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34 minutes ago, Cap_D said:

Also simple Google searches turn up the Hawaii law that is the source of the legal restrictions.  Easy to find.

 

To the post above, I realize port changes happen all the time, but here aren't the changes seemingly a direct result of Celebrity/ship's actions?  Or were the schedule changes due to weather or known prior to departure? 

No, that is conjecture.

Weather is often the factor but, port decisions by the port authorities are also a factor.

We just took a LA to Miami, through the Panama Canal cruise and were supposed to have an overnight in Panama City but the day before that, it was announced that we would not be doing the overnight and it was the port that decided it so, we anchored overnight.

Folks that had ship excursions were refunded. Those with private tours were told to submit claims to Celebrity.

23 minutes ago, NMTraveller said:

What context would you like to see when you see reefs close to the ship?

Look, all I am saying is that videos, depending when they are taken, can be as misleading as opinion and rumour.

I find that this thread is full of speculation, accusation and innuendo. I have said early on, in this thread, that wait till the investigations by the proper authorities are over. Even out resident Captain agrees with that.

10 minutes ago, NMTraveller said:

Oh my lying eyes...  Replay the video from a cruiser on this cruise.  I will take video/photos over opinion and spinning any day.

 

Perhaps there is a reason that they are not allowed to do this on the next cruise?

Videos without true context are as bad as rumours and opinion.

8 hours ago, Cap_D said:

Has Edge modified the shipboard schedule and food offerings to adjust for the new schedule and any port cancelation(s) (I can't keep track)?   Fully realize schedule and port cancelations can occur, but the cause here (unless weather is an issue) is entirely Celebrity.

Food offerings?

Shipboard schedule changes if port is missed happens all the time.

Missed ports are not entirely on Celebrity.  There can be many reasons. Blaming entirely Celebrity is misguided.

6 minutes ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

 

The Costa Concordia got into trouble because it went too close to the shore, entered shallow waters, hit a sandbar or underwater ledge and began listing. 

If you look at the Napali Coast photos of the Edge, it too is very close to the shore, and according to the aerial photos, was in shallow waters, enough so that it caused sand to be churned.

 

 “Some of the shots that were taken from the air actually showed the sand being disturbed at the bottom so all of these environmental impacts that it created was very upsetting to me,” said Wann

 

The reason I find this story so interesting is that I will be on the Edge in less than 10 days, and I am also fortunate enough to visit Kauai for a couple of weeks each winter. There will be repercussions for this incident - certainly an environmental fine at the very least.   It will be interesting to see if there will be a change in command on the ship once it arrives in Vancouver, BC.

As I and others have said, speculation is fruitless. Witnesses are unreliable and the investigation will determine what happened.

Some folks wold rather make accusations before they know the details.

Oh and I too spend many winters in Hawaii.

12 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

We have eyewitnesses posting here in Cruise Critic

And rife with speculations. I am just sayinfg that the investigation is yet to occur and the report will address the issue.As any investigator knows, 10 eye witnesses can have 10 different view points. 🙂

13 minutes ago, hcat said:

Good Leaders appreciate input..esp if a  big error was impending.

Thought there might be a Navigation officer of some type...???

Do not over estimate access to the Bridge of a ship.

All I am saying is it would be best to wait till the official report comes out.

40 minutes ago, hcat said:

Wonder what the fines are, resoration  costs of seabed? ,  or what any  period of a ban will be.

 

Surprising no one  on board knew these rules and briefed the Cap..but seems quite obvious it was too darn close to shore! Yikes.

Really? Run up to the bridge and inform the Captain of the rules he is breaking?? Please LOL

I guess we will have to wait for the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), land department and coast guard to finish their investigation and report as opposed to local residents and tour guide comments.

Celebrity's (and other cruise lines too) "exciting deals", sales. deals. offers, promotions or whatever other name are the same yesterday as were 3 months ago, 6 months ago , one year ago etc etc.

They just change the name but the deal remains the same 🙂

2 hours ago, keysey222 said:

I just got off the Eclipse and I thought it was great! The reviews I read prior to boarding weren't fantastic and I was a bit apprehensive about it, but the ship was lovely. We stayed in the Celebrity Suite and I have zero complaints about the room. Really, I have zero complaints about the entire ship - everything I saw was in nice condition. Service and food was great as well. If you like the itinerary, stick with it! 

IO am glad to hear you say that.

I too read reviews that wee far from glowing but attribute it to people overestimating what they were getting (or not getting).

10 hours ago, baypeople said:

When are you sailing in January?  We are on Eclipse from January 20 through February 8 (b2b).

02 January till 12 January.  Aruba, Curacao and Bonairre with Grand Cayman thrown in . Been on Caribbean cruises a lot and those are 3 places we have not seen.

33 minutes ago, D. B. said:

I was just on Eclipse last week (13 nights around South America) and overall I thought the ship was in excellent condition.

