Jim_Iain

Excited to follow along on your adventure. Look forward to hearing about the Prestige Class seats on Korean.

We had the same experience on Edge. It was so noisy we couldn't even carry on a conversation. It was even louder when they did the "Light Show". It soured us on Fine Cut and never went back.

Really enjoying all your pictures.

Yes. The deposit is the only item in a NR. If you cancel or change your reservation you are charged a $100 pp fee. If cancel after the $100 pp the remainder is sent as a FCC that must be used within one year. Many people pay the extra fee for a refundable deposit so they can change or cancel and get everything back. I recently paid for a Refundable deposit for a cruise in 2024 - Main reason was it is only a place holder to block the cabin and the room type and when I'm on my next cruise I plan on booking in onboard as a NR and then cancel my original refundable booking.

Yes

Interesting to hear about the Raspberry Pistachio desert is still on board. It is one of my favorites. For awhile when they published their new menus in Luminae were showing they changed the Chef B's items

I find it so refreshing to see such a positive critique. After almost a month of gloom and doom and threats of cancelling cruises, it's reassuring that the "Chicken Little" predictions are proving to be all hot air.

Good information here and a portal to book. For a group of 5 it may be relatively affordable. For timing I would think that 60 minutes would be a good estimate of getting you luggage, immigration and customs (red land / green lanes) Another option is to consider the Airport Transfer bus that take you to the Bus Station at the Train Station. They run every 20 minutes and run 8 Euros. Transit time on the non-stop bus in about 20 minutes.

No. Blu is never open for Lunch - Except sometimes for a Special Lunch (not for Blu passengers)

The packages can be a good deal if your interested in trying all of the restaurants. Personally I would probably reserve online to secure a date and time you wish. The specialties are usually discounted per-cruise. You can always cancel or move reservation to a different night and time. Generally you can order anything on the menu with the exception of some specialty items which are noted with the additional cost. Example - Murano has a special Five Senses menu with wine paring - that is $89 pp additional. Also Tuscan have some Prime beef adders - 16 ounce Dry Aged NY Steak $15 and 22 Oz Porterhouse $18. If you download the Celebrity App and go to the Restaurant Menus you will see the menus and any add on. Wine and Drinks are per you package or separate charge if no package.

Good luck. At least if still pending you are still in the running? Have you checked at how many rooms are available? All mind still say pending but no availability of room currently.

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.