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Pardon my ignorance Ipee, but what is Club Orange? Have never sailed HAL.

We sail the Equinox in June as well and after reading your post I'm now afraid to go on the app and look at the menus lol

Echoing the sentiments above.... Very much looking forward to hearing the side by side comparison with X and the Yacht Club. Like many others on these boards, MSC YC has recently been under consideration for future cruises for us. In terms of input as to how to best provide the threads, I am no help as I have never done one myself (although have certainly benefitted greatly from yourself and others who do "live froms" and very much appreciate the effort!!). However that being said I think my vote would be with Option 2 that you offered, but of course would want you to do whatever is the easiest/works best for you GenX and will certainly follow along no matter how/where it is presented. Can't wait!!!! As always, have a fabulous time!! ☺️

Thank you so much mahdnc! ☺️

For PUP's, can anyone help refresh my memory please? Did they not have some sort of a "gift box" that you clicked on last year that gave you a New Year's present of a bonus point (or two or three??). Or maybe it was for another holiday/special occasion, but I'm sure I remember something like this at some point and thinking it was New Year's?

Hahaha....that is so great that he experienced such a turnaround ☺️ Was it maybe because of his attitude pre-sailing that it made it easy to beat expectations? We are sailing in June with a couple who have never cruised and never had any desire to but because of Covid said to heck with it, let's try it! I'm almost hoping they go in with an attitude of "we won't like this" and thus will be pleasantly surprised.

Good for you Bluewake, for taking the initiative to look after a potentially dangerous situation yourself! Sorry you didn't receive the support from staff that IMHO you should have. Will never know for sure, but I think the fact that DH immediately identified himself as a firefighter when he called to report a potential fire/safety hazard may have helped with the quick response that we received. Ever notice how many folks who are clearly in the wrong immediately respond with a verbal assault when someone dares to challenge them, even if politely? SMH

ArmyCop42 - I hope that you have a fabulous cruise and enjoy Celebrity! ' Thankfully this was the one and only time out of eight Celebrity cruises (plus a couple of cruises on a couple of other lines) where we had a situation to call security but certainly understand that issues can and do occur. My brother was career military and finished his career as a sea trainer for safety with Canadian Navy so the one time he took a "pleasure cruise" with us I received some impromptu safety lessons haha (which I shouldn't laugh....some pretty great advice was provided!) And thank you for your service!

Yes. Celebrity Eclipse back in 2017.

LOL - love your post OP! To chime in, we were on the 7 day maiden voyage of Edge in 2018. Admittedly that was some time ago now so can't speak to changes made since then however DH and I did very much enjoy the cruise. Thought she was a beautiful ship and of course had the usual great service that we have always been fortunate to have on Celebrity. Not sure what type of cabin you are sailing in, but we had an IV. For us, we are glad we tried it but personally would not book one again. The IV cabin by no means had a negative impact on our enjoyment of the cruise itself overall. So to answer your question, yes we sailed the E class and enjoyed it ☺️ I truly hope your enthusiasm for your first X sailing resumes and please come back and share your experiences.

Yes in our situation security was very responsive. We reported someone in the cabin next to us for constantly smoking on their balcony (this cruise was shortly after another ship had a fire aboard which of course the cruise lines take VERY seriously). My husband happens to be a firefighter and naturally noted the dangers of a fire on a ship when he called. Security came immediately and spoke with both DH and the guy next door who then started yelling at my husband and was quite nasty. They promptly moved this guy and his wife to another cabin and charged them cleaning fees (and a fine I believe) as they had to wash the walls down etc. - turns out they had been smoking in their stateroom as well as on the balcony (Sorry - I'm getting off topic). As an aside, DH is 6'2" and can "handle himself" in a difficult situation and he commented afterwards that there was no way in he11 that he would ever mess with this security person lol. He was not a large man but it was obvious that he was well trained, very physically fit, he de-escalated the situation well, and was extremely calm and professional. BTW of note is they wear body cams. In our case as soon as the guy next door started yelling, hubby noticed security turn it on.

Thank you so much for your review! So great to hear ☺️ Your post was particularly helpful to me as we will be sailing Equinox (not until June 2023 tho) with two other couples....one couple has never sailed X and the other couple has never sailed at all. Passing your comments along to them as the couple who have never cruised before are a little apprehensive and don't know what to expect. This was a great summary! And thank you also to the poster who commented on the glass blowing...the other two ladies have already signed up so am passing your comments along as well ☺️

Ahh yes.....as you may already know, Celebrity's website is less than stellar 😏

You're very welcome 😊 Wondering if you have you linked your cruise reservations? We have a party of seven (three cabins) in June 2023 Equinox and I linked all of our reservations before booking dining. Made it very convenient to book dining times as I think you can book up to eight passengers per reservation? Hope this helps!

It should not be too early to book dining times. We sail the Equinox in June 2023 and booked our Select Dining times several months ago with confirmation. After reading your post, out of curiosity I just went on to check my April 2024 Silhouette cruise (also select dining) and was able to follow the process all the way through to book our select dining times as well. Aside from confirming that you should be able to book at this time, unfortunately I don't have anything helpful to suggest. However there are many others on CC who are more experienced sailing Celebrity than I am who may chime in with some good advice. Good luck.

Thoroughly enjoyed your review GnarleeDude......both yours and your nine year old's 😊 Thank you both so much for sharing!

Thank you jelayne 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Silly question but can you change a booking with refundable deposit to a non-refundable and lower the final cost? Or if you try to do that will they change your booking to current rates? (current cost is almost $1800 Canadian/cabin higher right now than what we paid). Cruising June 2023 and booked back when cruising was just re-starting and we felt more comfortable at that time with refundable.

Thank you so much PinkSandGirl for the fantastic live thread! Especially appreciate your detailed comments and pics of the Sky Suite.....have been considering this suite to book (usually sail S class deluxe verandah/large angled balcony on the hump) and pretty sure your comments have convinced us to give it a try when we book (hopefully soon!) the Beyond 😊 Thanks again!!!!

Yes there is a charge. When we were onboard in early 2020 it was pub grub/finger foods. Menu may have changed by now; might be able to find a menu online?

sayvan quick off-topic question.....I just noticed you are from Stratford. Do you know of/ever shop at The Green Room?

Totally Agree! When I typed my post earlier in this thread I intended to mention the Martini Bar as another great spot to hang out but for some ridiculous reason it completely slipped my mind!

I'm sorry jagofee.....this was my first cruise on the Silly so do not know if the tv's were new or not compared to pre-refurb.