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I hope to. Thank you so much!

Sounds lovely. Wondering--is it easy to get the train to Montreal from the port at Quebec City should I be unable to spend the extra time?

Had a question, but figured it out! I couldn't get a decent flight to the Midwest, neither in time or price. BUT I figured out if I flew to Toronto, I could get both. Hmmmm...might just spend some time in Toronto!

I can only find year old information. I can see that Summit, Millenium, Silhouette & Equinox (partially) were revolutionized. Have any other M or S class ships been revolutionized? Thanks!

@PATRLR Thanks for your thoughts! You will rarely see sloppy attire at dinner on any Princess ship in any destination. Carnival & NCL are the only lines were we occasionally see that. No big deal by me--what someone else wears doesn't make or break my meal or cruise.

Agree with all this

You are not missing anything. There is NO reason to pay for a NR deposit, imo. I'll make the deposit & MAYBE lose it should an emergency arise. Why would I pay basically THE SAME AMOUNT more to get a refundable deposit...and lose it for sure??!! It is NOT like that with all cruiselines. Annoying that my FAVORITE line does this. NOW--you nearly always can change to another cruise date for $100pp change--a much better option. I also always made an open booking on all our Celebrity cruises since it was then only $200 down. Used to be fully refundable if not used. Alas, that also has gone by the wayside. BUT $200 lost is better than $500!

There are 4 couples sailing together, all on separate reservations. Is there anyway to do this online, or call?

@GenerationX Thoroughly enjoying your TR...cannot wait to get back on Eclass! I remember our children clearing their plates & half of ours...I believe a growth spurt is coming! No longer will you be at eye level, my dear...

EXACTLY. Have gotten so use to traveling with little cash, Plus I get credit card points if I do put any on, so double bonus.

Yeah…after I got a come back I was done. fool me once…

As a mother of a millennial (and friends with many) & 2 GenZ & and a teacher of many of both, I can say that making generalizations about a widely varied group of people is terrible. I've seen spoiled people of ALL ages. And I've met wonderful people of ALL ages. I personally try to avoid stereotyping.

I'm 58. DH is 61 so OFFICIALLY a Boomer, but the guy golfs 5-6 days/ week, so he's not slowing down anytime soon! We have always been pretty active cruisers--like to keep busy, like to do a lot of things. We meet people of all ages we connect with. We are usually median age on most cruises (tho our 16 dayTA in April, we were the young ones!) I have to brag a bit--on a recent solo cruise I was sitting down to play 80s trivia & a couple who were clearly younger than me sat with me & said they would help since I was too young to know 80s trivia! HA--that is my jam! They were about 10 years younger than me, so that was VERY flattering. (DH gets the same--well, when he has a baseball hat on, lol)

We found our service similar to all our other Celebrity cruises--very very good. Isn't Captain Kate the captain? We had her on the Edge & found service to even be an uptick. We did Retreat on Beyond last year. We liked it but I wouldn't pay a premium (we got a great deal). Not enough benefits for the price, imo. We are not millennials--GenX. Have cruised over 40 cruises in 20 yrs & Eclass is our fav. I would say your service was a one off. Will be interested to hear how your Ascent goes.

@mcatmcat Having sailed the Beyond 2x in the last 2 years, and out of FLL many times, that is NOTHING like our experience. Now, situational experiences can occur anywhere, anytime. 6 day cruise to true beach destinations in the summer--yeah, you are gonna get a lot of families & kids, even on Celebrity (our craziest cruise was 5 day spring break on Constellation that was 75% FSU students!) Overall on all cruises, all lines, crew has been amazing. But here & there we have encountered less than stellar service. You cruise enough, bound to happen. Have not encountered such behavior of port staff, though overall definitely not the level of service one expects on a ship. Having also sailed out of MIA numerous times--my opinion is that MIA port is a hot mess. Road infrastructure insufficient--could take 20 min. to get to the terminal or 40 min. NCL & MSC boarding was a hot mess. Perhaps RCCL does a better job there. Regarding leaving one's bag to go to the restroom--not sure why they just didn't go one at a time. When I sail solo, I'm taking my carryon with me to the restroom even in the terminal--I agree, just the ways of the world today. Glad you still enjoyed your cruise & booked Ascent. We sail her in Dec.

OK this menu (from Seascape, but figure they are the same) from 2023 shows a $34 option. Is that currently true? I am on the Seashore next month. Just trying to figure out my options! THX! https://eatsleepcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Seascape-TEPPANYAKI_Menu.pdf

Edge looks to be sold out for September. I can book any cabin as a solo on Edge Sept. 2025.

I know I can charge on most lines w/ no fee. Thx

Bummer, OK, thx.

Looking at the 100+ day ones in Jan.. 2025 It says Surf Wifi at the top--included? When I get to the page to pay, it says cruise only. So need to budget another $2K (ish) each for tips? Any drinks included?

Can't comment on HAL or VV. While i would put Celebrity & Princess SLIGHTLY over NCL, they are more alike than different. We are finding that there are things we love about various ships/lines...and things that each one excels at. If we could just take the best of each & make a perfect ship!

@GenerationX Knowing your kiddos limitations is key to a happy trip! Glad you were staying at the Conrad--it reminded me I had been eyeing it to use my AMEX Platinum $200 hotel credit (that I could have used earlier in the year but FORGOT), I was trying to get a friend to sail Reflection in August but it fell thru. Welp an MSC casino comp came up out of Orlando...JW Marriott it is. (I'm on the Seashore...figure I can relax on my balcony if nothing else. But who knows, maybe THIS MSC cruise will be better...Eyeing a YC booking in the future...)

I know there was always a line waiting to get into the Club & they would open doors 30 min. before. Remember, there are 2 levels. The line on Deck 4 is nearly always longer than the one on Deck 5.

We sailed Aqua once, on Constellation. We paid $50 more than our original booking, so that was worth it. Enjoyed Blu & our uncovered balcony. But AQ rooms are now generally considerably more than regular balconies on most cruises. I don't get it. I can typically pay for 7 nights of specialty dining & a weeklong Persian pass (which I would rarely use, so wouldn't anyway) & it's still less than an AQ balcony.

YEAH! Can't wait--have a WONDERFUL time!!