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I would think you are fine. Whenever I get that, it's a link that is in an email confirming that I registered for the webinar (and all that information was part of the registration).

You can get a CFAR ("Cancel For Any Reason") policy for your cruise, but I'll caution you that they are rather expensive.

That's the way it's been since the restart (at least on the ships I've been on). I believe the allowance is $35. There is no limit if you're in a suite with unlimited specialty dining.

Very true. It's not the finest espresso, but it's not bad. I actually roast my own at home, but I enjoy what I can get when on the road (or the waves as the case may be).

Yikes! They need to label that. I know a number of folks that avoid caffeine for medical reasons but are fine drinking decaf.

As much as I agree with you, it also seems like that's not something they could manage. Either rush the ships back into service or shut the whole operation down . . . for good (or until a buyer came along). It's no fun being in a dilemma.

If you are interested in, perhaps, getting a better deal onboard, I agree with the strategy of still buying a package beforehand. You can keep an eye out for a better price before you board, and then you can compare what you paid to what they are offering on board. As mentioned, it's easy enough to cancel and repurchase. You likely would have some use for the OBC.

We just got off a Northern European SS cruise, and I can answer "yes" to all your questions, except that no tie is required for informal nights. Allow me to give you a little more information as to what we saw, but also understand that this was a leg of the World Cruise, so I expect folks got even a little fancier than your typical SS cruise. Casual nights were all over the place for both men and women, but it all was "nice" casual. Men wore short or long sleeved shirts, some button down and some polo, and some manner of nice trousers. A few men might put on a jacket, but really just a few. Women were all dressed nice, but most certainly casually, in dresses, pantsuits, or in slacks (like @Lois R mentioned--Hi, Lois!) On informal nights, all men wore jackets and nice trousers of some sort (any color). There may have been a tie or two around the room, but only that. Again, women were dressed up more than casual nights but otherwise in the same fashion. On our first formal night (which was a sea day), it seemed like everyone was in a tux, but then some suits started showing up. I and a few others were not in suits and not wearing ties because we were dining in La Terraza (which is informal on formal nights--I'm pretty much done with ties). Many of the ladies were dressed to the nines, but not everyone went all out, and certainly not all the ladies were in gowns. In fact, very few were. Many were in shorter dresses, and many were in pantsuits or like Lois mentioned. On the second formal night (which was not a sea day), things toned town a little from before. There were more suits than before on men, and some of the ladies also didn't quite go all out. Personally, I wore the same sportcoat every formal and informal night (something that goes with everything), usually with a short-sleeved shirt underneath it, accompanied by some manner of wash-and-wear trousers (Haggar and Amazon essentials have some amazing ones that don't stain, don't wrinkle, and look great). My wife wore either a dress or pantsuit. She dressed up more for formal nights, but she likes doing that. I'll also tell you this: Everyone looked good, and no one was treated any differently. It was a very fun cruise! You will, too!

You do that when you register for the webinar.

Another option is that you -might- be able to put tips on your shipboard account, but I don't know if you can do that for the Concierge. Perhaps someone will come along and confirm or refute that.

I disagree. We've done it on Liberty more than once and always been glad we've done it. We're a bit done with the MDR, so we're in a specialty restaurant every night (and also enjoy the lunches in specialty dining or Johnny Rockets).

Just confirming that there's no issue. Typically, they just hand it over. It's pretty easy to make the refreshment package worth it. Between several bottles of water per day, a couple of espressos (or cappucinos for DW), fresh orange juice at breakfast, and maybe an NA drink or two, the refreshment package would be a no brainer for us (if we didn't get a drink package). When it comes to water, I'll happily pay the nominal upcharge to avoid having to go back to the room every time I want water and having cases lying around that precious space.

There was a time after the restart when a crew member was manning the machine. That seems to be over now, but I wanted to let you know to avoid any confusion from reading threads that were from that earlier time.

There typically is, but you can't always count on it. I (sort of) prepare to give tips at my maximum, so I bring a good deal of cash just in case, especially if we're sailing in the Caribbean or Gulf. We add the tips before sailing, so everything is extra. I just take any remaining cash home if I don't use it. It's not like it goes bad.

You can. We've used dining packages for port day lunches a number of times.

We were on board in January, and she was showing a good deal of cosmetic wear. I understand that she missed a refurbishing dry dock due to covid. That stinks, but whatcha gonna do? Again, it's just cosmetic, so we just looked past it. We had a wonderful cruise. Personally, I find the TV outage a blessing. The pool area was so much more enjoyable without it. We had no issue with the buffet, but the ship only had something like 1400 passengers. The buffet also still was crew-served. I was afraid of hearing your sort of story once things went back to higher numbers and self-served.

I don't figure any minimum for the Concierge. There has been at least one cruise where we had virtually no contact with the Concierge That said, we usually have a reason to give them something. When they've been very helpful with arranging reservations (especially reservations before we board or last-minute ones on board), excursions, and perhaps something else or other that is non-standard, then we've usually tipped somewhere around $40-50. On the rare occassion when they've really gone above and beyond and fixed serious problems, we've tipped as much as $100. I would gladly give $100 for what the poster above mentioned.

That's really the case. The ones chartering are the ones that you need the answer from. I can't imagine Celebrity would disclose contract terms to someone booking. I've heard stories go either way and in between. You -might- get some of the perks like laundry and discounts, but I wouldn't bet on the Elite breakfast or cocktail hour. Of course, the charter may have something else in place for either or both of those. I'd be prepared for no perks to be there and then be pleasantly surprised if any were.

This was a good one, I must say! I was glad they followed up so quickly with the link to the recording because I wanted to see this one live and, maybe (just maybe) get a question in. However, I decided to cut bait after 15 minutes of frozen screens. But who needs questions? It seems like they could talk about anything while having a good time and making it entertaining. I actually got a kick out of the reflection on Lisa's glasses. It just seemed appropriate. This is the world we live in (or have been living in for a couple of years)! I also have gigabyte internet and regularly stream HD video (which this is not), web meetings, etc. without any trouble. The problem was on Celebrity's end, and they all but said so in the email that showed up within a couple hours after the webinar ended.

Refresh didn't work, but clicking the link on the email worked the thrid time (go figure). Who knows about joining late, but they were still in the introductions (and I actually joined on time). I'll probably tune into the repeat email for grins, anyhow.

You're better than just under the wire, assuming you don't test negative again. The question actually asks if you've tested positive within 10 days, not 14. It does ask about symptoms and contact within the last 14 days. It's 10 days, not 14.

I've found that it can change after you're actually underway.

Nothing happening here, either. Frozen screen, no sound, reload to black. Well, onwards and upwards!

I'll also mention that, if you are a cruise that is shorter than 7 nights, you don't really know quite what you're going to get after night 1.

Well, I'll be. My 3 points showed up, and I only watched the follow-up later on. I didn't expect that at all. Pleasant surprise!