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8 hours ago, jargey3000 said:

First visit to thus thread. I'm confused, cant figure out the spreadsheet (Im using ipad)

It's probably not even on here, but I'm looking any comments on Reflection Room #6105.  Can someone point me in the right direction? thanks!

The link to the spreadsheet is on the first page of this thread.  There are no reviews on Cabin 6105, but those on Eclipse 6103 (next door) are not good.  Instructions on using the spreadsheet is in a tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet.  I've heard of people having problems on an ipad.  If you found the spreadsheet, try using a laptop.

This re noise:  "Quiet whilst cruising BUT noisy from about 90 mins before docking. This cabin is directly above a platform that is lowered about 90 mins before docking and it makes a very loud and noticeable thud / bang vibrating in the cabin when they lower (or drop?) this platform. Additionally loud whirring noise can be heard during raising and lowering of anchor. There is also a crew access door near the cabin which seems to be used quite often by entertainment staff - no noise from within the cabin from the corridor or from the theatre below - sound insulation from theatre must be good."

The price showing in the App for our 11/8/2024 sailing is $77.99.

4 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

No.  But as near as I can tell the entire menu rotation is off on this cruise.

Thank you.  Are you staying on for the next cruise?  We will be joining the ship on the 2nd.

2 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

Ding ding ding we have a winner!  Off-menu BEEF TORNADOS——perfectly cooked filet ——- a nice roasted potato (not a scoop of mash)

 

Were you also offered the tornados on the first Chic night?  That is its normal slot.

7 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

Other than the Scarlet night party, this is the busiest I've seen the pool.

 

 

Is that the main pool?  If so, yuck!

45 minutes ago, serene56 said:

does the activity paper have a name?   carnival has funtime    Princess has Patters=  what does celerity have 

TODAY.  It really needs a new name.  "Do you have the TODAY?"  Sometimes we call it "the daily" or the schedule or the paper.  Much prefer Funtime or Patter.

Greg - Thoroughly enjoyed your informative review. We have yet to visit Alaska, but probably will once we retire. We sailed with Carnival once, and said never again (but that was back in the late 90s).  So, I am looking forward to your review/comparison with Princess. We've done 3 with NCL but many more with Princess and then Celebrity.

Thank you for your time and detailed reporting.

GP - Equinox put those high tops in the casino sometime after 2015.  I was surprised, think they were losing revenue from the slots they took out, but another way to look at it is this:  Usually it is either the husband or wife that gambles (I'm the gambling wife).  If my husband doesn't have a "happy place", then chances are neither of us are staying for too long.

We both have enjoyed our casino time on Equinox, him watching sports, me gambling.  Our next cruise is on Reflection which did not make the seating change. We will see how much time I spend playing with dice if there are only 10 bar stools available.😉

Vaping will be a no go for me.  Thanks for the report!

9 hours ago, Les43 said:

Can anyone advise on uploading photos from an iPad? Is it possible to space them out throughout the text? 

From what I've read, you just need to add a "return" in between adding each photo to keep them separated.

Good luck!  Will be on her in November.

On 6/2/2023 at 5:01 AM, Saint Greg said:

 

 

Pretty crummy furniture for a brandy-new ship.

2 hours ago, mahdnc said:

Log into the Celebrity website and go to My Tier and Points page. Then tap or click on Points History

Thanks David.  Earlier it was only showing cruises.  PUPs are there now (of course).

Where on Celebrity's site can I view my PUPs? 

1 hour ago, DingoMom said:

This thread is great! But still looking for Crap table minimums after March, which I know was $10 on an M class and an E class. Anyone?? 

May 12-21 on Equinox was $10 min.

1 hour ago, CGTNORMANDIE said:

Yes, thank you, I have heard of dialysis at sea.  The logistics of getting down to Florida and pacing my treatments is just too much for me to worry about.  I’ve had other medical problems on top of this.  This is the first summer in 6 years that I haven’t been in surgery.  I’ve survived heart failure, colon cancer, 9 inches of my colon removed, kidney failure, dialysis 4 hour sessions 3 times per week, triple bypass, 6 trips to OR for vascular surgery, upper GI bleeding and now I will undergo a kidney transplant.  The transplant will be my 15th trip to the OR in 6 years.  Good grief…I haven’t had enough spare time to take a cruise even if I was able…LOL.  Hopefully I’ll get the kidney in 2023 and 2024 will be my year to cruise once again.  To all of you out there…count your blessings!  

