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Thanks for your time doing this review. It seems the 800 travel agents on board has stirred up some ill feelings - see other posts on this board. Hopefully no other huge groups like that for a while. We're boarding on 7 April and have just received our luggage tags etc. so getting very close!! Excited to be trying Celebrity for the first time.

Thanks. Given we can't check in to our hotel until the afternoon (although they will store our bags), we don't mind staying on board until as late as possible - such a hardship I know!! Is there anyway of getting a late disembarkation time and hopefully with less people there should be more Ubers around.

Thanks for your thoughts and photos. We board in April so all very relevant and much appreciated. When we disembark, we're staying at hotel in FLL for a few days. The plan was to grab an Uber/Lyft from the port but it sounds like they may be hard to come by??? If we pre-ordered for a certain time how do you make sure you're actually off the ship at the right time?

@Rick&Jeannie - Just FYI - not sure if it's a country specific thing or what, but when I book a cabin thru the Princess website I have the option to tick if I want an automatic upgrade or not?? Just as an update, I rang Princess and have booked an actual cabin on this very FULL ship - yay!! They did have a couple of extra ones I couldn't see on their website so worthwhile for us anyway. I did have to downgrade from a deluxe balcony to a standard balcony but as far as I can see the only difference is we won't have the small couch - correct?? It's on deck 11 (Baja) and towards the aft so quite happy with that. We'll stick to that so no upgrades for us this time 😀 Thanks for everyone's help on this, I daresay I will be back with lots more questions as the time gets nearer!!

Thanks @Wishing on a star - good idea but no luck. When I do a dummy booking for 3 people in a deluxe suite it shows absolutely no availability for the whole ship - eek!! Because this cruise is just a leg of a longer cruise (Sydney to Vancouver) I'm now wondering if they're holding back cabins for passengers who want to book the entire cruise? I'll keep trying 😀

Thanks @janetz, that's reassuring. Not really worried about it but good to have an idea of what to expect.

My husband and I are looking at booking an Auckland - Honolulu cruise April 2025. After some research, it would appear the best decks are 9-14 which are quieter with cabins above and below. I get sea sick so even though I manage this well with medication, ideally I would still like to be on a slightly lower desk and mid ship if possible. We generally do our own booking but when I try and book a deluxe balcony cabin through the Princess website it states all the mid-deck are 'sold out' and gives me ONE option for E720 and that's it!! I generally like to know exactly what cabin we're getting especially as this cruise is 15 days. E720 seems to be over the Vista lounge so not sure about that?? What do you guys think?? Are they really nearly fully booked this far out or are they holding back cabins?? Maybe I should call them direct or use a travel agent in this instance. Would love your thoughts😀

Thanks. As @Itchy&Scratchy mentioned I am only referring to the MDR. We have made reservations at the Tuscan Grille on the first night at 8pm but wanted to take a more relaxed approach to the MDR and just go when we were ready to eat - usually between 7-8pm for us. These times do not appear available thru the app on most nights although I managed to book a 7.45pm on day 2. Will just have to be patient if there are long waits I guess. (Worse places to wait!)

Sailing in April from FLL and have booked 'anytime dining' as we enjoy the flexibility of just showing up when we're ready to eat. I'm seeing on the app that 'bookings' are open for specific dining times although they are mostly at 6pm, 6.15pm or after 8pm - nothing much in the middle. My question is - is there much of a wait if we just turn up?? I can't see the point in booking 'anytime' dining if I also need to lock in a time for each night??? We certainly don't mind a short wait or to be given a buzzer so we know when our table's ready but don't want to have very long waits each night. Thanks in advance!!

Thanks so much for taking the time to put all of this together😀

Thanks for posting. We are cruising on the Reflection in April so reading as much as I can!! Is the Tuscan Grille breakfast only for CC / Aqua passengers? We're in a sunset balcony but not CC. Thanks

LOL - hope it's still there in April 😛

Happy to pay the upcharge for Villa Maria wine - just hope it's still available. That is a great offer for the Premium drinks package but hubby is happy with the beer available in the classic range and I can still find lots of beverages I enjoy even if they don't have the wine 😃

Thanks for your help everyone 😀

Thanks everyone. So if hubby goes to the bar to order his beer and my (hopefully anyway lol) Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc (see transatlantic thread) then he will need to take my card as well as his? IF my drink exceeds the price allowance, is he able to sign for me? Re the punched holes, I seem to remember years ago Carnival stopped doing this at Guest Relations and you could only get it done in the Casino - go figure! Thanks @NutsAboutGolf for the lanyard link - will check that out 😀 Appreciate all your help. Looking forward to trying Celebrity after P&O, Carnival and Norwegian.