Beachlover1989

Really excited to hear how you like Eclipse!

Panama Canal on Silhouette!

I thought I read (or heard) that if you cancel a Viking cruise though , you will get that money in a future cruise credit?

1 hour ago, travel1light said:

I can let you know in the next few hours….haha. 

Please do!

So excited to hear about your experience! What kind of cabin are you in?

Overall, I will say I'm cautiously optimistic....too many times it seems that what has been communicated to us, has not been communicated to the staff on the ship.  And I can see where several of these, at the very least, could be interpreted in a couple of different ways. I just hope we have a butler who is willing to help us in any way, and interprets this in the way that is most beneficial to the customer....

Really looking forward to following your adventure!

22 minutes ago, celebrity cruiser said:

This article mentions that the Solstice deck has been converted to the Retreat sundeck.

Is that no true?

https://www.cruisemapper.com/deckplans/Celebrity-Eclipse-631/deck16-564

Is it possible this is one of those articles that was based on what was supposed to happen pre-covid, but didn't end up happening?

On 5/18/2024 at 2:14 PM, catspaw1 said:

The Xploration only holds 16 passengers, the Xpedition & Flora hold close to 50. Flora is all suites & much larger rooms. Flora has an elevator, not sure about the Xpedition. We cruised on our 44 foot sailboat for 7 years so are used to small spaces. Flora was around 8G more expensive. We know we won't be spending much time in the cabin as we will do every excursion possible so wanted a smaller & cheaper cruise. The other 8G we didn't spend we used to return to AK next year!

Xpedition holds 48-50, but Flora holds 100.

Just in case anyone knows - can you book another cruise while on Xpedition and get the benefits you can get when booking onboard another ship?  TIA!

1 hour ago, AbbyCruiser45 said:

They are shelter kittens! We did a DNA test on them and their biggest percentage (only 16% though) was Maine Coon. Followed by Siberian and Ragdoll. The Ragdoll is strong in cat on the right. Floppiest cat I've ever met!

They are really good looking cats!

I love your kitties!  Are they a certain breed?  Looking forward to your LIVE!

Captain Nigel has been around quite a while.  He was the Staff Captain on our AU/NZ cruise on Solstice in 2017.

On 5/6/2024 at 12:24 PM, Jim_Iain said:

Iain got the dreaded SSSS

 

You have been selected for special screening.  Pat downs numerous times.   Residue scans of hand baggage etc.  

 

 

Despite having Global Entry, this has happened to me twice. I dread those four letters.  The worst was in Barcelona and they took me to the basement in a small concrete block room. They left me in there for 10 minutes before finally coming in for a thorough check of me and my suitcase 🤨.  Both times I was flying on two separate one way tickets (we had sailed Amsterdam to Barcelona in this case and one flight was booked with miles), and I'm convinced that's what caused it.

If we’re not in a suite, our go to lunch on embarkation day is Sushi on 5-yum!

We want to take a Fjord cruise soon so I’m excited to follow along! Some great information already! Hope your weather continues to be beautiful!

Yay! So excited to follow your adventure with the Queen! I’ve been on two cruises with my dear mom and I will never forget them!

Thank you so much for this entertaining and informative review! I think you’re my favorite reviewer now! When do we have the pleasure of your next LIVE review??!

Again - stunning photos!

Pictures are great!  I'm just a little freaked out by the spiders 😐

Are those Nazca Boobies in post #26?

5 minutes ago, surfnsun said:

Here ya go.  It's a small desk fan.  I've found a bad a*s you know what blow dryer that I also bring dries clothes, spot drying anyway.  The fan helps with circulation, especially when getting ready.

Thank you!!

22 minutes ago, surfnsun said:

Holy Cow!  Take me north quick!  I have a personal heater that just does not quit!  Here are some must bring items for our cruising.  First and foremost, a bad a*s mama jama coochie goochie, small but powerful fan and a bad a*s (fill in the blanks)..

 

 

Did you get this on Amazon? Do you happen to have the link?  We're going on Xpedition in September and our son (just got back) said a small fan was fantastic to dry clothes and have air movement in the room.

What wonderful customer service to rescue your camera from the plane and get it back to you so soon!!!

Loving your trip report!

19 minutes ago, pete_coach said:

We booked the Eclipse (primarily for itinerary). We have been on Solstice twice, Reflection once and Equinox as well.

Have been reading the reviews of Eclipse and they are quite varied from 2 stars to 4 stars. I know not everyone leaves a comment and many are reviewing just to complain.

Are the reviews based on service? Food or the ship in general?

Service, on all cruise lines is not the same as before. Sign of the times unfortunately.

Food, well, that is the most debated (and heated sometimes LOL) topic on these forums on all lines. No shopping, no cooking, no cleaning up is all fine for me 🙂

So, that leaves the ship itself. Is it old? Rusty? Dirty? Falling apart? Furniture bad?

Is the ship still nice?

 

 

When is your cruise on Eclipse?