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We are booked on the Chile-San Diego cruise and will be watching for the announcement of the next cruise.

We are booked on this one, too!

We were also on this cruise, and thought that the entertainment, lectures (especially Milos) and service were the best we have had on Celebrity in quite some time. We did 1 private tour and 2 ship's tours and were very pleased with all of them, and found Japan to be a very interesting country to visit.

Looking at buying our cruise insurance from Celebrity & want to know how the cancel for any reason works. It says that you can get 75% of your cruise cost applied to another Celebrity cruise within one year. One question I have is can that 75% be applied to an existing cruise? Any other information will be helpful. Thanks

Hi- We went from Vancouver to Tokyo in 2014. That time the cruise did not stop in Alaska but went to Russia. Otherwise it like this year's cruise, which we are also going on. As I remember it the weather was fine-good for running on the jogging deck. The trip was fine . We liked the food. As lovers of jazz and classical music, and not lovers of Vegas-like shows, the entertainment was disappointing. But that was just us. Others perceived things differently, no doubt. But we are doing the trip again which indicates that overall we were satisfied. My wife quilts so she was satisfied to joined others who did needlework on some of the days. We like sea days. Obviously there was no shortage of them. The Japanese stops were all interesting. We wandered around cities, checked out stores. Were impressed at the relative "smallness of scale" that is necessary when many people live in a small geographical space. Ask questions about what you are looking for in a cruise and I can respond.

Hi, There's a roll call for the September 2, 2016, Japan cruise at this link: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2142156

Come on over & join us! Thanks for the information. Shirley

I did an earlier version of this cruise in September a couple of years ago. Weather was temperate on the crossing, pleasant on Hokkaido, hot in other parts of Japan. Don't recall any sustained rough seas.

 

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Thank you, this is good news.

I have. What would you like to know?

Did you do the cruise in September? If so, how was the weather? Thanks

Do they still have the sushi in the Ocean View buffet? DH loves sushi but I don't eat it and there is nothing appealing on the menu to pay extra $ for. Thanks, Shirley

I asking for tips on the shore excursions. We'd like to see Muir woods but when I looked it said "wait in line", or something like that. Does that mean if we book we just sit and wait and may not get on the tour at all?

What would you advise to do in Santa Barbara? or San Diego?

I'm a country girl, first time for me and hubby to see California.

Will we be able to get a tour from a private company if we just get off at the port and check around? or could we get a ticket on an "off and on" bus on our own? Any suggestions or your experiences would be helpful. We sail in a week!!!

If you are sailing on the Crown April 23,we have a very active roll call with information that might help you. You can join us at this link: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2198216

Captains club members get 50% deposit also 1 cat upgrade

I am a Captains Club Member & did not get 50% deposit when I booked April 2017 TA yesterday. I asked & was told "not for the Transatlantic" so my deposit was $900. Did anyone get 50% deposit for a Transatlantic? Thanks, Shirley

We stayed at the Miami Hilton last April & would recommend it. Restaurants nearby & close to the port.

You can call DINE Line in the morning and make reservations for that evening in ATD. We normally have dinner after 7:30 and have never had a problem doing this. It might not be possible for the popular 6:00 - 7:30 dining times.

 

LuLu

Thanks, LuLu.

Comparing to Carnival

 

 

Princess allows reservations for ATD. One issue with ATD on Princess is when assigned diners do not want to eat at their assigned times and overfill the ATD. Rarely has our card been checked to see our dining assignment.

 

 

Hi Sadie, how do you make reservations for ATD? We will be on the Crown for the first time next April. Thanks, Shirley

Thanks, Andy. Do you know when the Pacific Coastals open? Thanks, Shirley

We also stayed at the Premiere for one night before a cruise and would do it again if we ever sail from Southampton again.

It loaded for me, and the flyer does not specifically address TA's.

You can check out this thread for more information:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2272438

Thanks Andy for keeping us informed.

Also, thanks to Livin Life -- your posts have been very helpful, too.

Will the Pacific Coastal cruises be released with the Alaska cruises?

Some TA sites are showing this for the Infinity...not seeing either of these on Celebrity's site, though ... and nothing about the Millie.

When you check on X's web site, check for Date = September 2016 & Ship = Infinity. They don't come up if you select by destination of Pacific Coastal. The Infinity is doing the September PC's, I made a mistake & corrected it in a later post when I said it was the Millie. Shirley

The Millie is doing 2 coastals in September 2016. September 18 and September 25.

Sorry, not the Millie, it's the Infinity doing the September Pacific Coastals. They are nice iitineraries, round trip Vancouver.

Hoping someone from Celebrity is noticing this. Too late for fall of 2017 as these itineraries will be out around December or January.

 

What makes me angry is that there were only two cruisetours for Pacific Coastal, one in Sept and one in May, the Sept was cancelled and booked by charter. We will try again for 2017 in the hope that the same thing does not happen again.

 

Many were very angry over the cancellation so maybe Celebrity will not want to deal with that again . Of course money talks, so if a large charter comes along, giving them substantially more money, of course they will cancel again. Who cares about all the people who booked and gave the deposit in good faith.

The Millie is doing 2 coastals in September 2016. September 18 and September 25.

the $10k, is that annual limit for all claims, or just the reimbursement of cruise fare? Also what are med-evac limits?

 

I have been looking for annual policies, and I found one for $449/year with 250k med-evac, 50k medical, but only $5000 trip cancellation/interruption coverage. Also includes rental car collision up to 45k, and allow pre-existing conditions.

This sounds pretty good. Would you mind telling be the name of the company? thx Shirley

Quick question for any who have sailed the transatlantic...

 

How are the seas?? We have sailed many Caribbean waters...but my wife is just cautious about sailing across the atlantic.

 

Any help...advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

If we book it would be 16 day April cruise.

 

Thanks again..

We were on the Reflection TA last April. It was a fantastic cruise with smooth seas.

I think all airlines have issues of one kind or another from time to time. You have to compare the alternatives and in the USA right now that is United and American and given those choices I'll take Delta. Far from perfect but they usually get us from point A to point B and most often either on time or close to it - you have to expect delays on occasion and Delta is no exception.

I agree. We have taken 2 international flights on Delta recently and have thought the flights to be comfortable and they arrived on time.

I did the math for the Infinity Sept. 25th 2016 cruise. For CC1 cabin per day price is $326. without any perks as it is a repo. cruise. Way too much for a CC cabin. My May 2016 Pacific Coastal that I will be on is AQ 1 $ 262. per day with all three perks and OBC is $400. These prices are per person per day. Hopes this helps. I booked May cruise while on the Summit in April.

We booked before their latest GoBig... and have the drink package, free grats & $300 OBC. I just checked the X site and they are offering the GoBig now so you do get some perks.

The reason we were thinking Bistro on 5 is that we really don't care too much for the specialty restaurants. I know we are in the minority, but it's just too much food and personal attention for us.

We frequently go to the buffet in the evenings. They have sushi, grilled fish & meats, pasta. Depending on the ship they have other items, too. It's not crowded and very quiet.

I am interested in these two cruises. When will the Charters be ?

This thread is from one of the roll calls affected by the rescheduling: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=46753415&highlight=charter#post46753415