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  1. Yes we noticed that- we are booked on the British Isles cruise and , at least when we booked, Do we cabins were all guarantees and the only way to choose was to start in Rotterdam
  2. @Georgia_PeachesWe have historically preferentially done Celebrity cruises ( veranda, aqua, some sky suites) but have been looking at other options recently. We did a Nieuw Amsterdam 7 day Caribbean cruise in Jan of this year in a Neptune suite and were pleasantly surprised and very impressed. The lounge was just up the hall and we found the concierge to be very helpful with a few issues. It was not as large as the Michael’s club or retreat but had nice snacks and continental breakfast items. There is an honor bar ( if you have a beverage package, these drinks are subtracted from your daily total). The cabin itself was much larger than any sky suite we have had on Celebrity as was the balcony ( other than maybe a corner sky suite). The laundry and dry cleaning were amazing- items come back on hangars and with thank you notes from the laundry staff and typically in 24- less than 48 hours. there is not a separate dining room but the Neptune suites can use the same line as the club orange so we didn’t experience any wait for anytime dining. We were so pleased that we have several other much longer HAL cruises booked.
  3. I would second the recommendation to go later or spend a night in Singapore. Disembarkation took almost an hour going thru immigration at the cruise terminal in November and Changi airport, which is beautiful, is also huge so transit through the airport can take time as well. Singapore is a lovely place and we enjoyed taking a few days there.
  4. We did Rome to Ravenna on Constellation last summer. If you are from the US, there a typically direct flights from the east coast to Rome. Spending a few days at least in Rome is a must. The cruise port is about 90 min from Rome so need to factor that into your travel plan. The mosaics in Ravenna are absolutely stunning ( we spent a whole day touring there, having been to Venice previously), but if you have never been to Venice, it would be my recommendation to head there after disembarking in Ravenna- will need arrange some kind of transport from port to Venice ( celebrity, private or train) as it is a distance. Many hotels available in Venice and then would fly back from Venice.
  5. We visited on a Celebrity ship in October 2023 and definitely needed the e-visa ( US passport)
  6. We have stayed at the Riverside and most recently the Hyatt Centric- really enjoyed the Hyatt
  7. Based on our experience on a transpacific as well as a land based trip to French Polynesia, most larger merchants and restaurants accept credit cards but some travel suppliers, taxis and smaller merchants want local currency. There were not local currencies on the ship and we did not want to be looking for an ATM right after disembarking so prepurchased some local currency from our bank before travel.
  8. We visited French Polynesia on a Celebrity transpacific and enjoyed Mo’orea so much that we flew back a few years later and stayed 10 days. It was amazing and if you can make an over the water bungalow work, do it!
  9. Both times we have disembarked at Port Everglades recently, the Uber area has been packed with people waiting and we were able to walk right up to a taxi and get on our way to the airport. Prices were very similar to Uber/Lyft
  10. Same on recent Nieuw Amsterdam- honor bar present with form to sign for drinks taken
  11. Solstice's wifi was overall good on the transpacific and Australia to Singapore legs Oct and Nov so @darren42's suggestion would make sense.
  12. Same for us - purchased x2 for B2B sailings( transpacific and Australia to Singapore) 33 nights and it was ready to go for each leg and was seamless!
  13. I dont have knowledge of Saigon but we used Grab in Singapore with our US phone number.It was very efficient.
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