docandbird

...but we are now booked on a November 16-day trans-Atlantic. and have some questions. (We did 25 Celebrity cruised in those 12 years0

 - I see Princess still has formal nights. How "formal" are they? Tuxes, suits, coat no tie - what is anyone's recent experience?

 - We have some OBC listed as shore excursion credit - can it only be used for shore excursions, is it just applied to our account balance whatever we buy?

 - Used to be the buffet had a first-night seafood extravaganza [on our last Caribbean cruise]. Do they still do that? If so, fleet-wide or just the Caribbean?

Thanks for your inputs.

David

We have booked two 7-day Apex cruises B2B in January 2022 (in the same cabin on both). Has anyone done a B2B post-COVID? Will we need to disembark and re-check-in? Any new requirement to pack and remove our luggage to allow cabin sanitization?

Wines by the glass not only vary from ship to ship and change over time, but different venues (main dining room, Cellar Masters, specialty restaurants, etc) offer some different wines. A wine available ANYWHERE on the ship by the glass can be requested in any other venue. Example - Cellar Masters had a nice Spanish Priorat by the glass, but the main dining room only listed it by the bottle. When I told our dining room sommelier that the Priorat was available by the glass in Cellar Masters, he made it available to us by the glass at dinner.

To give you some idea of what is available by the glass, here is the main dining room wine list from last year's trans-Atlantic we did:

CHAMPAGNES & SPARKLING WINES

$ 8.00 – BRUT, Celebrity Vintages, Loire, France

$ 11.00 – BRUT, Domaine Chandon, “Classic”, California

$ 9.00 – CAVA BRUT, Codorniu, , “Anna du Codorniu”, Spain

$ 22.00 – GRAND BRUT, Champagne Perrier-Jouet, France

$ 9.00 – PROSECCO EXTRA DRY, Fantinel, “Cuvee Prestige”, Italy

$ 18.00 – ROSÈ, Domaine Chandon, “Etoile”, California

WHITE WINES

$ 8.50 – ALBARINO, Raimat, “Castell de Raimat”, Costers Del Segre, Spain

$ 19.50 – CHARDONNAY, Grgich Hills, Napa Valley

$ 8.50 – CHARDONNAY, Benziger Family Winery, Sonoma Coast

$ 10.50 – CHARDONNAY, Celebrity Cruises, “Cellar Master”, California

$ 9.50 – CHENIN BLANC, Ken Forrester, Stellenbosch, South Africa

$ 11.00 – GRÜNER VELTLINER, Anton Bauer, “Gmörk”, Wagram, Austria

$ 13.50 – POUILLY-FUMÉ, Michel Redde, “Le Petit”, Loire, France

$ 9.00 – PINOT-GRIGIO, Bollini, Trentino, Italy

$ 9.00 – RIESLING, Kabinett, J&H Selbach, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany

$ 10.50 – SAUVIGNON BLANC, Clifford Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand

$ 8.00 – VIOGNIER, Jean-Luc Colombo, “La Violette”, Languedoc, France

$ 14.50 – WHITE BLEND, Conundrum, California

BLUSH / ROSE WINES

$ 9.00 – ROSÈ, Jean-Luc Colombo, “Cape Bleue”, Cotes de Provence, France

$ 15.00 – ROSÈ, Prêt à Boire, Napa Valley

$ 7.00 – WHITE ZINFANDEL, Beringer, California

RED WINES

$ 10.50 – CABERNET SAUVIGNON, “Cellar Masters”, California

$ 19.50 – CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Freemark Abbey, Napa Valley

$ 9.00 – CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Wente Vineyards, “Heritage Blend”, San Francisco Bay

$ 9.00 – CARMÉNÈRE, Montgras, “Reserva”, Colchagua Valley, Chile

$ 10.50 – CHIANTI CLASSICO, Nozzole, “Villa di Nozzole”, Tuscany, Italy

$ 9.00 – MERLOT, Clos la Chance, Central Coast, California

$ 10.50 – MALBEC, Alta Vista, “Classic”, Mendoza, Argentina

$ 12.50 – MEDOC, Cru Supérieur, Château Castera, Bordeaux, France

$ 10.50 – PINOT NOIR, Kendall-Jackson, “Vintner’s Reserve”, California

$ 21.00 – PINOT NOIR, La Crema, Willamette Valley, Oregon

$ 9.00 – SHIRAZ, Ross Estate, “Lights Out”, Barossa Valley, Australia

$ 11.00 – SYRAH/GRENACHE, Perrin & Fils, Vinsorbes

$ 8.50 – TEMPRANILLO, Cune, Crianza, Rioja, Spain

$ 14.50 – ZINFANDEL, Dry Creek Vineyard, “Old Vines”, Sonoma County, California, USA

LATE HARVEST WINES (Lush & Silky)

$ 10.00 – SAUTERNES, Barton & Guestier, Bordeaux, France

$ 12.00 – MUSCAT DE RIVESALTES, Château de Jau, Rouissillon, France

$ 12.50 – FURMINT, Oremus, Tokaji, Hungary

$ 14.50 – RIESLING, Pacific Rim, “Vin de Glaciere, Selenium Vineyard”, Columbia Valley, Washington

$ 31.00 – VIDAL BLANC, Ice Wine, Peller Estates, “Signature Series”, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada

FORTIFIED WINES (Rich & Refined)

$ 8.00 – LATE-BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT, Fonseca, Porto, Douro, Portugal

$ 8.00 – TAWNY PORT, Taylor Fladgate, “10 Year Old”, Porto, Douro, Portugal

$ 14.50 – TAWNY PORT, Taylor Fladgate, “20 Year Old”, Porto, Douro, Portugal

$ 11.00 – MADEIRA, Cossart Gordon, “5 Year Old”, Bual

$ 15.00 – MADEIRA, Blandy’s, “15 Year Old”, Malmsey