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I booked flights for a cruise next May last week via the Celebrity website. Selected the flights, put in all the information, and I don't know how new this is, but I don't remember it being an option last year: you now have the choice to either pay for the flights as part of final payment, or pay immediately when the flights are booked I chose the pay immediately option. Credit card was authorized right away, but then nothing. No confirmation emails, nothing. Waited a few days, and still nothing. Contacted the TA to see if anything was sent to them, they didn't get anything either. Called the flights department, explained the situation, and they found no reservation, and they couldn't find anything where they authorized the credit card for any amount. I was thinking this isn't starting out good. The rep said the website was having issues the last few weeks, and that could be why nothing was booked. I told the rep, that I would wait until the authorization falls off, and then maybe try again. The rep also suggested that if I did rebook to call and request ticketing be expedited. When we booked flights through Celebrity last year, the main issue was that Celebrity never ticketed the flights, so the airline canceled the space, and then the space was sold out, and Celebrity couldn't reinstate the reservation. If Celebrity had ticketed the flights when they were supposed to, none of what happened, would have happened. Hopefully, by being able to pay for the flights immediately, and request expedited ticketing, the problems will be avoided. Saw the authorization fall off today, and so decided to call and book flights with Celebrity over the phone. Flights were booked, they asked if I wanted to pay now or later with final payment. I said now, got the confirmation email, checked the airline website, and the flights were showing under my upcoming trips. I asked when the flights would be ticketed, and the rep said he would request expedited ticketing. Checked the reservation on the airline website a few hours later, and there were ticket numbers. I assume then the reservation was ticketed. I am hopeful that paying for the flights immediately and having the ticketing expedited, that it's a better experience than last time

I was hoping since it would be a Tuesday in December, during a non-holiday week, that maybe it wouldn't be so busy.

Looking at booking flights for our December cruise on EQ. Here are some details. It would be Port Everglades, on a Tuesday in December, ship arrival is listed as 7:00 a.m. Only one other ship in port that day (HAL Zandaam) We would be checking luggage. We have Global Entry/TSA Precheck It might be tight, and we'd have to do self-assisted, but my gut feeling is we could make it. We've been there in time to make a 9:30 a.m. flight before, and that was on a Saturday, with like six ships in port. What are your thoughts?

Yeah, we just added the All Included package, which added like $1500 to the price on a 9-day sailing, And, even though I won't partake in the alcohol part, it was still a better deal, because purchased separately, the total for one Classic Package, one Zero Proof Package, and gratuities for 2 is $1609. So, just taking into account those things, buying the package was cheaper, and we get WiFi, which we probably won't use, but it's there.

I could just say I am a recovering alcoholic. Pretty sure that they can't ask for details or proof. Actually, pretty sure they can't ask about what medication I am on, or what medical condition I have where I can't drink. If there was a legitimate health/safety concern that they had, then maybe they could ask for more information. But, this isn't that.

I see Celebrity now requires that if one guest in a stateroom purchases a drink package, then all guests over 21 are required to purchase the same package. But, there appear to be exclusions to that policy. Not as many as Royal Caribbean offers, but still a few. Now, my s/o drinks, but I don't. I just am not a fan of alcohol. I see one of the exclusions is if you're pregnant. Well, I am not going to be able to get that one. But, another one if if you are on medication and cannot drink. If I say this, are they going to ask for the name of the medication, or make me send in a Dr.'s note that says this? I'll gladly purchase the non-alcohol package, which is what I do on Royal

That's true. I wonder if you have a drink package and vouchers, if the POS defaults to something when they enter in an order, or if it's dependent on what you order?

Thanks. I didn't want to order like a bottle of water and then later find out that they used a voucher, instead of the refreshment package

On our upcoming cruise on Wonder oTS, instead of getting a drink package, we are going to use our C&A drink vouchers for alcoholic drinks and Royal Refreshment package for everything else. My question is this, will we have to tell the bartenders each time we order a drink whether we want to use a C&A voucher for the drink, or the drink package?

Hi, Wondering if the drink vouchers for D, D+, and P are valid on embarkation day?

We will be on a southbound cruise from Seward to Vancouver at the end of the week. We are in the process of filling out the ArriveCAN form prior to embarkation. We are fully vaccinated (so no quarantine is required) and will fly back to the US the afternoon of disembarkation. When filling out the ArriveCAN form it asks us to enter the full address in Canada where we will be staying. An address is required where you may be contacted in the next 14 days, or during your stay (if less). We are going from the cruise port to the airport. Do I put in the address of the airport? I can put in our home address, because it won't accept a US address.

Pffsh. 140 days is nothing. 917 days here. We booked our Alaska cruise November 25, 2019, originally leaving on May 31, 2021. That, of course, didn't happen, and we rebooked for May 30, 2022. 917 days from the date of the original booking.

That's a good point, @SpeedNoodles! I never considered testing from the ship the morning of disembarkation.

We will be doing an Alaska cruise in a few weeks, disembarking in Vancouver and then flying back to the US. In order to fly back to the US we need to do a COVID test no more than one day prior to the flight, which would be the last full day of the cruise, which is a sea day. We have the surf internet package. Will that be enough to do a video call without buffering or being really choppy? The other option is to test either at the Vancouver airport or the cruise terminal when we get off the ship. But, of course, that option is more expensive. I don't want to buy and bring test kits only to find out we can't make a video call from the ship, with the "surf" internet. Has anyone been able to do a video call from the ship with just the basic surf internet?

One thing to maybe think about is if there is an emergency at home, do you want to know about it, because are you going to be able to do anything about it? A few years ago we were going on a cruise, and my grandma was scheduled to go into hospice care around the same time. My mom asked me if grandma were to pass while we were on the ship, did I want her to let me know? After thinking about it, I said no, because there would be nothing I could do, and it would put a damper on the rest of the vacation. And knowing about it wouldn't make her less dead. Same goes for our pets. We trust the people who take care of our pets to make whatever decisions they deem necessary should an emergency happen. As to your question, if it is something that doesn't require something from you right that very instant, they can text you or call and leave a message and the next port you are in, you should be able to read and respond to it or listen to your voicemail.