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Thanks @John Bull.

Yikes, quite a difference. Does Aquacar have good reviews?

I have never heard it called American night. It’s always been Farewell Gala on all the cruises we’ve been on.

Always had this on every Celebrity cruise we were on but it definitely wasn’t called “American Night”!

We are in our 70’s, fully vaccinated and wear our masks everywhere. We did a 14 night Alaska cruise in May return from Vancouver as we didn’t want to fly into any US airports. We wore our masks consistently, washed our hands frequently and got off elevators if unmasked guests got on. We didn’t go to any social events or shows and spent lots of time on our balcony. We are so used to wearing masks it just doesn’t bother us at all. We’ve booked a 14 night Norwegian fjords/Iceland cruise for May out if Southampton and a 14 night Mediterranean out of Athens for September. We will be wearing our masks regardless of rules or other passengers and I’m sure we’ll have an amazing time.

We booked inside guaranteed only once and ended up with an inside cabin in a perfect location.

News today (sorry, don’t know how to post the article) is that NEXUS negotiations between CANADA and U.S. are not going well, no sign of the Canadian Centres reopening and there is mention of the program being discontinued. Sure hope they are wrong. 🤞🏻

Can you please explain to me what I need to buy to get unlimited hot chocolate? We don’t drink alcohol so buy the Soda package and the 15 specialty coffee package which also includes tea and hot chocolate. I don’t understand where the “unlimited free brewed coffee, tea and hot chocolate” comes in.

Thanks. I was sure that’s what I had read on numerous posts; same menus.

@wowzzSo sorry you are having a bad day.

@wowzzSO sorry. I thought I had read numerous posts about the menus being the same ship wide. My mistake.

Northern Lights September 3rd in Alberta, CANADA.

We were on a 14 night Alaska cruise on the Grand and we loved the main dining room choices and food. Everything was excellent.

@hallasm We will be visiting the following ports on Sky Princess in May 2023; Skjolden – 16th 7-4 Olden – 17th 9-6 Alesund – 18th 7-4 Would I be correct in thinking that I would need to be on our balcony very early when we sail into Skjolden and Olden to really enjoy the fjords? Also, I’ve read about some amazing Norwegian pastries. Any recommendations for a café in any of these ports?

ALWAYS keep an eye on the meter. Our driver from the airport to hotel quickly shut it off and increased the cost by 10 euro. When I mentioned it at the front desk they said I should have come inside and they would have dealt with the driver. They told us what the price should be for a taxi to the pier and when that driver TRIED to overcharge I started noting his license etc. and suggested we call the police to settle things. He quickly dropped the price to what we were told to expect. Just BE AWARE!

We are planning a private transfer for May 2023 and, in light of the current economic situation, the private companies cannot quote a price that far in advance. There is an entire thread devoted to this subject in the Ports of Call, British Isles/Western Europe.

We have 2 cruises booked for next year; May and September. SO glad I read and was reminded that your passport must be valid for 6 months AFTER the travel. Ours expire January 2024 which isn’t good enough. We got an appointment at Service Canada for OCTOBER 28th - first available! Taking care of it early means we won’t be stressed out.

Thanks. As a CANADIAN we won’t have to worry about the parking! 😏. I have wheelchair assistance at Heathrow arranged through the airline so, I assume, wheelchair assistance at Southampton should be requested through the cruise line?

We’re requesting air tags for Christmas! The luggage may still go missing but at least we’ll know where it is! 😂

If anyone else has experience, what’ are the security lines like? I only use a cane if I’ll be standing for a lengthy period or have lots of walking to do. That was definitely the situation in Vancouver so I was told to request wheelchair assistance which I did. A REAL lifesaver!

We’re only Ruby, sail May 2023, and made our excursion reservations on Cruise Personalizer.

Sorry, obviously skipped that part! 🥴 I’ll definitely check them out. Thanks.

@thethreeofusdid say that price was “a few years ago”,

Blackberry has quoted us £186 for 2 people Heathrow to Southampton. Guess prices have increased substantially. EC minibus confirmed my request for a price but after nearly 2 weeks still no quote.