jjmock Posted April 10, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Has anyone tried to look at shore excursions for this cruise and found that 1. It seems to be impossible to get into the Cruise Planner (keep getting bounced back to the main Celebrity Cruises screen), and 2. The one time I did get into the planner there are very, very few excursions available, it seems. None at all in Scotland, A few in Iceland, 3 excursions total in Greenland. Don't even ask about Halifax because its (apparently) off the table. I called Celebrity to inquire and the person I spoke to was pretty much clueless, but she said that she did not show any excursions as being sold out, so that in these places, there are only the very few available. Plus, the one excursion that I found interesting in Iceland, The Blue Lagoon, if you look at the website for the Blue Lagoon, it's currently closed as a Covid precaution.... Sighs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWW88 Posted April 10, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, jjmock said: Has anyone tried to look at shore excursions for this cruise and found that 1. It seems to be impossible to get into the Cruise Planner (keep getting bounced back to the main Celebrity Cruises screen), and 2. The one time I did get into the planner there are very, very few excursions available, it seems. None at all in Scotland, A few in Iceland, 3 excursions total in Greenland. Don't even ask about Halifax because its (apparently) off the table. I called Celebrity to inquire and the person I spoke to was pretty much clueless, but she said that she did not show any excursions as being sold out, so that in these places, there are only the very few available. Plus, the one excursion that I found interesting in Iceland, The Blue Lagoon, if you look at the website for the Blue Lagoon, it's currently closed as a Covid precaution.... Sighs... I am not on this cruise, but for two others in my planner, exact same thing happens, mostly I get the spinning blue wheel of misfortune. Was just on my TA roll call and someone else was discussing the exact same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted April 10, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 10, 2021 55 minutes ago, jjmock said: Don't even ask about Halifax because its (apparently) off the table. Don't worry, they'll soon be offering you an excursion to Peggy's Cove. 🤣🤣🤣 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWW88 Posted April 10, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Fouremco said: Don't worry, they'll soon be offering you an excursion to Peggy's Cove. 🤣🤣🤣 That dang Canadian CDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HskrCrsr Posted April 10, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Have you seen the excursion brochure here: https://www.celebritycruises.com/excursion-brochure/celebrity/excursions.php?ship=SM&date=2021-08-15¤cy=USD#August-17 It might not offer anything you don't see on the planner but at least you can get to it and read it at your leisure. And it looks like nothing in Scotland at this time per that brochure. Looking at Celebrity's European ports page (https://www.celebritycruises.com/destinations/european-cruises/ports) it doesn't even look like Kirkwall, Scotland is a port they stop at, so maybe it's a late addition and they haven't worked out excursions yet? But they do have this https://www.celebritycruises.com/ports/kirkwall-scotland but the excursions seem to be in Italy?!? Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted April 11, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Will this cruise be cancelled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 11, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosport11 Posted April 11, 2021 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) weve got a shore excursion booked in Halifax paid for with OBC Edited April 11, 2021 by gosport11 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLakeGirl Posted April 11, 2021 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2021 You’ll be seeing that cancelled, for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS2BS Posted April 11, 2021 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, which the last time I looked was still in Canada, a no go country. Hal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWW88 Posted April 11, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Just now, HS2BS said: Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, which the last time I looked was still in Canada, a no go country. Hal Not according to Celebrity, they relocated it to Australia due to the pandemic 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS2BS Posted April 11, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Then you can’t sail from there either! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWW88 Posted April 11, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, HS2BS said: Then you can’t sail from there either! Darn, all these selfish countries trying to stop a pandemic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auntiemomo Posted April 12, 2021 #14 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Royal put on hold all its TA's that departed Europe prior to 1 Nov 2021 based on CDC guidelines of all cruises greater than 7 days leaving or departing for a U.S. Port prior to that date. I'm surprised this cruise is still open for booking. Our Harmony of the Seas departing on 31 Oct 2021 hasn't been cancelled, but it has been closed to any more bookings. I just hope CDC changes its guidelines, or this cruise won't go, and neither will the Harmony 31 Ot 2021 sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swjumbo Posted April 12, 2021 #15 Share Posted April 12, 2021 The cruise won’t be going. We were hoping to sail on it but have transferred the deposits to another voyage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziecruzer Posted April 12, 2021 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 hours ago, swjumbo said: The cruise won’t be going. We were hoping to sail on it but have transferred the deposits to another voyage. Yes we did the same. It's not gonna happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted April 12, 2021 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2021 22 hours ago, KWW88 said: Not according to Celebrity, they relocated it to Australia due to the pandemic It was a big job but they got it done.🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted April 12, 2021 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I wouldn't bother about booking excursions on this cruise. We are booked on Sept 4, 2021 and we are hoping it's going to cancel, but if not, we'll do it ourselves. Too much uncertainty with the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWW88 Posted April 12, 2021 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, TeaBag said: It was a big job but they got it done.🤣 And knowing the Aussies, I am sure they gave them a lovely welcome, eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted April 13, 2021 #20 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 hours ago, KWW88 said: And knowing the Aussies, I am sure they gave them a lovely welcome, eh. Not only that, they were completely amazed at the efficiency of Celebrity's Lift and Shift!🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted April 13, 2021 #21 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 4:26 PM, HS2BS said: Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, which the last time I looked was still in Canada, a no go country. Not according to Celebrity. Halifax is in Nova Scotia. This has been discussed in numerous posts. The executive offices said it will sail if- #1 - The UK opens to foreign nationals without a quarantine requirement. #2 - the CDC rescinds its 7 day cruises limit #3 - Iceland and Greenland are willing to execute medical evacuation agreements for COVID. #4 - Halifax continues to not be part of Canada All but #4 are as told to me by X. This cruise will not happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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