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DH loves the hump suites. They are midship, so less walking. You are out a bit, so people aren’t looking into you balcony. And because of the walls off the elevators, there was very little traffic.

I would love the corner aft, but never could convince him on this.

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In another post “Who’s on Board” starting January 29th, the CD is Ian Cresswell.

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I’d like to hop in here. We usually do a suite on Celebrity, not necessarily for the room. We enjoy Luminae and Michaels Club. Would we regret just doing a balcony?

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Shelley, we haven’t heard from you recently. How was the cruise?

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On my last cruise, Celebrity denied boarding for my emotional support vodka !! Can you imagine.

But I heard they will loan you one when you get onboard.

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1. The long wait for the cruise date.

2. The short time on the cruise.

3. Meeting all those amazing people you will probably never see again.

Oh, and Chair Hogs.

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Have you seen NBC ratings? The news got it backwards. The peacock was an NBC executive. After seeing it’s ratings, it needed the person as the emotional support animal.

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My 7 and 10 year olds were on the Infinity Alaska Cruise. The kids club had a lot of different activities going on all the time and Xbox games, if they are into that.

I was tentative about taking the kids on the cruise, but it was The best vacation ever’ according to them.

The crew went out of their way for them and the activities from the kids club were so much fun. If you put in a little effort, they will enjoy themselves.

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I believe what they were saying was that embarkation was faster and they could go directly to their staterooms because there were no passengers disembarking as the ship just came out of dry dock.

Ahh. That makes a lot of sense.

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We were on this ship last February. It was awesome being able to go directly to our stateroom since she came out of dry dock. No wait to get checked in, no wait to board ship, luggage to room within first two hours..

Did they change the embarkment? How did you avoid all the lines?

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Darn, I loved Sue. We were hoping she would be back on Reflection. Does anyone have info for Reflection next month?

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DH and I never had an issue. I guess it depends how sensitive you are. I like a bit of a scent. It seems like you should be able to swap out with the other brands on board.

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Who is called by Shoreside Concierge? We were in Sky Suites a few times and was not called. But we were called for the Royal Suite. That I expected. I didn’t expect it with the Celebrity Suite, but we had just made Elite status. I don’t know if that makes a difference.

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Only Aqua class have the Persian Garden included in their package, but there are a limited amount of Passes for purchase.

We swear by the Suite Life. Michael’s Club is a nice quiet bar to relax. Our butlers have been great, just don’t expect too much on embankment day since they are so busy with trying to introduce themselves and get everything situated.

If you are not into bubbly, you can ask to switch the bottle to a red or white. You can also ask to have the mini bar emptied. We have had them stock it with our favorite cold drinks, but that might be only for upper suites.

Luminal will give you the MDR menu if where is nothing on their menu that fits your fancy. Service is outstanding, especially if you have dietary restrictions. There was a diary allergy in our group. Each night as soon as we sat down a basket of diary free bread appeared on our table almost before we unrolled our napkins.

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Amazon sells luggage tag holders that we have used for our last few cruises. They really hold up.

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Is there any notable changes happening?

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For her honeymoon, I upgraded my niece to a guaranteed suite after her documents were issued. I want to make sure she knows what to do.

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We stayed in the Celebrity suite with our two little ones (6 and 9.) it is smaller and doesn’t have the same balcony size, but the perks that come with the suite is worth it.

I’m curious about the table in the photo. We sailed on the Reflection. There was no dining table.

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If you have a guarantee how do you get luggage tags? Do you notified that you should print new tags?

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2 hours in 168 is a little under 2%, not 0.02%. Just sayin'.

 

 

 

Stuart

Oops. Sorry. Computer error. Meaning I made an error while using the computer.

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Since most cruises are 7 days or more and we give a liberal 2 hours for the drill, this consists of less than .02% of the lost cruise time.

Now, if you don’t go to the drill and there is a disaster and panic with people not knowing what to do, I’m not sure how to calculate that lost life and limb time.

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Our butler brought and setup video games for our kids. We had them stock our fridge with soda and water. We switched out our champagne with red wine. He made dinner reservation for us, switched our excursion tickets for us.

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Our cost was much less than $300 per day. Once you include the 4 perks (tips, OBC, internet and premium beverage pkg) it brings it closer. But to each their own. I ❤️ being spoiled.

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We had an entirely different experience. The first time was before the “Suite Life.” We had a great butler. He appeared every time we needed him, sometimes even before we called.

We had breakfast in our suite everyday but the rest of the meals we dined in on of the restaurants. (No one should see me before my first cup of coffee.)

Since the “Suite Life,” each trip, Micheal’s Club was great. We never had a problem and always received personal service. Since there were so few people, and the same ones every night, the bartenders came to know our tastes and even made custom drinks for us to try. Needless to say, we rarely used any other bar besides Michael’s.

Same with Luminae. It was marvelous. The service was spot on. The sommelier was amazing.

Some things I would keep in mind is setting expectations. Embarkment day is crazy. Asking for special services those days could take a bit more time for them to do. Even in the Royal Suite, when we asked to switch out our champagne with wine, our butler looked at us politely and stated he will do it as soon as he could.

FYI. Don’t think that the top suites are the only ones who get the attention and the best staff. Our butler in our first Sky Suite was far better than any of the others.

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It was 1998, the year after the movie Titanic came out. As we cast off, my jaw dropped when I heard the music they were playing, the theme to the movie.

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