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We paid $1.99 a minute from our cabin phone a few weeks ago. Have done it many times. You can say an awful lot in a minute or two. Just tell whoever you are calling to expect a call from a "weird" number!

Have a great cruise. Have not been on Celebration yet, but will be doing this itinerary on Magic in January. (again). Interested in what you will be doing in each port.

We have been cruising during times when most kids are still in school, avoiding school vacays. That being said - we love the fact that there are drug sniffing dogs before embarking. And on our last 2 cruises (Venezia and Magic) there were resident drug dogs on board. This definitely cut down/eliminated the smell of skunk weed, which was a pleasure not to have to smell. We also noticed a visible increase in security throughout the ship. There was a security guard posted at the basketball court all day, which we never saw before. We did not experience any drama/fights on the last few cruises, or even before that. I would rather have more security than less.

They do not do it in the Steakhouse anymore. It is done right in the lounge by the Terrazza bar. It is very good!

It seems like you are doing all the right steps. Keep pushing to meet with the hotel director. Also ask for a supervisor at Guest Services if you have not done so already. If they say none is one duty find out when they will be and go see them. $95 is definitely a lowball figure. Make sure you keep a written record of everything you did, and everything CCL did/offered so you can write to CCL corporate when you get home.

This is a great idea! I have a pair of tiny "foldable" scissors that have never been confiscated by TSA or cruise ship. Amazon has all different ones, but I got mine at a dollar store. Best $1.25 I ever spent!

I get free luggage fees on Jetblue and American, so I don't feel too bad about checking luggage.

And I thought I was anal - lol! I do the same planning thing- lay out each day's outfit before packing. I would love to try carry-on only, but I literally carry a drug store along for each cruise, and that takes up 1/2 my suitcase! I promise myself I will cut down, but never follow through.

We were hoping that our January cruise would be after she was refurbed. Unfortunately that will not be. This will be our 5th cruise on her, and I can overlook the blemishes as long as the crew is as wonderful as they have always been.

No reason given, and no new dry dock date as of yet. They made most of those cancelled sailings into ACES cruises - All Casino Exclusive Sailings - and the rest into regular cruises.

We are on Magic (again) in January. She is one of my favorite ships. However, with her 6 week dry dock that was supposed to be done in October/November cancelled, hoping she holds together until we sail on her - lol.

She looks good! Have a soft spot in my heart for her as she was the first CCL ship I ever cruised on!

We also have had them the "traditional" way - never had them in any sort of dough. Love dipping the toasted garlic bread that comes along with it!

We were there around 2 weeks ago, and they definitely had scheduled activities such as volleyball, family fun games, tug of war, etc. We did not participate, as we usually just tender over, walk around a bit and head back to the ship to enjoy the quietness.

Thank you for the great review, and safe travels home!

We debarked Venezia 6/26. I can honestly say we had a great cruise. We were worried about some of the reviews we read. There was not one problem embarking, cruising with the crowd, or debarking. I really liked the ship - thought it was very pretty for a CCL ship. There was not one incident of misbehavior that we saw in 8 days. Everyone was polite, kids were not running around unsupervised (that we saw.). Loved Mike the CD - thought he was one of the best we ever had. Do not miss the parties he throws in the atrium! (Motown, 80's, etc.). We did not go hungry on the ship. Ate in steakhouse first night, then buffet or dining room thereafter. There were people from all over the U.S. on our sailing - not just the trip-state area. People still had problems learning how to use the smart elevators - lol. We had an aft-extended balcony in the Terrazza area, and loved it. I would not hesitate to sail Venezia out of NY again!

As Hub app works off CCL wifi I do not think it will work on Celebration Key. It definitely does not work at HMC - was there 2 weeks ago.

Sprite Zero is on the list JH put out.

I can't imagine it won't be. I had caffeine-free Diet Pepsi on Venezia last week. Just had to do a scavenger hunt to find the one bar that carried it. We could always find caffeine-free Diet Coke at at least one bar when CCL used to carry coke products.

Just watched the documentary last night. Meh.

And just dipped in a bucket of whatever and said they are clean!

Bucket list cruise for us also - hopefully in near future. Can't wait to read more!

On Venezia last week we were talking with one of the omelet maker gals. I asked her if she would be getting any time off at GT to get off the ship, and she said yes, and couldn't wait as she had no time off for days. Next morning I asked how she enjoyed her time "off" and she said she didn't get it because they pulled her to work the buffet. So not fair. We always recognize staff and crew if/when we get surveys. I wish CCL would get on same page when giving info to passengers. Obviously JH and whoever did the BTFT are not.

Go to Dollar Tree, buy a noodle, fold it up (they do fold) and put into your suitcase. CCL should be ashamed at charging those prices for Celebration Key.

So happy to hear this. Love caffeine-free Diet Coke. Can't stand Pepsi products. They give me a headache - lol!