Jim_Iain

There is both Priority Luggage for all suites and "Special Delivery Desk" for the upper suites. Both are near the Suites entrance and sometimes the police in FLL don't let the drivers enter the area. I find it easiest to just give my bags to the first porter I see.

It always excites me to see pictures of the ship on the webcam. She is beautiful. Always gets my excitement going when I see you pictures of the inside of the ship.

I did the Bering Straight Japan TP crossing in 2018. Weather was Cold and Windy for most of the cruise but did have some sunny days. As we approached Japan the weather turned warmer but still lots of rain. We were on a B2B with the Japan Immersion cruise. On turn around day there was a fast approaching Typhoon and B2B passengers were evacuated from the ship and passengers joining the cruise were advised to find a hotel. On the next cruise we were skirting another typhoon and had to shift all ports by 1 day and missed Hiroshima for all 3 scheduled stops

If on Medicare I believe you can also go to many drug stores and they will give you up to 4 for free. I was in getting a Flu shot a while back at Rite-Aid and they asked me if I wanted some. I said Sure.

LOL - As many times as I use it I often forget you have to go all the way to the payment window.

You don't need an invite. Even as a Zenith I only get an invite about 15% of the time. They usually open about 21-60 days prior to cruise. Just go to link below and put in Reservation # and Last Name. If you booked with Big Box Store they do not participate Celebrity MoveUp – Upgrade Offer | Celebrity Cruises

Try this link - https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/stateroom-details.php?ship=Celebrity-Silhouette&cabin=3103

I usually find you have to go all the way to the page where you enter credit card payment before hitting the Logo to get it to offer a hold. I have noticed that if after final payment date they do not offer the Hold

Not sure what's going on. We have done the photo package before and always priced about $129 For April 15th - This is what's in cruise Planner. NO THANKS For the April 22nd and May 15 cruises it's not even available. They only offer Private Studio Session.

My experience is that the FCC that is issued for the cancellation of a cruise is broken down and issued proportionally to each of the passengers individually.

With due respect that is not correct. The Casino is owned and run by Celebrity. Dealers and Staff are hired by an outside staffing agency. I was also of the opinion it was outsourced but asked the Casino Manager on the last cruise.

It is a Celebrity Requirement. For some sailing it is also a country requirement e.g. Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti

Looking forward to following along. Have a wonderful cruise

Good to hear. Makes sense if they have cabins available after the upgrades.

I have changed rooms on a Suite Guarantee assignment. There has to be a same class available e.g. SS2 to a SS2. Also as you get closer you often will see the S1 drop in price close to a SS2 and you can also upgrade and pay the difference.

I don't know about the Pairing Menue at Murano's but believe it would not be included. I know from experience that the suite benefit don't include the Chef's Table or the Veuve Clicquot Dinners.

In that case you might want to schedule your driver later to get to hotel closer to checkin time. Most hotel's will however store you luggage until you room is available.

The stateroom attendant usually tapes the cord to the floor to reduce any trip hazard.

Suites have both a room attendant and a butler. The butler takes care of the surfaces (Water, breakfast, ice etc) and the Room attendant takes care of the room and bathroom. The number of butlers vary by ship but normally their are between 4 - 8 per ship. One recent cruise on Summit they had a shortage with butlers caused by ending contracts and they got down to 2 for the entire ship. They continued to provide excellent service but were really working hard. Gratuity - I generally tip in the range of $5-10 per day dependent on service level.

It still depends on the ship. I have been on both revolutionized M-Class and revolutionized. Solstice no plug near the bed - but there is a 220 plug for the Lamps. Summit (Revolutionized) at least in a Sky Suit they had a 110 beneath each end table next to bed in addition to the 220. You can either call and request an extension cord or just ask your room attendant and he will get one for you.

Yes You can either take a proctored test and present results or take a Self Test and take picture of the results or bring the negative test with you. Test must be 2 days prior to cruise departure date.

Since the resumption after Covid they have generally not had any inventory of Apple product or at least on generation old. Last cruises there was Zero inventory. They did have some JVC headphones an Go-Pro product.

Important to understand where you are going to from the ship and any time constraints. You could probably safely arrange 8-8:30 and have no problem. Usually walk offs begin around 7:00 and general disembarkation about 7:15Am If flying out of FCO they recommend a minimum of 2 hours for flights within Europe and 2.5-3 for Flight to U.S.

I've always had internet on TA's. Sometimes as you get close to the Azores you can loose the internet for short periods up to 1/2 day. I have not yet done a TA since Starlink but will be in April on Apex.

Yes. I cancelled one recently and was charged a $100 pp fee and the remainder was a FCC which took 4-5 weeks to be issued. Once issued I just went to another reservation and applied it reducing the amount due at final payment.