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Others can correct me if I go astray, but open for lunch and dinner with daily specials on the blackboard visible from the hallway. no bar, but on E-class a bar is right next door and they will get any drink that is available when you're dining. Not sure about other functions, but I have never seen any.

Mind sharing the name of your butler? We're on the Beyond in a couple of weeks in a SS so just curious.

I'll add my thanks for the review. Very helpful as are on Beyond Apr/May for the first time so you have essentially confirmed the positive experience that many others have shared. We are in a SS so hopefully we won't experience the noise issues that others have had.

And, if you are not aware, the Beyond has four separate main dining rooms to choose from (unique to E-class ships).

How has the gym been, any issues with finding a treadmill or stationary bike?

Yes, thanks. We're on her Apr/May so this is welcomed news.

Great, thanks!

Great review and pics. We will be on the Beyond Apr/May and I don't recall who the concierges are in the Retreat?

Dedicated SS butlers back on Ascent?

Have enjoyed Apex more than once in a suite and can say we haven't been disappointed, the same on Edge TA last spring. Both the ships and Luminae were great. We had no complaints. Will say that on Edge TA they were at ~50% occupancy so that contributed to the ambiance for sure as the staff were even more affable and available than they usually are.

We are looking forward to trying Rooftop for the first time after reading the mostly good reviews on CC. We just sort of haven't gotten around to it on previous E-Class cruises. Will do this time on our B2B. How has the service been?

Same here, rarely see kids and have not noticed any not well behaved. Personally, we have not seen any in the solarium other than one with a parent in a hot tub on Apex once. Was well behaved. Now, I couldn't say that with the kids that were in Solarium Bistro during lunch time, no so well behaved and the parents were with them. We'll see in a couple of months on Beyond.

Thanks for the summary. Great to hear! We love Apex and look forward to being back on her May/June 2025.

Appreciate your musings as we will be on the Beyond for the first time April/May. Any issues with noise in your cabin as others have reported? Also, great news on the return of dedicated butlers in SS and is George from one of the islands as we may have met him as the butler on Edge last spring for the folks next door to our cabin. We had Walter who is a gem, is still a dedicated butler but will not be on Beyond.

We did the same, but dropped of at FLL, and agree with get under the shade as we had both hot sun and rain. We liked it though it's a one and done for us.