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Ken the cruiser

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    Alabama
  • Interests
    Farming and cruising
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Princess, HAL, NCL and Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Anywhere there is wildlife

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  1. Yea, not much needed to entice us cruiseaholics to book another cruise! They got us with their "double' Military OBC perk and longer itineraries to cool places! 🤣
  2. I just checked all 8 of our bookings while logged on, and nothing. Oh well. But then we just got back mid-February from cruising on the Sapphire.
  3. Were you logged in when you did the mock bookings? Update: I just checked all 8 of our bookings while logged on, and nothing. But then we just got back mid-February from cruising on the Sapphire.
  4. You have me curious. Where is this OBC promo listed on the website, or does it magically appear somewhere when I log onto the Personalizer? We currently have 8 cruises booked with PCL and it would be nice to see if any of them qualify?
  5. Check this thread out, especially post #6. It sounds like June/July might be a good estimate for when.
  6. Have a great cruise along with your pre-cruise time visiting Sydney! The only thing I don't envy you about this cruise is the 15-hour flight you're about to embark on! 😂
  7. When we were on the second leg of our Antarctica/SA cruise going from Buenos Aires to San Antonio in February, we were the only couple in the back section of the Sapphire's Reserve dining room until folks started to trickle in around 6 pm, just as we were leaving. When we asked our server about that, he said folks from Chile, of which there were quite a few onboard, are used to eating after 9 pm back home. Unfortunately for some of the DR servers that meant folks started showing up around 8:30 pm and usually hung around until around 10 pm. Funny thing, that wasn't the case on the first leg of the cruise from San Antonio to Buenos Aires that included 4 days cruising around the Antarctica Peninsula. That was also the case, but not as drastic, when we cruised around the Med for 21 days on the Regal back in July 2022. BTW another thing we like about eating in the Reserve is that the tables are placed farther apart, so we can eat in peace rather than having to consciously ignore someone sitting right next to us, as is the case when we've eaten in the MDR or Blu for that matter. But some folks like that, which is cool. We just don't.
  8. We purposely book a Reserve Collection mini-suite or higher category when we cruise with Princess, which as of late is quite often. We just enjoy showing up to the dining room for breakfast, lunch (on sea days) and dinner, being escorted to our same table (since we don't need to sit near a window), attended to by the same wonderful servers, and of course enjoying their tasty meals, which are always served hot has they receive priority service (from our understanding) when fetching our selections back in the kitchen. As far as comparing the Reserve dining room with Celebrity's Blu, which we also frequent regularly when we cruise with them, the Reserve wins hands down, along with the fact the Reserve is open for lunch on sea days whereas Blu is not. But I will also note, we are usually there for dinner when they open at 5 pm. If you like to eat later, say around 7 pm, it might be a little more crowded depending on the part of the world you are cruising in.
  9. So if I might ask, what did you for entertainment during the evening hours after dinner on the Eurodam?
  10. If I might ask as we are booked on the Eurodam next year. What exactly did you do for entertainment in the evenings?
  11. We’re in our early 70s and are 4* Mariners, Elite+ on Celebrity, Elite on Princess, and Platinum on NCL. We haven’t cruised with HAL since 2019 when we did an Australia circumnavigation cruise on the Maasdam. We have had a great time on all of our cruises and are looking forward to cruising with HAL again in Apr 2025 on the Eurodam. It will be interesting to see how much has changed and/or stayed the same since then. I even read here on CC singers and dancers might be coming back!
  12. We were on the Island for 25 days back in Jan 2020 on an Easter Island cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Santiago. Needless to say we had an awesome time! But then we enjoy sea days! 😁
  13. It looks like there are some covered (BC) Balcony cabins on the Aloha deck.
  14. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it. But if the songs are by Elton John, count me in! 😁
  15. And our vote is for Phantom. It’s a tie. Oh no, what is Celebrity going to do now! 😂
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