Mark_T

It is easy to miss as you need to scroll down a bit to get to it when checking in for just yourself.

If you both turn up at 12:00 they are not going to turn you away... Another time make sure you use the option to check-in both of you at the same time.

That is Iain, not Lain…. Even Zenith don’t get free in room bar setup in the lower suites…

These days you are allowed 2 bottles each anyway, so no risk involved…

No the mini-bar is not included, but you can talk to your butler and see if he is prepared to replenish non-alcoholic items that you prefer, but this is not an official amenity in the lowest suites. Room Service is free, and no you don't get to keep the robe, or the umbrella or the binoculars, or sheets, towels or anything else in the suite 🙂

If you hit the 'Pay Balance' option in your reservation there will be the option to select a different amount to the full balance...

If you are in the Retreat, little to nothing has really changed, so not surprised you are not seeing any issues. Enjoy the cruise.

We have never printed the Xpress pass, just show it on the app if you need to for speed, but you will still be able to board even without that...

If it helps, as a rough guideline, we typically spent $60-70 there for two of us.

Same goes for the 'World Class' bar, they simply don't have the other spirits there, and as a franchise they are tightly restricted to only make the approved cocktails using the approved components.

They are very different on the app for me... Take a look at the current Equinox sailing on the app and you should see some clear differences...

Even if you are the bandwidth is still very limited for the Basic package...

Another vote for AitTags if you are an Apple user. Used them on recent flights to Australia, great for your confidence when you can see where they are. Also a side benefit, you will know when they are about to come out on the baggage belt at the airport, so no need to just stand there staring at every bag 🙂

Yes, you go to your cabin, drop off your bags and collect your key cards, they will be in a sealed envelope just outside your cabin. The cabin may not be fully ready for you at that point, but you can still drop the bags & take the keys anyway.

Even Fred Olsen still has a free afternoon tea service, with a more upscale 'white glove' version available on sea days...

If you want the Captain's Club discount you have to call...

Opinions clearly vary.. 🙂 We've used ours happily for several years, simple and functional.

Got off Eclipse a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't even possible to load this forum on the basic wifi service...

This sounds like a TA specific deal, but assuming it is accurate, I would not expect you to be able to check-in until final payment has been made.

3:00pm is just a placeholder for the first night, once onboard you will be told the actual location and time of the first night reservation and you will need to make the reservations for the other nights in your package. Yes there is a limit on the number of packages they will sell, it isn't uncommon to see the packages and the individual reservation drop off the list of what is available as you get closer to sailing...

It has changed since then, the soda package no longer exists, only the 'Zero Proof' package which the OP does not want to buy.

We do something similar to you on the 'S' class ships and make Murano our MDR with a couple of Tuscans and Sushi depending on length of cruise, but Millennium is a bit of a problem with that approach as you only have Tuscan/Sushi/LPC...

I agree, so don't skip the chic nights, they are on relatively predictable days on most cruises so we avoid them when booking elsewhere

Very likely, generally have to book at least a few months out to get the earlier time-slots...

Leave it in 'Airplane' mode and turn on the WiFi, even without a WiFi package it is free to connect to use the app...