CaptCrunch

Just returned from the Constellation, 11/6-11/22 TA, no Pelotons to be found.

Just off a 16-day TA on Constellation and there was no lobster bisque to be found in the MDR. Also missing were the "anytime" desserts - you used to be able to get an apple pie a la mode, chocolate cake or cheesecake instead of the desserts on the menu in the MDR and now the only one you can get every night is the apple pie. This may change with the new menus though.

I don't think that the menus posted by Tommy D are new. We had those menus on our recent Constellation TA 11/6-11/22.

Add us to the list of former suite lovers that no longer see the value in paying for a suite. The prices for the suites have gone up and the service has gone way down. Our last cruise was a Transatlantic on the Constellation and we went with a regular veranda room and we were just fine. We did specialty dining a few times and while we missed Luminae, the MDR was adequate. The service levels were abysmal across the board on this cruise, but I went in with such low expectations I really wasn't surprised. There are not enough bartenders and servers especially in areas where you expect someone to be there to take orders and serve. For instance, the lines at Al Bacio at 6:30 am were ten deep and it was actually less time to wait in line and take your coffee and croissant to go and then sit at a table. Table service was that slow - every table was full and they had only two servers. It was like that everywhere - bars near the MDR were packed for pre-dinner drinks and the were only two servers actually going table to table taking orders. Our cruise prior was in a suite on the Equinox and found the service to be hit or miss. Michael's Bar had been refurbished, but the actual bar was tiny - only four chairs and the bartender was surly. Gone were the help-yourself refrigerators full of beer and sodas, instead you had a single, harried bartender that acted put out when you wanted a drink. Afternoon tea is now a self-service affair, just like the Oceanview. Service at Luminae was impeccable, and we enjoyed the service on the retreat sundeck, but every where else was service cuts galore. For us, we're back to standard verandas and just paying for the upgrades we want - Premium drinks, Streaming wifi, specialty dining. Doing it that way, the price is way less than paying for a Sky Suite and the service is the same. It's a shame, but it really seems like Celebrity has lost it's way.