Chrisclaire

Very distracting and most annoying!

Thankyou so much. I was just having a look at the roll call. We are intending booking this tomorrow and are very excited about such an amazing/unusual trip! Always enjoy reading your posts 😊

Thanks for this......very useful info!

Hi everyone Thinking about booking this for next year on Equinox. Anyone done this crossing? Any comment's good & bad would be greatly appreciated. Never done a transatlantic before.

If you go to Celebrity's website & do a "mock" booking. When you choose the room type you want it takes you to the available rooms on the available decks. There is a deck plan key at rhs which tells you that rooms with a square have a single sofa bed & the one's with a triangle have one upper bed. Hope this makes sense! I am currently in the process of choosing a stateroom for Equinox (S class ship also) I am finding the spreadsheet invaluable....thankyou so much to everyone who has contributed to it! I also agree with justcrusn re Concierge, we have only used once and did not think it was worth the extra. We were on Solstice from Sydney to Singapore in October last year, we loved the ship & hope you will too! The staff are amazing 😊

Hi Going slightly off piste! We are looking a doing a similar 14 night Barbados cruise this time next year. Do you mind if I ask? Are there many children on board? Many Thanks in advance ☺️

Thanks for your response! Was it a Caribbean cruise on Iona? The agent told me that they are not as busy with children in comparison to the Canaries etc I understand that the cruise will be busy and it's a massive ship compared to what we are used to. Very keen to try P&O, but certainly don't want it mega busy with children 🫣

Hi Everyone! We are considering a Caribbean Cruise on Arvia in Feb 2025. We have only ever sailed Celebrity, but are interested in trying a different cruise line/ship. The itinerary we are looking at leaves Barbados around 14th Feb. My question is, can anyone advise if this is a particularly busy time with children? I'm assuming some may even be on a similar sailing at the moment! Thanks in advance.

We were on Solstice 2 weeks ago and had great service in the MDR We had a waiter, asst waiter & sommelier (never saw a cocktail server) The sommelier was always busy serving us and other tables. Hopefully your waiter will be as observant as ours and if your wine glass is empty he will call the sommelier 😊 Don't ever feel guilty! A wee word of warning......we didn't drink Champagne at dinner but at the bar's they often pour Prosecco instead of Champagne! Have a great cruise 😎

You are absolutely correct! I had no problem paying the upcharge, but not for nasty Prosecco. Not sure if Celebrity are chancing their luck with this or if the bar staff just don't know the difference 🤔 It is easy enough to watch them pour if sitting at the bar, but if it is table service then not so much. In future I will always ask to see what I am being served! The other annoying thing was they sometimes poured from a bottle that had been lying opened.....clearly for too long....no fizz. That was rejected and I asked for a fresh bottle to be opened 😉

They did & yes I saw the bottle. Didn't recognise it and don't remember the name but it was a black bottle and was very good. I also asked for a "nice" Champagne glass instead of the horrid thick prosecco glasses 😄 #fussy 😉

Our latest cruise on Solstice, I ordered Champagne and was served horrid Prosecco. We were on the classic package, so I was paying $8 & for the privilege! I ended up asking to see the bottle and have it poured in front of me. This is disappointing as it causes unnecessary embarrassment on both parts.

We have just returned from 15 nights on Solstice. Stateroom 8066 The bed had a mattress topper on it when we arrived. It was super comfortable and we both slept incredibly well! Been looking for similar back home 😊

We also took the ferry over to Manly, so easy to do! The beach was fabulous and it was kinda like stepping back in time to a "seaside" resort. Getting around Sydney is so easy with the underground, ferries & trams. You just tap your credit or debit card.....so advanced compared to what we have in Edinburgh 🙄

We stayed at the Bali Tropic Resort & Spa. It was lovely, very traditional. Little bungalows dotted around beautiful gardens. We were upgraded to the Royal Room and it was beautiful. Breakfast was included and it was excellent. Incredibly reasonable price too 👍 Enjoy!