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Oh my. The nope rope would have been it for me. No thank you!

7 minutes ago, jcpc said:

I was told that in order to access both your account on the website and the app, you must change your password.  Password must consist of 8 characters including letters, 1 number and 1 special character.  If your password already met these requirements there is no need to change it.  I changed my password (keeping it the same password but just adding 1 special character) and can access both now.  It would have been nice if Celebrity sent out an email letting us all know this!

Mine already met that but I had to change it anyway. 

42 minutes ago, hcat said:

Do not feel stuck.. You will find sime quiet spaces and may enjoy some of the activities..yoga, am stretch. Spa was expensive but maybe pick one  massage or facial for a treat!

 

I wasnt sure but  If you ended up with an AQ class room, ..all the thermal suite rms are included..salt rm, sauna/ steam and heated loungers..Usually quiet! And a few free classes..( but they try to sell you more)  You can ask for stretch bands and other equip for your  rm..ours were pre requested but never were sent(??)

 

We also  had mellow/ acoustic music options...mostly  in EDEN. (Beyond and Ascent have diff CDs so different vibe for each ship..hope BEYOND more subdued) 

 

Another tip..On Ascent, one day  for lunch, we bought take out sammies

(great bread) and dessert from the Bistro on 5 counter, and were actually served at the smaller tables ..not quite in the restarant area. We  picked up drinks / soda at the bar area next door.  A less expensive alternative to the bigger meals at the Bistro.

 

.. Of course there's the Solarium Cafe with healthy choices..(eat early),  EDEN cafe if open.  and the hot dog/ burger place..That one is crowded/with a  loud din,  but you can  carry the food one flight up..if there are no smokers up there.. Has nice tables, great views off the side of the ship!

 

  There's an area on opp side one flight up with nice chairs and loungers  that overlook the pool but quieter!

 

on ASCENT and BEYOND we found the Sunset Bar area usually crowded but nice sea views and some shade.  Lawn area might have movie or music  or Pickleball..plink plink!

 

I suggest bringing  earplugs, just in case..We left one show very early on..due to intense volume and flashing lights, but others were easier on the senses and well done!

 

Prepare to enjoy!

What are your ports?

Thanks! When I said "stuck" that was in reference to the advice to choose my stateroom wisely. That ship has sailed. I got what I got - I think 10248 (stuck in the password debacle so I can't double check).

I do have an Aqua Class cabin - I got so spoiled in Blu on the Summit I upgraded to Aqua after booking on board. So yeah, I'll have the Thermal Suite - and Blu for breakfast and dinner. I well remember the hard upsell on the additional classes - on the Summit the fitness center guy actually walked away from me when I politely but firmly stood my ground and said that I might well book more classes once I try them - but I got burned before with signing up for a package of classes and they were not what I was expecting. Massages...again I always get stuck with someone who ignores my "No Sales Please" and goes in for the hard sell at the end, so I try to avoid those.

I'm gluten-free, so that complicates where I can grab food to a degree. But maybe if I have a bigger breakfast and aim for an earlier dinner I can get by with just snacks here and there.

Ports are Aruba (currently have Small Group Jeep... I can't remember the full name and now I'm caught in the "password is not correct" thing, so I'm not going into my account for a bit to see if it straightens itself out); Bonaire (currently have Woodwind booked for snorkeling); and Curacao (currently booked on the Irie Tours tour that includes snorkeling with turtles).

5 hours ago, buncosquad said:

Select your stateroom wisely.

 

We live in our staterooms, so we select accordingly. 

 

We only book Edge class on Celebrity, and use our itineraries and staterooms as our personal retreat. The views and the silence broken only by the wind and sea is worth every penny.

 

We typically only leave our stateroom for shore excursions, spa treatments, lunch and dinners, as well as walking the track, going to the World Class bar (Beyond and Ascent), and Cafe al Baccio.

 

When we walk the track on sea days, every time looking down to the main pool, it is usually quite crowded (warm climes). Won't do crowds. Won't even utilize the Retreat sundeck, as likewise typically busy on sea days.

 

As noted, select stateroom wisely and you'll have a memorable sailing, regardless of how busy is the ship.

At this point regardless I'm stuck. Only a few solo cabins and suites left - both at higher prices than I paid. I'm not one who likes to live in my cabin - it's a place to sleep and mostly that's it.

