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  1. Pondering #12210 due to proximity to elevators. Any idea what the double line is, and if, indeed, the bed is by the balcony? Thanks,
  2. For our sailing next week, we have a starboard cabin. I was just debating whether to switch to portside to a slightly more desirable location.... Your post clinched it. I'll stay where I was 😁 Thank you for all your posts about Beyond. Any recommendations on shows, mainly musicals [since our English is not good for comedians...]? I can't find any info about them, or may be I'm not looking where I should be looking ☹️
  3. Sorry, frequent mistake. I'm NOT the famous Canadian poker player.... and female 😉 Daniel's parents immigrated from Romania to Canada, whereas my parents immigrated to Israel. My dad has changed his original very Jewish sounding name to the Romanian sounding "Negreanu" 😁
  4. A wealth of very useful information can be found here --
  5. Check. Same here. We're 3 couples and paying for a van 170 Euro cash to the driver. I suggested to the other couples (I don't know them personally, just from the roll call) that each of us will pay 60 Euro to the driver 😁 I hope too... it is very stressful.
  6. Thanks, A. I hope I'll have the opportunity to meet her. More than 60 have signed for the "connections party", may be she'll make an appearance. I have to admit that it was a very sophisticated "con", build slowly in order to gain confidence. Hubby found all the videos and pictures "she" posted available for copying in the net.... Nevertheless, huge mistake trying to overdo the "credibility".... On the day "she" asked for the SIM card, "she" told me "today we're in Taormina.... blah, blah" + the temperature there. BUT, my memory is still here, and I knew that Taormina was the day before, since the real Kate already posted pics from there...
  7. What about this one [same one I'll, hopefully, board June 13 😁]-- 10 Days Greece Celebrity Cruises • Celebrity Beyond Rome/Civitavecchia, Katakolon, Athens/Piraeus, Thira/Santorini, Rhodes, Mykonos, Valletta, Barcelona 1 departure dates: Sep 05 2022
  8. + 1 👍 @Daniel A Forgot to inform you about the cost... This is the email we've got from the hotel regarding transfers: "Please be reminded that the property organizes also private car transfers from/to the airport for €50.00 (one way) or to/from the cruise port of Civitavecchia for €130.00. "
  9. I never "do" any transfer through the cruise lines. Plenty of cheaper opportunities otherwise, after paying an arm and leg, and being stuck in a bus, waiting for this couple who forgot something, and this couple who didn't wake up in time. Our hotel offered us a PAID transfer from Rome to the port. After checking prices, we booked with them. Pls. see here many recommendations for a transfer to port --
  10. Captain Kate and me – the “romance” that wasn’t…. [Spoiler alert – long story !!!!] I’ve been following the captain since we were booked [and cancelled] on Edge (May 2021), until Beyond [hopefully not cancelled]. I was curious if she’ll be on the new Beyond, and, in one of her “live” in Instagram, I’ve asked, among many others who asked questions (March 2022), if she’ll be on this ship for our sailing. Some minutes after I’ve asked, I’ve heard a “ping” and on the screen there it was: “Captain Kate….” She replied: “Yes, I’ll be on Beyond, and thank you for sailing with us… Where r u from?” I replied: “Israel”, and then she said: “Oh, I’ve been to Haifa [northern Israel] on board of the Summit, visited the Christian holy sites, and I’m so waiting to have the opportunity to visit again, and go to Jerusalem too”. From this point on, we exchanged “notes” about places to visit, she asked if I’m Jewish, and after a few minutes, she said: “why don’t you call me on Whatsapp, it will be easier to talk…” and gave me “her” number 1-625-….. Here I admit I was a bit surprised… To call her? On one hand, it was Saturday night, I knew she’s in France while Beyond was still in the shipyard, without her hubby, figured maybe she’s a bit lonely and bored. On the other hand, I’m quite good in writing English, but talking?? My accent is horrible, and she tends to speak very quickly. With some trepidation, I’ve called “her”, and, truth to be told, was quite relieved when “she” didn’t answer. A few mins afterwards I’ve got a Whatsapp saying “I was at the bridge, we’re not allowed to talk privately, can I call you back at MY convenience”? I said “yes”, and decided to let “her” take