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I’m sure this has been addressed, but I’m going to ask anyway. There are no drapes in the IV, how does one darken the room?

 Have really enjoyed following along on this thread. We are on the transatlantic (hopefully) in Oct.  We are thinking about cancelling our week in Madrid and Barcelona precruise and picking up the last last weeks sailing  from Athens on Oct 3. Still have a little  time to decide as there are plenty of cabins available. 

Celebrity does a great job with onboard lecturers and ports of call talks. They tend to add extra things like kitchen tours, chefs demonstrations, cocktail mixing classes, computer classes, pool parties, bridge viewing, Many times your roll call participants  will organize  card games, cabin crawls, meet and greets, mah jong and knitters groups, slot tournaments,  etc. Yes, cabin fever can be a real possibility, thats where a nice long afternoon nap by the pool comes in handy. Transpacific and transatlantic  are wonderful cruises to relax on. Of course, no one knows what really  will be available once sailing resumes.

Wonder what this means for the Oct. transatlantic, if it will start in Athens now instead of Barcelona. Most likely it will be cancelled and ship will sail back with just  crew. Only time will tell.

2 days in SPB, we don't want to spend the one night back on the ship but we are probably not interested in sitting through a show of any sort (I'm afraid that after a full day of touring I might fall asleep), but I am looking for something to do that isn't too strenuous or late (we do have a full day the next day too) but is still a bit lively.  I will be contacting our daytime tour company (Alla) to see what they suggest but wanted to see what ideas you all have done so I can make  more educated request.  Any suggestions?
 
Kelly

Thank you all. 

We did the overnight in Kyoto last year. Arrived in Kobe at noon, shuttled to downtown and took a taxi to the station, took the train to Kyoto, stayed at the Hotel Granvia right at the main train station and had a TripleLights guide the whole next day, our cruise departed at 8pm so we got to see alot. We decided on the hotel at the train station so we could leave our overnight bag there during the day, and then picked it up on our way to the train. It was a fantastic experience! 

15 hours ago, dabear said:

We just returned from an Asian cruise on Azamara. We choose to go to Siem Reap after the cruise rather than giving up 2 days within the cruise. Doing the post cruise trip was easy & far less expensive than going with the ship. We flew from Singapore on Silk Air (regional airline for Singapore AL) arranged a deluxe hotel that included transportation from/to the airport. We then arranged for a private tour that picked us up at our hotel, toured & returned us . All prices were reasonable. Great site and was one of the highlights of this trip. 

We are doing Siem Reap post Millenium cruise next month, We have our air, hotel arranged etc.  Can you recommend a tour guide or itinerary for Angkor Wat?

When a ship is overnighting in a port at the end of a cruise, can passengers disembark with their luggage early on the final day- like at 5:30 AM?  Need to know to make flight reservations.

Anything with the Tokyo Olympic 2020 logos. There are Olympic stores in a number of cities.

8 hours ago, sippican said:

In which currency do you tip for extra gratuities or room service, etc.?

 

Generally you tip in US dollars. They can exchange foreign currencies at the service desk.

Alushar,

Thank you for doing the liveish review.We are on for next year in Jan., your pictures and accounts of excursions, etc are really helpful. Have a great ( long) flight home!

Have you noticed much air polllution on this cruise. We are booked for next year in January, reverse itinerary. DH has asthma so concerned about too much “ bad air”.

I'm starting to fell like it's "Groundhog Day". Most of the passengers are upbeat but have heard a number that were upset with the changes. I heard one lady screaming at the Customer Service Agent blaming the Captain for ruining her cruise. OH well..

 

 

 

I just cancelled my tour in Busan as my guide will not be available on the new arrival date. Toursbylocals has been good and issuing full refund.

As a further note,. The mood has been surprisingly good, considering that the shops and the casino have been closed during this entire Japan section. There are very few activities, nothing new has been added to keep people occupied. After our second stop in Kobe, today, we are headed for two days at sea.

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Is the price for internet packages the same onboard as what is in the cruise planner? Basic price, no Captains club, discount offers, etc.

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Is the cost of internet pkg (not considering Elite discount or 20%sale) the same onboard as pre cruise?

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OP here, thanks. I switched over to Chrome and got it printed ok. I agree though, we dont really need it, except for the luggage tags,we changed cabins and needed the new ones with the new cabin number.

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Has anyone else had trouble printing from the CCL website today? My Express passes keep coming out all garbled.

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How do you order from the mdr menu, I thought only the standard room service menu was available to guests other than suites. Can you also order from Blu if you are in AQ?

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Is this Charger issue primarily on Celebrity, or are other Cruise lines also cracking down on power strips, chargers, etc with surge protectors? We havent cruised other lines recently.

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We have done this previously in other locations. The procedure is you must email the cruise line customer service and request an “Early Disembarkation Waver”,include in your request all of the pertinent details, including confirmation number, names, reasons for departure, dates etc. It may take them some time to respond because they have to contact immigrations to be sure that they will be available. ( since the ship will overnight there, this probably wont be a problem since Immigration will have already been processed, but they must know that some passengers are not departing with the rest). Luckily you have some time before sailing for them to process the request. I wouldnt make flight arrangements until you get a downline confirmation. I would also request that customer service notify you that they have received your request and to have them give you an aprox date that they might let you know their answer. Be sure to keep the paper trail.

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Thank you! Ironically the statement arrived yesterday, including the web address for redeeming. All taken care of now!

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I haven’t used the card lately and have forgotten how to redeem the accrued points for OBC. Do I call Captains Club, celebrity Customer Service, can it be done online?

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We had Mickey, his wife and daughter on our transpacific cruise two years ago. He really added a lot to our enjoyment, he made the sea days fly by! I hope he has success in his new ventures

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We sailed transatlantic several years ago, our last stop was in the Azores and an official came onboard prior to sailing to authenticate the Vat forms.

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