3 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Was on the Beyond in May, nearly full.  I parrot what @hcat says about Blu not being crowded if you go early and the pool being jam-packed.  With shows, one of the best "tricks" I learned is to sit in the back which allows you to leave for any reason

Thanks.

oh, I always sit near the back or somewhere I can escape easily because I’m super picky about entertainment. I have no shame in walking out if something isn’t worth the time to me. Lol.

24 minutes ago, Hearthosesteeldrumsplayin said:

Sailing on Beyond over the July4th week.  Our cruise is almost sold out, too!  (or maybe we are on same sailing?)  But, I have noticed that even on the larger ships, you can often find quiet places to sit and read.  Fingers crossed for all of us!  Happy sailing!

I'm on July 27.

28 minutes ago, samplecd02 said:

Just curious, which sailing are you on? Im on the July 13th.

July 27. I was looking at both, but when I booked there was some special on Sunset Verandas for solos where they were cheaper than even the Solo IVs on the 27th. Then once AQ was no longer bundled with internet and drink package (outside of the solo IVs it's WAY pricey for a solo to book AI since it's doubled other than the solo IVs), my TA was able to get me a super rate on that.

1 hour ago, mac_tlc said:

We were on the Beyond in February, 11 night Southern Caribbean. It was definitely full and, at times, it was noticeable. The Pool deck and Solarium were packed -- early and often. Chair hogs were out in full force. We did not notice it as much in the other venues, although at late morning on a sea day Cafe alBacio was packed too, very tough to get a seat anywhere on deck 4. 

 

Having said all that, we would not hesitate to do it again. 

 

 

FWIW, here is a link to my LIVE...

 

 

 

mac_tlc

Thanks! Will check it out! I was finishing the aforementioned Anthem cruise when you were embarking on this, so I missed it.

2 hours ago, RICCruisers said:

We did a B2B on Beyond last October in the Mediterranean. Ship was full and we never felt it was crowded other than the Martini Bar. We were Aqua and ate both breakfast and dinner in Blu other than a couple of specialty restaurants. We had the same table every night in Blu early (about 6:15) and never had a wait. When we left at 7:30-7:45 there was a short line a few nights. 

 Thank you!

9 minutes ago, C-Dragons said:

Yes, actually most of the cruises we take are full.

And we only sail on Edge class ships now.  Never had a problem.

Thanks.

7 minutes ago, Bead Pirate said:

On one right now...

 

I have only seen about 7 children on the cruise (mind you we do not have common interests so our paths do not cross often anyway).

 

As you would expect Blu often has a line early in the evening. The elevators are a bit of a pian in the back of the edge ships (they are small). Tough to get a seat at Martini bar and Eden for shows. Lots of big groups taking seats early, etc.

 

Food has been overall very good. Specialty dining is available (this seems to be a rather cost-conscious bunch on here this sailing).

 

 

Thanks. That is ugh about Blu - I'd rather eat earlier. 😞 (Weirdly on Disney I prefer late dining, but everywhere else I like eating earlier.)

Just now, hcat said:

We were In AQ Class on Ascent in Jan..full house ???  .BLU was lovely...not crowded (we eat early).. so happy for that.

 

The outdoor pool was a total mob scene.. from early on there was loud music and pool games.  Solarium was pleasant early in the day..

 

Many nice spaces were taken over during daytime  by sports..pickleball on Rooftop garden, curling in the CLUB,  golf  putting in EDEN..

 

 

We managed to find quieter spots, Cafe Baccio was  nice,  we could get lunch at Raw on 5 and at  Cafe Bistro..Go early for good seats at shows..they do fill up.!

 

Other than the loud and shouty vibe  it was fine.

 

Thanks. That's annoying about golf in Eden. That was my quiet place to curl up during the day with a book on the Edge in 2020.

I'm scheduled on an ABC cruise on the Beyond this summer. Looking at it on the website, it's basically full - only a handful of solo IVs and a few suites are available.

I had a not super great experience on the Anthem of the Seas in February with a completely full ship, so this is making me pretty nervous. I'm in Aqua, so there's that advantage - BUT Aqua is totally sold out as well. So...

Has anyone else been on a totally full Beyond (or Ascent since they're pretty much twins)? How bad was it??

