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45 minutes ago, twentyknots said:

I did find information on Travel Guard's website related to Covid 19.  Premium paid can be used as future premium credit subject to the following:

1) the cancelled trip must have been scheduled for no later than 4/30/20

2) the new trip must be booked by 9/30/20, however departure can occur after 9/30/20

3) if the new trip premium is less than the original premium, no amount will be refunded. If the new premium is greater, there will be additional premium charged.

Hi,  Just came here to post what I found regarding my Travel Insured policy.  I didn't go into the detailed FAQs but when logged in saw that i could change the dates (edit) and enter new cruise dates.  As you said, no refund if less but added premium if higher. 

Glad you asked that question since it spurred me to check too!  Thanks

31 minutes ago, Cruizen Susan said:

 

I could have used the certificate for either of two other cruises booked in the fall or next spring, with no loss..... The "contract" I made was to use the certificate for a cruise I was taking.  I did not take the cruise and was promised a full FCC.  In a store, if I returned the item I purchased with a gift certificate,  I would get a full credit.   This will really make me think twice about using the new FCC I receive,  to make darn sure I use it on a cruise I will DEFINITELY be taking.

Hi Susan!  so sorry for the FCC situation.  I agree that is not right. 

We just cancelled our April 13th Reflection. First time we will be using FCC for new booking.  My guess is that the cruise fares for future cruises will be going up even more in the coming days so they can recoup other losses.

Thank you so much for taking time to share these great photos.  The quality and detail of the photos are outstanding!  Looking forward to the next "installment" you share 😀

55 minutes ago, penaddict said:

Did you book this directly originally through HAL or a TA?  I'm struggling with  HAL and my TA.

Through a TA. We have gratuity  perk lost but dropped fare $340 plus added $200 OBC which made up for gratuity. Our TA did immediately so no delay for us. Hope you get it worked out!

Thanks so much for the OP for sharing this sale!  We gained $300 on our November 2019 cruise.

1 hour ago, Pier290 said:

Melissa....

 

Thank u so much for this information.

My mom is taking my sister and I on this Cruise in memory of our dad who passed away last September and I wanted to plan a great relaxing resort day for our mom.  It's sounds perfect.

 

Thanks again 😊 

You’re welcome. I’m sure you’ll love it!! 

On 4/27/2019 at 2:52 PM, Pier290 said:

Please don't direct me to the Bonaire Board as there isn't any info regarding this topic nor do people frequently use the port boards therefore no response.....anyway.....

 

Has anyone done the Day Pass at Harbour Village Beach Club in Bonaire??   Bonaire is one of our stops on our Equinox cruise....

 

YAY OR NAY ??  

Hi  yes we’ve done this twice. Very quiet and beautiful resort. You must book in advance. Guard at the locked gate out front calls front desk to confirm your reservation before allowing you in. 

Very limited access to non guests in order to keep it low key and uncrowded. 

The facilities are definitely oriented towards adults/ couples which we loved. No kid toys. The wAter is so clear and filled with hundreds of fish. You can walk into water without a snorkel and see fish. We do snorkel there. 

They provide drink and food service at your chair. Or you can eat at their beachside restaurant. The fish tacos were delicious!  

At the end of our visit they called a cab for us. 

We we have another visit planned for 2020 for the day

Melissa 

6 minutes ago, OhioLair said:

We ALWAYS dress for dinner.   Jacket and tie, tux or dinner jacket, on the odd occasion (usually first night and last night) a polo shirt, but ALWAYS a jacket.   My friend John, whom we met on our TransPacific crossing, commented we were making others look bad.  I replied "No, I was just making myself look GOOD". LOL...  They're just cloths people, dress to impress yourself.  If you like to get dressed up, go for it.  If not, don't be offended when the crew compliments those that do (happens often), or you don't feel right because you CHOSE not to.  You too can CHOOSE to dress appropriately, or not, regardless of the "policy".  I am old school though, but also know more formal attire is just that, clothing.  I still have fun whether I am in a jacket and tie or a t-shirt and jeans.

Looking great!  Men in dinner jackets or tux look fabulous.  My hubby wears his on occasion and I love it 😍  I dress up for him and don't care if others want to wear casual. 

We used to think Celebrity was more focused on cruising with few children especially on 10 plus day cruises. We don’t have children but enjoy seeing the well behaved older children at dinner and around the ship. 

But after seeing a baby crawling on the Martini Bar floor of the Equinox 10 day during prime 6pm pre dinner while doting parents filmed it last year and other strollers in Celebrity bars with fussy crying babies ( hey.. it’s what they all do). The previous year on Equinox 10 day we had a one year old baby crawl under our balcony divider to ours. 🙀🙀🙀

we’ve taken the cue and advice here and booked other lines. May still have babies and toddlers but why stick with Celebrity if they have them too. 

We are Elite now but don’t have loyalty to Celebrity anymore.  Our choice where to spend so we are going to spread our vacay dollars around. Decided to try Regent Seven Seas new Splendor next year.  Viking Ocean also of interest.  

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

The app still shows a la carte pricing.

Thanks!  and of course to add to the confusion the Cruise Planner only shows the $49.99 pp deal.  Maybe a purchase pre-cruise but the a la carte still there once you are onboard.  Will find out in April 😎

On 2/13/2019 at 11:04 AM, sunlover12 said:

We recently had dinner at Izumi on Serenade.  The food was very good but it’s not a good value at all. It’s price fixe at 50 per person. The ala carte prices are on the menu and, oh my gosh, you would have to eat an enormous amount of food to get $50 worth. My husband and I had 2 sushi rolls and the hot rock. According to the prices on the menu those were valued at $58.  In other words, we left over $40 on the table. IMO, it’s one of the most overpriced things on Serenade.  We won’t eat there again unless they lower the price. 

