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This fan is the absolute MVP.

It's incredibly powerful, compact... I love the thing.  Taken it all over on all my travels - I MUST have a fan when I sleep and I absolutely love this one.

It easily lasts two full nights on low, but would definitely last one on high.

https://www.opolar.com/collections/battery-fan/products/opolar-mini-handheld-battery-operated-personal-fan

All the complainers cruise too much, IMO.  If you have to whine and complain about every little thing on a cruise vacation, maybe you're cruised-out and should try a different vacation next time.

I for one am SUPER excited to be going on my first Celebrity cruise next month on Edge!

Sounds more like an internet nightmare than an ArriveCAN nightmare...

GAG.  She can KEEP her 'candles'.

If you know, you know.

We're packing self-tests with us for our European cruise in October, but the whole thing is laughable.  They say you can also 'bring the actual test'.  Has anyone ever looked at a RAT test a few days later?  The lines run into each other and you can't even tell what's what... we'll be taking a pic with the result on the day, and we'll have the actual tests with us, but it's so dumb.  

On 9/5/2022 at 8:37 AM, zitsky said:

 

Sorry.  Yes I am talking about the app.  The thing that X says is so helpful.

LOL yep, same thing with me.  Our spa treatments don't show, but all of our dining reservations and excursions DO show.  Why /everything/ doesn't show is beyond me... 

I'm currently looking at the May 2023 itineraries with overnights in Bermuda/Charleston out of New York.

We're doing our very first Celebrity cruise in October of this year (Mediterranean) and I'm already looking at another.... haha!

Do people recommend booking while on a cruise?  Do you think we'll get a good deal doing so?  Any tips?  Right now I'm looking at an Oceanview sitting around $4500 CDN for a 10 day cruise which looks like a good deal, should I reference that and see if they can beat it?  

6 hours ago, Mike981 said:

 

Very Minnesota, or Minne-snow-ta. First 'warmer' winter day and people head out in flip flops, t-shirts and shorts. We live in the land of extreme, -30º at times in the winter and we easily go 90º plus in the summer.

**Waves from Saskatchewan**

-40 is -40.  😄

4 hours ago, hcat said:

Love all the photos..intrigued by this one..any info?

Took me a while to find it, but here's the entire story.  It's outside of the St Joh's Convention Centre.  It's public art vs a commemoration.

https://sjcc.ca/artist/jim-maunder/

12 hours ago, groryjm said:

I just received an email from Celebrity with a link to the Southampton port guide and could not believe the description of English food . I know Xs IT is not great but do they ever check what they publish? 

 

What food should I try in Southampton?

For a quintessential English dining experience, look for menus with the following items: Bakewell pudding, a dessert with a pastry base that has an almond filling and is topped with jam and icing; spotted dick, another dessert pudding featuring currants and raisins; Cornish pastry, a savory pastry filled with meat and vegetables; Lancashire hotpot, a stew made with lamb and potatoes; fish and chips, with battered, deep-fried fish served alongside fries; and curry, since England is known for its Indian and Bangladeshi food, particularly chicken tikka masala. 

 

When you’re in England, don’t miss the chance to savor the country’s iconic traditional breakfast of bacon, sausage, fried eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, black pudding, a roasted tomato, and toast.

 

Afternoon tea is also a popular way to get a taste of England. A traditional English tea usually has scones with jam, butter, clotted cream, and tea. A couple of the best places to get tea during your Southampton cruise port of call are at Grand Café, which offers two different types of afternoon tea, and Elsie’s Tea Room, which has a vintage feel.

 

It at least it gave me a bit of a laugh. Since when has a pasty been a pastry? I doubt you’ll find spotted dick on any restaurant menu outside a private London club or public school like Eton or Harrow.

 

I'd be surprised if youl'll find a Bakewell pudding, rather than a tart, outside of Derbyshire and as for Lancashire Hotpot, not exactly local, may be in Liverpool, but this is supposed to be a guide of what to eat in Southampton🤣

 

https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/ports/southampton

 

Absolutely classic!  

39 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Love the colors of St John’s

 

 

 

Ah yes, our famous Newfoundland doggos!

1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said:

I am by no means an export but we are 2nd Canadian port today and didn’t report anything since I submitted pre-cruise.  
 

I’ll know for sure on the Third Cruise as almost all stops are in 🇨🇦 
 

 

 

If you don't leave Canada between ports (as in you don't clear another country's customs), you'd be considered already cleared to enter Canada and thus not have to do customs again.  I don't mean being in international waters. Depending on the Alaska itinerary, it's possible to leave from Canada (ie leaving from Vancouver - would have used ArriveCAN/cleared Canadian customs to enter if you're American), cruise to Alaska, cruise to ANOTHER Canadian port (say, Victoria) - in which case you WOULD have to do the ArriveCAN/Canadian customs dance a second time, and then end either there, or back to the US (Seattle etc).

