! Always fun to see a little triangle on a roll that has maybe four sheets left on it. :D

This is my first time on Celebrity. I have a couple of questions.

 

1. Are you saying that you have to fill the customs forms early in the cruise and take it to Guest Services? Seems very strange, since you don't know what you will have purchased and need to declare until you actually purchase it.

 

2. What other documentation are you talking about? It sounds like it has something to do with your plans after getting off the ship. Haven't most of us provided this on the online check in?

I just got off the Constellation last week. The customs form was left in my cabin on the second-to-last night along with a copy of my charges to that point, a disembarkation info sheet, and the luggage tags. I would guess they did it that night since you have to pack on your final day if you want to have them handle your bags (put outside your stateroom by a certain time on your final night). I appreciated that they provided everything I needed. You complete the customs form when you’re ready and carry it with you off the boat and through customs. Guest Services was not involved.

I think that poster was referencing a disembarkation questionnaire that had to be completed. As you say, I believe you only have to do those if you haven’t already given Celebrity your post-cruise plans via another means (so they can determine by when you need to be off the boat).