Jim_Iain

Ever since I discovered that I've not been contacted since. Actually I was pricing some cruises earlier this week and never been contacted.

Generally the connecting cabins on E-Class ships are at the front door. They have a 3rd exterior door that can be closed allowing you to open the two front doors and go between cabins. I don't believe suites can connect.. I know that on a RS 1/2 of the balcony is a sun room off living room and I don't recall seeing connecting cabins on CS. Have not traveled in a Sky so can't

Was on Edge recently and there was no music channel like on S-Class ships. There is background music on the navigation channel. From memory the channels I remember are CNBC MSNBC COUPLE SPORTS STATIONS. THEY ALSO BROADCAST MAJOR GAMES FOX BBC NEWS BBC AMERICA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SKY NEWS CARTOON CHANNEL CHILDREN'S NETWORK a Classic Movie CHANNEL 4-5 CELEBRITY ADVERTISEMENT CHANNELS INCLUDING REPLAYS OF THE LIVE LECTURES AND SOME OF THE SHOWS, EXCURSION PREVIEWS, CRUISE DIRECTOR ETC ETC.

You may wish to contact your Local Voting Board of Elections. My understanding that in Ohio you can vote in person and absentee ballots are mailed to 29 days prior to an election.

I have experienced the same and found the triggering factor is that if you select Save for Later, I get a phone call. If I don't do that I never receive a call from them. Other alternative is to go into your profile and put in fake phone number - eg 305-514-2300 Oceania's Headquarters phone number. I guess you could also create a fake account that you use just for searching. I find the same happens on SilverSea.

While Cunard advertise butlers assisting packing and unpacking, in reality very few would ask this of the Butler. One reason is that on Day 1 they are extremely busy meeting and taking care of all the day 1 requests. If it is important to you by all means ask. Your butler is there to take care of you, while your room attendant is there to take care of your room. Normal Butler Offerings = 1. Bringing Breakfast, Coffee, stacks afternoon tea (if requested). They also serve meals in your room if requested. 2. They take care of your Bar and MiniFridge as well as mixers and garnishes like lemon, limes etc 3. They take care of your Laundry, Pressing and Dry Cleaning Needs 4. They will make reservations for you and can help solve many issues - including any issues with your room. I've always found them to be intuitive and be there to take care of your special needs while not being a pest. They also say they will run you a bubble bath... again something I would never ask them to do. This isn't Downton Abbey and they are taking care of MANY other suites.

I also have upgraded after final payment and never had a problem. As of late you may loose OBC from booking aboard since the promotion is difference. You didn't indicate if you booked directly with Celebrity or via an Agent. I have seen on occasion that a promotional price is only available for new bookings - which could also be a factor.

We are much the same. Even though we hit Double Zenith on our Last Cruise we have thrown Loyalty out the window and will be sailing based on itinerary and price. So far this year We have booked 2 Oceania, 2 Cunard, 1 SilverSea and 1 Celebrity.

You really brought up a good point. It is important to occasionally check the minimum and maximum prices. I have had the same experience where they dropped after I put in a bid. I revised my bid accordingly and won an upgrade. My original bid was above the Max.

While there may not be any public microwaves available I know that in the M-Class Penthouse Suites there is a Microwave in the Butler's Pantry. An alternative may be something the nurses would put together for my daughter during her transplant. They would take a hand towel fold over multiple times inside a Plastic Ziplock - They would then pull boiling water over the towel and then wrap the Ziplock with another towel. It held the heat for quite some time.

Celebrity "Generally" stays on the same time as the port. There are a number of ports around the world that the ship says on ship time. They will be communicated in advance for planning purposes. One that comes to mind is Newfoundland which has a 1/2 hour time zone. It was a little confusing with most partners having one watch set to Ship Time and the other to Land Time.

Terry - Happy to read you are also trying out Oceania. We will be sailing on Regatta in September for our first Oceania Cruise. Already starting to get excited as final payment has been made and excursions and dining reservations have been made.

We are not big Butler users but I have to admit we have had some incredible Butler's. An incredible Butler is very observant and give you as much space as you want but at the same time pick up on your personal likes and habits. One example is that my Husband drinks British Strength Tea and usually brings his own. The butler noticed the teabag in the pot and after there he had it prepped with Teatley British Strength Tea. Another example is that I had become extremely dehydrated and brought some VitaWater. Next morning the room was stocked with it. A final example on Celebrity where I'm a Zenith and unlimited laundry. At the end of the cruise he dropped by and said he would like to take all of our dirty clothing to be laundered and folded to make our packing easy. Something I would have never even thought of doing. It was indeed much easier to pack. No -- I don't have a butler pack or unpack.

Curious is the norm for Conard to quote the price Per Person PER DAY on their upgrade program? All other cruise ships it is just a per person upgrade bid. I'm still 5 months before my first Cunard cruise.

All you need to do is to write in your request. I often order things that aren't listed by just writing them in. Not sure if being in a Suite have a difference. You need to be specifice like 2 Non-Dairy Creamer, 2 Cream. I don't believe you need to ask for the type of sweeter as it comes with a selection. Also if he has a specific one he like and they carry it .... just pick up a small handful from OVC.

Good to hear. I haven't had a stop in HNL for over 40 years.... Showing my age back then a 747 couldn't make SFO to SYD and required a fuel stop in either HNL or Auckland.

If you cancel prior to 48 hours before the cruise, your refund goes back to the original form of payment. If paid with NR Credit it goes back to NR. From 48 pre cruise until end of cruise if you cancel withhin the 48 hour cancellation period you will get a refund back to you on board account. If NR Credit it will go back to NR Credit. If you paid with a credit card it will be refunded as a Refundable Credit that will go back to you credit card on file at the end of the cruise if not used.

Having just been on Solstice I think I can definitively say --- Yes-- This is also true of the Edge Class ships. If you are full aft or full forward you will definitely put on more steps. That can also be a good thing. Also if you are full forward you have a long walk to the OVC.

I think a lot depends on the demographics and location of the cruise. In my experience Caribbean and some Med Cruises can have an active night life. Alaska cruises due to the number of ports and early excursions tend to be very dead at night. Trans-Oceanic cruises can often be very quiet at night. I understand I'm being a generalist and each cruise defiantly have a different demographic.

I don't lay out on the Sundeck but often walk through the area on my lap walking. I've often seen them bringing around "Snacks" in the afternoon - Generally Fruit Kabobs, Sorbet and Shooter Size Hamburgers. Sure others who have experienced can add in.

Yes . They have an elevator. They also have a lyft to assist getting into Spa.

The response time varies by the ship. On recent cruises I've fount the Retreat to be very responsive and if I call the agent would be able to look at my record and confirm that the requests were sent to the ship. I would try calling again and if they can't confirm ask to speak to a Supervisor.

We just returned from a similar and longer cruise on Solstice. Possibly you would like to look at Solstice as theri cruise will be different. On our Cruise we did an overnight in HNL, and overnight in Hilo and and overnight in Hana followed by all those sea days to Vancouver. Agree with your opinion of the direction that Celebrity is heading.

No. The refundable only covers you up until final payment date After that the percentage by number of days apply. You are correct the NRD really doesn't makes sense unless you know in advance that you are likely going to cancel. I've done it before when no suites were available and knew we wouldn't go unless a Suite was available. Usually it is a better option to purchase the NR and pay the $100 pp to change a reservation to a different cruise if necessary

@Nark_K quoted it exactly.