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Thank you all. I feel a lot better.

On 3/19/2023 at 3:39 PM, C4HCG said:

Why should ladies have different rules?

Funny and timely. I have been catching up on Downton Abbey on Prime Video and last night there was a funeral. I mental noted that all of the women were wearing hats in the church, but no men. I wondered why women had different rules.

I am new to Celebrity. We are on Infinity in the Mediterranean and have a balcony cabin booked. I will admit that I didn't do much research beforehand as I was primarily interested in itinerary (I am getting married in Santorini on this cruise) and I was a bit surprised at the amount of amenities/areas that I cannot partake in. I can't help but notice that the vast majority of posters on here do not book the general population cabins. Will it feel like half of the ship is off limits to me?

I am excited for pickleball on Infinity. I have never played and am dying to try it out,

Sorry. I meant to post this under the general Celebrity forum

Am I reading this incorrectly? It seems that if the ship excursion is late, the ship is going to continue and they will catch you up to the ship. Huh? Since when doesn't the ship wait for it's own excursions?

• "In the unlikely event that your tour is significantly delayed, we'll make all the arrangements for you to return to the ship at the earliest opportunity with no expense to you."

Thank you so much!

2 minutes ago, jwlane said:

All of Greece is on EET, and they go to DST on March 26.

So if my wedding ceremony is scheduled at 3pm Greek time, what ship time would that be on June 13, 2023 for a ship that departed from Ravenna, Italy?

I am getting married while on Santorini (symbolic wedding). We are due to be in port from 8:30-10:00pm. This cruise leaves from Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna uses Central European Time Zone while Greece uses Eastern European Time Zone, a 1 hour time difference. So if we are due into Santorini at 8:30am, what time is it on land in Greece? (And is there some sort of daylight savings that may come into play?) I am having a bit of a freak out about timing of my on land wedding. 

I was on an NCL Baltics cruise and a guy we became friendly with was without his luggage for a few days. it eventually caught up with him

As long as I can make it to Ravenna from Venice and get on the ship, I'm good!

5 minutes ago, Otton60 said:

I am going May 15th Constellation we are getting picked up in Venice by Celebrity returning to Marco Polo for a1pm flight home the day we disembark. Our Travel agent arranged it for us. There are 2 pickup locations in Venice I believe either Airport or in town. We were offered 2 different times for pick up as well .

Excellent. We are flying into Venice the day before. Thank you. 

Does the shuttle option show somewhere? Am I just supposed to know about it? Can I use OBC?

Does Celebrity offer a shuttle from the Venice airport to Ravenna on embarkation day? Maybe the reverse trip after dropping off the passengers that just disembarked that day? I certainly hope so.

On 1/25/2023 at 7:14 AM, NC58 said:

As far as getting a Martini without the upcharge you could walk down the hall to the casino bar and get a nice martini with classic package and then walk back to martini bar and enjoy the show / vibe without an upcharge . It’s a workaround 

Can you explain please? Why can I get one in the casino?

I am mindful of the logistics of wedding attire and touring. I am keeping it pretty casual. This is neither of our's first wedding, so no need for Sunday Best. And as for "hot", we are from Texas and Florida. I imagine the heat will not e a problem for us 🙂

Thank you CruiseCrew123. That is exactly the info I need. Do you think maybe my travel agent could make the reservations or do I need to call Celebrity?

I will be getting married on Santorini during our port stop on Infinity this coming June. As I will have a dozen or so family members with us for the wedding and cruise, I would like to have everyone for dinner in Tuscan Grille that evening as a sort of reception. However, I also want everyone to still be able to fully explore Santorini in addition to attending my wedding. We will be in port from 8:30am to 10:00pm. Also, sunset will be around 8:25pm and we don't want to miss that either, even if it is only from the ship. So my question is how late can I make reservations for 13 people? The info says it is open until 9:30. Do they still take reservations at 9:00pm? 

Yes! I had calls and emails out to various cruise line wedding people and Brian (for Princess) was very prompt in calling me back. 

Okay, for informational purposes, all cruise wedding people have called me back now. That's Princess, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. Yup, Bridezilla.

I actually booked my cruise with Celebrity. Now I have to figure out my wedding. But since it has to be a symbolic wedding, I won't stress over the all consuming importance of not missing the port if I have the wedding on Santorini. We will be in Santorini from 8:30am until 10:00pm, plenty of time for a wedding AND touring the island. Therefore, a Santorini wedding is very much a possibility. Not through the cruise line though. Much cheaper to book a local wedding planner

I guess I am just being a Bridezilla. Celebrity returned my call. While she was exceedingly sweet, I got a whole ocean of cold water poured on me. I will NOT be having an "at sea" legal wedding. Not because it's unavailable, but becausue my fiance was born in India. He is a US citizen and has been here since 1985. However, his requirements for hoop jumping would go clear into next year. And mine, just needing a birth certificate with an apostille from NY State would take far too long. I ordered a plain old certified copy of my birth certificate yesterday and the estimated process time was MAY 23rd! And that is not even the apostille. I wanting a June wedding this year for various reasons. Not gonna happen...unless it is just a symbolic wedding on the ship and civil ceremony home in Texas. UGH! Not what I wanted, but that is the way it probably has to be.

I want an "at sea" Mediterranean cruise wedding. I will need a total of 5 cabins for 8 family members plus us. I have narrowed my cruise choices down to 4. My top choice being Celebrity Infinity followed by RCCL's Explorer of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas (2 different dates). I can't call either of these cruise lines' wedding people. Celebrity's flat out says in a recording that they are not taking phone calls, email us. RCCL's went to voicemail yesterday and I left a message. Today, the voice mailbox is full. I have emailed both companies. There are only one sea days on each of these sailings and "at sea" weddings can only be done on sea days. I need to know if those days are available so I can book cabins. They are selling out fast...and I mean fast! Am I wrong to believe that even putting a hold on the cabins would be pointless as I might not hear back from the wedding people about wedding availability before the hold time runs out? 

Does anyone have recent experience with initial contact and how long did it take?

As an aside, Princess returned my call in less than 24 hrs. Unfortunately the sailing I wanted (and a wedding was indeed available) is sold out.

I am contemplating booking Rhapsody out of Haifa and getting married at sea while onboard in June 2023. I have read that the Haifa cruises are over 90% Israelis. I understand that all signage, menus, instructions and announcements are in both English and Hebrew. But what about shipboard activities? How are they handled? Trivia, pool games, really anything that requires audience participation? Is it not what we Americans would consider "normal" ship activities?

4 hours ago, groundloop said:

 

That's exactly the case with my daughter, she won a couple hundred dollars at bingo and didn't spend it all on board.  As I mentioned, the remainder was put on her credit card in a week and a half.

Great. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Part of what I'm looking for is a Bingo jackpot that they put on my sail and sign account

There were a LOT more people in the water to the left of the pic. I wanted an angle with the Splendor in it, but you get the idea.

Just wondering when I should start to get worried