the initiative. About a month afterwards she took to the social media, asking for a snack she’s fond of from Trader’s Joe, which she cannot buy in Europe. I decided to help her and published the request on several of the approaching Beyond roll calls. I wrote to her about it, and she replied: “Thank you, I was very hungry when I’ve asked for these snacks”. People replied to me either “it is sold out”, or “I’ve ordered those on A---on, how will I get them to her”? When I’ve wrote her about the “sold out” or “where shall I deliver”, her replies started to be “off”. I couldn’t get a straight answer from “her” and decided to give up. Let her contact me if she wanted to continue our “relationship”. Sure enough, she started to write me “I was today in X”, sent me videos of her with other cruisers, etc. I replied politely and noncommittally, I had the feeling I’m “speaking” with a boot… So, last week I’ve got a “plea” for help from “her” – a strange request about her Whatsapp being “logged out”, and that “she” needed another SIM card… I decided to “play along” and told her that should I buy her a SIM card, it will be an Israeli number. “She” said “Yes, just send me the verification number”. I continued playing the “technically challenged” and “she” started to push me: “Please, I need your help, I need it today, when can you buy it?” Told her I’ll drive to the city and try to buy it. I had anyhow some errands, so, after dealing with them, I went into a mobile shop and asked about the “sting” the “captain” wanted to pull on me. They agreed with me, and told me to tell “her” that in Israel, for security reasons, you cannot just “buy” a SIM, you have to IC yourself, etc. I have to tell that at this point, I was absolutely sure that someone hacked into “her” number and is taking advantage of me. When I got back home, I wrote “her” that….. “security, etc.”. “She” was not pleased. Told me again: “I’ll understand that you don’t want to help me…”. By this time, hubby and me decided to block “her” number. Hubby thought to alert her on other social media/s, but turned out that lots of “her” profiles are fakes too… Yesterday, when our eldest was here, I’ve shown him the “history” of my correspondence with “her”, and turned out that someone somehow hacked the “live” conversation the real Captain had with her fans, and started to correspond with me. I was in shock – at least I’ve thought that part of the time I’ve been actually corresponding with her, since at the beginning, the hacker was quite good in impersonating the Captain….
  11. I'll gladly take this option. We don't drink, don't need the wifi during our vacation, and our travel agent always gave us the free grats perk. As of now, we're paying a lot for amenities we don't use. I'd like to have the option of cruise only.
  12. Thank you. I was indeed wondering if PHACO is "blade" 😕. @lenquixote66 So DH had 2 PHACO (blade) very easy ops, in which he chose lenses to get rid of his glasses.
  13. Thank you, I appreciate your detailed reply. Enclosed quarters for at least 75 minutes, with pax who had flown a day earlier from the States. I'd like to wear a mask. I'd like the others to wear one too... To be on "solid" ground, I'll take gratefully your advice and email the hotel.
  14. If it's not much trouble for you, cm42 -- I find the definition of "public transportation" quite vague... 3 couples in our roll call, from the same hotel, booked a transfer to Civvi through our hotel. How can I find if this transfer to Civvi "qualifies" under "public transportation" ?? Thanks,
  15. אוי בוני, איזה חוסר מזל. באסה. So sorry for you, for the pain and the disappointment. 🤞 you'll heal quickly and fully. Do u get to keep your job? 😘
  16. Mark, thank you for your detailed reply. The reason I've asked is that we're, how should I call it, at the "money time" for our flight to Rome (10 days from today), and then cruise.... I've decided not to participate today in my HS group gathering [we haven't seen each other for months, thanks Omicron], and may be decide not to see our kids and grandkids Friday next week, so as not to catch "anything" along the way... <Sigh>
  17. That's so good to know. How many days would you say between your "exposure" and until you started to feel lousy and then tested positive? Wishing your daughter a very Happy Birthday 💐
  18. Happy Birthday to @Ocean Boy Wishing you a lovely birthday celebration, and, in general -- more cruises and less work 😉
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