Live Cruise Reports

Greetings everyone, it seems so long since I was able to offer a live report!
 
As you can see from the title we are presently in the Silhouette PH (boarded yesterday) enjoying a staycation. Like most cruisers this is nothing like the cruise we initially had booked but following lifting and shifting, swapping and changing we had hit the point of cruise deprivation where itinerary wasn’t important we just needed to get back on a ship! We are a party of four. Ourselves, our son and his girlfriend (a first time cruiser). We are regular cruisers and in recent years have cruised almost exclusively with Celebrity. 

Hello everyone! I’ll be live blogging my trip on the Celebrity Equinox 9/17 to 9/26. We are traveling from Fort Lauderdale to the ABC islands.
 
First, a little about me.
 
I’m Dee, and my husband is Russ. We have traveled on many different cruise lines; out first cruise was on  Renaissance to New Zealand back in the 1990s, and we were hooked! Lines we’ve been on include Carnival, Norwegian, HAL, Regent Seven Seas, the Caledonian Sky (Japan), and Viking Ocean. 

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We boarded Le Bellot yesterday in Nice and we are having a great time so far!
 
Saturday, September 11 we drove from Albany to JFK and flew on Delta direct to Nice. Landed early at 9:15 and were out of customs around 9:45. They didn't check our vaccine cards upon arrival even though France is now closed to unvaccinated Americans. 

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Join the Bird live on an exciting weekend getaway on the newly amped Freedom of the Seas. The Freedom of the seas first set sail in May 2006. She was amped in March 2020 just before the pandemic shutdown and remains new and fresh with all of the latest that Royal Caribbean has to offer.  

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Okay… i am going to do it… a live review… puh! Jesus! Usually I write books…
It won’t be just about the cruise that I will board on the 18th… it will be a review about the preparations upfront too.
But first the data for the cruise!

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10th Sept 2021 Embarkation in Barcelona went well. Medical form rechecked a number of times as we went through.  Covid test quick, result through in 20 min allowed to board. Although it says cabins not available until 13.00 we checked ours about noon and bumped into our cabin steward.  He said cabin ready.  Our bags did not arrive until around 14.00 but that was fine as we were able to use cabin.
We are on deck 14 mid ship.  

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Tomorrow I will be boarding Mariner of the Seas for 7 days. I plan to go live from the ship and take you along with me.
 
If you have any questions ask away and I will do my best to get back with an answer.

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2300 cruisers on board. They are doing a great job of Covid protocols. The only place we’ve seen them not really followed is in the elevators. It’s supposed to be one party per elevator but no one‘s paying attention to that. But they are keeping an eye on masks and social distancing.
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The ship looks great  about 800 guest on board this leg.
The crew are so happy to be back . New uniforms in Lido and the dining room.
Entertainment is very good.
Canolato changed the menu a little.
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OK, I did not want the string of "live from" to die with us. I will be busy having fun but will try to relay current info when I can.
 
Embarkation: due to an early flight we arrived before the doors opened. Once the terminal opened we were shown to the elite waiting area after showing our paperwork. No snacks or drinks but warm and welcoming with a view of the ship. Boarding started at 11:00 and we were among the first ones to board. Click photo to read more.....

Good Evening CCer, it has been almost 5 weeks since we disembarked from the Nieuw Amsterdam which was the first Holland America ship to sail after the pause. We were fortunately enough to be on that first sailing having booked it the day that HAL annoucement their return to Alaska. 
As mentioned in my first Live From we would be returning. September 4th.  Click photo to read more.....

Celebrity Apex 2021 - Greece - Day 1   Good morning, dear shipmates! At last we get to take you (and us) on a vacation again. We are just waiting for our flight to Athens at Frankfurt Airport. Tomorrow morning we are going to embark on Celebrity Apex to cruise in Greece and Croatia. After the cruise we booked a week on the Island of Zakynthos at a beautiful hotel… As always we’ll try to take you along for some virtual traveling. Click to read more..... 

Hey all, so excited to give you guys a LIVE review on Encore this upcoming week! I have the basic unlimited wifi, I hope that it is fast enough to post some good photos and such for you!
 
