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This "policy" has come and gone and evolved over time. If in place, my understanding of this is it applies if you bring an unopened, non-ship supplied, bottle to dinner for service and storage. Not sure how aggressively this is enforced, however. Nor do I know any correlation to any drink package as those apply to ship supplied beverages. Sorry.

Aside from my curiosity of why you want to know, I'm not sure how readily available that information will be. It would likely only come from the Crown Lounge or Suite Lounge Concierge and, assuming they would be willing to release it, they may not yet know themselves (and even if they do) as they are still in the middle of busily working a current itinerary and, in our experience, typically don't start looking upcoming itineraries and preparing for them until the end of the current one. Assuming you find someone to ask for you, I certainly could be wrong and they may tell them. But good luck.

Correct as security's responsibility is not to inform the cruise line of who is bringing how many of what, but only to assure that within each passenger's carry on is the allowed items in allowed amounts. And to hold anything exceeding those. But my question remains - what is the current correct policy, one bottle pp or two?

If you call Celebrity and ask for their Access Department 30 days prior to sailing with your reservation number and tell them of your requirements they should be able to provide distilled water and an extension cord for you, which, if not already in the stateroom, will be provided by your stateroom attendant when you check into your stateroom. This is not an uncommon situation and I am sure Celebrity can have it set up in the least intrusive manner for your stateroom.

Agree - especially as they can do it through the booking on line and do not have to talk with a Celebrity rep. In our experience the TA did it while we were on the phone with them to confirm our new selection. (I'm also somewhat surprised Celebrity did it directly since @cruisers5 indicate they booked through a TA). Either way I would find a different TA who understood the process and their responsibility to the customer.

That's why posted my information as your information is what it always had been and I thought it must have changed and was not something I had previously been aware of. The information posted is dated January '23 - just over a year ago. Honestly my initial response would have been to agree with you until I saw what I posted. Confused and curious as to which is correct - and would like to know for sure.

From Celebrity Cruises alcohol policy dated 1/17/23: ....each guest (of legal drinking age) is permitted to bring onboard up to two (2) bottles of wine (which are subject to a corkage fee) per guest.Jan 17, 2023 As also mentioned, do so in your carry on.

But most cruise lines ship check in's have a number of check in times available with 100's of passengers that can fill each one. It's not like checking in to Southwest Airlines - you don't have to hit the first minute of check in window to secure your preferred time. There will be desirable slots available for days, and enough slots open at some point to accommodate all passengers, regardless of when they check in. Relax and don't panic. We have done it numerous times - often several days after check in opened - and had several desirable (early) time slots available.

Most scooter providers for cruise passengers are third party rental companies such as this one: https://scootaround.com/en/cruise-scooter-rentals There are others if you google "cruise scooter rentals" or other similar searches.

Agree with the others that it should work fine but only with the premium package and through WIFI calling.

Yes. I would be a bit more skeptical booking one the week it was supposed to be out, however.

Let me make sure I understand. Are you saying that you would rather enjoy yourself on a fully paid, non-refundable cruise instead of serving your civic duty? Really?? LOL Yes - they will defer and reschedule you without an issue. Enjoy your cruise!

Typically ships go into routine drydock maintenance about every 5 years. Apex was launched in May of 2019, so if she is going into drydock in October of 2024, that would be about right for her first routine drydock.

As @Jim_Iain indicates the guidelines, and the process, is simple - if you booked on line or direct with Celebrity call them and request a stateroom change. If you booked through a TA call them and they will be able to see availability and do it for you. We have done this a number of times in the past.

Allure is scheduled for some significant changes as part of the original Amplification program and the planned 2025 drydock is for that. It is reported to be a 58 day, $165 million refurb. As I have heard, this is to include new water slides, updated dining venues, new specialty dining options, and new bars and lounges. Along, of course, with new carpet....LOL.

Allure is currently planned for early 2025 (around Feb). Liberty also early 2025. Independence was amplified in 2018. Not sure her next drydock dates, but as I understand it they typically run about every 5 years. But note that there is a difference between routine drydock maintenance and drydock for Amplification / refurbishment. And since Independence had that in 2018 I would not expect that another is in the works.

