Bizziecruzer

12 minutes ago, annenic said:

We have a balcony cabin booked for our cruise on Eclipse in December - it includes premium drink package and gratuities.  I have put in an offer for an upgrade to Concierge Class. So, my question is:  If I happen to win that move-up, do I keep the drink package and gratuities?  Or do I lose them?

 

I think I would prefer to stay where we are rather than do Concierge without the bonus packages especially as I think my bid was probably quite high (it was a while ago and I can't remember what the minimum bid was but I bid $250/p).  

 

 

You keep them.

On 10/23/2022 at 4:17 PM, lyndarra said:

I have never cruised on Eclipse but have done three on Solstice.

If you have cruised on Solstice is there much difference between them?

No much the same.

On 10/17/2022 at 11:33 PM, buchhalm said:

Vets as in animal doctors?

 

No, veterans. In appreciation of their service.

We are currently on the Eclipse. Did it first night at discounted rate. This was to avoid the first night dining zoo that occurs. Great choice. We had a nice relaxed evening. Experience was exceptional. Agree that for some people it is a once of experience.

Currently on Celebrity Eclipse Transpacific. Left Hawaii yesterday. No masks required at this stage for passengers, however crew are required to wear them. Needed a supervised negative test to board. Test had to be done within 2 days of boarding. Staff supervised (compulsory) hand sanitisation on entry into buffet. 

30 minutes ago, sewgood said:

Was that in economy class Bizziecruizer ?

I'm interesting in using them for our flights next October.

We used to love flying Air New Zealand in our 20's and 30's when they had direct flights to the USA but haven't flown with them for years now.

 

Yes, however we paid extra for extra legroom seats and a sky couch each. I got some sleep!!!

We have just flown to Honolulu on AirNZ. Whole experience was excellent. Cruising home.

14 minutes ago, 2boyzmom said:

how do you know the capacity?

We were advised by NCL. Booking for this cruise were closed off about 4 months ago. NCL having difficulty finding staff. Some bars and restaurants are closed.

10 hours ago, rbxlady said:

I just ran that through Google, and that’s just under $108USD at the current exchange rate. I thought that looked pretty good even at 1:1 AUD to USD, but wow, what a deal.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

Yes we're happy. Remember though  ship sailing at 40% capacity.

Sailing Pride of America 24 Sept. Upgrade from inside to Balcony for $160 Australian dollars. Please note ship sailing at 40% capacity.

21 hours ago, Hammer61 said:

Supervised RAT test required 😞 Now trying to find somewhere to get one in Waikiki, anyone on transpacific crossings or from Honolulu can suggest anywhere? Found a few online but all booked out.

 

 

Try Onpoint. It's a video proctored test. Supply your own RAT. Do an online chat with them before you book to check that your RAT is an acceptable brand.

Info received is from our roll call. A lot of people are receiving different information. That's why I'm trying to find a good celebrity contact who will be able to advise us how to deal with the issue.

Hi all. Back story. We are sailing Honolulu to Sydney 3 October 2022. We have just been advised that we need to have a negative proctored covid test 2 days prior to cruise. Originally advised negative test non proctored. 

All other cruises only require nonproctoted negative covid test or no test at all.

We have been advised the Hawaiian proctored testing and also some brands of video proctoring will be closing end of September. We need to alert someone on Celebrity that it may not be possible for people to test. Get them to arrange something for cruisers. 

Can someone please provide a way to contact Celebrity and alert them to the issue? Thanks in advance.

Just booked first Costa Cruise. Typically when do shore excursions become available to book?

Also if we purchase the shore excursion package, can we choose any full day and 2 x half day tours or are they limited to specific ones?

It's one device at any given time. So download app to all your devices and turn off wifi on the ones you aren't using. Also a tip  once on the ship, use your cabin number to login. We found less dropouts that way.

40 minutes ago, Pat King said:

Still considering a TA in October. Does anyone have recent experience about crew masking? Must they still mask?

Thanks for any help.

Pat King

Yes.

FYI. 26 January is Australia Day. National public holiday. I think equivalent to your Canada day.

Hi we will be cruising to Norway in September 2023.

Having trouble deciding between these 2 itineraries. Can anyone please make suggestions as to why they think one is better than the other?

Copenhagen, Helleslyt, Geiranger, Bergin, Stavanger, Kiel and Copenhagen. Costa Firenz.

Copenhagen, Helleslyt, Maloy, Flam, Kiel and Copenhagen. MSC Euribia.

We are swaying towards the one that goes to Flam, however that means no Bergin. Thanks in advance for your input.

Don't mention travel agents name  against CC rules.

I have not known an TA's who monitor price drops. However some may if they have personal relationships with their customers.

Enjoy your first cruise experience.

Things may change by the time you cruise. RAT are readily available for purchase at pharmacies and supermarkets.

18 hours ago, Brisbane47 said:

Thanks. We can't park at the terminal as the cruise finishes in Sydney, so we fly home. Good to know this info for any future cruises.

 

Use Andrews Parking or similar for your car. They will drop you to the port. On arrival back in Brisbane they will pick you up from the Airport.

It's a glitch. When get all the way through the booking, it will show for the eligible guest only.

10 minutes ago, arxcards said:

I was under the understanding that close contacts were able to be confined to their cabin and tested daily if they wished, while positives had no choice but be moved to the quarantine area.

No quarantine, as per my original post. Not allowed to leave cabin. No one to enter cabin, except in case of an emergency. Applies to close contact and covid positive passengers. No offer of testing, however if you were to get symptoms I'm sure you could call and get it done.

Currently covid positive people and their close contacts remain isolated in their cabins on Coral. If there are cabins reserved for covid cases they must be full. No one will release how many covid cases there are on board.

1 hour ago, Expo67 said:

i would tend to agree with you. It would be nice if they offered the option of medallion vs card. One observation I will say and it is just my opinion is I think the medallion is a decent marketing attraction for the younger crowd and for families as a lot of the features seem to be pinpointed for them aka avatars on screens, ordering drinks and food anywhere for delivery, and built in messaging and tracking. 

You still have the option of a card. Just go to the purser's desk.