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Just now, emmas gran said:

Safest thing is make the phone call we can only speculate

agree. just despise the long hold times. lol 

Just now, emmas gran said:

So you may not board till 7.30 - 8 pm which means you will probably have to do muster the following morning. As for dinner on the first night who knows

I checked and they have muster drills that next day as well ... I just wanted to make sure they'd actually let us on that late... seeing the ship doesnt depart until the next night. 

16 hours ago, jon81uk said:

Tap me then settings and scroll down to the bottom and there is a switch voyage button.

THANK YOU!

13 minutes ago, gfkcruiser said:

Is your sailing open for checkin?  If so, see what the latest checkin time is.  

yes last boarding time choice was 4 30. 

I'm pretty good at all things IT but I'm stumped w/ the VIRGIN app. I have 2 upcoming cruises.. but only the first one shows on the app. Where do I see all my bookings on it?

1 minute ago, Happy Cruiser 6143 said:

I don't care who the president or CEO or whatever is at Celebrity.  What I care about is my experience on the ships.  So far, it has been mostly excellent.  I've not cruised since January.  Last year my cruises were in the PH and royal suites.  This year they are in balcony cabins.  Suite pricing is insane, especially as a solo.  More power to Celebrity if they can get it, but I notice that there is still a PH available on my Thanksgiving cruise on the Solstice.  That would have been absolutely unheard of in previous years.

 

So, I will see how it goes in November.  I've been mostly loyal to Celebrity and am Zenith with them.  But now I am definitely considering other alternatives.

this is VERY TELLING! I know you are very loyal to Celebrity! I met you with my mom in Oct a few years back in the Retreat. Hope all is well! Aimee 

My cousin literally DRAGGED my on a VIRGIN Cruise last April and now I'm hooked!

Ive always been loyal to Celebrity (Elite Plus)... but with all the nickel and diming and losing interest in them BIG TIME. And the LONG hold times to talk to someone is REALLY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! 

Virgin MATCHED my status on Celebrity and I got so many perks for it!

No additional cost for the best wifi, tips included, no up charges for any of the restaurants.. and I'm a huge foodie and VIRGIN food is like eating in EDEN daily! It's amazing! Even little charcuterie plates you can just grab and go and have on your balcony or wherever! Also, room service delivers to ANYWHERE you are on the ship! Finally, their Beach Club at Bimini was beyond my expectations! I felt like I was in the South of France or Ibiza! And benefit of NO KIDS (sorry parents)

I NEVER expected to be such a VIRGIN Fan. I still have 4 upcoming Celebrity cruises, but now I have 3 VIRGIN as well. We'll see how they balance out in years to come... 

27 minutes ago, Tyler414 said:

With what Virgin Voyages is doing they are going to have to be much more flexible on many things or begin losing passengers.  Virgin lets you change 3 days before sailing. 

I took a VIRGIN cruise with my cousin last April and had to be dragged on kicking and screaming b/c I love CELEBRITY so much.. well, I left VIRGIN LOVING IT!!! And they honored my ELITE PLUS status I have with CELEBRITY. The food was like eating in EDEN every night!  Can't wait to go again! 

Just spoke to Celebrity- its one week out from sailing you can change by. Just an fyi. I'm surprised that flexible! 

Thank you for your amazing review~ I'm on a similar cruise in early October so it was fun to follow along!

And when you were on your cruise I was in Scotland visiting a teacher friend of mine who's there for the summer. I just have to say you live in the BEST place in the world-- its so gorgeous and people are so warm and nice. Scotland is just a treasure! 

Best,

Aimee

Hubby is booked to come on APEX with me in January, but he may not be able to get the time off... so then my cousin would come.

Final payment is due Oct 15th. 

Can I change into her name AFTER Oct 15th?

Thanks so much for the help,

Aimee

yes, shows I have 0 points.

hahhahaha-- I dont think so Celebrity! 

48 minutes ago, lynncarol said:

We really liked the Posat Restaurant (which our hotel recommended) and located just outside the Pile Gate.  Certainly not cheap, but excellent service and has a lovely covered outdoor dining terrace with city view. The four of us split a whole fish, which was delicious. You will need reservations.

thank you!

On 1/3/2023 at 2:25 PM, marazul said:

Proto Fish Restaurant.  It's off the Stradun.  Ask to sit on the terrace. Fabulous seafood.

exactly what i was looking for! thank you!

Since we dont set sail until 9:30 that night would love an amazing restaurant in the old town that has tons of character and great food.

Anyone have a recommendation?

Thanks!

I just signed up for it on Beyond on Dec 4 and 11

Excited to board BEYOND this Sunday, Dec 4 for a B2B! 14 days of heaven!

Have a sunset aft room -- would LOVE your ideas for decorating! Doesnt have to be extravagant and EASY TO PACK as I'll be flying to FLL.

Love all your reviews and this one did not disappoint! 🙂 

I board Beyond Dec 4 for a B2B in a Sunset Verandah and your review got me so excited! One week to go!! 

Cheers and I hope to see and meet you sometime on board one of Celebrity's ships!

Aimee 

3 hours ago, Smmessineo said:

For anyone who's been on a B2B since the testing was mostly eliminated .

Has there been any testing between cruises?  If so, was it due to cases onboard or is it still standard procedure ?

The website doesn't mention it, but I don't trust the  Celebrity site's info  to be accurate or complete.

I was just on a b2b on the Summit 2 weeks ago and no testing required... I know on the website it said if the cases were above a certain percentage.

I'm on Beyond on the Dec 4 and 11 cruises b2b and hoping for an easy turn day like I had on the Summit.

When I asked the Retreat Concierge on Summit at our turn about testing he said not as many cases are reported now as people dont carry covid tests with them... or if they have it its more like a cold so they dont think its covid and report it to the ships dr..... 

18 minutes ago, HMR74 said:

I am on Oasis now which is using starlink but mast be capping speed which is under 9 mps.

 

I have complained regularly with some inane  responses being they are not using starlink, which they are since the Speedtest shows starlink, to there is a glitch they cannot solve.

 

today the guy there admitted something is wrong but shrugged shoulders.

 

the system also blocks receipts and sending e mails

 

rather disappointing

wow! good to watch out for!  enjoy your cruise! 

1 hour ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

You have to pay for each device; each subsequent device added gets progressively cheaper.  One tip is you can wait until mid sailing and pay the prorated rate

ty!

Boarding BEYOND on a B2B on Dec 4... I might have missed this but if I have a premium wifi package now with Starlink up to how many devices can I have on it at once? I'm used to only 1 device and having to switch all the time....

I have to do a bit of work when on there so hoping I can have it ON on my laptop AND cell ....

wonder if I should still bring a cable then as a backup...

13 hours ago, Russ_MT said:

We are on Beyond in 2 weeks and I looked into this.   Some claim the Edge class ships have casting built into the cabin TV.   So you can cast directly from Chrome browser.   I hope so.

 

More in this thread.

 

 

thank you! 

how is access on Beyond? I was hoping to mirror my laptop to the TV to play Netflix next week....