Every time you enter Canada for the FIRST time after being in another country (like the US), you have to do the customs thing.  Trust me, this happened to us in 2019 as we bounced between countries on a New England/Atlantic Canada itinerary and had to clear US customs twice - it was not fun.

As well to the OP @5:00_Somewhere, think of ArriveCAN as just another Canadian customs thing... it's just part of entry to Canada now for everyone, whether you're foreign or Canadian - has nothing to do with cruising in particular.  Whenever you have to clear customs, you have to do ArriveCAN.  If you leave Canada to another country (ie the US) and then RE-enter, you're clearing customs again as far as Canada is concerned.

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15 hours ago, njcanuck said:

Well before you jump to conclusions maybe you should read my post and maybe my user name.

 

The OP is from Arizona.  Before you jump to conclusions.

1 minute ago, Wendylet said:

Thanks so much for the update. Now if they could remove the pre cruise test from Amsterdam I would be doing the happy dance!

They've changed it to a non-supervised self-declared option if you are vaccinated as of Sept 5... I've got both types and I'll be packing both!  You never know what's going to happen between now and the fall...

https://www.celebritycruises.com/ca/healthy-at-sea/amsterdam-travel-requirements/updated

Just now, Maggie North said:

My September cruise is from Fort Lauderdale, so it appears vax is required, but no longer need to upload cards. So far, negative test is still required but now within 3 days of boarding. I'll see if that changes before September! Thank you for this info.

AH! I misread UK as US.  Either way everything seems to be changing so quickly... I'm STILL going to be packing a proctored/supervised test kit with me to travel to Europe in October with a backup self-test - knowing we are fully vaxxed (2+ booster so far and will get the 4th when we can) I'll be ready for anything 😛  

3 hours ago, Maggie North said:

I checked the app this morning for a cruise leaving next month, to see if needed to upload Vax cards. I saw the updated Health Status section as well and no mention of uploading cards to be validated. I will check again closer to sail date, just to make sure this requirement is no longer needed.

 

Per this, vax status no longer matters as of Sept 5, 2022 if you're departing from UK/Europe excepting Iceland... which is why you don't have to upload vax cards anymore.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/ca/health-and-safety

When it all comes down to it, this seems more like Americans who are used to blasting A/C 24-7 expecting other countries to follow suit.

Hate to tell you but A/C is a LUXURY in most of Europe, not a given.

1 hour ago, Wink87 said:

This is Lain.

It's Iain.  Capital I, not L.  Think "IAN" but Scottish 😄  

On 2/23/2022 at 7:34 AM, canderson said:

It might allay a few fears if the Cruise Planner didn't offer inapplicable packages and upgrades.  The piss poor inability of the existing system to create Cruise Planner offers that properly correspond to the existing booking is inexcusable.  Being offered the opportunity to purchase or upgrade to a package already covered in the booking creates a great deal of unnecessary concern.

THIS THIS THIIIIISSSSS

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Almost every 3rd/4th generation Canadian's grandparents and great grandparents immigrated to Canada at this very pier... was amazing to see it in person.

11 hours ago, Ronin23 said:

What’s the big deal? Many countries don’t have any restrictions and allow free movement. You can’t hide behind the thin veil of isolation and mandates forever. 

I'm sorry, but if I visited Australia, I suppose I'd have to abide by your government rules, no?  What a thing to say.... regardless of whether you agree or not, Canada has certain rules.  If you don't want to follow them, don't visit at present.  Simple as that.

23 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

Exactly. In other words: Ignore it.

Unless you have symptoms.... because then you're lying on the ArriveCan app....

On 8/4/2022 at 1:22 PM, TheHawk1 said:

Perhaps the "carry on only" contingent could stop being so smug?  With all the "look at me, I just walk off the plane with my one suitcase and I'm good to go" attitude.  Sorry, but I wouldn't want to be the one sitting next to the person on the plane on their way home from a vacation where they've been wearing the same clothes (and underwear) for one week straight.

Just because I'm packing a carry-on only does not mean I'm wearing the same UNDERWEAR.  You can still fit quite a few mix/match outfits and underwear for each day if you wash your underwear and clothing while travelling.  Come on.

10 hours ago, Jeremiah1212 said:

 

It's been 2 days for a long time. But....

 

Celebrity has not announced these changes yet.

Celebrity guidelines do not always match Royal Caribbean. 

Port guidelines still supersede anything else. 

And, Vancouver is still in Canada.  I swear some Americans don't understand that judging by the comments on that RC thread... 😆