Stem to Stern

True story. Theater patrons on land seen covering their seats in bath towels before taking their seats. Then the cooties are only on their towels not their clothing or themselves.

I have been on a few of these similar to this. I have two booked and would not hesitate to book something like this again. Does that say something about me??? Seriously, the crowds that I have encountered have skewed younger and a bit boozier, but as what has already been stated above, not wildly out of control.

Relax or Relux

Bon voyage! Looking forward to following along.

Yay!! Raising a glass for Charla-time!!

We are really looking forward to mixing things up. First 7 nights on a new line for us on the largest ship we've ever been on followed by 5 nights on one of our favorites Celebrity Summit. I think Miami might be less of a hassle than Port Everglades when it comes to moving to the second terminal. We will find out.

Great pics. Thank you for sharing. We first did this itinerary on Equinox back in 2018. It was a 10-night and included Key West. We loved it so much we went back to the ABCs on a 9-night on Equinox in 2021. No Key West or Grand Cayman, but we picked up Nassau on that one.

We are doing a side by side in Miami later this year. Planning on staying on the first ship as long as possible. Will determined second ship's location prior to disembarking the first. Second ship is usually at the same terminal every turn around day. If second ship is not walkable will will schedule an Uber. If second ship is walkable we hope to hunt down a porter to assist. Worst case scenario we hail a cab. A new adventure for us.

The last time I received a Celebrity Selects email was on January 28th and this was the subject line: Paul, take a look at popular 2023 getaways with an additional Bonus offer. So they apparently know who I am.

Or a feminine hygiene product

Too many letters. Well then how about ULTIMA??? Ultima has the same number of letters as Beyond and Ascent. Ultima Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ultima In Latin, ultima is the feminine form of the adjective ultimus ("farthest or last"), the superlative form of ulter, meaning "situated beyond.

We also experienced heavy traffic from the port to Florence. We met our guide on the dock bright and early and ended up sitting in stop and go traffic En route to Florence.

Well at least that is something versus nothing, even though it doesn't coordinate with Kelly's tone-on-tone color palate. I would thought they would have brought two table of that size, one for each of you. Did you have to eat in shifts?

Great question. I wasn't quite sure how to answer. It gave me a chance to reflect on my ten past Celebrity sailings. I have done five cruises each on M-class and S-class ships. I have two more booked on Summit and Silhouette. I had lots of great memories on both classes of ships. And these experiences could have easily taken place on any other Celebrity ship: Summit -- 1st Celebrity cruise, 1st aqua (fabulous shared table mates) Constellation -- 1st Celebrity cruise with my husband Silhouette -- 1st suite Equinox -- 1st ABC island cruise, another amazing suite experience, Captain Kate Reflection -- 1st Med cruise I have never sailed on an Edge-class ship. The infinite verandahs along with the itineraries and the pricing of the non-infinite verandahs have always steered me away from this class. I know all of the new venues and public spaces on board the E-class ships offer variety and beautiful cruising environments. I am not opposed to giving one a try in the future. Both the M-class and the S-class ships have features that the other does not. I love the T-pool, Cellar Masters, and shaded, oversized Sunset Verandahs on M-class. I love the wider variety of public spaces including the larger seating areas in the Martini Bar on S-class. It is a close call. I am going to favor S-class, but I don't think any cruise on any Celebrity ship would be a bad cruise. All their ships offer a socially enjoyable setting. If I had to choose just one ship it would be Celebrity Equinox. Happy cruising!!

The couple cruises we have taken in September have been great. The itineraries took us to the ABC islands south of the typical hurricane alley. Fortunately, those two years were no problem. But I give myself pause when considering September cruises since Irma and Ian both hit us during Septembers. Although last September we were on a Greek Isles cruise when Ian hit, so it was nice to not be in town to endure the storm and the power outage afterward.

This is way up from Tuesday's pricing of $2,099pp for a you-choose S3 Magic Carpet View Suite. Those came out to around $4,500 with all the suite perks. I gave up trying to unravel Celebrity's pricing mystery.

So much for exclusivity. If this ratio of suites on the 5th Edge-class ship turns out to be the case, then that could mean one expansive and crowded Luminae. I am becoming more and more grateful for my MSC Seascape Yacht Club booking. Only 130 suites in the Seascape Yacht Club.

Look at all that FOOD. Photo shot before all the cutbacks obviously. So was she eating her breakfast at the desk because the revolutionized Hoppen balcony table was too small???🤣

Thanks. I guess that shows you how much attention I pay to their emails and website.🤪

I just received this email from Celebrity Cruises announcing their star rating from Forbes Travel Guide which I am not familiar with. I never noticed Modern Luxury had evolved into Relaxed Luxury. Relaxed Luxury has a little SM symbol after it. The email says, "We are the first and only Relaxed Luxury resorts at sea to be Star Rated by Forbes Travel Guide. Forbes Travel Guide has 65 years of expertise in evaluating and verifying luxury at the finest hotels, resorts-and now resorts at, sea--in the world." The poor punctuation in the previous sentence is not my doing. A link takes you to a page on Celebrity's website listing the awards they have received. So, I guess congratulations are in order?

Good to know. When I checked earlier it seemed the only ss was 9146 in that same general area but that weird spot next to not in front of the magic-carpet-view suites. Now I just checked again and all magic-carpet-view suites on 6, 7, and 8 are open. Not a fan of potentially more little ones on board over Easter, so I will still take a pass. I remember when I felt good about pricing of under $300 pppn for a ss. Now they seem to rarely be coming in at under $400. I could go on short notice in the coming months if my feel-good price arose again.

Thanks for the heads up @NorthStarStateCruisersince that is an awesome price for a week in a sky suite on their newest ship. Too bad I can't jump on this one. Although, on second thought, maybe a hard pass is best here especially if it would be one of those banging, creaking, slamming suites that I have been reading about.

I think I remember Chicken ‘N Waffles on one of Celebrity’s menus. Catering to their new demographic?😂

Well written. I think this sums up a lot about what I am expecting when I give the YC a try later this year.

I plan on exploring the GenPop areas of the ship on daily walks very early in the morning before the party animals awaken and start their riff raff. This should give me a chance to decide which venues to check out later in the day or evening. No need for me to experience everything on this ship since there are more experiences than I can make use of on a 7-night cruise. More interested in watching the waves go by. If the Top Sail Lounge has a nice acoustic or piano-based performer and a few fellow passengers to converse with, then I'm good. I'm not much of a party animal anymore. But if the mood arises there surely seems to be lots of options on board.