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Thanks everyone!  

Good morning.  Does anyone have a correct price list for laundry on board?  Or know what the cost of one laundry bag of clothes is?  TIA.

On 7/6/2019 at 6:59 PM, SkystheLimit said:

I use cooling scarves found at most sports stores.  You soak them until they are "plump" and then wrap them around your neck. Similar to a bandana/ascot tie.  I put mine in a ziplock bag and overnight them in the mini refrigerator.  They are really helpful.

 

And I wet mine when ever I pass a watering spot.

Maybe when can get this topic pinned?

i know this is late - but add this to roll call and ask a guest services if they can set up a game.

Thanks Hank.  It is acutally called mydaytrip and they are in Europe.  It says it takes you right to the port, however, when I went to book, the price jumped to $136 for two, so I am going to do more research.  Good reviews on-line.

Has anyone ever used DAYTRIP to get from Rome to Civatevecchia?  I have taken the train and this is just 23E from hotel to port.  

Thanks.

On 5/29/2019 at 5:42 AM, Kalasi said:

I have booked to sail with Celebrity in a few weeks, and last week, in a moment of boredom, I looked up my cruise. 

Upon doing this I saw that the price of my cruise had dropped by £380 (£190 each). This annoyed me because when I booked on the Celebrity website at Christmas there was a lot of spiel about the price I booked being the "best" and "once a year offer". The cruise I booked comes with the Classic Drinks Package as it would do if I booked the cruise last week at the cheaper rate. Both cabins (the one I did book at Christmas and the one I could of booked last week) are Concierge Class. I.e. it's like for like. 

I've only been on one other cruise thus, I am new to all of this, so I (still in a moment of boredom) looked up what happens if one has booked a cruise for a "best price" which later comes down. I found that many cruise lines will either refund one in cash or give onboard credit. With this info, I emailed Celebrity telling them about my bitter discovery.

I had a nice email back that just said sorry and told me that I was lucky to get the cabin of my choosing.

I replied saying that my aft cabin on Deck 9 was hardly prime position and,  that I felt like if I have been sold a product under the title "best price" etc. then that is what it should be.

Another email comes back to me, saying that Celebrity do not offer price drop guarantees and that promotions change all the time. However, as a "gesture of good will" I may have a complementary meal in a speciality restaurant.

Dear more experienced cruisers, what do you think of this offer? Please do not berate me, but rather suggest if you think I'm being given a fair compensation or if I should be offered more. 

Thank you. 

It's part of the cruise world, just like airlines.  Also, being nice and just asking gets me alot.  This happened to me when I booked prior to Christmas and when i called, I asked if they could match or give me perks or whatever and I got everything I wanted.  Same thing with my air.  

Or a train directly from the port to the airport.

Train.  I did this.  Nice, easy, inexpensive.  Plus we grabbed some lunch at the local grocery and ate it on the train!

https://www.celebritycruises.com/pcp-excursions

Go to the bottom of the page and there is a download button.  You can filter first.

Thank you so much for your quick response! :D

I am taking local transporation from Nuremburg City Center to the port. I have all the train and bus info but wanted to know if you can take luggage on the local buses.

Thanks.

i also did the rick steves walking tour. i enjoyed ravenna and seeing dante's tomb. i just liked the relaxed start to my vacation.

do a google search - there are always walking tours you can print. and if you have a device, rick steves has some you can download for free.

They didn't open up May/June until Apr 18th. Just checked today. Still only selling until June 30.

Has anyone heard when they are opening up tickets for July?

The first time I bought trip insurance, I had to use it. My claim was over $25,000 for missed flight, lost luggage, etc. Well worth it. Do I buy insurance for a $500 trip? No, but definitely spent the $300 to cover my cruise this summer. It is worth it for the peace of mind.

another suggestion would just be to go to the Naples National Archaeological Museum and then just pick a place for pizza. just google good pizza in naples and you will get lots of ideas.

Not sure how all email services work, but usually you can click somewhere on the header that says something like 'show details' and it will show you the email address of the sender. This can help you determine if it is from a valid source or not - you can't always tell but sometimes it is very obvious that it is not.

always check the sender address before opening a link. if the address looks funky, don't open it. since celebrity is a us based company, all their emails should end with .com.

a couple things.

buy train tickets ahead of time. I had to wait an hour just to buy a ticket and then another hour just to get on the train going to pompeii. the train was VERY crowded - lots of students - and had to stand the whole way going. something to think about.

I don't recall any place to really sit and rest and Pompeii. and there is no shade. be sure to bring water. lots of water. also a hat and I had a bandana to wet down and put around my neck. there are a few fountains.

also, download rick steves' tour of Pompeii. I saw lots more than folks who did it on their own.

oh, one more thing. are you walking to the train station?

just tried and had no issues. maybe you should try again.

Chocolate martini. They went down so smooth! :)

Can't wait until the end. Need to know. Did hubby enjoy himself?

check celebrity reflection this summer. stops in rome, naples, Athens.