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14 minutes ago, Fly and Sail said:

Never tried to ask the bartenders but can specialty Martinis be ordered from the HH Menu (Espresso Martini, Chocolate, Lychee)? I have a PMNA beverage package as well in case it makes a difference if they'd charge extra for the Espresso shot.

None of the martinis at the Martini bar are covered by the HH menu. The happy hour says available at "most" bars. The Martini bar is not one.  The top shelf liquors there are not generally included. The premium non alcohol package won't help.

Typically, it has been our experience that Celebrity does not play that game, unlike say, Carnival.

Celebrity does not want folks all holding off until the price drops to book, they would rather sail with a few empty cabins. Celebrity uses the Upgrade bid process (Move Up) to encourage increased revenue near sailing time. BTW, Princess has just adopted this model, word for word.

2 minutes ago, Happy Cruiser 6143 said:

 

Two days before arrival won't solve the problem for our repo from Boston - Miami.  We can't get to Bermuda in two days from Boston.  I suspect that Celebrity will simply cancel that port.  I can promise you they won't want to test everyone on board.  On the spring repo, they completely rearranged the itinerary to get to Bermuda in two days to avoid all that nonsense.

Maybe I wasn't clear. The testing for vaccinated cruisers is back to two days before embarkation, as originally was. I am on the same Boston-Miami repo.

4 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

But the mid page summary table, which is the easiest way to decipher the rules still hasn't been updated for unvaccinated passengers. It still only shows the rules for unvaccinated passengers ages 11 and under says nothing about unvaccinated passengers age 12 and up, the group that is being allowed to cruise to Bermuda for the first time on August 22.

I believe they are taken care of in the top section, but agree, they need to rewrite the whole thing along with a new summary table.

@mfs2k Check out the NEW rules...

https://www.gov.bm/cruise-travel-authorisation

They came to their senses!

BERMUDA HAS CORRECTED ITS RULES FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS.

THEY HAVE REMOVED THE FOLLOWING:

Fully vaccinated passengers must take either a COVID-19 NAAT test taken no more than 2 days before arrival, or a supervised antigen test no more than 2 days before arrival.

All changes on August 22 now apply only to UNVACCINATED passengers.

https://www.gov.bm/cruise-travel-authorisation

Let's hope they scrub it from the Summit repo Boston to Miami, October 15.

5 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

The wording on the website does not match their actual law which I have read which says port of embarkation. It appears the error and confusion is caused by whoever changed the website to announce they were allowing unvaccinated travelers making a cut and paste error. What is on the website does not make any sense. We shall see but I think the website wording is a mistake.

@Charles4515. Can you possibly point me to the actual law? I am curious. Thanks

In addition to the transatlantics we are also talking about the Summit repositioning from Boston to Miami, leaving October 15 arriving in Bermuda the 17th. If the current wording is correct,  we vaccinated folks will have to test either boarding day or first sea day. (1 or 2 days before arrival). Maybe in addition to being tested before embarkation? Personally,  i hope celebrity simple cancels Bermuda from the itinerary.  It's a lot of hassle for a 6 hour stop. 

Good to know. Thanks very much. 

Yes. Pillows just bend my neck, the wedge is what my MD recommends at I use at home. 

Anyone can use this area. It is a row of comfy loungers facing forward, with relaxing music in the background.

On 8/9/2022 at 7:49 PM, cruisestitch said:

if you need an extension cord for a medical device call Special Needs and order one (you can also order free distilled water)

 

 

@cruisestitch Can you tell me how I can "call" Special needs once I am on board?

I contact shoreside special needs for bed wedges for my GERD, they say fine, and the info never seems to get to my cabin attendant. This past April, they didn't have any wedges on the ship(Summit)!

If I was in a suite, they would call to make sure I had the booze of my choice in my suite. Apparently that is more important than handling guests with medical conditions.

We are going to Bermuda on the Summit repo in October.

Bermuda still requires both vaccinations and testing.

Hope they have the app squared away before the 31st of August for our check in.

Maybe we are just supposed to use the Bermuda form for vaccination proof.

2 minutes ago, Redtravel said:

On Summit in June.  Food was good.  On the MDR menu, there were lots of beef options. On 2 evenings, roast beef was on the menu. Ate it both times. It was delicious. Portions were very generous.  

The same on our April cruise on Summit. Totally agree.

6 minutes ago, AndyCapn said:

"Maintaining a high percentage of fully vaccinated guests" implies they will be capping the number of unvaccinated guests. So I guess there will be a check box added when you make your reservations?

If they don't limit the number of unvaccinated guests, they are leaving open the possibility of more serious covid cases on board than the medical staff might not be able to handle. It is in Ćelebrities best interestb to severly limit the number of unvaccinated on board for just that reason. 

3 minutes ago, davekathy said:

That's incorrect. 

Sorry. I just copied it from the current(?) Listing of benefits on the Celebrity web site. That included the 15% discount on drink package so I thought it was up to date.

Just so I know. What are the current rules?

4 hours ago, LMaxwell said:

Celebrity have actually made some updates this week.  No wording precluding usage in MDR.  Some minor upgrades in benefits compared to old. 

 

 

The wording from the Celebrity Captain's Club benefits list is the same as it has always been:

"Unlimited complimentary drinks from the Captain's Club menu at most bars and lounges throughout the ship daily, between 5pm-7pm."

Dining rooms have always been excluded from this, and I see no change.

But good luck with trying to turn a cruise only fair and Elite status into an AI package.

We find it simpler and less hassle to simple pay for the AI upgrade.

4 minutes ago, Tyler414 said:

Just pay the $250 fine and smoke where you please.

And the next person that gets the cabin will just have to live with the stench, right?

😝

30 minutes ago, DCPIV said:

 

And others have a hard time being kind.

Just trying to help out wherever I can.

Obviously a lot of people have a hard time with either the search function here, or google!

6 minutes ago, Purplsmurf said:

Who even knows anymore 😂. The price change went into effect last month. A couple of weeks ago I tried changing a reservation from AI to Elevate. I was told that I couldn’t do that so I just upgraded the drink package and was charged $10/day🤷🏻‍♀️

Just last week my TA changed two reservations from AI to Elevate, no problem. Go figure! 

5 minutes ago, d9704011 said:

Celebrity doesn't have an All Included fare.... it's Always Included and it certainly doesn't cover ALL things!

 

Don't know what the LocalLUX thing is.

Please see post #1. Soon there will be "ALL INCLUDED".

What will "ALL" mean in All Included"?

Also. What is a localLux rate?

What is the source of this information? I would be all ears to hear if this will always be true  or just sometimes. Perhaps on elevated cruises or those that are meant for indulgent cruisers?