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Earlier this year, they changed the time of one of our excursions from 1pm to 8am. No notice but thank goodness we actually looked at the tickets as @Liao said above or we would have shown up at 1pm. We actually cancelled as we don't like having to be anywhere at 8am while on vacation in the Caribbean.😁

On 2 Ascent sailings I spent soooo much time in the comfy chairs on the stern side of the Sunset Bar. Super attentive bar staff. Loved the entire area.

@WrittenOnYourHeart DITTO!!

When you book the excursion it will have the refund policy as it may vary depending on who the tour operator is. Any that we've ever cancelled have been refunded in the same form as we paid. So if we paid via CC, they refunded to our CC.

We were on Ascent earlier this year and didn't care for them. 

Did 2 cruises on her in 2022 after the restart and loved it. Did 2 on Ascent in 2023 / 2024 and loved it more. Tons of live reports and reviews on Apex so I would search for some of those. Or ask specific questions as to what you want to know about her.

Celebrity does not have much night life after 11 and certainly not late into the morning. Edge series are becoming a bit more active later in the evening, but by midnight almost everyone is all tucked in.

Not much to do in the immediate port area. We did this ship excursion in 2023 and enjoyed it. https://www.celebritycruises.com/shore-excursions/skb/basseterre-st-kitts-nevis/small-group-st-kitts-culinary-experience-and-rum-tasting/kti9

My goodness that's a heck of a suite for 140EUR!!

Great picture. This view is why I have always loved the aft cabins on the Millennium class ships. 

@Moonarino On our last Ascent cruise the hostess in Normandie learned by the 2nd night that we like some space and she suggested that we come at certain times to avoid the crowd, which resulted in us getting the separation we wanted. Certainly happy that Celebrity has that personal touch and doesn't make you reserve a specific table through the app.

@MoonarinoNot had problems with app use on Celebrity, but many of their 2 toppers are the same as you describe on Carnival - maybe 1 foot from the next table and 6+ of them in a row. Met some really nice couples that way, and have also witnessed some rude and odd ones too. We cruise to relax and reconnect with each other and it's hard to do that when seated the way most 2 toppers are situated now. 

@JackE Not only not copyrightable, but also have to worry about whether content you use from it infringes on someone else's copyright as it's just grabbing and aggregating information. Lots of interesting issues to be worked out in AI. 

@mahdnc ChatGPT is great for first drafts of marketing language, emails, procedures, briefs, etc. Use it regularly as a starting point. Does collect some bad data from time to time, so not perfect. 

Thanks so much for all the great information and letting us tag along virtually through your trip. Congrats on the grandbaby!

@Salt LiferWe did this same excursion last year and really enjoyed it.

I get excited about Terminal 25 even when it's through others! That is A LOT of luggage😁. Can't wait to hear more about your boarding day.

On 4/5/2024 at 10:54 PM, 81Zoomie said:

It’s a bit like my DH’s old Navy ⚓️ days, eat till you are tired and sleep till you are hungry!  

I had not heard this before but am adopting it as my new cruising slogan😁.

Really love the Grand Marnier Soufflé!

Thank you for taking us along. We sailed Ascent in December and loved it so much we went back in February. Love those chocolate tarts!! 

You don't lose status under current rules, so don't give them any ideas!

I love the extra bits of details you provide, particularly regarding the bridge. Very interesting!

Thanks for this info. I love those aft verandas! Enjoy your cruise.

Thanks for the review. A friend and I were eyeing this same cruise and you might have convinced us!

If you are outside final payment, which you appear to be, they will normally let you transfer to another cruise for a $100 change fee.