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I would ask in Celebrity forums before booking anything, but don’t really think that Celebrity would be entertaining enough for a teen, especially if he is high energy, and enjoys entertainment for teens. I would have enjoyed Celebrity as a teen, but back then, being able to swim, go to shows, and read a few good books would have made me very happy. Our son when he was a teen? Not so much. 😂

They are pricey, aren’t they? When Celebrity Retreat is more reasonable, that’s a big yikes. I want to ‘rent’ a suite, not buy it, thank you! 😂

Have a great cruise! 🙂 I’m still wishing I was back onboard.

This is Le Grand Bistro, on the Grand Plaza.

270°, great place to hang out for views. Music Hall is the best live music venue at sea, IMO. Love to see the cover bands there.

They do. My husband ordered several different wines there.

We have a very similar 12 night booked with them for Sep 2024, just in the opposite direction. Have a great cruise!

We have sailed 3 times on RCi since Covid. We have two more booked. We love cruising. If you are the type that sees a glass half full, you should enjoy. If you see it as always half empty, you can probably find things to complain about. Even our least favorite cruise was a good one. 🙂

Allure is a great ship! They would have to drag me off after just a few nights though. I'm afraid I would make a scene. lol Hope you have a great cruise, if you've booked. 🙂

RCI is also putting Starlink on the Celebrity ships too. We didn't have it on Apex, and a couple of days, I couldn't have worked remotely, if I wanted to. But, yes, getting to that goal of 340 with RCI sounds like a wise choice. And since y'all enjoy the specialty restaurants, Celebrity would be a real treat for you. Luminae itself was much better than Coastal Kitchen, at least on Apex. Looking forward to possibly working some from sea too. I'm watching the reports on the RCI ships closely, since I have to VPN and Voom call as well.

Yeah, once you get to the C&A 340+, singles finally get some relief with RCI. Not so much other brands.

That's what we did before sailing Celebrity for a crazy low price on a Sky Suite. The points system is different, and you don't get the premium free drinks each day, like RCI, but we are going to be D+ after our next cruise with RCI, so we don't mind 'jumping ship' sometimes. I just expected Celebrity Ascent (the newest) to be more expensive than RCI for 2024 releases since Celebrity is a more premium brand. Shockingly, it wasn't and we both loved our cruise on Apex so....we booked Ascent for December 2024, in an infinite balcony cabin. My husband is sad, but he will get over not having the "suite life" for one of the cruises in 2024. lol Here's a link that shows you the points structure. The higher the category, the higher the points. https://www.celebritycruises.com/captains-club/ Now, the bennies aren't as good with Celebrity (still has the daily 2 hour happy hour), but the food and service are excellent.

They do, don't they? 🙂 I guess we are going to have to wait for Wonder and Icon to be a few years old before we are happy with the pricing. But, we are very happy to be sailing the Ascent in 2024.

I just priced Celebrity Ascent against RCI Wonder and Icon for a December week 2024, balcony cabin. Not only was Celebrity $800 less than Wonder, but it came with a $200 shipboard credit. So, even if Celebrity is going up in price, it's less than RCI is. Looks like we are booking Celebrity Ascent. 🙂

Us too. And the food being a step up makes that an even easier choice.

The balcony cabin pricing is....pricey, for Wonder (and of course, Icon). It's really tough to choose RCI when the rates for the Celebrity Ascent is almost $1000 less for a balcony cabin than Wonder is, and comes with a $200 shipboard credit. Both brand new ships. Trying to squeeze in a cheaper cruise at year end 2024 after two expensive ones earlier in the year.

Looks like the release is missing some ships currently. Right now, a beach trip is looking better to me. 🙃 Edited to add: Symphony was not coming up on Bahamas search for me. I had to just search for Symphony.

I agree. Ken always comes up with the good ideas for keeping us healthy. When Covid happened, he also started carrying gloves for pumping gas, and continues that. Like he said, lots of people touch those nozzles. Such simple solutions. I work 7 days a week in January, so I have to stay well in the winter. 🙂

For me too. Def an improvement over the drinks offered in the lounge, which I personally didn’t care for.

Supposed to be, but nothing yet. Here is the thread to watch. 🙂

Me too, all over again! 😁

And last but not least, Day 7. Thanks for joining me on this voyage. 🙂

Day 6

If you show up at night and expect to find seats at the bar, you may not be able to. Sit at a table nearby, and when seats open up, grab one. There are always tables opening up nearby in that bar area. We would dress for dinner, and go there first before dinner, and always found a seat at the bar. We went one sea day afternoon, and had a great time with others at the bar for 3 hours! lol Go early and enjoy would be my recommendation. 😁

Day 5