Many hotels - do you have a brand preference? Budget? Suggest as the above poster indicates to go to the FL Departures Board at this link: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/386-florida-departures/ As to shuttles, an easy option is Uber / Lyft, which are plentiful around MCO for that port.

Everything has a time and a place, I guess - LOL

Are you saying you will wait to link your bookings until you are on board, or to wait to schedule your reservations until you are on board - or both? If you don't use it pre-cruise for scheduling then you are kind of defeating its purpose, which is to synchronize pre cruise bookings and reservations within your group with desired events at desired times. Reservations availability and preferred times are likely to be rather limited on board. BTW, once all final payments are made, that information is no longer on the linked bookings. The OBC's - which are likely the same for all - will disappear as well if used in advance for on board bookings. (And really, what difference does it make if everyone can see that - they all have it). As long as all in the linked group are aware that any action taken by one can affect all, and one person is designated to make those bookings, all should be fine. Its somewhat of a Catch-22 I guess, in that to your perspective, the negatives of the linking set up outweigh the benefits of the process, but waiting to eliminate those negatives on board eliminates the purpose of linking in the first place. Hope you get it worked out to your satisfaction.

Not clear what you are skeptical about - whether the tour operator changed the schedule, or whether there is accurate availability information regarding the rescheduled excursion? Let me attempt to address both. While not good, tour operators can, and occasionally do, change their schedule for a number of valid reasons. The cruise line does not control the excursion and would not normally be the one to cancel as that potentially is taking revenue away from them. So I would believe the CC rep when they say the tour operator changed the schedule. As to space availability, Celebrity only sees what the tour operator shows as available and it is possible that in real time, that information may not be completely accurate. Maybe the website update was not posted when you were on with the CC rep, maybe it was booked but someone canceled, etc. Who knows, it could be any number of reasons why that information was in conflict. If you decide to do that excursion I would just try to book through the planner and failing that, call the CC rep back and try through them. Or you can follow the suggestion made by @Liao. But, again, as they are not the tour operator, I would not necessarily be skeptical of the CC rep's information in attempting to help you. They want nothing more than to have you book the excursion.

We have always changed in our rooms and, my wife with a coverup and I with a t-shirt, have always walked to and from the pool in our swimwear. That is perfectly fine. If the stateroom supplies you with a robe, that is fine to wear as well. But although there will be restrooms near the pools, in our experience unless the pool is located near the spa which typically will have showers and changing rooms, there have not been dedicated changing rooms for the pool. But even in that situation, we have not used the spa as a changing room as it is too difficult to carry clothes, shower, dry off, and change - as well as it not being necessary. (Ex: RCCL / Celebrity).

OK I just did a quick google check. Did you try these: https://ididaride.com/tours/ https://sleddogtours.com/ I didn't explore them too far but I think they are direct booking sites?

I've not had direct experience with this so hopefully someone can confirm, but my understanding is that as long as there is adequate snow on the ground they will use a true sled. Otherwise the "sled" that is pulled is on wheels. The typical cruise season occurs when the snow is the least. I also know that there are helicopter based excursions that might take you higher / farther to where more snow might be found. Sorry - can't help with direct tour operators.

"Best" is difficult to answer as that depends on what your expectations are for your cruise and tours. There are a number of very good cruise lines that offer Alaska cruises and cruise tours, from mass market cruise lines with large ships that focus on families, to those focusing mainly on adults, to premium smaller ships with all inclusive pricing, different cruised lengths and itineraries offered, etc. In other words, many choices and options depending on what you are looking for. My suggestion would be to contact a live travel agent who specializes in cruises and review your expectations, preferences, and budget with them and let them sort through the various cruise lines to help you determine the best fit for you. That is their expertise.

At the very least you would have to discuss this with the cruise line to make sure they are aware of your plans and OK it, and they would also let you know of anything needed to do through them. I'm sure you are also aware that there would not be any financial credit issued by the cruise line for your time off the ship.