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Its worth it if you are trying to get to Elite plus as you get 5 points per night.

I don't see it open yet.

@zitskythats about the size of it. Its almost midnight here and nothing yet. I'm on an 8 hour flight back home to Canada 🇨🇦 tomorrow and check in will probably open when I can't access wifi. 😆

On my February Edge cruise check in opened two weeks prior to sailing. Its never accurate.

I hope they open soon. I'm in Amsterdam and its 8 am here. I'll be on a boat soon without wifi for the afternoon.

@Jim_IainI am in Amsterdam now flying back to Canada on Friday August 12th. Our luggage was waiting on the floor at the carousel as it took awhile getting through immigration. Our fault as we had washroom breaks so were at the back of the line. Apart from that it all was good. Weather has been phenomenal.

@HlitnerI am in Amsterdam Netherlands as I type this, visiting my son and family. I cannot believe some of the wine prices here, so cheap no wonder Europeans drink wine like water. This morning I purchased a few bottles of rose to take back to Canada at a cost of fives euros each.

@Hlitner Even pre covid the Premium package was nothing to rave about but the overall cruise price was good so I booked the AI. I've only had it 2x since inception. Going forward the cruise price has to be very attractive for me to consider all inclusive again.

That's why I no longer purchase the AI package. I recently bought some excellent cabs at a discounted price (nothing wrong with them just making room for new stock) two of which I will bring on my cruise next month.

I'm one of those people as I pair my wine with my meal. Am on a 10 night cruise next month and opted out of the drinks package as was so disappointed in their offerings last cruise especially on premium package.

Its not a case of not having funds to purchase the ships water. Some people, myself included, just prefer their own particular brand of water. I like San Pellegrino morello cherry and pomegranate flavor water. Ship does not carry it so I bring it with me. Doesn't mean I'm cheap.

@AF-1I really wish they'd do away with it. Cruise is end September so see what happens by then. If they follow Princess I can do my test Friday and sail Monday.

Thats very reasonable. I prefer flying out 2 days prior to cruise due to delays and flight cancellations.

@oakridgerdecided on the virtual testing for Sunday morning as flight could be delayed getting into FLL. At the moment things seem good with the Air Canada flight I am booking but Pearson Airport in Toronto is the worst for cancellations and delays and too big a risk. Should improve after labour day. The antigen test is $99 USD pretty expensive since I only pay $16 canadian at Costco.

I think the service some of these Celebrity agents give is just awful. I only call if desperate and even then have to place multiple calls to get someone knowledgeable.

Get them to over ride the price or offer onboard credit for the difference. A specialty dinner or upgraded cabin doesn’t cut it. Many times an upgrade isn't actually one.

I bring a case of San Pellegrino. It sells for $5.50 plus 20 percent gratuities onboard.

@Jim_IainI did a Baltic cruise out of that terminal in July 2016. What an experience! My son is literally a 15 minute walk to the port. We go out on his boat when I visit and pass the cruise ships all the time. I will post my experience with the luggage on this thread when I arrive.

@Jim_Iainwas planning on checking at midnight then again at 6 am Amsterdam time. I have a noon flight from Schiphol Airport that day which I know will be chaos so want to get there early. I've booked a C1 cabin and was wanting to board in time for the concierge lunch. Oh well, I guess there's more important things to worry about like getting back to Canada stress free. 😆

Not a fan of the chat feature. Easier to call someone's stateroom.

I'll be in Amsterdam leaving that morning for my flight back to Canada and wanted to choose my check in time. Have a concierge balcony and like the advantage of lunch in the MDR that day.

I am sailing on the Equinox September 26th and check in is August 12th. I will be flying back to Canada that morning and would like to do my online check-in from there. Would anyone know if I could check in early in the morning before leaving for the airport. It will be six hours ahead.

The braised short ribs are excellent.

Its curative but they don't do it Sundays. Too risky for me.

I was on a chat forum with them yesterday and the person was extremely helpful. I have several boxes of sealed tests at home so will take one of those. She said the box doesn't have to be sealed just the test and they walk you through it. Seems there are a lot of companies that do the virtual testing they also have a discount code that you can use to purchase the test. Thanks for your help.