pirate_dad

I have a couple of upcoming cruises on Celebrity in November and then in Feb. and I have a question about a few things that maybe someone can help me with. 1. I have a retreat suite for both but i am thinking about taking my college age kids (2 of them) and get them their own room. I was going to book them in a inside stateroom near by but I wanted to know if they can eat with us in the retreat and can they go the the retreat sundeck with us to layout etc? I think it would be crazy to get them their own Suite but I don't want to be isolated from them. Can someone explain the best way to do this? Am I better off upgrading to a Royal suite and putting them in my cabin? 2. Can i eat at Blu if i get upgraded from an Aqua Sky Suite to a Celebrity or Royal Suite? Thanks in advanced. We normally go HAL but are just trying Celebrity and liked it the last cruise we did.

Internet has been upgraded. Facetime, Zoom and Google meets are now useable. I ran a Speed Test today while in the Atlantic. Results below. Finally useable Internet onboard

There are a couple things i have noticed post-covid. They skipped out on the towel art. I only got it 2 times in 3 cruises in my vista suite and I asked for it for the kids. The main dining room has cut back on the silverware and glasses normal used for a MDR place setting. No salad fork, bread plate etc... I think it makes the experience less grand. The food has been a step down in quality in the MDR. I eat now in Club Orange mostly. They cut out the NY Strip steak option and only do it on occasion or you can get the $40 dry aged. I think it is a bunch of little things that combine to make the overall experience cheaper (for lack of a better word). If you hadn't cruised on HAL prior to COVID you probably wouldn't notice but if you had it is noticeable. I just think they made some cuts in areas that really don't save them a lot of money but impact the experience. I am getting on a ship tomorrow so I will update but in Nov it was the above... I would also say Club Orange is definately worth it.

I can confirm that you can upgrade. I went from a VB Deck 4 to a Vista Suite when I added Club Orange so you can go from a verandah to a suite. I don't know if you can go from a top Vista Suite to a Signature Suite.