Reese718

Well this is our Fifth attempt at a Baltic cruise. Cruises we had booked in Summer 2020 and 2021 were cancelled by Azamara because of the pandemic and then Baltic cruises we had booked for both July 2022 and 2023 were cancelled by Oceania because of Putin's war. So we're reeeaaalllyyy hoping our fifth attempt to do this actually happens. Fingers and toes all crossed. I came to this thread with a faint hope someone "in the know" might provide those of us affected a nugget useful intel on what's really going on, but no luck.

We'll have to wait until Celebrity announces something about the drydock. But in their emails to us about itinerary changes, Celebrity has already stated the changes are required due to " cruising speed restrictions". So something's up with the ship

It's been in the news since last Summer: https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/09/celebrity-cruises-reschedule-apexs-drydock/#:~:text=With this goal in mind,planned%2C” the company said. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/06/celebrity-apex-sailings-cancelled-to-accommodate-drydock/ https://www.cruisehive.com/celebrity-cruises-cancels-a-month-of-sailings-for-one-ship/104124

I think it's most likely a propulsion problem. Celebrity has made similar changes to itineraries in the past with other ships with propulsion issues until they could get them in a yard: Silhouette and Millennium come to mind.

It's been reported that Celebrity has moved up Apex's dry-dock to happen this Fall instead of next Spring. That seems to support the idea that they're having a propulsion or stabilizer problem, combined with so many itineraries being changed in similar fashion (longer sailing times port-to-port) and shorter times in port. Our itinerary for a June 15, 2024 sailing has already been changed twice, each time shortening port stays by an hour here and an hour there.