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So many different terms but Single Cream, Light Cream, and Half and Half are all names for cream with appx 20% fat. Heavy Cream or Double Cream like that for whipping is 38% fat. I did ask for both cream or cream for coffee. I have been able to buy the UHT creamer singles everywhere but in UK. Just trying to figure out if I need to stock up before heading to UK
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A quick Google and Single Cream is equivalent to Half & Half or Light Cream. Seriously...every store or restaurant I asked for coffee cream I was looked at like I had two heads! So Single Cream on QM2?
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Kind of a silly question I know but I love my cream! I could not find coffee cream in England and was wondering if QM2 will have cream or just milk?
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Faye is covering me for a 127 day trip
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From a review of 6019 on the Summit (same class)
Clean as a whistle when we boarded. This is a slightly larger than normal 04 class stateroom. It's on a transition where the ship gets wider. The extra space is distributed on both sides of the bed. Be aware that you are 14 cabins forward of the forward elevators, and the walk to the aft elevators, to access the main dining room, is pretty long. I felt like we were walking all the way back to Bayonne 🙂 In any event, if you don't want a balcony, this cabin is a gem.
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On 12/9/2022 at 2:56 PM, grrbrr said:
This specifically caused me more than a little heartburn, with conflicting information from the Retreat staff. The Celebrity executive office confirmed these inclusions based on the Royal Suite moveup.
So did you get all if the suite amenities?
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I use an aerator at home for my everyday wines...decant for special occasion wines. In a restaurant select your wine upon arrival and have it decanted. Enjoy a cocktail or two...then order dinner...your wine will have aerated gor a good 45 minutes to an hour. Makes all the difference in the world. Try a test at home...taste immediately, then every 10 minutes or so, make notes, you will see a difference.
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The process can be overwhelming for the first time for sure.
It is somewhat chaotic outside the terminal with people coming & going at the same time. You can avoid this chaos if you wait to arrive at the cruise terminal until 12:30 or 1 - I hear it is much calmer at that time.
Your scenario of arriving at 9am and having to wait in the hot sun would indeed be a horrible way to start off a cruise. The ship doesn't even start boarding until 11am at the earliest. We usually arrive around 10:30 walk right in and check in and are aboard by 11:30ish.
The other option is to choose a much smaller ship that doesn't carry 3000 passengers but be prepared to break out your wallet.
The reason it is so easy to walk off the ship into a foreign port is the ship has already "cleared" immigration for you - special procedures are in place for cruisers. If you flew into the same port believe me you would have to go through the 800 yard winding path for immigration & customs upon arrival.
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are the drinks in sabor included if you have the deluxe package ?
Yes - ours were.
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The Osso Buco is devine!
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A little surprised at Chops , I know it can be hit or miss but it was really good on our last trip in April on Liberty ( went twice) , we had similar experience in Giovanni's last month on another ship waiter who was annoying kept trying to convince us to buy a bottle instead of the wine by the glass which is covered by our drink package, most of the waiter we have had in Giovanni's were excellent
I ordered the dry aged porterhouse with the $$ upcharge - they were very apologetic and did not charge me - I ate about three bites. The steak was less than 3/4" thick - doesn't even really qualify as a Porterhouse (should be minimum of 1 1/4").
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I was on this cruise with you, sorry I didn't make the slot pull. I had just the opposite bed, very comfortable with my topper. I would not have wanted to sleep without it. I did miss an outside area near the windjammer, my last cruise on Disney Fantasy had one and it was wonderful. I think the outdoor slides and flo rider take up too much aft outside viewing space. I did sit at the flo rider and watch the waves and the people riding.
Sorry we never ran into each other!
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Ask Melvin, Anna or Raj to make you an Orange Rosemary Martini or a Watermellon Basil Martini at the R Bar. Take the Martini class if you can...it was fantastic. Look for Arminda at the Schooner Bar as she's great too and will make you a great drink.
The Orange Rosemary - aka "Game of Sloanes" is ridiculously delicious!
Will you be going to Chops this cruise? So many mixed reviews I just wanted your opinion...Sent from my iPhone using Forums
Save your money...I ordered the aged porterhouse - it was inedible - tough & chewy and NO flavor - maybe 1/2 inch thick - they did not charge me. Three out of 4 of our steaks were not edible both due to poor quality meat and two also had problems with the cook & too much salt. My husbands first filet was poorly cooked but the second was the only edible steak at the table.
