Jim_Iain

Not a good deal if from the U.S. About all we would save is sales tax 8-9% but could do much better buying old product even on Amazon. When living in Ireland I was always surprised at how much more expensive Apple and Dell product were and I was leasing half of my factory to Dell. They of course gave me a good deal...lol

Top of the list are always Sagrada de Famila Park Guell Barcelona Zoo - which use to be famous for Snowflack an Albino Gorilla - unfortunately he died in November of 2003 from Skin Cancer. Still a really nice zoo. La Pedreara -Casa Mila Wandering down the narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter

Same here. Looks nice but so fare the size of the ships and passenger load are a deterrent to examine further at this time. We have gravitated to smaller ships like Oceania and SilverSea. Each has their advantages and disadvantages as we seek a better fit than the recent X experiences.

Next up for us is Solstice in April - Sydney to HNL to Vancouver. Love the pictures... especially the ones of you. It is always nice to put a face with a Moniker.

Can you resend the e-mail. I don't find it in my mail or spam. Unfortunately they get to keep the 9500 but if you used your Credit Card they may have coverage. I know my Sapphire Reserve covers cancellation for covered reasons. I leg break would qualify.

Was on Silhouette last year and they had a good supply of iPads. Problem is they all were at least 1 to 2 generations old. The prices are Apple Retail price and they did not discount them due to age.

I had posted all the new menus on my 11/25 Edge Live Post. It is far to long of a Live Post to go through. I also have photos of most of the items for Luminae. To see the menus - I would suggest go to the App and select your ship and a current cruise.

Thanks much for your review. Enjoyed followign along. Hope you have a safe travel home.

We did the Ponant cruise from Milwaukee to Toronto in September. Really enjoyed. We are moving from X and looking for alternatives. Ponant was our first non-Celebrity. Would consider them again based on destination and cost. We have friends that are big Ponant cruisers and we wanted to take a teaser cruise close to home before flying half way around the world and finding out we hated it. BTW - Ponant has a Loyalty Match program with most cruise lines and some hotels and they matched our Zenith Status to their next to highest level. We now have 2 cruises booked on Oceania and looking forward to our first cruise. I think Oceania is going to be a good fit.

Suites can also dine in Blu or MDR on a space available basis.

The revolution has been put on permanent hold. The first I've seen of any movement toward upgrading was on the recent Infinity when they Upgraded Michael's Club to Retreat and added additional seating to Luminae. They did however skip painting the hull blue. To my knowledge the only other change was replacement of some of the soft goods. To my knowledge she did not get the Retreat Sun Deck.

John, Really enjoyed your post. Looking forward to your final review and finding out if you would consider MSC again. What's you're next cruise?

I think the Pool Grill, OVC Opens at 11:00 -- Sushi on 5 at 12:00 Luminae at 11:45 Al Bacio 10:00 AM

Not a Zenith Perk. I have received before but it is generally related to a B2B. We always request the Chardonnay to be swapped for bubbly and usually have both bottles left in the room. Personally the only difference we notice in a upper suite is the 2 bottles of premium booze and an upgraded bubbly.

Oh....No.... So sorry to hear. I hope you recover quickly.

The cruise on Solstice out of Sydney is the same but we also have the Dateline coming into play. I also spoke with someone on the Edge TP out of Sydney and she indicated the Website Date was the correct date when they checked it about a week ago.

I just found your Live and will be following along. I'm not a big fan of Reflection but have to say they have they best Michael's Club Bar in the fleet. Always so much fun to sit at the bar and socialize with other guests and the bartender.

According to the CC Befit PDF below. Select get a discounted bag of laundry of cruises longer than 12 days. They do not list the amount of discount. To get a discount you will have to call in so if on a cruise longer than12 nights give CC a call. If you purchase on line that is the price you will pay unless you cancel and rebook. https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/captains-club-tiers-and-benefits-chart.pdf

According to Celebrity Website - No Pickleball at Sea | Celebrity Cruises

We are from the U.S. and I understand that makes a difference. When we recently booked our first two Cunard TA's our agent suggested that we include the Treat Yourself on Us add on. For an additional $200 pp we received $400 OBC, Enhanced Drink Package and Gratuities. I thought it was a no-brainer so had it included on a 9 night crossing.

We have two cruises booked in Queen's Grill. Looking forward to see the differences and similarities.

They will still make one for you.

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It may be helpful if you identify the ship and the itinerary. I know they added quite a number to Edge for the Australia/New Zealand season. You can also check your ship and the current cruise and see the bar Menus