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  1. Yeah this was mentioned before. Odd, RCCL identifies deck 13 (on those ships that have that many decks) on Radiance, Voyager, Freedom, and Quantum class ships, but not on Oasis or Icon class. Go figure.
  2. Then keep working with the Concierge. In our experience they are usually the best shot with these things. Hope you get it worked out.
  3. It is not I who is sailing on the 13th but @doghog. I'm sure he will be fine. I know him to be a brave soul - LOL.
  4. I would continue to work with the Concierge on this. The should be in the best position to resolve it. For your reference here is the verbiage from the C & A benefits descriptor regarding the discounts for the bottles of wine by way of your vouchers: 6_Each day of the cruise, Diamond members receive four (4) complimentary drink vouchers, Diamond Plus members receive five (5) complimentary drink vouchers, and Pinnacle Club members receive six (6) complimentary vouchers up to $14 in value ($13 on Singapore sailings and $15 on Australia sailings). These vouchers can be used at any time and at any bar onboard or onshore at our private destinations. Drink vouchers may also be used toward a discount off the purchase of any bottle of wine — 20% off bottles over $100 and 40% off bottles under $100. Every time a drink voucher is redeemed, a zero-dollar ($0) receipt will be provided and must be signed. Is it possible that you did not have any available vouchers left at the time of your purchase? If that were the case I would think they would adjust the charge to the next day.
  5. A little fact checking: MSC is wholly owned by an Italian family as mentioned. It's HQ is Swiss based, but it is not Swiss owned. Costa's origins come from the Costa shipping company formed in 1854 in Genoa Italy. The cruise line was established from this company in 1948. Costa Cruises is currently headquartered in Genoa, IT. It is also a subsidiary of Carnival Corp. NCL was formed in 1966 by Norway's oldest shipping company. It is incorporated in Bermuda with its HQ in Miami. Cunard is in fact quite British with roots to 1840 with a British shipping company. The cruise line is headquartered in the UK. It is also a subsidiary of Carnival Corp. P & O has it's roots to the 1800's with a British shipping company as well. The cruise line was formed in 1977 and is also headquartered in the UK. It is also a subsidiary of Carnival Corp. Hurtigruten does have a majority share ownership since 2015 by the British Company TDR Capital. However it's roots trace back to 1800's Norway, and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Celebrity was originally founded in 1988 by the Greek company Chandris Group. Celebrity became a subsidiary of RCI in 1997. They are incorporated in Liberia, and headquartered in Miami. BTW to note, some cruise lines may choose to incorporate and be headquartered in countries not of their origin. This is usually done as a business convenience and with regard to regulations, tax, and labor laws that are compatible with the cruise industry. This has very little to do with the atmosphere or on board cruising style of the cruise line. That may be based on cultural preferences or by marketing design.
  6. Yes, but that would be RCCL, not Celebrity. And although they are sister companies under the RCI parent company, they are operated separately and independently. Perhaps Celebrity is just more superstitious.....
  7. That in of itself wouldn't be of concern, but if your booking confirmation indicates a stateroom starting with "13" as the deck prefix, you may want to call whomever you booked it with - LOL.
  8. I only did UDP once and that was in 2019, so I can't answer to the current hours you are suggesting. For the OP, I was answering just to the restaurants that in our experience had been open on boarding day for lunch, correcting as you identifying that on Mariner Jamie's was the Italian restaurant, not Giovanni's.
  9. Then as @Engineroom Snipe indicates, it would be Jamie's v Giovanni's.
  10. You don't mention what ship. But, yes, they are open for dinner. Chops and Giovanni's are for lunch as well.
  11. Here are the vodkas listed by Celebrity by package: Classic: Absolut, New Amsterdam, Smirnoff, Wheatley Premium: Belvedere, Chopin, Ciroc, Grey Goose, Ketel One and Botanicals, Tito’s
  12. In the US, at least, TA's don't have "allocations". And to the OP, it doesn't work that way. None of the mass market cruise lines I am aware of "haggle" their prices. They set them, modify them, and don't negotiate them. So your scenario, as you suggest, is purely hypothetical.
  13. This is the second leg of a transpacific relocation cruise originating on April 14 in Sydney. It is not likely due to immigration concerns. The delay for boarding times may be the result of a planned Coast Guard inspection, which is done when ships that have been sailing outside of the US first reaches a US port. This takes place when the ship arrives in port and needs to be completed prior to the next departure. In this case that would be Honolulu prior to departing for Vancouver. The late scheduled departure likely is to accommodate this. This happened with us similarly, and was the explanation, with RCCL Ovation in April 2019 awaiting departure from Honolulu to Vancouver as the ship arrived from Sydney.
  14. We have flown out of Vancouver before and the drive from the cruise terminal to the airport is about 30 minutes. Our check in time was about 1 hour from baggage check to gate. So base your timing on that, which would seem to me that 11:40 would be OK as long as you are out of the pier area by 9:00 or so? So I would plan an early departure from the ship to be sure. The biggest obstacle in our experience was on that particular cruise there was a labor issue at the cruise terminal and baggage recovery from the ship was an hour+ nightmare. We made our flights fine but as I recall they were early afternoon.
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