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Even the Chase Sapphire insurance has horribly low medical coverage and doesn't cover pre-existing conditions. While I depend on it and self insure for cancellation/interruption I carry a separate annual travel medical policy. There is an entire board here on Cruise Critic on travel insurance.

Not true on Celebrity. The change fee is only for change of ship or sail date. I just did a category change a week ago and confirmed no change fee. Now if your TA charges a change fee I'd look for a new TA.

Then their goal is accomplished.

MoveUp is offered to all categories. Many people MoveUp from Inside to Balcony or Balcony to Aqua or any other combination. Your booked category will limit what's offered to you. Inside I don't think is offered Suite. Balcony may only be offered Sky Suite, no upper suites. I don't know the complete rules and they may vary sailing to sailing.

The inclusions for the package state early access to the terminal and then goes on to say you should select an early arrival time during online checkin so you can make the lunch which ends at 1:30. Then it says to consult the FAQs which have exactly the same information. It doesn't say early boarding although it's pretty useless if it doesn't include some sort of priority.

You can book refundable and later change to a non refundable deposit rate. Once a reservation is non refundable deposit it can never be changed back to refundable.

The center MC suites on the lower decks up through deck 11 connect to interior staterooms. I know there was a time when they would book these 2 rooms together on the same reservation as a "family suite" where the passengers in the interior room get access to the Retreat as well. Of course this comes at a higher price than booking an interior room separately. It might be worth a call to see if this option is available. You might have better luck with info on your specific suite issue by calling the Retreat desk at 1-877-RETREAT. These shoreside concierges specialize in the suite experience.

If you are blocked because you haven't played the required amount. Try this. On many ships now they offer $5 of free play a couple of times per sailing. To use the free play you have to transfer the promo $$ from your card to the machine but you won't be able to because you are blocked. Play dumb and say you tried to use your free play but it wouldn't work. We have seen them unblock people so they can use the free play. Then you should be able to transfer more $$.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-gifts/items-results?category=ONBDCR&collection=ONBDCR If you have their reservation number you can do it directly online. Otherwise when you go to checkout there is a phone number to call for assistance.

Many times the excursion company will refund if you don't make it into port. Have you inquired about their cancellation policy wrt cruise ships?

If you have no plans on using it I would call and ask that it be refunded now.

Really? Wow. Is it no longer refundable at all? Say I ask to get a refund at 6 months?

But then they tell you to make sure to select an early boarding time for the exclusive lunch. (Same lunch as Concierge, B2B and Zenith I presume). !!?? I guess that's what you were saying, you can get in the terminal but maybe not board the ship until your assigned boarding time. Ridiculous

There is no soda package. I believe soda is $4.00 plus 20% ir $4.80. If you are sailing in UK or Australia where they wrap the gratuity into the price it may be $5.00.

It's my understanding that the Cruise Later Certificate allows changing all passenger names. So if you can get them to buy the certificate (their $200). Then after they are home when selecting the actual sailing you could put your names on the reservation. They/you would have 30 days to transfer to a TA if desired. You could have them review this plan with the future cruise folks to make sure. Of course your friends would need to front the deposit.

I got the changes for June/July Iceland and Norway. They cut one stop by 3 hrs (departing early) and the next day is just cruising? The OP's post is for a November cruise, I don't think that's Norway.

If you ask your stateroom attendant nicely they might be able to find you a couple. I have a drawer full.

The dark blue lines are the ships track for their port call yesterday. Bottom line is they dock in Nice proper. I've seen them dock on the straight section directly across the bay as well.

I've stayed in 6132 and 8125 next to the elevators. Never heard dinging.

99% of the time they will have enough outsides available to satisfy the outside GTY's they sell. It's very uncommon to get assigned outside the category you book. When it does it's whatever helps the Celebrity inventory problem and nothing predictable.

If you buy OBC using this method it is the refundable kind. If not used by the end of the sailing you can ask for the remainder in cash at Guest Services or it will be refunded to the credit card on file.

M. Haslinger & Fils Brut Champagne seems to be whats available on the premium package lately. You do have to watch them as they will try to pour the cheap crap.

The last few months have been loaded with posts from Celebrity loyal trying Oceania, Regent among others. They do need a way to try to push these people to SilverSeas brand. Right now there is nothing.

This is true but the Celebrity site will show the "inherited" points. My page shows this text. My wife's page doesn't show this.

While it will show that way while your accounts are linked due to your shared household if for some reason they are unlinked his points will return to what were actually earned by him. So yes he has to stay married to you! He may receive some communications from CC with his loyalty information on it which might show his earned points but don't worry about that. While DW and I have been on all the same cruises I have 10 less points than she does as some of my PUP points were never credited even though I did the PUP activities for both of us.