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Interesting, but I have never heard of these until now. They are easily available and inexpensive at Target. It might be worth picking up a pair and tossing them in the case. This idea also makes me think my knit headband might go in also. It might provide similar comfort as a Thundershirt does for a cat or dog. Although it may seem strange to pack winter weather gear for a Caribbean cruise, hubs always brings his knit cap to keep his head warm and toasty while sleeping at night. Again, we should not have to be having this conversation.

Congrats! Sorry, but what is an HC cabin? I hope you enjoyed your first time on Celebrity.

Ugh. Very frustrating indeed. I will pack extra Benadryl for BEYOND. I should NOT have to have this concern. I will likely cancel my 2025 XCEL booking. Fortunately, my XCEL deposit is refundable. All my other bookings are on Millenium-class vessels.

Woo hoo! Each of our totals now reflect 3 more club points for the webinar. Coincidentally these points were received on the same day as the club points for our recent sailing we debarked from a week ago today. We also both received our additional day’s worth of points for participating in Celebrity's Go Green program. Today we also made a deposit on the Mardi Gras 2026 cruise. Yay! So, when is the next Power Up Points opportunity?🤣

I don’t think I ever saw a first step on board pic. I presume that’s what that was and I lerve it.🤣 Bourbon and Peaches all day all day!! Glad your bf made it in on that train in time. Following. Any Bug or Captain sightings?!?👀 FFT is lovely.😊

Sorry, but I do not regularly read the Bahamas board. I popped over there and saw that you posted your question there, but had no responses. Prior to our stop there I really dug in deep into my research by searching the key word Bimini in Topics. I just did this and found a lot of threads you could read through. Some of them are found elsewhere besides the Bahamas board. I also dug in deep on Trip Advisor. It can take a significant amount of time to research a port especially when information seems scant. Happy reading! Here is a pic of the ship from one of the rustic beaches. Also the Beacon of Hope on the rooftop of Dolphin House Museum. And finally the dock taken from the aft of the ship. You can see the canopy on the far left where the tram pulls up. I hope you find this all helpful. The water is just gorgeous there. Have fun!🤩

The ship will back in along side the dock. In 2021 we caught the free tram on the dock. Stay on the tram loop all the way around until you are headed back toward the port. The golf carts will be in a parking lot on your left along side the marina. See far right on map below just above the traffic circle. Aft of ship will be on far left on map. This would have been a long walk from the ship for us, so we appreciated the free tram. When you take off on your cart check out how it drives. Ours steered wonky. Head south into the non-resort/local area. Don’t be shocked by how rough the area looks. Go all the way to the end, stopping along the way and on the way back. Side streets will take you to the road that run along the shoreline where the local beaches and rustic food and beverage options are located. View the ship from here. Visit Dolphin House Museum for some local flavor. We were not interested in Resorts World either. We enjoyed our local self-exploration on the golf cart. We started early and we’re back on board for lunch. Enjoy!

Lawn Club Grill This was our first time ever experiencing this venue. Over the years I have enjoyed reading generally favorable reviews, even raves about various menu choices. So we were excited to give it a try. Menu. We started with a sausage and pepper pizza. DH has never met a pizza he did not like. I found it just okay. He ate his half, but I was reluctant to finish mine because I didn’t want to fill up before the main and dessert courses arrived. After my underwhelming first course, we hit the salad bar. I guess if this is what living my best salad bar life consists of, well meh.🫤 At this point DH spotted Laura and my mood became elevated. After a brief photo op with her our steaks arrived. Ribeye for DH. He enjoyed it. Side of baked beans. Filet with shrimp and scallop skewer for me. Side of baked beans. Meh. Side of lobster Mac n cheese. Meh. Sides were luke warm temperature. Cookie. Smaller and mushier than I expected. Looking across the Lawn Club toward the restaurant. Across the lawn is a large video screen creating a less than ambient mood when looking toward it from inside the LCG. You can see how extraordinarily bright it is shining on the restaurant. Entrance walk to LCG. The overall experience was fine. The service was fine. We had the Unlimited Speciality Dining Package, so no better time to try them all. Would the experience be worth Celebrity’s normal asking price? IMHO no. I much prefer Luminae and Murano.

@Georgia_Peaches Thanks!🙏😊 I only use an Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. We do not upgrade our phones often. We both upgraded our matching iPhone 7S+ models before the MSC Yacht Club cruise last year. (And then we ended up missing Ocean Cay.) 😭😭😭 So I totally get your home button angst. It has been a very easy transition. At the time Verizon offered us something like $10 or $20 for our old phones. We said, See ya later Verizon! Switched to T-Mobile which we have had before, so we were prepared for any potential idiosyncrasies. So far so good.😁

You are making me hungry, John. All I ever thought to special order in Luminae was onion rings. In hind sight what was I thinking?!? But with 24 hours notice those Luminae onion rings came out damn good.👍 IMHO if afforded the opportunity to sail in The Retreat on M and S class ships I will skip the specialties and stick with Luminae.

