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We have a Celebrity cruise booked for this summer on Ascent which we are looking forward to trying. So far we have only cruised with Celebrity in balcony rooms. However our next cruise after that is with Azamara. We got a fantastic deal from a TA including flights, pre cruise stay etc so are looking forward to trying another line.

Keep checking as I was just able to get the deal on my Ascent cruise which is next August. The price had dropped from a few hours ago.

It will depend on what month you travel. August is the big holiday month for most of Europe so if you are travelling then you can expect more Europeans to be on the ship. When we did the Med in August a few years ago we departed from Rome and there were quite a lot of Italians on the ship. British were the largest group at that time of year. There were also quite a lot of Aussies and Kiwis as they were escaping their winter. Less Americans on our particular cruise.

You should be able to see it in the app under dining. It was in one of the tabs at the top when we cruised in July.

A few weeks ago now but we were on the Silhouette 16-23 July when my husband caught Covid. He was moved to deck 3 and there was a number of people there who had been moved due to having Covid. He was moved so that my daughter and could still move around the ship (with masks on as we were both testing negative). My daughter tested positive the day before we got off and she was given the choice of being moved or staying in our cabin. She stayed with me but that meant I wasn’t allowed to leave the room even though I was still negative.

We had drinks service on the Silhouette in July. On the lower level they were coming round taking your orders and there was also a table at the entrance where you could get drinks from.

In July ( on the Silhouette) they were asking to see the cards each time. A couple of people tried to show their packages on the phones when they boarded as they hadn’t yet been to their cabin to get their cards. Each time they were told they would accept it this time but they needed their card for future drinks.

In July there was a mixture. Saw some DJ’s and long dresses also saw smart polo shirts with normal trousers. So you will be fine whichever you choose.

Yes I ordered it online from them. It cost £25 for the supervised lft test https://www.chronomics.com/us-travel-testing

My husband has had issues with this on the app as well. It shows our Sept cruise but not the one we are going in this weekend. We tried adding the reservation, deleting the app and then reinstalling etc. Nothing worked. It will now show the cruise after searching for the cruise through the ship but not as if he is sailing on it i.e he could not check in on the app. It doesn’t show all the options and he won’t be able to use his phone as a key.

As long as it is supervised it should be fine. Celebrity advised me that it didn’t matter which company as long it was supervised and they issued a certificate. We used Chronomics today for our supervised test. We could log on from 9am onwards - you don’t book a slot just connect and they allocate you someone. We had someone online within a couple of mins and results through within 10 mins of sending the photo through to them.

It may well come back again. I uploaded the vaccination records for my husband and I this morning but when I went to upload our daughters records, the option had disappeared. I checked again a little while ago and the option was back again. So I uploaded hers whilst I could.

Whether you need a health form or not depends on what certificate of vaccination you have. If your certificate is not acceptable you still have to complete the form All passengers arriving in Spain by air (except children under 12 years of age and those in international transit), regardless of the country of origin, including Spaniards returning to their home, must have one of these documents: DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE OR EU EQUIVALENT vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative certificate of an active infection diagnostic test or a certificate of recovery after passing the disease. You can check if your certificate is valid on the website https://spth.gob.es or in the Spain Travel Health app -SpTH- (Android, iOS, Huawei). Upon arrival at the airport follow the signals indicating the ORANGE WAY . QR SPTH . If you do not have the EU Digital COVID Certificate or EU equivalent, you must fill in the SPTH Health Control Form manually entering the data of your vaccination, recovery or diagnostic test certificate through the website https://spth.gob.es or the Spain Travel Health application -SpTH- (Android, iOS, Huawei). The system will send you a QR code that you will have to present both prior boarding, and upon your arrival in Spain. In the health control, you may be required to present this document certifying vaccination, diagnostic test or recovery. Upon arrival at the airport follow the signals indicating the BLUE WAY . The UK certificates are acceptable. Below is the link to the page where you can upload your info to see if your certificate is acceptable or if you need to complete the form https://spth.gob.es/spain-validator