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Thanks, Shadow9612.  You are so right!  I called at 8:55 pm PST and got through immediately.  Phone call resulted in a $1300 fare reduction due to the 50% off second passenger offer.

Hope you had more success than I.  I waited 2hrs 15min for the call to be picked up (regular 800 number) only to be told that I have to dial another number (individual reservations) for possible repricing of my 2023 cruise.  Way beyond frustrating.

Very satisfied with tripinsurancestore.com

We're doing the same for the April 30 cruise on the Millennium.

Betsy

So sorry to hear about your cancellation, Jim and Iain.  Hope you can enjoy some Florida sunshine while you're there.  My mother always said "bloom where you're planted."

I'm reading the =X= cancellation terms.  For comparison, my husband and son were supposed to fly to San Diego early tomorrow morning to board a HAL ship for a seven-night RT cruise to Mexico.  The cruise was cancelled late this afternoon.  HAL is offering a full refund of the cruise fare.  Because the cruise was cancelled so close to departure, each guest is also receiving an FCC equal to the base cruise fare paid for the cancelled cruise.  In addition, there is an application form to recover any airline change fees incurred.  This seems to be much more generous than the =X= offer.  Just sayin'. 

Good morning from Sunnyvale!  Wishing you and Iain a wonderful trip in warm and sunny climes.  Will be following your posts.  We're expecting four days of (much needed) rain here, so I plan to remain self-quarantined and enjoy a book (or two).  Hoping our Seattle to Alaska trip at the end of April sails as scheduled.

Betsy  

2 hours ago, sherylc said:

Well, I also REALLY want to go on my Alaska cruise April 30 and won't cancel unless Celebrity does or I'm sick -- so here's hoping!!!

Agreed!  We're booked on this cruise also, and won't cancel unless =X= does.  Trying to remain optimistic, but it's hard.

Betsy

1 hour ago, jelayne said:

The 5 Aft facing A1s on deck 11.  Big balconies, stairway down to Sunset Bar and OV.

We're booked in one of those sought-after cabins on our 11-night cruise RT from Seattle to Alaska in late April.  It's one of the cruises on the Millennium, which returned to the US from Asia early due to the coronavirus.  Amazed to find the cabin available and was so looking forward to kicking back and watching the wake.  However, the cruise will probably be cancelled.  😪 

Thank you, Celebrity for stepping up to the plate.  

Submitted a request on line about 10 days ago, received no confirmation from RCCL that the request was received, then noticed that I received the credit about five days after submission when I happened to check my booking confirmation. 

Betsy 

Have no idea about first responder cruises requiring a call at a foreign port.  Sorry for the confusion.

Reporting in that I did receive shareholder credit for this cruise.  Notified by an emailed updated booking confirmation this morning.  Not immediately evident why they'd suddenly sent another confirmation, but on close observation, noted the $100 OBC.

3 hours ago, BEAV said:

Are sailings like these still required to call at a foreign port? 

Victoria?  I'm assuming that Canada's ports are considered foreign. 

We grabbed the April 30 RT Seattle to Alaska.  A1 Aft cabin on deck 11 at a fantastic price!  Hoping that the cold weather will keep the noise down in the Sunset bar below us and the outdoor movie venue above us.

Thanks for the roll call information, Beav.  Will check again in a few days.  

Mushroom soup, usually offered on the first night, is superb.  Also love the breadsticks, ice cream (rum raisin, peanut butter, fruit sorbets), creme brulee, most lamb dishes, cookies from Al Bacio.  Wish I were aboard right now!

What??  You and Iain are sailing again?!  Leaving us behind in soggy Sunnyvale 🙂 You're going to be Zenith Plus soon!!

Bon voyage

Betsy

PS:  How well I remember those two typhoons

Yikes!  Missed the boat (figuratively and maybe literally) for sure.  Considering the Apex transatlantic in 2020.  I compared a mid-price balcony yesterday/today.  The price is up $540 pp!  Thought about phoning the big box yesterday to book and didn't follow up.  Sigh.

Heads up!  Some Medicare plans DO cover urgent and/or emergency medical treatment outside the US.  Our Advantage coverage is worldwide. YMMV.

We self-disembarked when we were ready to leave and stood in the taxi line for a few minutes, as chemmo mentioned above.  If you don't do a tour, such as agathasmum suggested, it's easy to get a taxi.

Bon voyage! 

For those of you who use Chase Sapphire Reserve as your insurer, please study the Guide to Benefits, last updated 8/26/18.  Information regarding emergency evacuation and transportation and repatriation of remains is found on pages 12 through 16.  Also check out following section beginning on page 17 regarding the emergency medical and dental benefit. 

I have found information about Chase Sapphire Reserve insurance to be inconsistent on this forum.  Google for the benefits brochure, download it, and study every word.  The benefits are quite generous.

Bon voyage

Betsy

A useful resource for you may be https://www.rome2rio.com/ which will show you options for the information you need.

Bon voyage!

Betsy 

Same here.  We were in 3112 a couple of years ago.  Great cabin.  The extra square footage is sort of a "vestibule" and is relatively useless, but the huge round window is amazing.  Also we loved the location, sort of off the beaten path.  Bon voyage wherever you end up.

Betsy 

Hey, Happy Cruiser!  Bonifacio (aka Boni) is one of our very fave servers too!  Nice to know he's still with =X=.  Please tell him Betsy and Mark said hello.  He'll have absolutely no idea who you are talking about.   

Betsy

Thanks 2Long.  I'm on a Mac and am familiar with taking a screen shot, which may be the same as "snipping" on a PC.  However, it seems to me to be more convenient to click the number of the post and print it or send myself an email to include in my relevant travel file.  Hoping that capability will return when the dust settles in the new version.

Oh wow!  This is quite a change from the former version of CC.  It used to be possible to click on the number of the post in its upper right hand corner (this post should be #4) to bring up a page with only that numbered post.  So easy to print out the one page.  Too bad that capability no longer seems to be available.

Betsy