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I am not sure i understand the concern for labadee. You do realize that 2 women were raped in the bahamas recently. If i remember correctly they were on carnival. Other cruise ship passengers have reported muggings, assaults, pick pockets in places like jamaica and the bahamas and yet cruise ships are still going there. How many people have been assaulted in labadee or been mugged or raped. Yes what is happening in port au prince is terrible. We cannot even comprehend what daily life must be like inside the city. The gangs are fighting for control of the city. I highly doubt they even care about a cruise ship over a hundred miles away. It is always good idea to stay up to date on current events and things can always change but people should be more concerned walking around some of the other ports where actual documented violence has occurred

I admit i have not read all 13 pages on this topic but i do not get why some people think they are in danger on labadee. You do realize that recently two women from a cruise ship were actually raped in nassau. Cruise ship passengers have actually reported rapes, muggings, pick pockets, assaults, in places like nassau, jamaica, trinidad and tobago and yet the cruise lines still go there. Now tell me how many cruise passengers have been raped, mugged, assaulted, in labadee. I would guess zero since it is a protected compound. Yes what is happening in port au prince is terrible. The gangs are fighting for territory and control of the city. There is a fuel shortage so i highly doubt the gangs will waste fuel driving hours on end to get a cruise ship. I would also bet that RCL probably has spotters along the only road in or out and if they got word that a caravan of gangs was driving towards labadee they could evacuate everybody before they arrived. Yes the people in haiti are desperate for food but guess what that is all over the Caribbean. Do you see the people standing outside the port zones in places like falmouth. The reason is they are trying to make any money to eat its not because they are rich. Unfortunately poverty is all over the Caribbean.

Just to say again, i was on deck 10. Concierge class on Silhouette on 10 day cruise and returned thursday. Did not have foot stool at the start of cruise, did get them about halfway through and were still there when i got off thursday morning. Everybody on deck 10 from the front elevators forward got them as i saw them outside everybody door in the morning and the attendant put ours on the balcony when he did the morning clean. I cannot speak for the rest of the ship.

Thanks for the replies. Interesting breakdown by cruise type and age group. We still enjoyed our first time on Celebrity.i need to look at those longer cruises in order to have a variety of different islands to see out of ft lauderdale. The 7 day does not offer enough time other than to see the familiar san juan st thomas st maarten islands which i have seen multiple times. I want to see martinique and grenada and dominica and they are on the 10 day cruises. I am curious if princess and holland america have similar breakdowns of their demographics on 7 day and on their longer cruises

Just got off silhouette on thursday. The room attendant on first day brought the snacks. My dad told him he was gluten free and the attendant offered to switch to a fruit plate which my dad agreed to. He actually enjoyed the daily fruit plate. I told the attendant i did not want it either and he also offered me the fruit plate which i declined. He also brought the sparkling wine on first day which he put in our fridge and then explained how the other items in the mini bar worked.

I just returned from a 10 day Silhouette out of Ft. Lauderdale. This was our first time on Celebrity. I do have 1 question for possible future cruise on Celebrity. First some background, We have sailed Royal Caribbean and the Oasis class ships and absolutely love Oasis class. We chose Celebrity as we wanted a longer cruise (10 day vs 7 day) and we wanted to see new ports other than Nassau and San Juan that the Oasis ship regularly dock at. This cruise did St. Vincent which we really wanted to see and St. Lucia among others. We wanted traditional balconies so we could open the dividers and did not want the infinite Veranda on the edge class. I knew that Celebrity caters to a more older demographic and there would be less families and kids which was ok. What surprised me was how much older the crowd was and the split between the number of say middle aged passengers vs older passengers was onboard. There did not seem to be much activity on the ship at night. My father went to see a movie on the lawn at 10PM and there were less than 10 people there to watch it. We showed up to watch live music at the Grand Foyer around 7:45 on a couple of nights and we had no issue finding the comfy chairs on level 4 or 5 looking down on Grand Foyer. We would walk by the Sky lounge at night and it seemed like hardly anybody was in there even though we could hear music playing. My question would be is this a typical demographic breakdown on all Celebrity cruises where it is skewed to the higher end of the demographic or are there cruises with more middle aged 45-55 year old passengers.My thoughts would be since this was a non traditional cruise leaving on a Monday and returning on a Thursday stretching over two weeks it would attract an older crowd vs a traditional 7 day Sunday- Sunday or Saturday - Saturday Cruise. If we booked on a newer edge class ship (ignoring the veranda issue) does this attract a slightly younger crowd. Does a 7 day Saturday to Saturday attract a younger crowd. Just trying to look at options for a future cruise to see what would work best. We still had a very good time and enjoyed our experience. Just a couple thoughts to add as a first time Celebrity passenger. We liked the ship and thought it was in very good condition, We thought the food was better on Silhouette than the Royal cruises we took in 2023. The entertainment and live music was much better on the Royal ships.than Celebrity. I really missed the Royal Promenade on the Oasis class ships with the wide hallway with high ceilings that stretch over a couple of decks as when we walked the shops on level 4 or 5 it kind of felt cramped and claustrophobic. The solarium seemed to be better on Silhouette than on the Oasis ships if you want to be in a climate controlled environment. The staff on Celebrity we found to be outstanding and very friendly.