1) Feel free to ask any questions, I will do my best to answer them 👍
2)  🍹 I am a glass very full sort of person. I don't mind waiting in line, hiccups, etc. So if you are looking for a review filled with outrage and such, this will not be it. 
3) I hope you enjoy the review! 😄
 
Quick Details: I am flying out tomorrow morning at 7am Central time, out DFW airport to SEA with the airfare promo and transfers to the port. I got my negative PCR test yesterday morning as a precaution, and I have been in a self quarantine for 3 weeks since both my husband and I work from home. We are both DINKS, no kids, two dogs, we like to drink, we do not smoke, we do gamble and we love a good meal or two. We have done Alaska before with NCL in 2019, on the Bliss, almost same itinerary except the Bliss went to Skagway. We are sailing comped through Casinos At Sea, and have a balcony cabin on deck 9 that is angled (woohoo)
 
(I'll be back in a bit to give more pre cruise details, gotta go clean my house and double check my packing 😛)
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We awoke to another grey day but that improved rapidly in many ways! Arriving at  COVID testing station, all is very efficient. Noticeable that many are arriving way before given time. We had 12.15pm allotted but drove in  about 10 minutes early and was having our test at our exact time. Then to theOcean Terminal, and upstairs to checking area, received results and on ship with no wait at all. There were certainly holding areas where some where being directed. Very impressed by the set up, but it takes everyone’s effort to make it work efficiently! Click to read more....

Working to get this started, hope it works. 

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Hi everyone. Anthony here. I wish I had the patience to write a witty and fun filled blog of my journey but that's not the person I am. Instead this will be an informative and direct thoughts from my experiences on the Mardi Gras.
Some background. I along with my husband Robert are 60 years old (my 60th is next month) and while we are native NY'ers we have been living in Philadelphia for the past 15 years. Click to read more.....

We have just arrived in Liverpool to a dull, damp day and we are not getting off. We chose not to book a P&O tour as we have been here many times. We are enjoying the cruise far more than anticipated. Click for more.....

Hello everyone. I'll be cruising on the Sunrise for 9 days starting tomorrow and plan on doing a live review during my cruise. 
 
If you have any questions I'll try to answer them for you.

Got the tickets today, boarding time 9am. To be honest, i don't believe they are ready for new guest at 9am.....
I think I'll be there arround 10ish.... 
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Greetings from the MSC Splendida! We embarked this morning at Trieste, the embarkation process was surprisingly quick. We arrived at the port right on time at 10 am. It took a few minutes to explain to the man at check-in that we hadn’t spent any time in the countries on the “no-go” list during the past 14 days. They checked our passports and our CDC cards, and after that we had an uncomfortable but rapid COVID swab test. We were whisked on board and enjoyed a glass of champagne at the concierge desk while various bits of information were provided.

Jim_Iain - 9/5 and 9/17 Equinox B2B - Come along for a Live Blog

Please pull up a chair and join us on a new adventure. I love posting live commentary of our cruise and mostly do it for our adult children can keep up with us and see us spending their inheritance.

Sitting on the veranda watching the goings on in the Port of Miami.  Embarkation was smooth but below are a few suggestions for those embarking in Miami on future voyages (until COVID protocols change).

Hi.  I am 4cats4me, and I am  looking forward to cruising to Alaska,  once again, this time on the beautiful Majestic Princess.
This will be my 5th trip to Alaska, and 23rd cruise on Princess.  Last trip to AK was back in 2014 aboard the Grand.   
 
Cruise:    I booked this cruise at the last minute, only 19 days ago, and there was still plenty of cabin availability, so I snagged an obstructed view deluxe balcony  cabin, which really isn’t that obstructed at all.  I will be sailing solo this time, a first for me, as my husband has work commitments and cat-caring duties.  We now have to travel in shifts, as we have some demanding felines.  (3, not 4)
 

Been waiting 539 days for this moment...🥳...when I walked off Harmony in February of 2020, i expected to be sailing the Med in May and had several others booked into 2021. 

Thankfully I have an amazing travel agent who has managed to keep track of lifts and shifts & FCC’s, and for months has shared my optimism that one of these booked cruises would finally “stick”. Once I knew it was finally going to happen, then it was a full week of anxiety waiting to take that antigen test, until finally the CVS email notification came up, and I was finally able to open that bottle of wine, pull out the suitcases, and start packing.
 
Have done quite a few live reports and even one on Symphony in March of 2019, so forgive any redundant photos or random musings. I won’t possible remember what I posted back then, and most certainly was a few pina coladas in during most of my live report . I am expecting this cruise experience to be a tad different, although hoping the pina colada situation is  status quo.🍹