kobecat

I had an email from Azamara this week which addressed this question - US$50.

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Is anybody able to work out if Capt Nikolaus will be on the Millennium for its crossing next April 25 from Yokohama to Vancouver? The spreadsheet says captains change every 12 weeks but his roster till July 20 seemed more than that.

I was on this cruise and agree with most of the OP’s post. I did not like the magician at all, but OP missed the last night’s entertainer, Steve Carte - he was fantastically funny.

As a Diamond member I was more than happy with what was offered. Drinks were in Vintage, a lovely venue and we had our own restaurant for breakfast. Proper coffee (lattes and cappuccinos) were available free of charge all day. I can’t imagine why anyone would complain.

I booked I Fly and North Star prior to boarding and was charged $29 and $20 respectively per person. A fellow guest mentioned he was not charged so I enquired at guest services. I was told the Activities Manager should have arranged a refund! To be fair it was then refunded but if I had not enquired nothing would have been done.

We were allocated 5pm dining but went at 7.45. The restaurant was never full and apart from asking and noting our cabin number (why?) that was fine. Food was underwhelming but ok I suppose.

There are definite cultural differences which really stood out on this cruise.

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Thanks for the info, I love a challenge. [emoji15]

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Do you still have access to a coffee machine if the Lounge is in the Music Hall?

Thank you so much for your fabulous photos of my beautiful city.

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I believe the Swan Bells but I could be mistaken.

 

 

 

The Bell Tower, unfortunately now "drowned out" by the construction of hotels and apartments around the newly constructed Elizabeth Quay.

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You know Australians can book with Celebrity and RCL in the US. Contact any of the big agencies. Have to factor in taxes (which are add ons in the US) plus foreign currency conversion. We have a card which does not charge foreign currency conversion fees (this can incur a 3% fee with some banks) and it works for us every time.

 

 

 

Hey Kobecat.....Often think of you and your friends on our Egypt cruise. We're the ones who had to pretend to be Aussies as Americans weren't too welcome during that time. It was a fabulous trip and we hope we'll run into you guys again someday.

 

Sandy & Bruce

 

 

 

What a great time we had! Especially the return trip from Cairo to Alexandria. [emoji15] we still talk about that one. We've done lots more Celebrity (and other) cruises since then but have never seen you. I'll keep looking.

 

Beryl

 

 

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Believe me when I say...we Aussies would love to see those prices!

 

 

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You know Australians can book with Celebrity and RCL in the US. Contact any of the big agencies. Have to factor in taxes (which are add ons in the US) plus foreign currency conversion. We have a card which does not charge foreign currency conversion fees (this can incur a 3% fee with some banks) and it works for us every time.

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I’m not from Ohio. I am from NYC. Don’t know what your talking about!

 

 

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Duh..... your profile says your location is Ohio. :D

I disagree that Celebrity does enough to inform potential passengers of visa requirements. I will contrast Celebrity’s uncaring, unhelpful process with Oceania. We booked a Baltic cruise for June 2016 on the Marina. There were continual notices when booking excursions (no visa needed if you stay onboard the ship) regarding the difficulties of getting a visa unless we let Oceania do the job for us. In the end we went w a third-party tour group (SPG tours) and they handled the visas for us. But we knew in advance because Oceania had multiple notices.

 

I will cruise again w Celebrity, but they are not setting the standard for customer care!

 

 

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That doesn't sound like Oceania was looking after you. They were giving you incorrect information that you needed to do their tour if you didn't want the difficulty of getting a visa.

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Are the smoothies any good?

I love them.

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personal opinion, thoughts and randomness coming up next...

below are some cruise compass from last year

( I did not get all the copy in English so...here are some in English)

I will upload the rest and talk about the changes comparing to 2016 may be tomorrow..

Thanks everyone for following again!

 

 

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Don't thank us, we thank you! [emoji3]

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Thankfully both were free on this cruise but I understand on the previous cruise this was not the case which is appalling!

Well I won't get too excited yet. We do a Hong Kong return trip in May so there may be a charge.

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Thanks for your feed back. How much is ifly,Northstar etc. they are free in Australia but I understand not when sailing in Asia.

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Like rubber necking at an accident on the highway. Just adds to the congestion. :o

 

It is not a requirement to look that way....or click on this thread if it bothers you. ;)

But you don't know if it bothers you until you've read it. [emoji15]

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Reading this thread is about as worthwhile as watching the washing machine. Same people saying the same thing and agreeing with everyone who agrees with them and restating it less eloquently again to those who don't.

 

 

 

 

 

JC

Love it! So true.

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I am loving your review. Glad you liked the lamb chop, one of my favourites. We in Australia have trouble with the tipping thing too, you are not alone. [emoji3][emoji385][emoji383]

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I did not try the ifly so I can't say anything.

it's what the price list say but i guess if you were the only one that play the Ifly in the time slot (one on one teaching?) you could fly longer...

 

the above is based on our 7.95 bumper car experience ( it seems no one want to pay for bumping around(only 4 people in the game) and we thought that we play longer that 3-4 mins)

 

sorry that I speak/write horrible English, please let me know if you are not sure about the words i use/write.

I understand perfectly, thank you so much.

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Is the $29 for one minute IFly US$?

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Thanks so much for that info. Going on Ovation in a May so looking forward to reading your review.

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How much is the shuttle?

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Email me at berylmorris@upnaway.com

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We have a Celebrity cruise booked departing 26 April with final payment being due 19 January. It seems that we are disadvantaged booking in Au. Looks like ours is about 100 days out. Perhaps booking in the US is worth thinking about. Celebrity and RCL have no problem with us booking in the US.

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Which cruise are you on?

We book all our Celebrity cruises in the US (we are from Perth). Pricing is 99% of the time cheaper (taking foreign currency exchange etc into consideration). Price drops prior to final payment (unless conditions state otherwise - ie for new bookings only) are as simple as emailing the agent we use. Never been knocked back.

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