BellKat

Please have her try a ReliefBand. Works wonders for me. It gives you an electrical impulse & the charge can be regulated. I was very sick for 2 hours on a small boat, a friend gave me her band to try and within 5 minutes I was fine and starving! I had thrown up everything I had eaten that day. You can find them on Amazon or at their own website which currently has a 20% off promotion (at least they did yesterday). Also ask her doctor to give her some anti-nausea medication - I took that after a concussion & after a severe reaction to a food that made me very sick. 

9 hours ago, BridgeMates said:

That video is a total waste of time as many people are in muster stations where they can't even see it!

We were on the Eclipse Oct 13th and assigned to the Photo Gallery, no seats, packed in like sardines.

One woman fainted!  Give me the old days when crew demonstrated the life jacket and we were told how to proceed in event of an emergency.   Comments above are correct.....in a real emergency, it's going to be a mess, especially for new cruisers or passengers who don't speak English very well.  Simple, straightforward explanation of the safety procedures would be much clearer.  They need to toss that stupid video!!  (ask me how I really feel about this.....😁)

We were on Reflection and also in the photo gallery. There was space for maybe 8-10 people to sit on some bench type thing. I can’t stand for long periods & so I was leaning backwards against a pedestal. The guy behind me was leaning forward on the pedestal. We got there early but it was already packed. The kicker was the guy with a sweater over his shoulders who decided to take it off & then flip it back over his shoulders - in a fully (by then) packed space. He hit me in the face with it! I was already in pain & that just set me off. Thought I was going to get thrown off the ship. 

DrKoob (Jim - my husband) did not notice you are in the UK so you may not have the same sale going on as we do. Since there are 4 of you going, you will be required to have 2 cabins. Not sure why this is but only 2 people are allowed in each cabin. I’m guessing it’s to keep the number of passengers down. I agree with Jim that you should read the thread he mentioned regarding the Flora. Also read all of the reviews. This is a cruise that you really need to do your homework for. It is not like other cruises.

4 hours ago, george35 said:

We were  supposed to be on a B/B on the Harmony leaving from Port Canaveral on Sept. 1st thru the 15th. We got a notice that we would be leaving on the 4th Then 2 days later we would leave on the 5th, thats were it stands now. So from a 14 day cruise its down to a 10 & not sure of that yet. Hope we make it on board on the 5th because we are celebrating our 62nd annv. & are expecting a gift from Mr Bailey, his sec. said it was a surprise, hope she didnt forget because we have been going nuts trying to figure out what it could be. Wish us luck.

 

george35

You are worried about your anniversary & hundreds of people no longer have a home?

When we got off the Ovation a few days ago a crew member was sitting outside the ship with all of the forbidden items. Two were full size irons!🙄

We usually sail Celebrity and have always requested one for our cruise. Only once have we not gotten it & asked for it as soon as we realized it had not been put on the bed. When we came back after dinner, it was there. We forgot to ask on Ovation of the Seas and I will be making sure we ask before our next cruise on Allure.

Just saw this on KOMO news this evening. My husband & other agents did a visitation this morning but no mention of any issues. Said she was on her way back to Seattle.

The TA was probably trying to change it on the website which automatically gave them a single rate. Issues like this need to be handled over the phone to make sure they are handled correctly. Hopefully, this was a good lesson for the TA. If something doesn’t look right, call! We’ve run into issues and always called to get them straightened out. 

8 minutes ago, twodjs said:

We were on the Viking Sky in January, and they DID have a smoking section outside on top of the ship. So inside is 100% non-smoking, but not the entire ship. 

Well dang! That’s not what their brochure says. Maybe they are eliminating it? 

On our Summit cruise last October, we actually saw someone vaping INSIDE the ship. They were sitting just outside the Reflection bar area in one of the short hallways. He was taking tiny little drags off it so it didn’t show much vapor but we caught him several times. One of our group went to get Security but they didn’t show up in time. This guy was in a wheelchair & looked like death warmed over but he was still vaping. We saw him the next day outside just vaping it up like there was no tomorrow. 

Viking is totally non-smoking. We got their latest Ocean brochure the other day & saw that in their list of what Viking is not. It doesn’t seem to be a problem for them as their cruises seem to constantly be sold out. 

