Jim_Iain

If you really want that classification and it is in you Budget I would Book the Guarantee. From the Guarantee I would bid on the next classification also. As others have said they have cabins held out for the Guarantees as well as when they start filling the Bids each upgrades create a chain of people being upgraded. Also as you get close to sailing there will be cancellations and people that come down with Covid or other things.

I usually stop by and meet my new Stateroom Attendant and Butler. I ask my current attendant to let me know when the previous occupants leave their room and then I move the items in my Safe to the new room. You pack up anything in bathroom and drawers but leave all your hanging items in the Closet. The stateroom attendants will move everything while you are doing the B2B processing. B2B process will start around 9:30 and you will probably be released between 10-10:15. You will either be given your new SeaPass of it will be in your door slot. Your room may or may not be completed being refreshed so they ask you to enjoy the public areas. I find the agents try to get the B2B cabins turned pretty quickly and sometimes they are ready by the end of b2b. You have full range of your private cruise ship until general boarding begins. After B2B processing we usually do our regular walking followed by Lunch. We try to stay out of the way of the room attendants so they can get things finalized.

I've never seen any storage anywhere on the ships sun decks or AquaSpa. Most people just leave their things on the Loungers - many do this also as Chair Hogs. If you are concerned about valuable I would leave them in your room or carry with you.

My experience has been that if you book now with a Refundable Deposit via Celebrity - either with an agent or on your own - If you DO NOT transfer to an Agent you have control of your record and can cancel yourself from the website. I just did one recently. If you transfer it to an Agent you have to call the agent to cancel.

Mine was really stubborn and finally required to uninstall the App - Reboot my iPhone - Reinstall the App. My problem was I couldn't see my onboard account. After IT working on it for 5 days they said they referred it to Shoreside - never was fixed. Finally on the next cruise of the B2B it worked again so something wrong with my account. I think the problem was we received a Gratis Upgrade after they closed the manifest. We had to check in with our original room but they gave us the RS instead. On the TV we had the previous occupants name on our screen along with ours.

Another AirTag user and lover them - except when I leave the room and my phone beeps and tells me I left by suite case behind. LOL (You can turn that off)

It is totally possible as no one monitors you after you drop off you luggage. The gating factor is they will not have baggage drop off and porters available until 10-10:30. Your time may be limited as you are required to check in 1 1/2 hour prior to ships departure time, unless otherwise listed. The 11:00 checkin time is your allocated slot (first slot) to checkin for your cruise but you can usually checkin at 10:30 (may not board until 11:00) any time after that.

Which ship and cruise. I just looked at Millennium 17, 2023 on an airline site and showing available and rooms.

Agree -- Hard close and Re-Open and see if that works if Not - then logout - do a hard close and then log back in. That's what the IT guy tried

Depending on your route you can see quite a bit from the SHIP. The Inland Passage Way is a very narrow passageway and I've seen Bear's, Fox and beautiful scenery. Also The Glaciers are only visible from the ship as it doesn't dock or tender at the Glaciers. At the Glaciers the Captain Turns the Ship 180 degrees Port and then 180 degrees Starboard so easily visible from all staterooms. In the ports you would want to go ashore either on your own or an excursion as not much visible from the ship. We have seen Whales while at some of the ports like Prince Rupert Islands and they were breaching alongside the Tenders. Not uncommon but also may be dependent on time of year

Like @jelayne we take many private tours but usually with just the two of us. We definitely tip more on Private tours - probably in the range of 20% of the tours cost. If there is a driver in addition to the guide we usually tip him 50% of the Guide. Ships tours really base it on the tour guide. Usually about $20. We have also had a couple of really terrible guides (on Celebrity tours). Once in France we stopped at the B&B factory and she READ the pamphlet to us that they gave us at the door. Next was a stop at the Alabaster Coast and she said we were on our own tomeet up back at the bus in 3 hours. She had no idea what she was doing. I chose to give her nothing.

On E-Class ships this is not allowed in Blu or Retreat. The kitchens are separated by many floors. You can on M and S Classes but they don't have the En Croute

It would probably be best to call your agent or celebrity and have them reprice your room with a NR Deposit. You can do a mock booking to see what the extra is for the Refundable - You select it as an option and broken out as a PER ROOM rate. If your change at anytime you are charge $100 pp plus the same percentage penalty fee after final payment as Refundable. If you cancel prior to final payment you receive back a FCC in the amount of deposit less $100 pp. The FCC is good for 1 year. Last week a couple days prior to Final Payment a CS opened up and was about $700 less than my CS but was NR. I had them reprice at no cost and reduced my final payment by $700. Since I know we are going to me it was a no brainer.

Check it out here and see the deck plans - you are correct and apologize -- The deck plans are showing 17 decks - I was wondering how they could both be 140600 Tons and missing a deck - Its funny because they both say they are 16 Decks because they don't count Deck 1. Also if you actually count the decks there are only 15 because there is no Deck 13. https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/member/Celebrity-Ascent

I would grab it instantly before sold out.

Your outfit is appropriate for all dining rooms every night including Chic nights. Jeans without holes are even called out as appropriate on Chic night with a collared shirt.

Noticed on a current Live that on Apex Class ships in Normandy they have the Beef Steak En Croute equivalent of Beef Wellington Every night. I believe the every night selection of each of the 4 dining rooms can be ordered at any of them. Picture by @OrcaGirl

There have been no comment on the M-Class Cabin reports - Summit has been revolutionized and is in really good shape - While not your cabin a YouTube Video of 7059 which is 3 cabins forward - will give you a good idea of what to expect. It's an Interior cabin and should be quiet as there are only room and a hallway above

Here's some published specs Currently, there is still availability on Celebrity Ascent’s maiden voyage. Prospective passengers can sail onboard in an Inside Stateroom, with two people, for $3,332, including taxes and fees. The Celebrity Ascent will continue to sail within the Caribbean for the remainder of 2023 once it launches. In April 2024, the ship will embark on a Transatlantic sailing that will visit Portugal and Spain. After the Ascent makes its way over to Europe, it will take guests on Mediterranean sailings that will visit regions such as the Italian Riviera and France. In May 2024, the ship will visit destinations such as Greece and Turkey.

I kinda look at that with the price I paid in my first 4 years of cruising I received back more in OBC than I paid for the stock so all the OBC I've received in the ensuing 18 years was all just free money. Not exactly because there was a period when RCL prohibited double dipping and you couldn't get a Stockholders Credit if you got an OBC as a booking perk. I almost sold during this period but just forgot I had the stock.

Click the Head Icon - If one is already selected - Choose in Blue Select a different Cruise. This will show all your bookings Under your bookings at the very bottom - choose Browse our Ships Select your ship and then the current cruise. Really not intuitive

Only one time in the past 10 years has the shop keeper even asked if I was departing the next day and even then had no means to verify. My understanding is the shops are contractors and do not have access to the Celebrity system except to process charges.

Agree that the Duty Free Allowance is per 30 days ...but.... except those that purchased high end jewelry which are reported to Customs is the last time any of was stopped and ask if you have an extra bottle or carton of cigarettes. Of course, I would never bring back more than the limit. A really neat provision if you want extra - book a cruise that stops in the USVI. They have a special allowance that permits 5X the normal allocation for Cigarettes and Cigars and 4 Liters of Liquor plus an additional one if manufactured in USVI. Required to purchase in the USVI not on the ship.

Drop by Customer Service disk or Captain's Club host on the first day and remind them. As others say - the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

My understanding is data intensive sites like CC are either not accessible or only partially accessible. CC uses a lot of stuff behind the scenes that don't seem compatible.