Spudd

You can add them as traveling companions, and then when either of you makes reservations, you have the option to include the other couple. I can't remember where it is in the app but it's in there somewhere.

7 minutes ago, SapphirePrincess993 said:

I'm so sorry to hear you didnt have a good cruise experience on the Emerald Princess. Like you say, we have nothing to compare it to so hopefully we will love it. 

Holy cow I just clicked on all your cruises you have booked and all you have done. WOW. You guys sure do love cruising. You already have 3 upcoming cruises and Im having a heck of a time booking one. LOL 

Glad to see MSC  is working out for some people. I still want to experience yachtclub one day. Just too steamed to book with them yet. 

Other thsn the bathroom on the Emerald Princess, what else really stands out in your mind that made your cruise the worst cruise you hsve ever been on. Gotta be honest, you got me worried!!!

We just did the canal on Emerald this April and had a lovely time, don't worry. Yes, the showers are tiny (though maybe bigger in mini-suites?). But service and food were generally very good and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

53 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said:

Ok....now this is a really serious question. I have a sweet tooth.  One could say that I'm a chocoholic.  Being entitled to 2 "special dessets" a day....I was initially excited.

But I did my homework....and they look like a heart attack waiting to happen. 

 

Will "the dessert place" give you just a plain cup of ice cream with a topping? 

You can get soft serve (no topping) for free if they won't give you a scoop and a topping.

7 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said:

Another pressing issue....how does Princess do muster drills?  I hope we don't need to congregate and see a demonstation......

You watch the video on your phone or your cabin TV, then check in at your muster station. Easy peasy.

It depends if you booked with a refundable or non-refundable deposit. 

25 minutes ago, In Toronto said:

eclue:  a question not related to the subject of this thread but since you are currently on the Emerald, could you please tell me if this ship's cabins have the annoying light that is triggered when you approach the bathroom.

Thanks.

They do, but you can fix it by covering the sensor (it's a little clear plastic bubble on the side of the light) with electrical tape or wet some toilet paper to make a paper mache cover for it. For the bedside table lights, the sensors are on cords and you can flip them so they face the table instead of the room, which stops them from working.

There are also laundromats on board if you want to do your own laundry. A wash and dry is about $7 if I remember correctly.

I realized later that you don't need to forget the home wifi, just disconnect from it, on the person who will be "receiving" the wifi from the other person. Then try to connect to whatever the sender has named their hotspot.

Just make sure your cellular data is off.

1 minute ago, ecs66 said:

 

Thanks for your responses.  When we moved, no internet provider was in our new location, so we used our Motorola smartphone hotspots.  Sounds like this is how it would work on a cruise ship.

You can test it at home. Have one of you forget your home wifi, then put their phone on airplane mode (but turn wifi back on). The other one then goes into airplane mode with wifi on, and turns on their hotspot. If the person who forgot their home wifi can connect, it will work on board too. 

If you don't want the hassle of forgetting your home wifi, go to a coffee shop and just have one of you connect to the wifi, then turn off cellular data on both and try the hotspot.

5 minutes ago, SeaMee said:

See, no one has an explanation.  Anyone I can write too?

 

 

 

What if you put that cabin on option and then email the confirmation document to your agent as proof?

6 minutes ago, ecs66 said:

That's what I thought.  I've read so many comments on CC that people do this all the time -- even streaming movies through Firestick, etc., when piggy-backing on to another's hotspot device.   I didn't think they were making it up.

Some Android phones have this capability. My husband and I have Google Pixel phones and they both can do it. My friends have Samsungs and they couldn't (they had a Bluetooth sharing thing but they couldn't get it to work). Apparently no iPhones can do it.

Just now, Ken the cruiser said:

I’m assuming on a specific itinerary. What about when that 7-day itinerary is included in 11 different itinerary combinations like ours was when we booked a “combined” 21-day Med cruise made up of three 7-day cruises?

Then your TA needs to do some work and look at all the lists and find cabins that will work.

1 hour ago, sarellen8385 said:

Voljeep: travel agent says they see what we see online as to what is or is not available.

Your travel agent may not know what they're doing then, or else the cruise you're looking at has very limited rooms available. 

In the travel agent site there is a button to see all available cabins in the chosen category.

22 minutes ago, SeaMee said:

Saw a price on a cruise I have currently booked cheaper on RCCL website.  Called travel agent and he said price on my room was not any cheaper.  I sent him a screenshot but he said he didn't see that price.  He did 3 way call with myself and RCCL.  Rep stated price my TA was quoting the correct price.  Why is the price online for my room cheaper but no one can see it!  It's not after final payment.

Maybe the price you see online doesn't include the taxes but your TA's does? Or is it a refundable vs non-refundable deposit situation maybe?

5 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

As you know, smoking anything in a public space in Canada is illegal.  No bars or lounges, no restaurants, no parks, no patios.  You will have to find a remote area away from public areas.  To be honest, I don’t know anyone who smokes cannabis anywhere but on their own property.

 

Enjoy your smoke, but please be respectful of others.  

This is not the case in all of Canada. I live in Ontario, and here you can smoke in public places outdoors. 

"Many outdoor public places (for example, sidewalks and parks)"

http://www.ontario.ca/page/cannabis-laws#:~:text=Many outdoor public places (for example%2C sidewalks and parks)

OP would need to check on the laws for whatever province they will be visiting.

4 minutes ago, AZaTaz said:

When you say only on board do you mean it will be available on app once we embark 

 

Yes.

They do fly you back to Buenos Aires, and leave you in the airport. 

The balconies in B1 and B2 categories are sit out balconies. The A1 and A2 have a window that lowers to turn part of your cabin into a balcony. Both have their pros and cons.

The food is pretty fancy but there was a basic steak on the menu every night (until it ran out, which it did toward the end of the voyage). The breakfast and lunch are buffet style so you can have what you like.

My understanding is that you can buy the insurance up until final payment. You can cancel for any reason but what you get is future cruise credits, not your money back.

I downloaded a copy of the Cruise Care details and it says this: 

Cancellation Penalty Waiver refunds are also provided if you are charged a change in occupancy/single supplement charge

as a result of your traveling companion’s cancellation due to one of the reasons cited above. Please advise your travel

agent, Celebrity Cruises or the Program Administrator as soon as possible in the event of cancellation. Refunds will not be

provided for additional charges incurred that would not have been charged had you notified these parties as soon as

reasonably possible.

So I think you just need to notify Celebrity and you will be covered by the insurance.

Do you know if the menus on the 2nd leg are the same as they were on the first leg?

They charge you in USD on board, so it wouldn't undergo any conversion.

English. All announcements are in English and all meetings and presentations are conducted in English. 

Some of the waiters on our cruise lacked fluency but all spoke English.

I feel like the standard balcony is the way to go. That's what we had. We could pop out onto the balcony when there was something to see. With the horizon balcony, if you want to take a photo you need to open the window, which will then cool down your whole room.

I took some photos of the drink menu.

3 hours ago, LHARTWICK said:

We were on CCL Jubilee two weeks ago - worst bed we've ever had on a cruise.  I can't begin to tell you how firm it was.  Did my back no good at all.  I've recently been diagnosed with mild scoliosis and problems with my L5.  I think prmssk is correct in the assessment re: stress, food and movement while cruising. I've experienced the same results while cruising. T-2:  would love to know specifically which exercises you do.  Lower back issues are really horrible.  I'm currently going through chiropractic treatments, which are helping.  Trying to do everything I can to avoid surgery.  

It's a lot of time commitment but I swear by the book "Pain Free" by Egoscue.