We got off Reflection last Friday. Loved our cruise. We were very disappointed in our previous Celebrity cruise in October but we were very happy with this one. We were in Aqua & loved eating in Blu every night but one (ate at the Lawn Club Grille). We had the best wait staff we’ve ever had. If you go to the World Class Bar, say hi to Oleksii from Kathleen & the rest of the crazy Bellomo family group that spent most every night from 5:00 - 6:00 with him. He was the best bartender we’ve ever had. He liked to try new drinks on my husband. He keeps a little piece of paper in his wallet & seems to riff drinks off his notes. 

49 minutes ago, Alsmez said:

We were on a cruise with Paula Deen, her sons and a large group of her fans. She hosted several lectures/classes and other events, but these were only for her group, not the general cruising public. When not doing events, though, she and her posse spent time in all of the public areas like any other cruisers, and were quite friendly.

We did an Alaska cruise with Paula Dean - my husband has a picture of her butt while on a tender. She came onboard in what looked like pajamas & a fur coat. Hmmmm

9 minutes ago, DirtyDawg said:

I keep running into a guy named Jack on every cruise. His last name is Daniels. 

 

Very famous! 😵

We actually know someone who is related to that family & cruises on Celebrity. 

3 hours ago, Swordfish1949 said:

We are cruising to both Greenland and Iceland (Reykjavik & Akureyri) and I wanted to know folks experience with excursions there (whether private or through Celebrity).

Apologies in advance if my search for this information was faulty and the information is already on the boards.

Thanks for your help

Besides checking the Northern European boards, please check in with your roll call. We have a roll call for Ireland/Iceland and a lot of people have connected there to set up private tours. We have a group of 10 so did not need to connect with anyone else but it’s the way to go. It really cuts the cost of the tours if you hook up with others. ToursByLocals and Saga Tours seem to be popular. I am so excited to be going to Iceland. Can’t wait!!

We once had Rita Moreno on a cruise. She gave a couple of lectures. People were very respectful of her personal space & privacy. She was a lot of fun to listen to - had really great stories.

Ah Alejandro! We had the absolute most fun with him on one of our cruises. Some of our group ended up on the daily TV announcement with him. He was really good natured about it even though we really did mess up his taping. He picked the Martini Bar to tape it & we were all just having too much fun (no, we were not drunk - one of the biggest participants doesn’t drink). Someone had brought a horse and a unicorn head mask with them. Not sure why but he did. 

13 minutes ago, Eloise4Ever said:

 

Hi BellKat, I saw at the time that you found your answer on the "Who's Onboard" thread so I didn't reply here before now. As you found out, the current CD is Simon Akinwolere. I will mention him in my final comments. I hope you have a wonderful cruise from Dublin to Iceland!

Thanks! I’m sure we will have a fabulous time. We are flying into Edinburgh 1st, then Leeds area, then Dublin & then the cruise. 

1 minute ago, EnthDegree said:

 

It's Simon Akinwolere!

Thanks!

17 minutes ago, EnthDegree said:

 

Reflection currently in Iceland with Simon as CD

I just figured out which Simon so if you saw my original response - forget it! 😀

Could you please tell me who the cruise director was? Thanks! Have enjoyed reading this as we will be departing Dublin to Iceland next month.

Anyone know the current staff on Reflection - especially the cruise director?

You won’t be anywhere near 24 weeks if you just found out you are pregnant so no worries about telling crew. You might try ginger chew candies or get some ginger for baking. I love that stuff - eat it every day.

On 4/27/2019 at 4:49 AM, TMLAalum said:

Similar to chemmo's luggage tale except that ours actually was missing the entire cruise and the week prior, our cabin steward Kate, concierge Niko (we weren't in a CC cabin) and numerous roll call members helped us in so many wonderful ways. This was in 2016.

 

Fast forward to our recent Eclipse B2B-  here is just one example of caring fellow cruisers. DH & I took a Celeb excursion in Punta Arenas Chile that was a strenuous hike to a vista point above the city. Every time I sat for a bit to put something in or get something out of my back pack, another tour member would stop to ask if I was ok.

 

 

 

I just found this thread. You were so cool & calm about this whole situation. You endured an entire cruise (& days before) without your luggage. You really impressed me! I know there is no way I could have handled your situation with the grace that you did. I think of you often. Kudos to you! 

12 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

Following with interest and enjoying it. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

Curious about the taxis awaiting at the cruise port in Dublin😀....

Hi Dani! I’m following this one also. This cruise will be very different from ours but it will still be interesting to hear her thoughts & opinions. I also read the thread from Mr_T last night. 

59 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

It’s too soon to know anything about summer/autumn 2021.  Check back in November & December of 2019.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/news/dublin-port-plans-to-cut-number-cruise-calls-in-half/