I just got off Silhouette in Concierge cabin. I needed two cabins next to each other and the only ones left that were not obstructed view was concierge.My father enjoyed the fruit plate that he received everyday in the afternoon, The bottle of sparkling wine was just ok nothing to get excited about. If we book another Celebrity cruise I think it will just depend on the price difference and what cabins and their locations are still available. The other features were nice we just never used them like the boarding day lunch

I just got off Silhouette on Thursday and they put the stools back about halfway through the cruise. When walking down my hallway I saw them all stacked up in one of the attendants supply room and then a day or two later they had them outside everybody's door. When I came back to the room after the attendant had done the morning cleaning the stools were outside under the chairs. I was in a concierge room if that mattered or not

I Have no interest in these and want a regular traditional balcony. Our family usually gets two or three rooms side by side and love having the dividers on the balcony open to go room to room and socialize on the balcony. Having a room with a window that opens just does not cut it. Too bad they Celebrity could not do what it looks like Icon of the seas has done and have both so you can pick what works best for each.

Lets not compare movie theater to a royal ship. I cannot tell you how many movie theater floors are stick from spilled soda. Not sure those floors ever get cleaned. On the cruise ship they are cleaning every surface constantly. The standards of cleanliness are totally different. In addition the movie theater makes almost all their profit from soda, candy and popcorn as almost all ticket sales money goes to the movie company. Royal makes enough money selling their drink and dining packages i highly doubt someone is ringing the cash register over 3.50

We actually talked to who i assume was a higher up of some kind on either harmony or symphony a couple years ago. He had white shirt with shoulder stripes. Anyway he told us royal actually does not want you to buy popcorn. He said it is such a pain to clean up especially in the theater and from carpets. Even after vacuum and sweeping you find a kernel here or there. He said the cleaning staff would love to eliminate popcorn all together but there are some people who say they MUST have it during shows. He said they price it to discourage everybody but the die hards from buying it. It actually makes sense. Could you imagine if it was free. You would see little keenals blowing around on the pool deck and every place else. At least now parents will tell their 5 year old i am not paying 3.50 for popcorn.

we will be driving from central florida to catch a cruise. We prefer to rent a car each way instead of driving our own and deal with parking. Anybody have experiences with who might be the best in terms of office location and best shuttle back and forth to the cruise port. We will not be going to the airport. We used Avis earlier this year for Miami and it worked out for the most part but want to see if anybody has a recommendation for Lauderdale.

We will be on Silhouette in early 2024. My father is obsessed with stir fry. If you are in the Oceanview Buffet any chance of finding out if the stir fry station still operates at lunch or dinner or both. This will be our first time on Celebrity and he absolutely loves the stir fry station that we had on Royal's Oasis class ships.He just loves having those hot and spicy dishes made up.

I actually felt bad for some of the Pins. I was on a oasis cruise earlier this year and this one Pin had to make sure everybody knew who she was. In The captain Q and A she had to ask a question that even the cruise director had to make a comment that if he did not call on her he would hear about it later and she must of asked the same question every cruise or a very similar question. I felt bad as how empty her life must be that the only satisfaction she gets is going around on the cruise and making sure everybody acknowledges her and her status. On a side note I was on a flight once and there were two passengers who were both at the very top of the carrier frequent flyer program. The level where you get invited to join not just automatic based on flights taken. They were the top of the top. They started arguing with each other to see who would actually board first. These are two professionals who travel for a living and spend more times on planes then they probably do at home. They started pushing each other to want to be first on the plane. Just goes to show that you might have earned a certain level or status but common sense or decency is not always present whether a Pinnacle or any other loyalty program.

I will second the message above. They are very aggressive and actually rude towards people. I have heard all the excuses about how poor they are and just trying to make a living. I can appreciate trying to make money but they flat out lie to get you into their "store". Most of the stuff is cheap made in china stuff and not actual hand crafted stuff. They will try putting a bracelet on saying its free then try to get you to give them money for it or carve your name into a cheap wood cup and then demand you pay for it. I have told people there is no benefit in going into that area. Some people enjoy to haggle as part of the experience. I was looking for something specific and the guy at the foot of the hill said oh he had it and then when we got to his store he did not have it and tried getting me to buy all this junk. The name of the game is to get you into their "store and then not let you leave. Some people enjoy that but I would pass in my opinion.