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Thank you for the above information. I knew I was not reading it wrong and hearing wrong. There are Spa Suites and there are Haven Suites and they are not the same and both are not Haven. I have a feeling it is the wording that NCL chooses to use, because frankly, the Spa Suites are not really suites.

Thank you again for providing the correct info, as reading through this, I was more confused then ever.

All of the Suites on The Epic are Haven Suites. The Spa Suites are not located within the Haven Area but are located closer to the Spa. On the Epic, suite passengers can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Haven Restaurant.

Are you sure about this? The cost difference between the Spa Suite and the Haven Suite was pretty large when I looked earlier. Granted room would play a role here, but the cost was double.

I actually have the same question . I thought that Suites have access to the specialty breakfast and lunch in the Haven. What would be the added benefit to paying the extra for a Haven suite as opposed to a regular suite?

It is where we are stuck. Outside of the Haven lounge (I believe), the Spa Suite seemed to have similar amenities. But I am pretty sure I am missing something and would love to know what it is. Because those that choose to go with the Haven area, seem to love it.

What ship and/or itinerary are you considering?

It is the Epic and it is to the Carribean.

My wife and I are debating heading out on NCL and are looking for advice. We understand the suite perks on NCL are the best out there (arguably, but everybody I talk to says they are) and we would like to take advantage of that service and the amenities. This is where we need advice from those experienced on this ship or ships like it.

We love the perks that the Haven appears to feature. However in reading, it appears some of those perks are also available in the Spa Suites. Then further reading led us to realize that there are 8 different suite levels and for the life of me, outside of the actual room, we cannot figure out the perks that are available for each level of suite.

Then we see things called The Villas. Those appear to have separate amenities as well.

Is there anybody that can assist?

For what it's worth, the grass on the "putting green" part of the lawn club is much much longer than any green or for that matter fairway. Fun for the kiddos but bears no relation to actual golf putting! I wish they would trim a portion of it to true greens length!

Or give us a small section of astroturf.

I think they were all removed from the Millennium Class ships and the Solstice Class never had them. From the beginning they were not that great -- I'm a 4/5 handicap and 6'2" -- my follow through with the Driver would hit the ceiling. I think there are some great itineraries where you could bring your sticks and play some excellent courses. Great courses in Bermuda, St Kitts, Jamaica, Cozumel, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Cancun, St Thomas, Roatan, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta…,

Celebrity is offering a nice California Coastal cruise on the Century this spring, with stops in Monterey, Santa Barbara, over-night in San Francisco, Ensenada, Catalina Island, and back to Los Angeles. You could put together a pretty nice Golf Excursion in those locations! As of late, I bring my golf clubs about every third cruise.

 

Enjoy!

Kel:)

Thankfully and fortunately I have had the luxury of playing golf at many of these destinations. All part of the job in some form or another and the sport that I love. The cruise side of it is to get away from that for the most part.

The simulator is more about having some fun with friends while the wives are at the pool relaxing or visiting the spa. Its quick, fairly accurate, and most of all fun. From what I have gathered most of the ships using them use the GC2 monitor, which is pretty darn accurate in terms of launch conditions, so it was an activity I was looking forward to during down time.

Sadly I dont think Celebrity will offer that for us.

Thats a real shame. Something we have enjoyed on other ships years ago, but apparently is going away on quite a few lines. For something that takes up so little space and could be a money maker, this surprises me, but that is why they make the decisions and not me evidently.

Take one of you clubs and get a bucket of ice. Swing away into the ocean.

 

 

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As intriguing as that sounds (and who are we kidding, probably will happen), we loved the simulators on the last cruise we were on. This was so long ago and now that we are in a position to cruise more frequently, its something that can make the difference on ships for me.

We know the Disney line has them, but our next voyage we would like on Celebrity if possible.

Looking at taking the plunge as it has been over a decade and my wife and I want to start doing a few of these (cruises) each year.

As an avid golfer, it seems that the golf simulators are becoming "not the norm" anymore.

Can anybody tell me which Celebrity ships have these still? And do any of the Solstice line offer them?

We are leaning towards the Solstice line after much of our research due to fitting of our tastes.