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The Beach Club is really incredible. If you like relaxed, pampered beach day with lower crowds, a beautiful pool, and unbelievable food then its for you. If you want beach party then just go to the free Oasis pool. We bought the beach club in Feb for $88pp and totally worth it. Last weekend we were on Indy and the price never came down below &$190pp which like you I deemed too high and opted for regular day at Coco Cay. I wish I would have spent the money honestly. What the beach club offers is exactly what my wife and I want and in the future I will spend the $200pp if thats what it costs.

it was not open last weekend

We watched NY/TB game 6 in Playmakers on Indy...It was awesome. The entire bar was packed, every TV had the game on, and the crowd started chanting "we want sound" so they shut of the music and turned up the broadcast.

Sounds fine to me, you can use walgreens or CVS and those are accepted. Don't see why yours wouldn't be

We were just there last weekend and had a bed on breezy bay. I think you'll find there are always loungers available. The island is built to accommodate something like 12000 people. Our only real complaint was the drink service. Not enough bartenders but thats a first world problem and we still had a great time. I have done the Coco Beach Club before and didn't buy it this time because it was $200pp but I think I will next time we sail. It is soooo much better than the regular island.

not eqinox but I did Summit recently in the retreat. For us there was really no comparison. Celebrity takes everything to another level. The service, food, ship condition, everything was incredible. I was blown away by the quality of food and service in Luminae. We have 2 more Celebrity cruises booked, can't wait to go again.

definitely thru the bank of america site. We too primarily have used for OBC and then used to purchase extras like the drink package. I did get a couple of robes for 5000 points which we use for our pool at home

the food is totally worth it. We were just on Indy and had nachos, fries, onion ring tower, 24 wings and i think it was like $40

absolutely...you will be denied entrance to the terminal without. You will show your vax card, negative tests, and Passports twice. Once to enter the terminal and once to check in with RC. Have a great cruise.

Just got off of Indy yesterday from a 3 day Bahamas sailing. It was basically back to normal. The pool deck was packed. There were some lines for coffee, pizza, etc. I was impressed with the staffing. I’ve read other cruise lines have been having a real problem with staffing. Service this weekend was great. It was nice to have the energy back on the boat.

If you’re fully checked in then you should be able to print your set sail and luggage tags. That would be odd if your cruise is 2 weeks away and that stuff isn’t available. Have you checked in already?

i've carried them in my checked luggage several times with no issue. Longest flight was 16 hours and they lost our bag for a day. Test was still good and got me home.

the $77.98 seems to be the cheapest now days. If you see yours for that price grab it. They definitely need to make some money back post pandemic and demand is super high right now. I don't mind paying a little extra per day, just glad to be back on board

not the cheapest but most convenient i think. super easy

thanks i hadn't seen them.

I'm checking in for our July Mariner cruise. After putting in all the passport, payment info etc. it says "we're not ready for you yet, come back later to choose an arrival time"? Has anyone ever seen that?

Depends on the ship and the day. When we were there in February on Indy we got off at 8:00 and Harmony got off at 9:00 I think

yuck

The beach club is awesome. I would recommend getting off the boat early. This time of year rain usually comes in the afternoon if it comes at all.

My wife and i always buy the key and find good value in it. I'd keep it for the 4 nighter so you can try it for yourself and see if you like it. If you plan to buy wifi anyways then might as well upgrade to the key, especially if you get it during a cruise planner sale. If you check in at 12:30 (i'd go at 12:15) you will be on the ship by 12:45 with the Key priority boarding and have no problem making lunch. We were on indy in February, checked in at 11:30 and walked straight on.

rain all day is unlikely. This is thunderstorm season in the south. I live on the Gulf and today the forecast wast rain all afternoon...not a drop. Spent the day in the sun by the pool.

I think you would regret not giving your roller suitcase to a porter. You want to explore and having to tote that around might be a pain. Give it to a porter with $10 tip. Never say never though, we met a lady on our March Celebrity cruise whose bag did not get on board. Not sure how that happens.

At home is the way to go. Super easy. Remember the goal is a negative test so gentle with the swabbing

If you plan to go to the casino its nice to bring cash. Western Caribbean would be Mexico, maybe Key West, Labadee, Grand Cayman, Jamaica. USD Widely accepted in all as are credit cards.

we have used them for re-entry. Did not have middle name and it was no problem.