4 minutes ago, swooldri said:

We are in a Sky Suite on the Beyond in a few weeks.  I did not realize that we will be able to also eat the BLU.  Is this always the case?  Thanks in advance.  Steve

It is supposed to be on a space-available basis. If Aqua is sold out, it may be more difficult (or I'd hope it would be) since Blu is the assigned Aqua dining room.

ETA - I make that parenthetical comment as someone in Aqua on a sailing this summer where Aqua is sold out. I seriously hope that they take that into account when deciding whether to seat Suite guests.

5 minutes ago, Salt Lifer said:

Noooooooooooo... I don't go on vacation to be insulted! Lol.  I did get a weight reading before leaving home so will compare when I get back.

This is exactly what I do. Yes, I'm on WW but that is a program for living, not dieting. I will do stairs as much as possible and use the walking track, and I'll be aware of what I'm eating and do some things like ask that my servers not bother with heating up gluten-free bread for me at dinner (easy since I'm usually solo...or with my parents who are gluten-eating, so they can have their bread and I'm not tempted), but I don't deny myself.

One week (or 8 days in the case of my last and next cruises) is not going to make or break me. I know how to get back on track.

22 minutes ago, room with a view said:

Thanks,

 

I did a mock booking for a SV and the allocated cabin was at the aft ...very similar to the photo.

 

Fabulous views but I guess  (or us) too much motion.

 

We prefer midships ..so it's back to looking again with a different ship. .

 

Great to have such informative replies .

SV means sunset veranda. That means at the aft of the ship. There won't be a Sunset Veranda at a forward or midship location.

Fair winds and following seas!

25 minutes ago, justcrusn said:

We are already paying the standard gratuities, wouldn’t that apply WHEREVER we ate dinner?

No. Standard gratuities cover servers in the MDR(s) and those working in the OVC and other no extra fee places.

18 minutes ago, Salt Lifer said:

We always eat at the Historic Downtowner along the water in Las Olas.  In fact, that is where I am writing this post from!

 

After a short nap we walked down to the river for dinner at the Downtowner.  We shared appetizers of deviled eggs and fish dip, and we each ordered shrimp tacos for our main.  We love this place as it is casual but has good food at decent prices, especially for this area.  We always get a table along the water and watch the yachts and boats go by.  The best view!  The weather today is perfect for this!

 

Next we'll ride the free water taxi some (do we know how to have fun or what?) and window shop along Las Olas Blvd.

 

 

Thanks!

2 hours ago, Salt Lifer said:

my favorite restaurant in Las Olas

Recommendations? I'll be staying in that area prior to my Beyond cruise this summer.

On 3/20/2024 at 1:02 PM, Red G said:

I've noticed that Celebrity has no scheduled ships visiting the Caribbean out of Ft. Lauderdale next summer.  When the new Caribbean schedule was announced months ago, I recall something about Reflection cruises for 2025-26 being released in February.  Any idea when or what can be expected in this regard?

I just looked and Reflection is out of Ft. Lauderdale and Beyond is out of Miami for next summer (2025).

4 minutes ago, tscoffey said:

The ships use the term “Lido deck”, meaning the deck area with the pool. Normally that is the same deck as the buffet on most/every ship I have been on.

I've never seen Celebrity use that term. (Or Disney, which is what I have most of my cruises on.)

I'd still just say the buffet rather than trying to be fancy.

3 minutes ago, tscoffey said:

“Lido” is an older term for a public pool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lido_(swimming_pool)

Thanks. That's what I thought. That's why I was confused when the OP said they ate lunch mostly "in the lido". I was trying to figure out why (and how) they were eating in the pool.

6 minutes ago, brovol said:

The buffet. Traditionally cruise ship buffets were on the lido deck.

Oh. I'd only heard "lido" in reference to the pool. Hence my confusion. Especially since Celebrity doesn't use the term for the pool deck. I've only seen it on Princess.

On 4/4/2024 at 10:52 AM, brovol said:

Lunches we generally took in the lido.

Sorry to be dense, but in the what?

1 minute ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

USGS has a website --- I Felt That

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/

 

It is fun to read the reports.     People report where they are what they felt.   Fun read.

 

We have constant earthquakes ----99% less than 3.0 and  one never feels them.  

 

It is interesting to understand that The Richter scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale, meaning that each order of magnitude is 10 times more intensive than the last one. In other words, a two is 10 times more intense than a one and a three is 100 times greater.

Just had a 4.0 aftershock. Felt it in Brooklyn.