papaflamingo

Good point. Since I don't use the Casino and rarely go into the shops, I didn't consider that. I imagine late departures also benefit the cruise line with fuel savings.

We love Sea Days, but if it's all late departures you can take advantage of the ports. Have a leisurely dinner in a local restaurant, go to a fun local bar, etc. If you don't want to do that, then just do on the ship what you'd do if it was underway. The only difference is you'll see the port lights rather than dark ocean, but ship facilities will all be open. For me, not a big deal at all.

True, there is no requirement. But if you DO check in 24 hours prior, get your boarding pass digitally, you will avoid the problems that the OP had. This is still a very "strange" time. Regent Air is slammed with all the airline schedules, people booking cruises and wanting air deviation, and people with problems. The airlines are cancelling flights daily. Sure, Regent should notify you IF they were notified. But I, for one, will not leave it up to them. I check my flights frequently simply to avoid any surprises. I won't be caught going to the airport for a flight that was cancelled a week earlier.

Not sure about Cabin changes, but as for getting on and off the ship, you can do it at your leisure. They prefer you to get off the ship as they do a complete turn-around cleaning and even though you can stay in your cabin and use public spaces, you'll still be in their way. Be sure your Seapass shows your actual debarkation date. If not check with Passenger Service and have it updated before you leave the ship. If you're changing cabins, the crew will move your stuff (you might want to move valuables in the safe). I would go to Passenger Service and get your new Seapass for the new room before leaving the ship. They can tell you what you need to do.

We just had our Covid test done. The printout has all the necessary information except the lab that performed the test. It has the Dr.’s name that ordered the test on it. I also have an app version if we have access to Wi-Fi at the port. We leave tomorrow for Montreal so don’t want any glitches. Anyone familiar as to how detailed Regent gets as to “test provider?” Is the Dr.’s name sufficient?

Celebrity will give you a refund if you have to cancel your cruise due failing the Covid test. So you will be covered if you fail the test 48 hours before. Here is the link to their policy. So you it appears you don’t have to worry. I would go with the policy that best suits all your concerns and not focus on the Covid portion too much. https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/cel-covid-19-cancellations-and-refunds-policy.pdf