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Oh my. If the quality of the wine is important to you, you may have to resign yourself to purchasing a glass or bottle from the wine list. The free Elite happy hour wine is basically Chateau Rotgut with varying labels.

Some of us prefer RCL Diamond benefits and others prefer the Celebrity Elite benefits. IMO, Celebrity is better for free internet and a free bag of laundry. The free internet is 90 minutes that you can spread over the length of the cruise, unlike the consecutive 24-hour benefit on RCL. For those of us who never purchase an alcohol package, the free drinks on RCL is a much better benefit. We all value different things, so you will have to make your own decision as far as benefits.

Several people have taken the time and trouble to answer this VERY question. It might be helpful for you to read the responses to this post.

Yes, that was the way it worked in the past. Do you know if this is the way it will operate in January?

This thread is from all the way, a week ago.

Welcome to the Celebrity Boards here. You might want to read this thread.

Thank you for your comments here, and in your dining reviews. Although I have cruised to Alaska a couple of times, I enjoyed seeing your perspectives and ideas for shore excursions. Also, I much appreciate your format - paragraphs with headings. Easy to read and this format would be a model for other posters, IMHO.

We are not able to take these featured cruises, but nonetheless we found your post to be valuable because it introduced us to a new (for us) cruise research web site. Thank you.

In addition to what the previous posters described, the OP should know that each card has a bar code that will be scanned when you pick up your cards. The game computer knows who owns which cards and if a card is a "winner" of some prize, big or small. Therefore, the audience players do not need to feverishly try to open the boxes on their cards. As the game's director (often the cruise director) tells the audience.... you can take a nap during the game or not attend the game at all. Later that day you can simply take your cards to the casino and the cashier will scan your cards and tell you if you have won anything.

Since this seems to be your first cruise on an E-class ship, I will add a couple of "tips" that I did not know before taking my first Edge cruise. I have been on many Celebrity cruises, but my first time on Edge was last month. There has been a lot of information posted about the infinite verandah, good and bad, so that was not a surprise to me and there is no need to resurrect that topic here. But a few other bits of information may be helpful to you: The table surface at the foot of the bed in front of the large mirror will slide away if you want that. That large bedroom mirror puts out a lot of light; I assume this is designed to be a make-up mirror? It is an annoying amount of light, from my male perspective. There is a small button on the side of the power cord connection box (or whatever it is called) that will turn off the light, as I learned midway through my cruise. And my final discovery on day 5 of my cruise.... there is a drawer under the bathroom sink and it contains a hair dryer and extra rolls of toilet paper. Also the electronic control panel on the wall outside the bathroom will require some exploration on your part. Perhaps you should ask your cabin steward for an orientation to the cabin features upon your first meeting. In retrospect, I should have made such a request, but I did not know what I didn't know.

I had a similar experience (>5 years ago) in Naples when I was the beneficiary of a fellow passenger not being allowed to bring some local pastry onboard. The passenger distributed the contraband pastry to any and all nearby passengers. It seems the OP's post has gotten a definite maybe as a response to his/her question 😉

GE can be very helpful at Canada Place because passengers have to leave Canada and enter Alaska and thus will pass through US immigration at Canada Place.

Your question suggests to me that you are Elite on Celebrity due to Diamond status on RCL (or maybe you are new to Elite status) The free internet is one area in which Celebrity is greatly superior to RCL in terms of loyalty benefits, in my opinion. The free "24 hour" wifi on RCL is of little value to me. Your free 90 minutes on Celebrity can be stretched to the length of your cruise, as long as you remember to log off after each session.

You may get more responses by posting this to the Cruise Critic Cruise Air Forum since it is only marginally related to Celebrity. Travel time from Piraeus to ATH is about 45 minutes. So, your flight seems doable as long as you self-disembark with a private transfer. I see a 12:55PM flights on Lufthansa from Athens. Have you contacted the airline about switching to this flight? In my experience, when the airline cancels the flight, they can be quite lenient about booking you on the flights that YOU have selected. We are generally not bound by the flight that some airline computer has found for us. When you call the airline, it is helpful to ask the agent for the specific flight numbers you want, i.e. making the agent's job a little easier. Do you have a ticket that has a lot of restrictions on re-booking?

Your understanding reflects my experiences after "going green" for several cruises (and I do not need the extra points).

On our most recent Azamara cruise September 2022, the small size of the ship was a big benefit on our itinerary - we were able to sail up a couple of French rivers that would not be accessible to large ships. The attached photo shows the ship docked in Bordeaux close to the river boats. Large ships docked over an hour away. We would choose Azamara again for an interesting itinerary.

No documentation/ proof was required by X or by Colombia for vax, but we had it if needed. We simply checked the "yes" vax box on the electronic cruise check-in. Nothing mentioned after that.

Yes, Colombia requires vaccination, but our documentation was never checked on a cruise ending last week. We simply checked the vax boxes on our Celebrity check-in form, but we never had to prove it. We brought documentation just in case, as should anyone visiting Colombia.

California state dept. of health will provide an online vaccination status. Apparently this policy varies by state.

Indeed. At first I was put off by the label "crab cake" because I expected some breading/filler. There was none. 🥰 I was also pleasantly surprised by the Lobster Casserole since that label did not seem very elegant. Oh my! Not at all what I had expected from a "casserole"; so glad that I ordered it.

Drinks are available at all bars except The Magic Carpet; breakfast is at Grand Bistro on deck 4.

Sorry. I saw the date and misread it as March 4th. “Never mind” 😉

Small update We have about 1500 passengers on current cruise. Your cruise will have about 2800, per guest relations staff.

Hi. I am debarking this ship on March 4. The ship will schedule LGTB gathering at 6 pm in World Bar on deck 5, but you can always decide to relocate to Martini bar on deck 4. Our cruise is lightly booked but I’ve heard your cruise will be a lot more crowded, so you may want to meet at World bar the first night. Just a suggestion. Bon voyage

I will keep the ships in good condition for you. I debark Solstice on March 4th and then fly to Ft. Lauderdale to board Edge March 6th, debarking March 17th. (thank you, BCC) Thanks to NutsAboutGolf for posting. I always enjoy reading different perspectives on ships and itineraries with which I am familiar.