It sounds like you have paid your dues.  My fingers are crossed for you.

On 6/11/2023 at 5:53 AM, CGTNORMANDIE said:

Great review…thanks so much for making the effort.  I’m sitting here in “dry dock”waiting for a kidney transplant…5 years+ in dialysis and will hopefully return to cruising shortly.  Reading reviews like yours lets me live vicariously, keeps me informed and hopeful for a future on the sea!  Thanks again.

Have you heard of Dialysis at Sea? We met a lovely young woman at the beach in St. Maarten a few years back off the Equinox.  She was by herself (sitting on a Celebrity towel) and struggling to leave her possessions sitting on the lounger to take a dip in the water.  We told her we would look after her stuff and ended up having a nice conversation about how/why she was onboard.  She was one of the technicians.

https://www.dialysisatsea.com/

9 hours ago, taylortime05 said:

I’m not able to use the spreadsheet.  When I open it, it never gets to the point where I can search or scroll through it. I’m not sure if it’s my computer or the spreadsheet itself.  Is anyone else able to use it?

Are you opening it from the first page of this thread here? It opens fine for me.

8 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Just wandering down Kerkstraat to Nieuwspiegelstratt and across a couple canals we were at the Rijkmuseum. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim - This is just beautiful. What timing you have!  The lighting is exquisite.

25 minutes ago, chita said:

Sailing on Equinox.

Much prefer bed next to closet rather than balcony

Can someone tell me if it is in  8295

If not which would be the nearest with that configuration ?

Yes, bed by bath (closet).

On 4/23/2023 at 6:14 PM, Jim_Iain said:

 

Thanks Tom ... saw your post after I wrote that.  

 

I guess we had the opposite complaint when they shifted to the new point structure.   We have always sailed in Suites and in the conversion instead of getting credits for the number of days x points per night we got just 2 points per cruise compared to 180 points we will get for this cruise in a CS.

Jim - If you only received 2 points there is something wrong.  On our 7 night (non-suite) cruises between 1996 and 2001, we received 1 point per cruise.  When the conversion happened, we were given 30 points per cruise. I was able to see my points for all cruises on the Celebrity website until sometime during the pandemic, when Celebrity backed out the pre-2014 cruises from their website.  I'm glad I had recorded mine before then.  I'm sure you can have someone on board (Captain Circle host) pull up your account to verify a proper conversion. 

19 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

I've heard that but you have to remember back in the stone ages when I was in school the portable computer was not to be invented for another 20 years.   I had one of the first with DOS 1.0 and Two huge floopy drives.   The home hard drive was not available yer.    I worked for a Disk Drive Company and we had one of the first home Hard Drive.... About $800 and weighed 10 pounds.     They had huge capacity of 10 Megabytes.   Yes Megabytes.    

Jim - One of these days, when you are not cruising around the world, I'd love for you to walk us through your resume.  It seems you have had many diverse employments throughout your life. I think it would be a wonderful off topic discussion.  The "pilot" took me by surprise.  I'm enjoying your present journey!

If you are going to do a live, can you drop the link here?

Thanks in advance!

4 hours ago, RTShaker said:

No link, but this is from my cruise docs received earlier this week...

I would suggest to anyone putting down your deposit with these, sign it, DATE it, and take a picture of it.  There are multiple versions (book within 3 months, 6 months or 12 months) out there.  Our cruise in November was using the book within 12 months version, so I put down deposits for two cruises for us, but when we received the certificates once we returned home, they were issued for use within 3 months.  Also, watch the amount of the OBC, my 8 night Concierge cabin was given a $100 credit instead of $150.  Do not assume Celebrity knows what it's doing...or does it?

Excellent finale!  Much appreciate!

Did you (or anyone else) notice if the Reflection has high top tables and chairs in front of the bar in the casino?  Equinox put them in a couple years ago.  We have a cruise in November and without Craft Social as a "sports bar," I'm wondering where we can watch some football.

I've enjoyed following your escapades and will be checking out the Sunset Bar.  Safe travel home!