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Baynanno1

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    New South Wales, Australia
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    photography, cruising, swimming, gardening
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Azamara, Seabourn
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Mediterranean

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  1. Addressing just the first part of your query : On Solstice last year (unlike our experience on Eclipse the previous year) the first night our baked or grilled fish (can't remember which) came in small pieces swimming in a thin creamy sauce, looking like soup. Subsequently we asked our server to explain exactly how a dish was plated before ordering - more often than not the menu descriptions appear to describe something quite different. He had our sauces served in a jug on the side for the rest of the cruise and we could add as little or as much as we wanted. I hope your wife finds this useful. Enjoy your cruise, wherever you choose to dine.
  2. Your previous post indicates that you did not get a response.
  3. I wonder whether the instruction from upper management was just for queries regarding return of butlers, or for any email enquiry? December 2022 we received an email from the Shoreside Concierge several weeks prior to our cruise and exchanged a few more emails prior to the cruise. I had not received an email prior to our cruise in October 2023, so I used the same email address successfully to contact the Shoreside Concierge. We board again next week and I have attempted to contact the Shoreside Concierge using the same email address theretreat@Celebrity.com followed up several days later with SolsticeRetreat@celebrity.com which was included in a post by an experienced cruiser. I have not had any response from either address.
  4. tire : a verb : to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel that way. tyre : a noun : a rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road.
  5. Recently we had no problem on Eclipse, but the first night on Solstice my Grilled Fish came in small pieces, floating in a creamy "soup" or sauce. Not at all like it read on the menu. Subsequently, we asked our waiter for a full description of how each meal was actually plated and more often than not, he arranged for a sauce to come in a jug, rather than drown the food.
  6. Did you get the recent email which included the following : Indonesian Visa Guests must secure any necessary visas and have all required travel documents prior to boarding. Guests who arrive without the proper requirements will be denied boarding. Before entering Indonesia, US and Canadian guests must apply for an Electronic Visa on Arrival ($35 USD) and print proof for boarding day – digital proof will not be accepted at the terminal. Some of our guests can enjoy visa-free entry to Indonesia based on their nationality. To see if you’re eligible for visa-free entry, review the list of countries here. Guests who require a visa must apply no later than two (2) weeks prior to the sail date to ensure timely approval. To apply for an Electronic Visa on Arrival, please visit the Immigration website here. When applying for the visa, please make sure to provide your name and personal data as it is reflected on your travel documentation.
  7. We enjoyed the extra space, but were unable to use the balcony much due to the area in which we were cruising - hot sun most of the day - the opposite side would have been better on that cruise. We did not have a problem with the pole, or if I remember correctly we had two poles.
  8. Even if not getting off the ship in Bali, you need the visa, as you are on a ship docked at an Indonesian port in Indonesian waters. Much better to have it done before boarding. In spite of the fact the visa was a requirement before boarding, about half the passengers did not have their visa when boarding Sydney to Singapore last year. It took about three days for them all to be processed, eventually with the help of Indonesian officials who were brought on board in Darwin. In long, slow moving queues, tempers of some passengers frayed when crew (whose job description does not include obtaining visas for passengers) took quite some time to get through all those who boarded without their visa.
  9. Playing catch up as has often been the case recently with Celebrity, putting out an "innovation" without first proof reading, then realising the consequences of the "innovation" as originally posted and changing the details of the purchase.
  10. Beginning to wonder whether I am on a Celebrity Forum or a HAL Forum!
  11. We have had polar opposite experiences boarding in Sydney. December 2022 Eclipse - excellent, well organised, separate line for suite guests. October 2023 Solstice - chaos - delayed clearance combined with hundreds of passengers arriving well before their allocated boarding time and even before the advertised first boarding time given the crowd already there when we arrived right on our allocated (first) boarding time and no sign of a priority line.
  12. Similar has been reported by several others over the past few months.
  13. Very true! The few hundred dollars paid by one person for this pass allowing access for more than one really is a kick in the whatever for those paying thousands more for suites, where both occupants pay the thousands. 😬
  14. Excellent cruise in December 2023. There's a lot more to an enjoyable cruise than perfection in maintenance.
  15. Retreat bookings made before 4 October 2023 retain all three perks, but beware if you make a change to that booking the free gratuities will disappear. Retreat bookings made 4 October or subsequently receive only drinks and wi-fi, in spite of the price hike! We have all three on our March cruise, booked well over a year ago.
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