Is it correct then that you must purchase the $49.99 per person at Izumi and that a la cart is no longer available at all on Serenade?   Thanks! ~ Melissa

I keep large engagement diamond in cabin safe but wear small diamond chip studded wedding ring off ship. I also bring $$$ jewelry but just wear on ship. My husband feels that we have insurance and he Loves to see me wear his jewelry gifts instead of locked up at home. He says I bought for you to enjoy wearing.  But I would never wear $$$ jewelry off ship

2 hours ago, Crew News said:

My FLL hotel of choice is the Hilton Marina which is a five-minute shuttle ($6 and runs every 15 minutes) ride to the port entrance.  The food choice is excellent and there is a CVS pharmacy, ten-minute walk away, for last-minute items (sodas, water, toiletries that you don't need to bring with you to FLL). 

And worth the higher cost to book higher Tower Port view room. The views of the ships arriving and leaving plus the 17th street bridge opening are fabulous. Water taxi leaves from property and long term parking is $10 a night. 

1 minute ago, Oville said:

Thanks, we’ve stayed there numerous times and didn’t know about this.  Port parking is still our choice but this is good info.

I understand.  Hilton doesn't advertise this and you can't book it in advance.  But there is plenty of valet parking spaces for the $10 a night deal since many people self park. 

3 minutes ago, Oville said:

I believe it is $10 a day if you are there only during the day, overnight parking is more.  I’ll be there Saturday and I will post the overnight cost.

actually it is $30 for just one night only through Hilton or the long term through their parking management group:  https://parking.com/fort-lauderdale/hotels-hilton/hilton-fort-lauderdale-marina?lot_id=20527&showListOnly=1&view=daily&sw=26.101383046681207,-80.12051076528046&ne=26.101676953140753,-80.11998323470935&facility&valet&general=&displayFullCity=0

We used it for 12 days overnight parking while on cruise in November and our bill was $120.00 😎

On 1/9/2019 at 12:41 PM, oceangoer2 said:

 

the hotel offers a parking/room package called "Java Joe"...seriously.  Not sure of the cost;  we were quoted it was included in our room price and the website quotes $30 per day.

I checked for long term parking in the area and the group that manages the Hilton Marina parking offers $10 a day parking.  You just tell them at check in at the front entrance.  It is billed as part of your Hilton stay.  Valet parking of our vehicle and half the cost of the port parking. 

On 1/5/2019 at 9:36 PM, Host Jazzbeau said:

 

Will my GPS know the way?

 We loved the hotel but the directions from SIRI on my iphone were a scream.  Great routing until we got on 17th street.  We knew the hotel was on the left but Siri said keep straight and then in the middle of the 17th street bridge she said "Turn left here". LOL  I don't think so Siri! 

We went over the bride and had to make a U-turn and then once across the bridge it was a right turn into a complex and a side road to the hotel destination.

On 12/14/2018 at 10:22 AM, Pennstateman said:

We see no need to change what we are doing.

 

Sincerely,

FW Woolworth

Sears

Kmart

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23 hours ago, Jesseslola said:

 This is their job for the night, we should be respectful as they are trying their best. Let us not tell them to “go away”. If we do not want them, then we should go to another venue.

 

So these are the new untouchables we have to tolerate on the ship as they bother us.  And have to leave our own enjoyable space to respect them.  wow!!!!

On 12/9/2018 at 4:48 AM, villauk said:

 

 

Very hedonistic. Reminds me of seeing the old Roman bath (orgy) scenes. I think X must have been paying far too much attention to the ‘clothing optional’ charter cruises 🤣🤣. Perhaps that was their largest revenue weeks....bottom line, bottom line 😆.

 The Eden video also reminds me of this.  Both laugh-worthy!

Wow. Hope you have a relaxing and fun time at sea!  Will watch you return tomorrow 

How many patients?  Any update on what happened?  Thanks!

You can watch the Reflection enter Port E now by going to port fever webcam for port Everglades. It’s outside port now at 11:36 am EST.  And the Goodyear Blimp just went by  

8 minutes ago, stevea36 said:

Allure is leaving at 1130 am and moving to Miami, its new homeport.  It will pick up passengers there on Monday 11/5.   The Port Schedule shows Reflection remaining at 18 until Monday at 4pm.

 

Steve

 

 

8 minutes ago, grandgeezer said:

 

The Allure is going to be sailing out of Miami. They will drop us off Sunday and go to Miami to pick up passengers for a six day cruise so they can get back to the Sunday to Sunday seven day cruises.

  Ahh  that makes sense.  I didn't realize it was moving.  Interesting that it coincides with the Reflection needing to come back in early for Medical Emergency according to the OP

Thanks guys!!

Also, just fyi...The BOA royal card redemption for OBC on Royal cruises does not show up on your online reservation booking until a few weeks before your cruise.  I just had a call with my agency and Royal who confirmed it's there in their reservation system but not viewable on my planner and can't be used far in advance to purchase things.  Will appear only 2-4 weeks prior to the cruise. 

Very different from Celebrity which posts to your online account for use within a day or two of redeeming the points for OBC.