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Arizona Wildcat

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  1. As said flights are almost guaranteed to change. Amsterdam will likely improve in 6 months, but connections in Heathrow - remember not in the EU so likely customs and at least 2+ hours. My rule is anything but Heathrow. Garrick, Paris, Lisbon or smaller airports and secondary carriers
  2. You get 90 minutes of high speed wifi per person as elite. You can also get a small discount. The cheapest way is to see how many days you can make your Elite minutes last then buy a package for the remaining days if you are not a heavy user. Remember free WI-FI in almost every port.
  3. Going through the hassle now about a few $$ best for later not worth it. I would assume the original appointment is still good and wait a couple days. If I understand correctly you need a negative test but if you are fully vaccinated it can be a self test. Just test and take a photo with a piece of paper with your name and date etc.. I spoke to OnPoint yesterday and they said their website would be up probably Tuesday.
  4. How about your phone? Did you clear your cache. As many have said the Celebrity app has big issues on IPads. I gave up and use my phone for searching then call my TA. Booking on the web is iffy.
  5. Got a chuckle. You already received a 2 day courtesy hold. That booking can be transferred to your TA BEFORE you pay. Just do it before midnight tomorrow Miami time and do make a screen shot or copy of your booking details. Your TA then can accept payment.
  6. You obviously understand that FBC has zero control over flights, cancellations or delays. Jet Blue tickets immediately. Others do not.
  7. If I have a drink package the drinks are worth zero to me.
  8. Absolutely go to the AMEX website as the benefits change and specials are often offered. The card benefits for medical as Babr said are limited and mostly cancellation related. AMEX does not provide comprehensive and adequate medical coverage. You need to check with your current medical insurance provider and a visit to the travel forum to check out travel insurance.
  9. How long is your cruise and where does it go? If 7 days you do not need to test prior to boarding a Celebrity cruise in Italy. No idea where you cruise so ports you visit might require a negative test. I would be getting a certificate of recovery starting on Monday as who knows the future rules. Check out the details for a COR on the Celebrity website. If - to answer your question - a negative test or COR is required and you do not have a COR and are still testing positive you will not be allowed to cruise. My other question is are you doing antigen tests? East and simple to do proctored testing. Less likely to continue to show positive.
  10. If both the app and device - of whatever type - are not updated there will be issues. Clearing the cache and rebooting makes it work on ever my wife's 6 year old android phone - never well, but works. Found long ago to use my TA for bookings and look at Celebrity or a "very fast" travel site to see the details on promos.
  11. Have never had any issues from smokers except walking beside the pool port side. If the ship is underway the breeze carries the smoke away. I personally wish the designated smoking area was 200 meters aft of the ship.
  12. I did not suggest calling anyone. Calling either just confuses things. The email to Celebrity works perfectly. I have spoken with the Celebrity executive team and they are people that handle downline needs for Celebrity and others do the same for Royal. Currently mostly for entertainers and staff. Different people in what I agree are likely the same office.
  13. The exact reason to use a TA along with a bunch of OBC. As for the booking issue, simply cancell and rebook if you want to do it online.
  14. Jelayne really? If you make a request to begin or end a cruise at ports other than the designated locations it is handled in Miami. When we did it years ago the email said Celebrity. It could have said RCCL; just so we had permission to downline. Makes no difference and those changes come out of pretty much the same office. Yes, they were easy to reach and helpful. And hopefully soon passengers can do itinerary changes again.
  15. Great comment. Agree the if (when) bookings fall for Aqua and suites that AI will.be dropped and replaced with something else. Supply and demand is the force that drives policy and prices.
  16. It is certainly different. Had a cruise this August. There was certainly sparkle. There was also the obvious situation of a business starting back up. No different from many others. Supply chain issues and personnel shortages will improve over time. Did we have a good time - absolutely. Have 3 more upcoming cruises. Expect that each will move a bit more toward the standards the cruiseline has for its passengers.
  17. I would expect a couple hundred kids. Schools here finish on either the 16th or 17th.
  18. Was told not allowed on a Pacific Coast cruise ending in Vancouver. Same answer ending in SAN pedro.
  19. Haven't we discussed this over and over? Dress codes are being relaxed and sometimes ignored. Things are indeed changing. Our last cruise saw lots of Tshirts in the MDR, but no shorts. And the t-shirts had no objectionable sayings and were not for Megadeath.
  20. Have had no issues at all using my Android phone and Chrome/Firefox. Celebrity is down at night once a week (Florida time) for updating on usually Saturday or Sunday. Thus certainly would regularly effect Europe and Australia.
  21. Actually best to call your broker and ask them for a letter saying you have 100 shares of RCCL in your account. Nothing blocked out. I got almost instantly approved for multiple cruises. Did it via email.
  22. Nor sure that will help as every cruiseline is facing the same shortages in staff while passenger count in pretty much full. On a high demand cruise on Summit recently the ship was pretty much full - was told only a handful of empty cabins reserved for covid issues - and staff about 200 short. Lots of new staff who worked really hard and service improved each day. With the visa issues still huge it is hard to get staff and about half the old experienced staff of pre-COVID have not returned. Seems it will take some months to get staff in place and trained. By June of 23 that should be accomplished but am hearing that the staffing and supply issues are much the same everywhere and possibly worse in Europe. About 6% of the workforce in the US are not working or doing gig work. Look at your local grocery or? Help wanted signs everyplace.
  23. Love the waterskis on my wife- Size 6 and my grandson- Size 15. Also the floor length robe on my wife which it more like a hospital gown on me. We bring some sandals. Easier.
  24. Impossible to tell except Chef's Table will be sold out. Never was good at predicting the future. On our recent Summit cruise there were opening every night for 8pm or later.
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