A few lower windows in the forward facing Sky Lounge had lost their inert gas and had become cloudy.

My Balcony cabin 1289 was in good condition except 1 drawer that didn’t close all the way.

With Celebrity spending big on its new ships it’s not surprising they are not paying attention to all the details of the older ships.

  The Crew onboard Eclipse are great and the Activities staff are top notch.

I don’t grade food and entertainment as there seems to be a lot of opinions about those .

I will say that I had a great Cruise and many onboard were doing multiple B2B2B’s all the way to New Jersey so that’s a positive?

 

 

Great to hear. Thanks a lot.

4 hours ago, cameronp12 said:

I was on the Eclipse in October 2023 and thought she was in great shape, other than the normal wear and tear on a ~15 year old ship. The crew was great, as always, and we can overlook a bit of rust and wear here and there!

Thanks.

17 minutes ago, Beachlover1989 said:

When is your cruise on Eclipse?

January.

We finally got the whole clan together (well, a dozen anyway) after many decades and separated by a nation LOL

We booked the Eclipse (primarily for itinerary). We have been on Solstice twice, Reflection once and Equinox as well.

Have been reading the reviews of Eclipse and they are quite varied from 2 stars to 4 stars. I know not everyone leaves a comment and many are reviewing just to complain.

Are the reviews based on service? Food or the ship in general?

Service, on all cruise lines is not the same as before. Sign of the times unfortunately.

Food, well, that is the most debated (and heated sometimes LOL) topic on these forums on all lines. No shopping, no cooking, no cleaning up is all fine for me 🙂

So, that leaves the ship itself. Is it old? Rusty? Dirty? Falling apart? Furniture bad?

Is the ship still nice?

1 hour ago, Oskial said:

it won't work on Apple 6 and below that.  My DW had to change her phone.  The IOS that you need will not work on those phones.  

IPhone 8 and below are no longer supported by Apple.

The Celebrity App requires the latest IOS which is 17.

32 minutes ago, deb18 said:

When I attempt to sign in to the celebrity website  on my MacBook it says "400 Request header or cookie to large".  It does not give me the option of changing password .  I changed the password  on my phone today but this did not help anything.  This has been going on for a few weeks.  IOS is up to date.  Any suggestions?.  TIA

You need to clear the cookies and cache on your MacBook. They accumulate and slow things down and prevents pages from loading.

12 hours ago, poffles said:

The guest WIFI is free and enables one to use the features within the app as they state.  The WIFI is internet restricted so you only have access to internal use ... ie the app.  The chat with family friends is those that may be sailing with you and I would not consider it texting, it's chat feature within the Celebrity app.

 

My cruise Dec 2023 the Celebrity chat feature was not the best and we found it required one to actively be watching for messages and it was spotty.  We used it but would not rely on it, we also found messages to be out of chronological order at times, wonky.  We never did figure out a pattern to it's behavior, maybe it's improved in the last 4 months 🙂

 

 

Access to the internet or any other type 'external' communication would require purchasing a WIFI package.

Thanks for the info. Sounds similar to the one on NCL. Sometimes works and sometimes not.

Does it work with all types of phones? Android and Apple??

We were on NCL in January and they had an app that had a text communication portion. It seemed to only wr]k with IPhones. It was also a bit spotty. Not always working.

Is the Celebrity app the same? It states "Remember to connect to the ship's Guest Wi-Fi once onboard to use all of the app's features, chat with family and friends,..."

Is the ships Guest WiFi free for all or do you need to purchase a wifi plan?

Is it for all types of phones?

Is the text communications good?

https://www.celebritycruises.com/ca/celebrity-app

3 hours ago, mahasamatman said:

You have to call to process an exception.

I did and the person said they cannot do that because there were too many people "sharing" the packages.

I asked why they offer it and have both names on the choices and she did not know.

'Oh well, I will just pay as I go. 🙂

3 hours ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

The title made me smile.  :  )

Yeah, sorry about that. cannot correct it 😞

The edit limit has passed. 😞

I am sorry if this has been answered. I did a search but could not find the answer.

I am trying to get a drink package for one person. .

Whenever I try, it checks off both passengers and says "All eligible adults in the stateroom will be charged for individual packages."

My Wife does not (cannot) drink. Is there away to be able to get just one drink package?

9 minutes ago, Oceangoer2 said:

Call Celebrity if you're sure you're cancelling....not worth knocking your head against the proverbial wall. 

Celebrity call centres are not easy to speak with. Long wait times and then often incorrect answers.

Trying to get another cabin which shows empty on Celebrity site and well as several other sites and they say it is booked. It is not a one toime attempt but it had been showing empty for 4 days.... and still is today, 6 days later.

1 hour ago, stellarose33 said:

never sailed NCL. hoping there are good vegetarian options on MDR and buffet.

There are vegetarian dishes every day at the buffet and MDR.

Kind of repetitive but they are repetitive and small vegetarian selections in every restaurant everywhere.