Hopefully your experience will be better.
If you want really delicious meat - the Mole Shortrib at Sabor is off the hook - same as the Osso Buco in Giovannis.
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Thank you for your review, may I suggest a Radiance class, although smaller then a Freedom class, at 962 feet in length it isn't small but that class does offer a lot of glass and wonderful views of the ocean. A favorite area is the Schooner Bar. Their WJ does have an outside eating area to the rear.
Thanks - I"ll have to check them out. I also plan to check out Azamara. Our next cruise is on Celebrity Eclipse which I know ticks a few more of my boxes.
One thing I forgot to mention was the bed, even with a foam topper, was like sleeping on a cement slab! Still recovering from that. :(
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Just returned from Liberty on Sunday. This was my first Royal cruise and I was very interested to experience first hand what I've been reading about these past many months.
I have to say Sabor is the Best meal we had on the ship...Chops - the absolute worst. There were so many issues with our steaks the manager and the Chef came out to apologize. I told them I had heard ahead of time that the quality of the meat is very poor and I understood they were stuck with what corporate sent them. I did tell them that I will write to corporate and express my concerns as well - they were both very glad to hear that as they would love to get better quality meat.
We also ate in Giovannis one night - really good - the osso buco was devine. Our first waiter was very pushy with the wine list - suggesting a bottle more than twice the price of my original pick which was no longer available. He then brought out the appetizer before we were even done with the antipasto course. He was just so pushy and aggressive the whole table was very uptight, I spoke with the manager and he was replaced - the rest of the meal was fantastic.
We very much enjoyed the RBar - Melv in, Raj, & Anna were so much fun. We had such a great time at the first Martini Tasting we did it again!
The ship itself was nice although I prefer one with more outside deck - especially outdoor eating areas from the buffet and an outside aft deck for that gorgeous view.
The push for onboard sales of bev pkg and spec. dining was very aggressive. I was almost scollded by a Giovannis waiter one afternoon because he hadn't seen me in the restaurant yet - and no - he was not joking.
The windjammer was average as was the MDR food - pretty much as expected.
All in all we had a blast but I will look for another ship layout that suits my taste better.
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excited to hear you are enjoying the R bar - we are loyal alchemy bar patrons on carnival (but really, bar fly is more like it!) and are hoping R bar fills the same need for great cocktails with great company from the mixologists.
if possible, could you snap a photo of the R bar menu the next time you are there? would love to get an idea of what we can expect!
We just got off Liberty on the 30th - the R bar was our favorite - love Melvin, Raj and Anna! The R Bar is true mixology - tell them what you like and they will create something for you.
We had so much fun we did the Martini Tasting twice! If you like something with a little heat ask Melvin to make you a Christini!
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If you don't need to contact them every day just add the daily plan to your service - $10/day for any day you use it - no extra charges for minutes or texts - it pulls from your plan allowance.
https://www.verizonwireless.com/solutions-and-services/international-travel/
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Very sorry for your loss and the poor manner this news was handled.
Clearly there was a breakdown in the process - it happens with humans - we make mistakes. At this point it can not be undone, you may or may not get a satisfactory apology from Carnival.
I would post to John Heald - he seems to have the ear of the powers that be and can pass along your experience.
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Me too Janice!!!!!! I am so excited for this cruise I can hardly sit still!
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Sorry to hear of DSF.
It never hurts to ask - the worst they can say is no.
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They do and they don't!
The Pitons in St Lucia are very different. Magen's Bay St Thomas - one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, the contrast between St Maarten and St Martin, the snorkeling at the barrier reef off of Mexico - the 2nd largest in the world, cave tubing in Belize - I could go on.
So while yes they are all tropical they do have their own special features
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Hi Zachsmom! We will be on the same sailing. The rollcall is here:
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2181883
you ca register for the Meet & Mingle here:
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You have called and no one answered??
I have booked with MR before and had no problems. In the booking confirmation document that was emailed there was a phone # - never a problem.
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I don't think there is an actual drink named "Drink of the Day" - that is a term for the daily drink special.
If you can describe it - looks - taste - perhaps someone will know what it was.
Coffee Cream not Milk on QM2
in Cunard Line
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Thank you!