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Booked it! Many thanks to those who helped with this decision...I'm excited to be a Princess cruise "returnee". 😀

1) Thank you tonit964, I didn't realize that this "Sky" cabin was essentially the same as the "Discovery" cabin, and the YouTube video you site is really nicely done. 

2) Thank you, too, Snaxmuppet, my DH does a lot of editing, I'm sure he won't mind fixing the blue! 

Thank you, Cruise Raider. I had hoped there would be a small window (unseen in photos) that might open. Maybe we'll book it anyway, the views look so inviting and unique. 

Despite searching , and not having cruised Princess in some years, I have a couple of questions re these Discovery Window Suites S107, S108: 1)Is there a window that opens for fresh air? 2)Is there some serious negative about these suites? It seems odd that these 2 cabins are still available despite the cruise we are considering being less than 6 months away. They have no balcony, but we find we rarely use balconies anyway, except for fresh air and photos. Many thanks for any available info. 

This was our first time buying Celebrity’s insurance…..sadly, I was feeling lazy so I just clicked on the insurance rather than using our usual company. The stress of Celebrity’s having deleted the insurance wasn’t worth the ease of my click! I ended up ultimately being charged 3x for the insurance and refunded twice. Never again! 

Oh my! This happened to me, too. I received an email that I’d cancelled Cruise insurance and was told I did that on the date that I started the checkin for our Aug. 25 cruise. I didn’t see how I could have possibly made that error…fixing that got a bit cumbersome, I’ll skip those details, something about it was after final payment so they had to make special arrangements. Particularly upsetting because my husband was unexpectedly in the hospital at the time! Thank you for posting. 

We’ve never been charged on Celebrity for the Bi-pap distilled water. Last Celebrity cruise was last summer, I doubt there has been a change. 

My husband uses a bi-pap. Despite my requesting an extension cord and distilled water in advance, on board we’ve had to ask the attendant to supply both. But that’s always been done quickly, no problem. Also, I bring a couple of small battery candles so I’m reminded in the night that a lumpy cord is in my path.

Many thanks for the responses. sptrout, yes my husband uses a humidifier and it's a bi-pap, so I may have to skip the battery idea as I expect his machine uses too much power....the charger I was looking at is $400, maybe it's much $$ to experiment with. 

Mahdnc, I'd read in my searches about the magnetic ceiling hooks...very clever! 

Now, I just need to know if there's a plug behind the bed in the Sky Suite. I'm sure we could get cruise staff to pull the bed out for the European plug. 

Can I assume that the Solstice Sky Suite will need to have a c-pap/bi-pap extention cord taped down? Or perhaps there is an outlet behind the bed which could be used with a European outlet? Our previous 3 cabins always felt "tacky" with the dirty taped extention cord. We're also considering purchasing a portable battery which could be charged at the desk during the day. Any info is appreciated! 

This is SO helpful! Thank you! Seems you were a good sport about being selected for random testing. At least I have a plan in place for if this happens to us, tho I might not be quite so pleasant about it. 😀

2 hours ago, Ashland said:

WOW...Assuming I'm being "rude" absolutely unnecessary !!! But thanks for that !!!

Well, Ashland, THANK YOU so much for getting this 2nd ArriveCAN requirement clarified. Though I've followed (I thought) specific requirements and thought I understood everything, I hadn't noted that after arrival at an airport hotel I'll need to do the 2nd ArriveCAN. No one on the Celebrity boards has been talking of this, at least I hadn't seen it. Have a good cruise! 

Again thank you all! Just spoke with Celebrity (NOT Customer Support, a different much faster number) and I'm told to try daily for an arrival time, more are released every day or two. Things sure have changed in the several years since our last Celebrity cruise! 

Thanks all. I'm unsure whether I started out with the laptop or iPad, but switched mid-stream to i-phone because I used it for the Covid and Passport photos. Now I"m awaiting "Customer Support" but doubt I'll endure the long wait....

Thank you Canderson. Not a suite, it's Aqua 1....

After completing the check-in info, Travel info says "complete" but for the last 2 hours Arrival time says "Not quite ready for you...Check back closer to your cruise to select an arrival time and complete check-in". Some others on this cruise appear to have already chosen arrival times. Should I worry yet? Cruise is Sept. 16. Thank you! 

OK Jim. Very helpful. Will photo DLs and Passports and have them ready! Thank you! 

Thank you, Jim. I'm good using Zoom, it's just the uploading that makes me anxious. I think we'll all be awaiting info on your further experience with Onpoint.

Thanks so much, I Will Go Anywhere. Is uploading something I need to learn ahead of time???? I'm good at shopping and communicating on the internet, other stuff, no! 

Many thanks to those who post experiences with Onpoint. Like for many others, I find this online testing anxiety provoking. Some posters mention using their DL for ID. My question, do you have to upload or download as part of the process? I'm fine with Zooming! 

Our experience on the Infinity last week: I'd requested and had written confirmation of the need for an extension cord and distilled water for the bi-pap, but they were not in the cabin. As it turned out, there was an outlet behind the bed so only the water was needed. We mentioned the need to the butler and the attendant, distilled water was in the cabin after dinner, no problem.

:)Lesson learned. Maybe this will help other first-time suite guests. Thanks!

Cruisestitch, thanks, we were in a Concierge line at a far end, were told much later there was a Suite line at opposite end. Couldn't see progress of lines or desk labeling due to crowds. And yes, I told a lady directing us we were in a suite and she didn't seem to care...only asked if we were Elite, which I didn't know (or care).

On Coastal cruise now, enjoying. But, as suite guests for the first time, isn't there a faster boarding registration line that we should have been sent to? We were in line well over an hour at San Pedro and it was certainly not a Suites line. Thanks! I'm just wondering!

For what it's worth, when I found that form and didn't know how it should be returned, I phoned X and requested the bi-pap extension cord and distilled water. And I asked to be emailed something to verify the need/request. No problem. BTW, I also bought some battery tea lights, because of a concern that if the cord is across the carpet I wanted something to light the floor area so I wouldn't trip on it. Good luck!