cruisingdelt

Thanks for the replies.  

Does anyone have a beer and wine menu from the Craft Social Bar on Beyond.

Thanks for the replies. The website would not allow me to book for a party greater than 8.  I will try once we board.

Tserface - My niece just moved to Eugene a week ago!  Small world.

Does the Tuscan Grill on the Summit have tables for 10?  

Thanks for the replies!

I have never taken a Disney Cruise and am looking at taking one with the grandchildren.  Any ideas on when the Fall 2024 itineraries will be available for booking?  Thank you!

On 7/24/2022 at 1:22 PM, cruisingdelt said:

• Ship:  Edge
  • Length of Cruise: 12
• Cruise Sail Date: October 2, 2022
• Date email offer received: July 19, 2022
• Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Elite Plus
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: C1
• Bid?  Yes/No: Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details: Bid on an upgrade to Aqua

• Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments)
• Bid Offer: $200pp
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected Pending

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

The minimums were as follows:

Aqua-$100pp

Sky Suite-$600pp

Celebrity Suite-$1000pp

Royal Suite-$2000pp

Edge Villa-$3000p

 

 

Bid was rejected a couple of days prior to the cruise

Just returned from a wonderful cruise on the Edge.  We used RomeInLimo for transportation from FCO to our Rome hotel and then from the hotel to the ship.  We arrived in FCO very early and I overestimated the time to clear passport control and customs so we were ready to leave 60 - 90 minutes before our scheduled pick up.  I called the office to ask if the driver could come earlier and after a minute the office replied that he was already there.  The next day we were relaxing in our room waiting for our 10:30 pick up to the port.  The front desk called just before 10 to inform me that the car was at the main entrance to the hotel. The cars were clean, the trips were pleasant, and we were dropped off at the entrance to the cruise terminal.  The website states that the drivers may not speak English but they both spoke enough that we were able to have a conversation. An excellent experience 

• Ship:  Edge
  • Length of Cruise: 12
• Cruise Sail Date: October 2, 2022
• Date email offer received: July 19, 2022
• Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Elite Plus
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: C1
• Bid?  Yes/No: Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details: Bid on an upgrade to Aqua

• Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments)
• Bid Offer: $200pp
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected Pending

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

The minimums were as follows:

Aqua-$100pp

Sky Suite-$600pp

Celebrity Suite-$1000pp

Royal Suite-$2000pp

Edge Villa-$3000p

We enjoy Celebrity very much; however, they have cut back on the waitstaff.  Those that are left work their tails off.  The number of sommeliers have also been reduced.  We were on the recent Bermuda cruise and were fortunate enough to have two very helpful and attentive sommeliers.  They were Vicky and Nenad.  They both knew their stuff but Nenad was very knowledgeable and has a great memory.  He remembered us from our January cruise

To Grandgeezer-the prices in my post were total not pp.  Converted to pp my 2001 cruise was $293 and 2019 is 272.  People's likes and dislikes are subjective and sometimes hard to understand.  We should all cruise the line or ship that makes us happy and just understand that what makes us happy may not be what make others happy and vice versa.  Happy cruising!!!

Sometimes these threads decay into flame wars and I am not trying to do that but would like to put things in perspective.  DW and I started cruising in 2001 and have pent most of our cruises on a Celebrity ship.  Have things changed in 18 years, absolutely!  Many of us miss the elegance of the cruises 20 years ago.  The food quality is not what is once was but considering they are cooking for 2000+ people it is really not bad.  We now also have Martini Bars, some great specialty restaurants, internet service, sometimes good internet service, and drink packages.  One thing that hasn't changed is the level of service on Celebrity.  You are still treated as an honored guest by all the crew.  No company gets this correct 100% of the time but Celebrity is close.  Celebrity is a business and must turn a profit or they will not be a business.  They drive people to packages because they make more money.  We all have the option of not getting the packages.  They make changes to draw a younger crowd.  Some of these changes may not make people of my age happy but Celebrity needs to attract people to replace us when we can't cruise any longer (may that day never come!).  In the end, when the line no longer serves our needs we should walk away and try another one.  I tried RCL last year and did not like it but that is me.  We will try it again this year and also do some Celebrity trips.  One last item, cruising is still a bargain even with the nickel and diming and increases.  Here is some info from my first cruise in 2001 and a similar one coming up.  In 2001 we paid $4100 for an ocean view room on a 7 day trip to Bermuda.  This works out to $585/day plus gratuities and drinks.  This year we will be taking a 10 day tip to Bermuda and NE with veranda room (CC1) for $5440 or $544/day which includes gratuities, drinks, internet and  $300 room credit.  To everyone, make the best of things and just enjoy cruising on whatever line you like.  Life is too short to argue! Bon voyage.

Aft of the Grand Foyer you are under a lounge, forward of the GF you are either under the casino or other public areas.  Look at the link and scroll to the bottom of the page.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-summit

Some info on Summit (September 9 sailing)

Master: Charalampos Theocharis (he goes by Captain Charis)

Chief Engineer: Nikolaos Kokkalis

Staff Captain: Maria Gotor

Guest Relations Manager: Miguel Cunha

Hotel Director: Danuta Nosidlak

Cruise Director: Patrick Leyenes

Food & Beverage Director: Mihai Olaeriu

Executive Chef: Konstantinos Vogiatzoglou

Solo Pianist: Peter Rossetti (Very good)

Dance Band: Dancing Town

DJ: DJ Annet

Great cruise, outstanding crew

The first guess is always the pods from a propulsion perspective. It appears the ship approached Bermuda on schedule but then went way south of it's usual turn to the west (usually just about due east of the town cut). It then did a 180 towards a point east of the town cut. After that it followed the normal course past Fort St. Catherine, along the north shore of Bermuda and south into the dockyards. DW and I have a vested interest since we are booked on the Summit in a few weeks. Thanks for all the responses.

Any info on the Summit's arrival to Bermuda on August 8? It docked 2 hours late

We are usually one deck up from you. In the past it has been a round table with 4 chairs plus two reclining chairs with footstools. The materials were as described by MartinsCruise above. The balconies are huge and you can take advantage of sun and shade. Enjoy your trip

Try this https://www.cruisetimetables.com/ then click on the tab at the top labeled "cruise ships". next click on the ship name and then on the date. That specific cruise will come up. If it says "more details at Celebrity" it is probably not a charter, at least now. If it says "more details at...." it probably is a charter. For example, the Celebrity Infinity cruise for 1/10/19 says "more details at Groove Cruise" hence a charter. Hope this is useful.

I don’t see the website. Did you forget to add the link?:)

Sorry about that https://www.cruisetimetables.com/full-cruise-ship-charters.html

I hope this does not violate any rules. Here is a website which shows cruise ship charters. Note this does not include large groups, just charters.

We took this cruise in October of 2010. It was warm and calm but don't use that as a guide. Any cruise can hit rough seas, especially the Bay of Biscay. The crew told us the outbound leg of the prior cruise through the Bay was awful. Bottom line, take the cruise and enjoy. None of us can control or predict the weather!

It is dark chocolate. A great drink:cool:

Correct. TV and phone. I bring a small digital travel clock since you can't always rely on your cell at sea.

Thanks for all the replies! One week until sailaway:D

We have never cruised on RCL. We will be on the Anthem. Does the room have shower soap and shampoo