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We were left on our own to board and find our room on Edge RS boarding from the suites lounge. First world problem to be sure.

We are at the Four Seasons. We asked them to arrange the car for us.

We did the Retreat boarding at 25. We drive to the port ourselves. Missed the suites luggage drop off as the sign was obscured by a law enforcement vehicle parked in front of it. Other than that it was a nice change.

Is there a suites lounge area at Celebrity's second berth at Port Everglades? We are in Royal Suite on Reflection but Beyond is also in port so they likely get Terminal 25. Any experience on the embarkation process when we are in the tier 2 berth?

Thanks for that explanation. We booked our own flights from the US. We arranged our own hotel in Budapest. Our suite includes private transfers. We are disappointed that the private transfer is so inflexible. It seems having a private car from the hotel would cost Scenic no more than from the airport as it is a much shorter distance.

Is the chauffeur drive a perk for UK cruisers? We are in a Royal Panorama Suite. Couldn’t get Scenic to pick us up at our hotel in Budapest for the drive to the ship. They told our TA they would only transport us from the airport. As our hotel is right at Chain Bridge the distance for the driver would be much less than from the airport. Not a good taste on our first Scenic cruise.

We were in 1110 on Silhouette. Really liked the deep balcony and especially the ability to see forward sue to the balcony angle. We were in an RS on Edge. While the balcony is basically halved we liked having the living room go to the edge of the ship with the floor to ceiling windows on the days it was cool for us Floridians to be out in the breeze.

We have done Sky Suites and CS. Won a move up to RS on Edge earlier this year. Night and day. We had the best service and care ever. The crew do keep track of you. Every time we went to a specialty restaurant the Luminae maitre' d somehow came by to check on us. Butler took care of anything we requested. We had our own little Super Bowl watch party in our suite with the butler bringing food from two specialty restaurants. We love Luminae so we have always booked lower level suites as they are much more affordable. After the experience we booked a RS for our November cruise. Whatever suite you are in will be a great experience.

Silly Upgrade Bid Ranges Ship: Reflection Length of Cruise: 7 Cruise Sail Date: Nov 27, 2022 Date email offer received: Manage My Reservation link Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Concierge Bid? Yes/No: YES If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Aqua Bid Offer: $xxx each Notification Date: TBD Accepted / Rejected TBD bid range pp current web price pp Sky Suite $800-$4000 $2600 Celebrity Suite $1500-$7500 $3600 Signature Suite $2500-$12,500 $4000 Royal Suite $3000-$15,000 $4300

Wishing the Scenic Amber cruisers well. Please post your experience as time allows. We were on Amber Sept 29 Budapest to Nuremberg. We hopefully made a good choice by switching to April 2023. We really didn't want to spend the money this river cruise costs for even a partial bus tour.

I remember George Carlin gave the annual weather forecast. Cold with warming toward mid year then cold again. Seems right for the northern hemisphere.

We decided to switch from September to April for our first river cruise. Scenic Budapest to Nuremberg. Prices are much higher for the river cruise than a bus trip. Our calculus said move. Scenic charged us $400 to make the switch. We will know in May if we made a good decision.

We were on Edge in a RS last Super Bowl Sunday. Our PRH brought us food from two different specialty restaurants so we could sit back and enjoy our suite and watch the game. Other times we've watched on deck but it was cool and rainy that Sunday. RS on a Move Up was quite the treat. We did have wait staff tell us we had an upcharge in certain specialty dining or bars such as adding a lobster tail to a steak. When it was time to sign the check it was always "You're in a RS so you are all set". Eden bar was the only place that processed an upcharge. $1.00 per drink! Hoping for Move Up many more cruises! Enjoy yours!

No luck on repricing. We decided to move from September to next April. We became increasingly concerned we would pay for a luxury river cruise and end up with some degree of a bus tour. No way to know but we think we improved our odds of doing the entire itinerary on the ship.

Has anyone tried to get Scenic to reprice an existing cruise to use the 2 for 1 offer?

First time on Scenic in September. Received the email this am.

Not impressed so far. Still can’t get a time for transfer from ship to Nuremberg airport morning of departure. Scenic has confirmed they will not provide our private transfer from our hotel in Budapest to the ship rather than from the airport to the ship. I guess they offer private transfers with the expectation many will not risk a flight arriving morning of boarding. To be complete they actually told my TA if we went back to the airport they would provide the private transfer. Wow! As we arrive earlier than day of boarding the offered transfer is not available. Nickel and diming a high end suite will not earn my repeat business.

Wow! So sorry so many are having all these difficulties. As first time river cruisers this is quite a change. When we pay over $2k per day for an ocean cruise we are treated very well. On board and shore side. Our TA recommended Scenic and we have a top level suite. Among other amenities we are supposed to have private transfers. We make our own air reservations so we can choose airline/schedule/price trade offs that work for us. Our TA has been waiting three weeks now for Scenic to tell him (us) the earliest time they can get us to the airport in Nuremberg at the end of our cruise. I have no concept why this can be so difficult. Don't they dock at the same time every two weeks as the ship goes back and forth between Nuremberg and Budapest? I can't see this as part of their under-investment in IT and their catastrophic hack. Isn't this on a piece of paper or in someones brain? Is this normal with Scenic to be so difficult to deal with pre-cruise?