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13 hours ago, read2learn said:

I just checked in for my cruise from Athens. It opened up at 12am  March 1~Athen's time. Thanks for your post. I was able to secure an 11;30 spot.

Do they really check your time slot anymore?  I can't recall being asked for the past couple of years.

9 hours ago, helen haywood said:

Reading this thread I’m unclear where cigar smoking is allowed on the Constellation.  Anyone in the know?  Not cigarettes…but cigars.

The Mast Bar on Deck 11.

11 hours ago, Mullwi said:

Hi all, I had a question on cabins after the bump out like eclipse 1048. Does the previous cabin’s bump out affect 1048’s balcony size or view? also is the bed near that balcony or bathroom?Thank you! 

It will affect your view forward since it is on a bump out, but balcony is normal size.  Bed is by the balcony.

1 hour ago, Poconolady said:

It is available in all bars, except those  in  the dining rooms.

I think World Class Bar is exempt?  What about Martini Bar?

2 hours ago, jelayne said:

Looking at the deck plan 7198 does not have either sofa bed ( indicator is a triangle) or an upper berth (indicator is a square).  Cabin 7200 has both a sofa bed and upper berth.  

You got that a tad backwards.  Square = sofa bed, and triangle = upper berth.

Upper berth is flush with the overhead, and located over the sofa.

15 minutes ago, Beer Belly said:

I've got a question on tipping, figure I'd drop it here. We book Balcony cabins, usually tip the steward $150 - $200 for a 7 day cruise, Boss Lady sez I over tip everywhere we go.....is she correct ?.....am I overdoing it ?......I also tip at specialty dining even though gratuities are included when purchasing the package.

The wife is correct.  😁  

9 minutes ago, cosmo1027 said:

If both people in the stateroom have Elite status, do they each get a bag of laundry or is it just one per cabin?

TIA!

You each get one bag (30 items).

The shuttle from the ship to the town of Livorno will not take you to the train station.  You have to take a taxi from the ship to the train station to catch the train to Florence.  Last time in Livorno, several years ago, the taxi to the train station is a fixed price, whether you have 1 or 8 people, so best to get a group and share the fare.

Have not overnighted in Livorno, but I would suppose you would need to take a taxi to/from the ship.  I'm not sure where the free shuttle drops you off, but I know it's not the train station.

1 hour ago, skittl1321 said:

I have both a bank and a credit union and both told me "use an ATM there, the exchange is way better".   They can do exchange, but it is really not a thing as much as it used to be.

Current Interbank rate is around 1.08, and you will get very close to that using a Bank ATM in Europe.

1 hour ago, FOXTROT said:

We found AAA had the best rate.

AAA has a terrible rate compared to a Bank ATM in Europe.  I would be surprised if they would give you $1.20 - $1.25 for a Euro.  If you are only exchanging a minimal amount. go for it.

44 minutes ago, CruisinShips said:

Bringing up this old thread. Going to be on the Apex in the Caribbean, and using ExpressVPN. Does anyone know if it matters what specific US city you spoof to/from?

I used Atlanta.

In the past, I've only purchased around $20 worth of Euro from the ship just to have some local currency for incidentals.  I use the Bank ATM in Europe, at usually no cost or transaction fees.  A couple of times there was a small fee, but my bank reimbursed the fee.  

8 minutes ago, Oxo said:

I am not aware of this?

 

'As Diamond or above, you get 2 additional 50% off beers/wines/soda coupons as well..'

 

Is this something new? Is it on your Cruise Card?

 

TIA

This was available pre-covid, even before Royal came out with the coupons.  It's on your seapass.

1 minute ago, Gordoncruickshank said:

Yes they do, two days before the cruise_

I actually got notified the day of or one day after on my last bid.

6 minutes ago, crzndeb said:

I never take my picture beforehand, since they seem to always retake at the port. It’s not mandatory.

Agree.  I've never taken my picture ahead of time.

9 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Does Celebrity have any cruise over 14 days any more 🤔

most TAs are less than 14 days now  probably so they don’t have pay us $250 OBC for SHC 🤬

Constellation in the Fall of 2025 is 16 nights.

4 hours ago, sailor05 said:

We have taken many cruises and have never eaten dinner in the Windjammer. Next month on the Wonder we have to because our ship doesn't arrive in St. Thomas until 12:30 so our tour won't have us back in time for early dining. The specialty restaurants are sold out so we're going to do the Windjammer. Is it any different at dinner than at lunch? Main dining has themed dinners like "A Taste of Italy, Caribbean, France," etc. Does the Windjammer do this as well? Is the dress always casual! Thanks!

Talk with the Maitre'D, and he will find you a table to eat at the 2nd seating or my-time dining.

There's a 110V outlet in the bathrooms above the mirror for electric shavers.  Can't use it for high wattage appliances such as hairdryers/curling irons.  I use it for my waterpik.  My electric toothbrush will hold a charge for around 2 weeks.  If the battery runs low, just recharge it in the stateroom for a few hours during the day.

37 minutes ago, Cruiscs said:

Never been to Mykonos. Will be 4 ships joining us on 17 sept 2024. How crowded will it be? It says its a tender port. Luckily we will be the only ship in Santorini…

There's one pier in Mykonos, so the first ship scheduled to arrive will dock there.  There will be a ferry for a cost that will take you to/from the downtown area.  If you are unlucky and have to tender, the tenders dock in the downtown area.  We've been there several times and always docked.

After you are finished walking around the downtown area and checking out all the ships, grab a taxi for a few euro to take you up the hill for lunch.  The taxi stand is to the left of the town.  There's a locals restaurant up on the top of the hill called Oregano (Pronounced when you ask the taxi to take you there -- Restaurant Or-E-GONE-O).  They have a full menu, and if you look inside you can see all the daily specials.  Get a seat out on the patio.

There's a small supermarket across the street if you need any goods to take back, and a viewing point of the town and harbor.  There's a pathway for you to walk  back down into the town.  It's an easy walk.

It was on Solstice a couple months ago.

No irons or steamers allowed.

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

When you leave the cabin, disconnect(turn off) your laptop.

Disconnect won't work.  You have to logoff.  If you try to logon to a different device without logging off, you will get a message saying you have exceeded the number of devices, and it will not let you logon.

If you purchase one package, you have to physically "logoff" one device to logon to the other device.  You can have as many devices you want, but only one device can be on line at a time.

If you purchase one package with two devices, you use the same username/pin, but only two devices can be on line at a time.  In the case of you and your wife with the 2-device package and both on your laptops at the same time, if you want to switch to your iPhone, you have to "logoff" your laptop, then logon to your iPhone.  You can't just shut down the device.  You have to physically "logoff" for this to work.

6 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

 

It wasn’t  done on our November TA on the Connie , where 1/2 the ship was Elite or above 

It was on Solstice this past November.

I would choose 1634.  They both have the largest balcony and bed by the balcony.  I prefer to be up on a higher deck.  There is no lighting out on any of the balconies.

I would go with 1251 as it has bed by the bath, which we prefer.  It's located near the aft elevators where all the action takes place -- up to the lawn club/sunset bar, down to dining/martini bar.  The only difference a connecting cabin makes on this class ship (except Reflection) is the stateroom door opens into the stateroom.  Non-connecting, door opens out into the alcove.