Grandmaanne7

Have you done a Google search? I have heard of one occasionally, but as free wifi is not a concern, haven't made note of it.

 

That being said, there will be plenty of signage to wifi locations, and the crew always knows. Either follow them, or ask them.

Yes I have done a search. There doesn't seem to be anything current. I'll do my best to piece together information from different sources. Thanks anyway.

We are traveling to the Caribbean again this winter. Last year, I was able to access a list of free (or free with a purchase) sites at each port we were stopping at. It was compiled by a person who had done the same cruise the year previous. Is there a site that lists wifi hot spots in the Caribbean? Thanks in advance for any help.

Interesting read. Thanks for posting.

Very well rounded review.

We, too, have had the included Classic package on both of our previous Celebrity cruises and have never felt the need to upgrade. We were able to find wines that we liked with dinner and anything we wanted to drink during the day or night was available within the package. It definitely fits our needs.

It was not open to children at all on our Caribbean cruise this past February. Very relaxing. :)

Thank you all! Such helpful replies, especially the map! I, too, feel much better about having a reservation with them. :)

$6 was the difference to go to a guarnatee balcony from inside. The assigned cabin was then the s2. $6 that was it!

Wow! I hope we hit that jackpot one day. Congratulations to your friends!

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Thank you so much for taking us all along with you on this cruise! You have answered so many of my questions (especially about the new Porch concept). Safe travels home!

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What would be the reason for looking at Silvercar? I checked their website and they do not have a location at Tampa airport, which is where we are flying into so that we can visit family before our cruise. Am I missing something?

Okay so I found out that the Downtown location is only a 5 minute taxi ride to the port. I have booked a one way rental ending there. Wish us luck. Would still like to hear any experiences with this company. We have not used them before. Got a really good rate so here's hoping....:o

Thanks for the update tde1969. Glad you enjoyed the Seafood Tower. I think I HAVE to have it!!!:D

We were on the Eclipse in February. My DH is a large guy and commented that it was nice to have a shower that he fit in. I'm sure you will be fine. The glass doors are great as well so no shower curtain sticking to you as you shower. Enjoy!

Thanks Hillsprint! Did you notice if there was ever an offer of a discount for The Porch when pushing the specialty restaurants? Definitely want to give that Seafood Tower a try. May have to use up some of the OBC.

Thanks for doing this, Louise! Looks like a lovely start to your cruise. Keep enjoying!!

Am I correct in assuming there is a gratuity automatically added to all beverages if you are on the classic package. So you pay for the package, then they tack on gratuity of 18% or did I read the information incorrectly?

The gratuity is included in the price. You do not pay extra unless you wish to add an additional tip.

Thank you every one ! The surgery was completed successfully , and Pat's in recovery !! :) :D

Great news!! Thanks for letting us all know. Get some rest. I'm sure you're exhausted with concern. :)

I am boarding Reflection on Friday this week, I will aim to get as much info about this as I can, along with photos, and menus, I will post here, and on my blog, link below. Sounds interesting for sure!

Thanks very much Louise! Looking forward to your opinion and pictures. Enjoy your cruise!!

guess I am the odd one out. Even though we love seafood I would hate to see the porch be $25.00 pp. I loved eating there when I was on the Silhouette. Making it so pricy adds another specialty restaurant fee, $5.00 was no worry but this is getting a little rich for my blood. Will wait and see how it goes, we are on the Reflection soon so will see for ourselves.

Please do post an update when you return. Would love some actual feedback or at least pictures of the menu/plates. Enjoy your cruise!

My immediate concern would be for the people involved.:(

My DW is scheduled for reconstructive knee surgery this afternoon . If you pray , please keep us in your prayers . ;) Joe and Pat

 

 

I do and I will. God bless you both.

Thanks for this amazing review. It's the best I've ever seen!

Over 3600 looks.......people are interested

You're right! I hope Celebrity takes note.

I'm pretty sure we have used it past midnight on the last night. We were up pretty late saying good bye to our new-found friends. I believe it expires when the bars close.

Trying to figure out how this works. If you book onboard in CDN, do you have to pay the whole amount? I may not be getting this at all, but if you transfer a booking to a US TA, are they not going to want their price in US dollars, before they let you get their perks?

No, you do not have to pay the whole amount. Just a reduced deposit in CDN funds. The TA will honour the CDN price in CDN $. The perks you get are in US funds (OBC). Your credit card will be charged in CDN for both the deposit and the final payment. This is not a "con". (That's about the only hint I can think of that will be allowed on CC. ;)) Good luck!

I have done quite a bit of research in the past' date=' but I never found a US agent who would let me book in Canadian funds.

 

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The easiest way to do this is to book onboard in CDN and then transfer to a US TA. This is most advantageous as well because you get all the perks of booking onboard and then the perks from the TA. You do need to shop around to get the best TA for you and sometimes you even need to be persistent and call more than once to get the right person. It took me some doing but now I have the right contact and have an upcoming cruise with the 123 promotion (obviously booked months ago) and $950 OBC! I am happy because I locked in at a reasonable (not amazing) price in CDN so I don't have to be concerned about the rise in cost as the dollar tumbles. The last cruise I booked in US $ cost considerably more by the time final payment arrived. That hurt! :( We do have a cruise that is booked with a Canadian TA so we are locked in at a good price (because we booked so long ago) but the extra OBC is almost nil. It will be hard to shop Canadian again when the US TAs are so generous with the OBC.