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Some lady just won $2,400~ playing slots. It's the first time I have ever seen anyone win that much playing slots in cruise casino 🤷‍♂️

Currently on Silhouette Old Fashioned was $25 + tip. Drinks are way more expensive than I remember

Pretty much. Some are even higher, closer to $30s

Not going to lie. I thought this was about Grey Goose

I can tell you right now that no one has asked me for my seapass or surcharge at the Retreat Lounge. It's been free. However, the drinks at the World Class Bar is now anywhere from $20-$25

Companies care less and less about loyalty these days. It's all about profit and loss. Sooner or later, cruise line loyalty program will become similar to airline loyalty programs (e.g. status and benefits reset each calendar year rather than based on cumulative sailings). Unfortunately, that's how these executives make their big salary and bonuses. Not based on long time customer satisfaction or loyalty

You can check in anytime as a suite guest. They don't even look at your assigned time, only that you have a Silver Seapass in the app

I was on Beyond last December when the World Cup was on and every game was televised throughout the ship, including the Retreat Sun Deck bar, Craft Social, and the big outdoor screen on the top deck

I am baffled that soda is part of Premium Package but not Classic Not only is it confusing, it makes zero sense.

There was a notable difference in the Retreat Sundeck area of the ship from Apex to Beyond (bigger, more shades, two TVs at the Retreat Sundeck bar, etc). Haven't been on Ascent yet but my understanding is that every new ship in the same class will get small improvements. So if you have already experienced the Retreat on Apex, my recommendation is to try Ascent. However, I have soft spot for Apex. I have been on three sailings on Apex since Sept 2021. I will never forget the first sailing in Greece not long after they started sailing again in 2021. 30-50% capacity and superb service/experience. I don't think we will ever get back to that level of service unless you are staying in the upper suites

Basic WiFi will be frustrating to use. Email might be do-able but slow. Facebook might take long time to load or pages might not load properly depending on how much media/photos are displayed

@thefunresearcher I just want to say, it's amazing how much time and effort you are putting into this for your daughter's boyfriend. You are a great parent and your daughter is lucky to have you as her parent

I dont think they have cold brew at Al Bacio. In my experience, whenever I asked for Ice coffee, they pour shots of espresso on top of ice and melt the ice down and then add more ice. Still good though

I think this is common on new X ships. When Apex was launched in 2021, we sailed twice the first year and experienced same situation at the Craft Social Bar. When we revisited Apex in 2022, they finally had some snacks that you can order at the bar. I don't remember what the situation was at Beyond last year since I spent most of the time in the Retreat

When I sailed Apex back in Sept 2021, we started disembarkation at Piraeus between 7AM-7:15AM. I had my driver pick us up at 7:30AM Drive from Piraeus to the Airport varies depending on traffic. Budget an hour. Then add another 2-3 hours to get through the security before boarding the flight. In my opinion, you shouldn't book flight before noon just to be safe Looking at my itinerary from that trip, it looks like my flight back to US was around 2:30pm. So we hired a driver and he drove us around in Athens before dropping us off at the airport with plenty of time.