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Emuster is the norm since COVID on all ships as I understand it. Whether or not it will continue is up to the regulatory authorities.

Might be a few guys claiming it as well.😆

It's a choice. It isn't punitive at all.

That is all very true, but the fact remains that one can make it work. Everyone needs to do the analysis for themselves using their own drinking patterns.

My wife does it all of the time. Of course, I'm the room service person in that case. 🙂 (And as hard_eight points out room service isn't available for anything other than juice and coffee, I don't even think you can order soda.)

All disputes of onboard charges need to be resolved onboard, AFAIK. You can try taking up with shoreside guest services but you may not receive any satisfaction.

Very true, but even with only one person drinking alcohol it is still possible to save money with Cheers as long as the non-drinker has enough non-alcohol drinks. 8 alcohol drinks per day for the drinker, 2 each of specialty coffee, mocktails and sodas per day for the non-drinker would do it.

From a consumer's point of view it makes sense, but Carnival sells these packages in order to make money, not to save the passenger money (although it is marketed that way). Obviously selling two packages makes them more money than selling only one. I would have foregone Cheers in your situation because there's no way I could drink enough to save money with buying two packages.

Definitely something to do first thing.

Yep, you'll get a much faster (and accurate) answer from the excursion desk.

And once they have it they won't ask for it again, so if you aren't aware that you are ordering something with an extra fee you might be surprised since they didn't ask for your card.

This has been my experience as well. While the rules may say no I'm sure that many couples do this so it's easier for them to just fill the order. One time I walked up to the bar with just DW's card to get her a drink and when the bartender looked at me with a quizzical look I pointed to her sitting at a nearby table.

To me the best lesson is to know exactly what you need for documentation and make sure that you have it. Before I ponied up $850 for passports for a 4 day cruise I made darn sure that we had acceptable alternatives and since we did we didn't see the need to spend that kind of money.

Thanks for the review. We'll be on Glory in 83 days or so. Sailed her once 5 years or so ago and can't wait.

That is correct, anything that incurs a fee you would sign for.

Even though I have a passport and an EDL I still have a picture of my birth certificate on my phone. It doesn't make the phone heavier. 🙂 (I also have pictures of the passport and the EDL, but mostly so I can access them when making reservations, etc.)

I was going to suggest something like this. I don't think it's prohibited. I would chose one that doesn't require refrigeration if possible.

Hopefully they have someone at home that has access to their birth certificate, otherwise it's bye bye cruise. I did read a thread started by a gentleman from Texas who brought only his REAL ID license to the port. Fortunately he had someone who could send a copy of the birth certificate along. Thing is, in his thread he kind of made it clear that he still thought that the port personnel were wrong and he was right. We did try to tell him otherwise but I'm not sure the message took. It's easy enough to see why people confuse the two, and the term EDL has been used for some time and is not likely to change but a new name might help avoid confusion. Problem is coming up with something that is short enough. Passport Card Drivers License? Proof of Citizenship Drivers License? Glad it's not my problem. I suspect that the name will remain the same and the confusion will reign for many years.

I'm not sure if early saver is indicated in cruise manager, but you could always request the price adjustment anyway. The worse they can do is say no. They didn't change our cabin, but they did change our itinerary from Bermuda to the Bahamas. All we received was a small OBC (and the ability to cancel without penalty, which we didn't want to do). You don't say how many are in your party but if it's only two sometimes they will do this so a party of 3 can book the cabin, since that's what it's designed for. Per the contract they can change your cabin and as long as it's the same type there is little that can be done.

Doesn't Celebrity offer it as part of the fare at a discounted rate? I seem to recall that being the case the last couple of times I did a faux booking.

True enough.🤣

It's been answered but yes, the EDL can be used to cross the border by any means, driving, walking, as a passenger in a bus or train. And yes, people do need to be aware of the difference between an EDL and a REAL ID compliant license.

Every cruise that we've been on (three cruise lines) have had lines at guest services throughout, particularly heavy when first boarding and the last day. I've been to Guest Services several times- twice for lost and found, a couple of times for charges on a bill that I didn't recognize or to find out about OBC that wasn't posted, once to find out what to do about a piece of luggage that was broken at embarkation (they just gave me a replacement bag, when I was expecting a form). I always try to time my visits for when no one is there, which is easy to do because they are open 24 hours and I wake up early.

Sure, but he'll need the documents that I mentioned to return to the US at the land border.

I don't believe this changes onboard practice at all.