I am not sure about his schedule. If he is still on board for your sailing, enjoy the show!!🥳

Hogfish Bar (Ask for Mariluz, tell her Glenda’s friends recommended, and order a Dragonfruit Mojito.)🍹 Hogfish is located on Stock Island very far off the beaten path. This would give you a taste of how the real Key West used to be - trailer parks and all.😂 If you wake up in KW and your view is this, then these are the best directions I can offer. By car it is about a 20 minute drive from the Opal Key Resort sign pictured here. This is where our friends collected us. They have lived in Key West for 30+ years. We saw cabs collecting and dropping off here as well. But I really can’t speak to the cab or Uber or Lyft situation in KW. This sign is located on Front Street at the end of the path between these two buildings. Another remote possibility might be to ask the guy that drives this three-wheeled electric bike, but I doubt he would want to go that far. Although this would make a cool tours-by-locals way to go. I am sure he knows all of the off-map points of interest. But I digress.😂 We were content in our friends’ air-conditioned Toyota Forerunner.😂 I had the Hogfish Sliders and they were delish. I did not go food porn crazy in front of our friends.

You are most welcome.😃 This was our third sailing on her. She is still beautiful and one of our favorite vessels. I see we will be on the same Summit sailing embarking on my birthday next year.🥳

We were not offered the opportunity to partake in the preparation of our food at LCG. I was okay with this.😂🤣😂

We disembarked Silhouette this morning and are home. DH filmed Captain Kirk’s performance. He composed this video of the captain’s final cut of the evening followed by Laura’s reaction and her presentation of a floral bouquet to him. Enjoy!😃

“You’re going to need a bigger bucket list” The grammatical prowess is astounding. 🙄

Likewise. 😀 I will be following you and Linda on your adventures.

My pleasure.😇 It is my understanding that he is only on Silhouette temporarily. My friend was on Reflection in December and said he was on board that ship then. She said he was the best entertainment on the cruise.😂 @Georgia_Peaches Hopefully Captain Kirk will be back on Reflection for you and your mother. I told my 81 year old mother to come on this sailing with us. At the time of our booking she could have had a Prime Inside all to her herself for a steal. She declined since it is hard for her to break out of her comfort zone. I think you will make a wonderful memory or two with your mother on the cruise.

Murano was as good as we remembered it to be after several years since we last indulged. @kiwichick62 If you have not done it yet, you are in for a treat. Amuse-bouche: shrimp with mango salsa IMG_3593.mov We both started with the lobster bisque. Next for me was the goat cheese soufflé. DH had the salmon parfait. We also shared the pork belly. Next was the Chateaubriand for Two. We shared a lobster tail. This was prepared table side. Petit four tray IMG_3612.mov Dessert for me: Grand Marnier Soufflé. Dessert for DH: Chocolate Soufflé.

My pleasure. It has been a fun one. But aren’t they all?😂 There has been a lot of commotion on the ship but fortunately the Solstice class ships are so spacious there are plenty of places on board to get away from the crowds of people. Plus sailing out of Port Everglades is so easy for us. Enjoy your upcoming cruise and don’t forget to catch Captain Kirk on stage!😉

We are enjoying our last “sea day” and one of our Elite perks in the Persian Garden on board Silhouette docked in Nassau along with six other ships.😱 I thought I would post a few reflections and musings about our 4-night quickie sailing. We had the pleasure of having a couple of very brief, yet delightful encounters with the President of Celebrity Cruises Laura Hodges Bethge while she was unexpectedly on board the last few days. Fortunately DH and I refrained from instigating any intensive conversations or great debates about foot stools, gratuities, or Conundrum. So please do not ask why I did not ask her this or that. By the way if I had opted for Conundrum in Le Petit Chef last night I would have been subjected to the $2.40 upcharge since it is still priced at $19 per glass. I opted for the $17 Decoy instead.😉 Rewind to the awkward moment at Lawn Club Grill on Day 1 when DH spotted the President of Celebrity Cruises across the restaurant as she was passing through to say hello to someone. I began batting my eyelashes and waving for Laura to come over to our table. She was very gracious and all smiles as we introduced ourselves and took advantage of a brief photo op. I know many of you have already had the pleasure of meeting her. But for us it felt like kind of a big deal. Last night the Master of the vessel took to the stage in the Celebrity Theater for one of his live performances. He sang, played the guitar, and even jumped on the drums during one song. We heard Knocking on Heaven’s Door, Sweet Home Alabama, Hey Jude, and Living on a Prayer among others. He was on the drums for Summer of 69. If you ever sail with Captain Kirk I strongly urge you to take in one or all of his performances while on board. Laura enjoyed clapping and waving her hands from her front row seat during Captain Kirk’s set. She seemed very excited to take the stage and present the captain with a large bouquet of flowers at the end of the show. She genuinely seemed wowed by his talents. Rocking Captain Kirk has been a thing since last fall and it has already been reported about on here previously, but I wanted to share a few of my favorable impressions of the cruise as well as a few of the hundreds of pics I snapped. This morning Laura was given a great send off on the dock in Nassau by many officers including the captain as she disembarked the ship.

I believe The Porch is only open for lunch on sea days.

We lerrrrve Murano. This one we have done previously. LCG was pretty good. I will come back with more details in the morning. We are getting ready to catch Captain Kirk’s performance in the theater.🤩 He sings and plays the guitar.

I think because we booked asap we were okay in this regard. The options offered each evening were either on the earlier side or later. We do not eat early typically, so we were fine with 8:00 or 8:30 each evening.

Murano was also open for lunch today.