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  1. Can you just buy 1 device and use the hotspot feature on your phone to feed any other devices you want to use?
  2. Im not sure where or when I ever said to ignore any documentation required by the cruise line. Quite the opposite, as I suggested the OP get a confirmation email from Celebrity giving them the ok to board without a passport. I am trying to salvage their trip because it sounds like they are too late to obtain a passport. Secondly, I dont believe its a loophole, when our daughter was able to sail just last year to Martinique on Celebrity without a passport. So clearly its possible to travel to these islands without a passport by staying on the ship. Maybe Celebrity messed up in allowing them, maybe they didnt. I also am bringing light to the obscurity of the policy regarding this from Celebrity themselves. Celebrity needs to make it abundantly clear on their closed loop section which islands this does not apply to and state that a passport is required to board, which they do not do. Finally, I personally wouldn't travel anywhere without a passport but Im not a risk taker that some others might be. Again, I am not condoning traveling without a passport but it sounds like OP is out of options to acquire one and am sharing a positive experience where we could still sail to one of these islands without one. Will it work for them, I have no clue , even if they get confirmation from a Celebrity agent via email like we did, its still a risk that they could be denied boarding. That is up to them if its worth it. It wouldn't be for me but I dont know enough about their situation or their refund options to know if its worth it to them. There are other options to expedite a passport, even say day options in some locations if you have international travel scheduled within 14 days. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies.html
  3. We were mainly concerned after reading this below which states that RCL required a passport just to board starting in 2020. We actually received an email from celebrity stating this was updated again in 2021 to allow passengers to sail but not disembark but could not find the update anywhere online and was just the agents word basically. I made them print the email out and they didn’t have a problem but it’s a roll of the for the OP. I don’t want them to miss out on their cruise but encourage them to get a hard copy message from celebrity indicating it’s ok for them to board. Seems like it’s a gray area and a roll of the dice without a passport. https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-issues-policy-change-regarding-passport-requirement-for-caribbean-port/
  4. I agree with you. Celebrity is very vague in their verbiage regarding this and their agents don’t even seem to have the details. This doesn’t surprise me because anytime I have had to call Celebrity, their agents have only been working there for a week and aren’t familiar with a lot of the inner-workings. They struggle with questions about their own drink package so this is going to be well over their heads. I don’t think it’s possible to complete the online check without a passport on any sailing is it? From what I understand, this has to be done in person at the checkin desk if you are using your birth certificate. We only know this because we were dealing with the same questions last year when my daughter and her friends were going. Celebrity needs to update their closed loop literature outlining the specifics for everyone in this same situation. As long as Celebrity hasn’t adjusted something recently, I think the OP should be ok but they should know they can’t disembark in Martinique. Finally though, I agree with almost everyone else that it is wise to obtain a passport anytime you leave the country.
  5. My daughter and her friends went to Martinique on a celebrity cruise just last year. They only had DL and BC. No issues at all. PS- Do you not know how reputable and renowned the points guy is ??? Not sure what other proof you need but your information is inaccurate.
  6. Lots of misinformation in these replies. The fact that this sailing calls on one of the select islands that requires passport (Martinique) does not mean that they cannot sail without a passport. It just means that they cannot get off the ship in Martinique. It’s all outlined here https://porthole.com/cruising-to-martinique-dont-forget-your-passport/ “Cruisers without a passport can still book a cruise which stops at the island, but will not be allowed to disembark the ship while at the port” Here as well https://thepointsguy.com/guide/need-passport-cruise/
  7. Thank you Kathy, that is what we have done in the past. I am guessing that even if it does show on the website as an upgrade option, it doesnt apply the captains club discount?
  8. Thanks - it says "You dont have any orders yet". Maybe they just haven't been loaded in there yet like you said. We only booked a week ago so will give it some more time. Its odd that the on board credit shows up right away though, so we assumed the other packages would as well.
  9. I wish. We booked the "all included" that comes with classic drinks. We seem to have this issue on every sailing. Maybe it has to do with the fact that we booked with a TA? Did you book directly through Celebrity ?
  10. Thanks but for some reason we don't have the option to upgrade on there. The only options are to select the classic or premium for the full price
  11. Ambassade for hotel and Uber everywhere in Amsterdam. Easiest and fastest way to get around
  12. We stayed at the Rubens at the palace. Great location with easy access to Victoria station and underground.
  13. Every time we book a cruise, we always book the all included which comes with wifi, drinks , tips and on board credit. Our OBC shows up fine in the cruise personalizer but we can never figure out how to upgrade our drinks from the classic to the premium package. It should just be 15-20 bucks a day or something but when we click on drink packages, the only options that appear are ones to purchase the package for the full price. There doesn't seem to be an "upgrade" option. We have had to call in every time in the past to get this added but it would be nice to do this online. Does anyone know if this is possible or what we are missing? The planner never seems to detect that we have a drink package at all. Thank you for any insight
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