canderson

Which of those will "blur the lines between ship and shore like never before"?

Try getting it delivered to deck 10 of the Silver Dawn.

All you can do is call and ask. You'll find some that put together groups for specific types of itineraries, some that are a wide mix, and some that do none at all.

If it was medical, why would they be going that far north with the additional delay?

I will suggest again - if your ship will be making regular stops at US 'home' port, consider taking along some Amazon gift cards. The receiver won't be pooling one of those, can shop at leisure while at sea, and the item will be waiting at the dock when they make the next 'turn'.

Chuckle... haven't done that since I was a kid! Made quite the bubbly mess.

And as many here will tell you from posts regarding first hand experiences, once you've got that room assigned, if others remain available in the same class, you can request to be moved, and you may well be accommodated. A CS to CS move is a bit of a no-brainer as the locations are more or less interchangeable. So, YES, you may indeed have a "choice which floor you want", especially in this instance.

Had the exact same experience a couple of weeks ago - trying to book Murano.

Our concierge threw us a curve ball on that. I asked for a 7pm reservation at Tuscan for one night upcoming, and she advised that she could get us in at 6:30 or 8:00, but all times in between were blocked out and unavailable for her to book. First time we've encountered that. We would prefer 7pm (big shorex day, so would like a bit more shower and R&R time), so will have to address this with the concierge when we board.

No, not heated. High temperature in Juneau for most of the month of September is around 50. She may want to stick with the large indoor (Solarium) pool for comfort.

Our first contact this time was by email 45 days prior to embarkation (RS). Boarding next week.

Interesting. Found this 2024 FAQ after re-researching this topic: https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/shore-excursion-health-acknowledgement.pdf "For cruises starting 1/1/24, Shore Excursions can be modified or cancelled up to 48 hours prior to tour port arrival without penalty." No mention of a blackout period before embarkation at all, and they claim at the top that "PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE LEGALLY BINDING UPON YOU." So I guess they'd be obligated to make it good for you once you boarded if they made it impossible to follow their 48 hours before port arrival rule.

Interesting. I've talk directly with the shorex desk the day prior to embarkation (a 2021 Celebrity cruise) and was able to modify an excursion that was already booked. We cancelled a regular excursion and replaced it with a Private Journey excursion that we had put together. That was within the 2 day window about which you inquired, so something has apparently changed.

If you made your reservation directly with Celebrity, yes. Otherwise, you'll need to have your TA manage this task.

Thanks. This will also be our first TA on an M Class ship since Starlink was deployed, so it will be interesting to see if it seems to operate as well as it does on the S class ships. If things are set up as they were on our last M Class cruise, we'll have a WAP in one of the cabinets in our cabin, so proximity shouldn't be a problem for speed measurements.

Always find it hard to believe that ship's medical team wouldn't do their level best to have this shut down or consider a work stoppage until it is. There are some serious potential complications from something even as simple as an IV, all of which would need to be addressed properly should they occur. I'd also want an NP doing the procedure, or an LPN or registered nurse.

We've boarded early enough that there were no personnel available at the muster stations to check us off the list on their tablets. We usually drop by after lunch.

We know this to be true because there are presently people on notebooks providing 'live' reports from various ships here, and who are talking about being logged into various business related sites. I think all that has changed is that they've simplified the initial part of the process for phones that happen to be logged into the app. Will give this a serious look-see in just a few days and will report back.

I think only true for devices running the Celebrity app. Unlike a phone running the app, where the app already has your identity, a notebook or other device would require some sort of login to be recognized.

I think @phoenix_dream was speaking to the OP's experience on Apex.

Got that, just did not understand the "flight or two".

Only way I know is to use the app and select the current cruise for a particular ship, then wander the wine lists for the various venues within the app. Is there a particular ship that takes your interest?

? They have a few of the same basic round trip FLA cruises available, though at 'European', not Caribbean, prices.

I have this recollection that since the lounge itself is open 24/7 (though services are not available 24/7), there was an issue of some younger folks coming in at odd hours and snagging beer from the case -- or something along those lines. Can anyone confirm if that rings any bells, or am I misremembering this altogether?

Not sure how well they've done with this, but we've also left extra tips for specific groups. We can only hope they get it right, but these cards do get read in crew meetings, so one would hope that would set expectations such that they funds were properly distributed.