marycruz

Well this is very strange. We just sailed from Bayonne in May and there was a suite boarding line. They also have a suite waiting area inside the terminal. This was on the Celebrity Summit though. There was an area outside also that was marked for suites. We are on the Adventure next month out of Bayonne so it will be interesting to see if Royal doesn't have anything for suites.

Yes we were told that on our Oct cruise to Bermuda they will test us on board. This info came from MB's office. Maybe requirements could change by then but who knows.

Well apparently people are still having to call Bermuda for their approved TA. Someone on the Royal Caribbean board just called since they hadn't heard anything. But I believe if you don't have that just bring the receipt from Bermuda and if there are folks from Bermuda there they will get the approval for you. That's what was happening in Cape Liberty. As I had been told by several people nobody was denied boarding.. Yes, I would be worried going to the port without the approved TA. Not a pleasant way to get ready for a cruise. However, once on the ship all this if forgotten and a great cruise is awaiting!

I found out about this after we came back. Needless to say we were not happy after everything we went through to get the approval, along with everyone else who went through it. Yes, I think the folks going now will have no problem boarding with the Bermuda TA without having to load the test 2 days prior.

Yes I saw that after I posted and tried to delete but I couldn't find where to do that. We had to call when we were waiting for our approval and called the wrong number. It wasn't the 800 number and we waited 45 minutes in the queue. It ended up costing alot of money but we did get the approval. There were several people at the port without the approval from Bermuda but they had officials from Bermuda there at the port to help. Some people didn't know they were there but were allowed to board and told they would let them know on board of their approval. Most we spoke with said they were never notified once on board. Of course every port could be handling things differently. This was at Cape Liberty in May.

There is an 800 number to call. It's in the Bermuda Travel website.

Thanks. We're on the Adventure in Sep and will have a GS. I knew about the breakfast in the specialty restaurant from our cruises on the Explorer and Liberty. I had heard RC was trying to set up suite restaurants on the older ships but I guess that didn't happen. It was the same on those ships with the chairs in the sun only so we didn't sit there either. They just didn't look very comfortable anyway. Agree they need dry dock!

If I may ask, were you in suite class ond the Adventure?

Dimitris Petras. Not sure the spelling is correct though

Yes there is a separate line for suite guests in Bayonne. Your 9 year old should go with you in that line.

Totally agree with you regarding the verandah chairs. We never sat out there due to the fact that they were very uncomfortable. Ditto any chairs in the suite. We will be going on the Constellation next time and are looking forward to the suite they way it used to be!

Last month on Summit it was deck 7 forward of the midship elevators, both sides. However, we were on deck 6 and the cabin next to us was under quarantine.

No. We never met one, only the two ladies in the retreat lounge.

Last month they were Penelope and Mar. They were very nice.

We stayed in a Celebrity host hotel a few years ago. Celebrity used this as their hospitality hotel. They set up in the lobby and also had a tour set up to take those staying in Rome to the different sites. It was great. We stopped at one other hotel and picked up a few more Celebrity cruisers. We put our luggage on the bus and they dropped us off at the port after the tours.

The covid vaccines and boosters do not prevent you from getting it. They just help with avoiding serious complications and hospitalizations, at least for most people.

Yes it is possible because we had one in our tub/shower combo.

I would encourage anyone who wants to go in one of these sky suites to write to Lisa and tell them you've heard about this safety hazard and want the bar in your shower/tub combo (also ask for them to put the shower line back in - there's no place in there to hand wet bathing suites or anything). We did that prior to covid and right after the "revolutionized" suites. I know the veranda cabins have the lines in the shower which were put back in after the ship was refurbished but in the sky suites something was not done. They did put a shower bar in for us and the shower line. Not like the old suites where they had a long bar and the side and one in the back of the tub but it is something to grab onto getting in and helps getting out.