BillHana

When we did this last year ACL just sent a confirmation without any discussion. There was no way to upgrade to business or first class. We were able to select/change seats on the airline website.

We have done lots of ocean cruises and tried ACL when the pandemic crippled the big ships. One on the lower Mississippi and one on the snake river in Tennessee. I'll add to the answers already provided. What we liked was the relaxed atmosphere and no crowds. They often dock at public parks and again no crowds. I don't think they have room service but there is a lounge nearby with breakfast, lunch, and snacks. And beer all afternoon for the asking. The rooms are generous and much more comfortable than the standard balcony on a big ship. I have some lunch/dinner menus that I will find send in another post. Attached is the front page of daily handouts. Daily Ship To Shore docs.pdf

The paddlewheel is cosmetic only. It paddles for looks but has nothing to do with propulsion.

You will never see a big ocean ship docked at a rural park and tied up to a tree. This is from an American Splendor Tennessee River cruise docked in Florence AL. No big crowds or long security lines. Just relaxing. We may never go back to the big ships.

Thanks for the info. Mine is 15" by 9" by 21". We are boarding this Thursday at Boston Black Falcon Terminal. Hopefully that works for carry on.

On cruisedeckplans it says about Celebrity Summit "Next drydock planned for Oct 2023"

In Boston is it possible to walk on with luggage? Anybody know the size limitation of the passenger baggage inspection process?

I can answer some of your questions. We have done lots of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises and 2 on ACL. Small ship cruising is much more relaxing than the big ones and we look forward to more on ACL. Port stops are on the banks of the river and often in a park. Simple on and off. All older, happy and friendly fellow passengers. We are 76 and 80. 1. No idea. 2. Many excursions are included at no charge. Some in every port. Others have fees of $20 to hundreds. We have only done the free ones. 3. Unless airfare is included (on some unfilled ships) I think you are better making your own arrangements. 4. Don't know about wine. There is lots of free wine onboard from 11 AM to late. 5. I have always done direct with ACL. 6. Don't know about Charleston but other departure cities have a resort type hotel included for the night before departure. Usually nice activities the night before, breakfast on sailing day, and (7) transportation to the ship all included.

I am not able to uninstall because I never got to install. Sounds like others have the same problem with tablets.

I just tried to install the Celebrity Mobile App on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Tablet and it says it will not work on my device. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Yes, there are older folks on ACL but that is not bad. Very relaxed cruise with happy and friendly fellow cruisers. No crowds at all. Getting on and off the ship easy. No extra charge for anything except a few premium excursions. No tipping is expected. At breakfast you select your choices for lunch and dinner from limited choices but they don't hold you to it. No complaints about food quality. Drinks (including beer and wine) and snacks always available. Cocktail hour every evening includes liquor. All staff friendly with English as a first language, not like the big ships. Lots of excursions available without extra charge. We did American Jazz from Memphis to New Orleans. Only issue was low water level in the Mississippi due to drought and some stops inaccessible. We would do it again.

I found the basic included internet is ship dependent. On Equinox in April there seemed to be no restrictions with basic. Text and WIFI calling worked and I could access CruiseCritic. On Summit a month later only the basic internet stuff worked and it was very slow. CruiseCritic didn't work.

With air travel terrible these days we am thinking about taking Acela Express to Baltimore. My local station does not have luggage service. If we drag our suitcases on are we stuck with them at our seats? There is also a size limitation which says only bags smaller than what airlines accept. Anyone have experience with this?

Years ago I accidentally booked a connecting room on Explorer in an Ocean View stateroom. When we got to the room we found the loveseat was removed and a single chair was there. This left the connecting door unblocked which resulted in empty wall space. We could not both sit in a chair in the room. Never again will I book a connecting room.

Unlimited cans of water can be easily picked from any bar with the Always Included package.

Can only walk back and forth on deck 5 on either side but blocked front and back. It is often partially closed for maintenance or other excuses.

We are in a simple ocean view stateroom on a low deck. We are also Captains Club elite earned from Royal Caribbean Diamond. There has been lots of discussion about robes and slippers in suites. What is available in the cheap rooms?