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Along these lines... Looking at my travel summary for boarding times, does this seem like both a late time to start boarding, and a rather short window? I'm assuming boarding will ACTUALLY start around 11:00am per usual?

We were in R205 - other side and a couple rooms forward: 

View Forward:

View Down:

View Aft:

Hope this helps!

We enjoyed it. The balcony is enormous, though somewhat cave-like if that's a concern (not for us). Excellent view aft, reasonable view forward. No noise or other issues. Close to the forward elevators. I wouldn't hesitate to book it again.

32 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

 

If you do not like the tunnel effect from a deep balcony, you will want to stay away from the balconies on the slanted sides of the mid-ship hump.  Although it is not shown that way on the deck plan, those balconies are known for being very deep.

 

We were in 1075 on Reflection in January:

Was on Reflection January 8 - Buffet dinner offerings were pretty pathetic: pizza, one small service station with mashed potatoes, one vegetable (cauliflower every night except one) and one protein (roasted chicken 5/7 nights). SOMETIMES a salad bar. 

Just off Millennium March 4 - Buffet offerings GREATLY IMPROVED. Consolidated to just the aft-section, yes, but many more options: pizza station, pasta station, stir fry station, salad station, Indian selections, themed section, and grill-to-order options every night. Quite good actually.

1 hour ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

Are you a casino guest, BCC member with Onyx or higher status or a suite guest? In that case it's waived.

No to all. Just a regular passenger with "Classic" Captains Club status.

10 minutes ago, D C said:

In November on the Infinity, there was no transaction made at the slot machine itself.  We went to the cage, asked for whatever amount, and they gave a voucher for the amount (or multiple vouchers). They look identical to the vouchers that the machines spit out. Put multiple slips into one machine, got a single voucher from that machine (didn't like the $ options and wanted to play a little bit) , went to a different machine, played, got a voucher from it, and cashed in. 

Did exactly this on the Reflection two weeks ago. No fee charged at the cage.

We're on Reflection next week. Looking forward to your review and comments! Have a great trip!

We're sailing Reflection in January. Very much looking forward to following along. Have a great trip!

20 minutes ago, Oceangoer2 said:

How do you find your sailing terminal?  We're on Equinox in 3 weeks...most likely 29? 

Here's Equinox:

14 minutes ago, go.without.you said:

Where are you getting this info? Is there a website?

Port Everglades Schedule:

https://pevvesseltraffic.broward.org/webx/#

You can run a custom query (button at top right). Here's an export of all Reflection arrivals/departures as far into the future as is currently available (Jan 29)

Just adding my recent experience on this. I submitted the request via the online form this past Tuesday (10/4). I just received an updated invoice showing the OBC on my account this afternoon (Friday, 10/7). 3-day turnaround from the web form is reasonable in my opinion.

11 hours ago, WorkerBee74 said:

I have the EXACT same question as you - it would be awesome to get to Classic 'pre-cruise'!  Hopefully me quoting this will bump it up to someone who might know.  

100% Yes. I have yet to take my first Celebrity cruise, and solely via the PUP program, I am Classic with 64 points.

It wasn't last week. Was there on the Sky on Jan 9.

26 minutes ago, voljeep said:

Did the Emerald make its' scheduled stop today (12/31) at Grand Turk ?

According to Marinetraffic, yes. Emerald is there now.

We're on this sailing as well, and also interested.

Recent reports on the 7-night sailings have been in the 1300-1400 range. Sky is finishing a 10-night tomorrow, which is followed by an 11-night, both over holidays, so they might not be representative of the 7-night Jan 8 sailing...

Maybe someone on the Dec 28-Jan 8 can ask about the passenger load for the following week?

Again, depending on the airline - this should be very straightforward and likely does not even require a phone call. My experiences with Delta - this is very easy and can be done through the website:

There's a simple "Modify Flight" button, where you can select an alternate flight/routing.

Check your airline's rules, but on Delta for example, if the flight schedule changes by more than one hour (in either direction), you can select a different flight at no cost.

21 hours ago, Nashna said:

How many days prior to the cruise were you able to get your boarding assignment?

I was able to select a boarding time at 37 days out

9 minutes ago, AustinCruise said:

The same remote proctored ones?  Or the standard ones that look similar that I can get at the local grocery?

Yep, the proctored ones. The Binaxnow Ag Card ones which use the Navica App.

45 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

For those in the DC area, the local libraries are giving away ( limit of two per person) the test accepted by RCI. The ones we got have an expiration of 12/28. Seems like Abbott is really dumping their stock of these before they expire. 

Cincinnati/Hamilton County Ohio libraries doing the same. Limit 12

Following along!

If you don't mind, I'd be very interested to know what time you end up arriving/boarding with a Group A check in time - also what time the rooms are available. Thanks, and have a great trip!

Well, after about 45 minutes on hold for a representative, and his consultation with a supervisor - the answer was "no can do". Price drop difference cannot be applied as OBC.

Might be a case of "call back and ask someone else"... Or just forget it and move on.

5 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

After final payment, we have been able to obtain OBC and upgrades, never any refunds.

This is what I was hoping to hear (although honestly, not expecting) - thank you!