Gilliganluvsmaryann

We did enjoy Magen beach. My apologies the next line should have said Antiqua. Don’t bother getting off just to walk around the port.

We did not experience any noises. Also stateroom a/c worked just fine.

Meant to say we are 68

As promised in a previous post here is a synopsis of our current sailing. A little background. My wife and I are not 68 years old. This was our fifth cruise. 3 day RCL 2003, 7 day NCL 2018, 5 day Celebrity Constellation 2022, 5 day Caribbean Princess 2023, and this 7 Beyond 2024. I am not going to make any comparisons to other cruises or cruise lines as our sample size is too small. This is going to be our subjective experience of this cruise. I understand what you experienced will be your subjective opinion. Please don’t beat me up if I say something negative but by all means please state you own experience whether it be positive or negative. If you have questions I will do my best to answer them for you. Embarkation rated A+, we arrived at the port around 10:15 am proceeded into the terminal. They did not check embarkation times. Sat people in sections by order if arrival. We were at our stateroom door by 11:15 picking up our sea pass cards. Disembarkation rated F. We walked off with our luggage and were told to meet in Eden by 7:30 am. We arrive in Eden at 6:45 am and they lined up our luggage as we arrive in Eden. I should note we enbarked terminal 25 and disembarked terminal 18 more on that later. It was approximately 7:15 when the line started moving to leave the ship. They had buses lined up to take us to the Palm parking garage at terminal 25. We were on the third bus. The bus driver then proceeded to the Palm parking garage. He stopped behind another bus and waited for that bus to unload. He then pulled up about 10 feet and we got off our bus. We were in our vehicle at 8:15am. A full hour from when the line started walikibg off the ship. This is unacceptable and hence the F rating. There was no other ship arriving or departing Port Everglades using terminal 25 on our arrival day May 12th. I am not placing blame for this on any entity in particular. But just stating our experience. Stateroom 10149 delux inside rating A. I am a very light sleeper so I prefer the darkness of an inside cabin. Also I would rather spend my money on other amenities as really only in the cabin to sleep, change clothes, and the three sss’s. Storage was adequate albeit a little clunky. The nightstands were doll house size, between the phone and lamp not much room for eyeglasses, drinking glass etc. The closet was right next to the bed so only one person at a time. Also it would have been nice to have a light in the closet. There was only room for one person to walk between the bed and the wall opposite. None of these things are deal breakers. But if you are building a billion dollars ship maybe the architect could design a better layout. The bathroom was excellent nice shower with a bowed out shower door. Plenty of room and storage. Our stateroom attendant Selveen did an outstanding job. He was so very busy we didn’t have much chance to converse. I rate him an A+. Shows we saw. Ralph Harris comedian rating A+. Very funny, humble nice gentleman. He also did an adult show which was more pg-13 which was indicative of his character. Elements A+ Outstanding visuals, music, singing, acrobatics. Stage Door I would rate a C my wife rated it higher. We sat center stage approximately 12 rows back fro the stage. It seemed to me that they were screeching the songs rather than singing. Magician Matt Henson or Hanson(I apologize for forgetting) Rating him a B. Only so much magic you can do in an hour. Sean O’Shea singer, comedian, impressionist I would rate him a B. I think he needs to tighten up his act and concentrate on the talent he does best. Celebrity enrichment lecturer Dr. Sperro Lappas rated A++ our favorite thing of the entire cruise. His 5 part lecture was entitled The CSI effect(tv show) our real life forensics. If you are interested in forensics or criminal justice do not miss his lectures. Food. Probably the most subjective thing of all so I am not going into detail. Buffet rating a B. Plenty of options food was tasty but cold. I also thought the layout was quirky. Only had two dinners in MDR one in the Normandie rated A+ food was excellent. Our waiter Made and assistant waiter Mohammed were excellent rate them both A+. Mohammed had such a great simile and he we thankful and happy to be doing his job. Other MDR was Cyprus I would also rate A+ void was excellent and our waiter Miguel, and assistant waiter Dennis were good rated them A-. Our first night we had dinner at the Rooftop Garden Grill. There aren’t enough adjectives in the English language for me to tell you how good it was. I will just say you need to eat dinner here. You won’t regret it. Finally Le Petit Chef I w would rate a B+ food was good but I was particularly impressed with the menu. The show was cute, no reason to do it again though. Desserts throughout the ship looked better than they tasted. Desserts were lacking in sweetness. Apparently no buttercream used by the pastry chef. Cakes were very dry. Best desserts were the macaroons and cookies in Cafe Al Baccio. Plenty of areas to sit and relax away from the hustle and commotion of the main pool. As far as pools go I would recommend the plunge pools on deck 15 and the spa pool. Eden what an amazing space. It truly was “Eden” both in decor and tranquillity. Port of call Nassau stayed on ship. Port of call St Thomas: we went to Magen beach, it was nice. Water was calm, with pure sand bottom. We were supposed to do the sky ride but it was cancelled due to a thunderstorm knocking out power. Port of call St Thomas we did not have an excursion planned but we did get off the ship to explore the port area. My opinion don’t bother! Maybe this was too long, I apologize. I still may have missed something. I will answer any questions you may have to the best of my ability. I will monitor this pst for a couple of days then I am signing off from cruise critic. No need to ask why because I won’t say anything. Hope you all have safe, happy, and fun cruises in your future.

Spoke to the mature d today at lunch time it is a la carte.

Spoke to maitre d this afternoon and can confirm the lunch menu at the Bistro is a la carte

Bosjoe, I was born and raised in Lowell MA. I will stop by the Bistro and let you know. Go Bruins. I hope somebody kicks Thackyuk *** tomorrow.

Comedian Ralph Harris very funny. He is a humble vey nice gentleman. Did a regular show and adult show. The adult show was more like PG13 but laughed my rear end off. Carlisa Lockhart (did not see) tribute to Aretha Franklin. Stage Door broadway musicals. My wife enjoyed, I thought the singers dreamed the songs rather than singing. We sat center stage about 12 rows up from stage. Magician Matt Johnson, he was good but I would never pay to see him. Only so much magic you can do in an hour. Tonight is Elements.

Alexa

This is day 3 of our 7 day Beyond voyage and everything has been phenomenal! Staff A+++, food five stars, the ship five stars. Will give more detail when we return. One piece of advice upgrade to premium internet before you board if you want to do anything other than browse the internet.

Sarcasm seems to be the norm on cruise critic. Probably why fewer people are posting, and turning to FB for discussion. I read and post on a Las Vegas forum and ther is no negativity just friendly discussions and helpful answers to questions.

We will be on Beyond May 5th - 12th. One of the excursions in Antiqua is Independent exploration beach transfer. In the description it states enjoy a ride in a taxi to a beach. Can I assume transportation back to the ship is also included? Celebrity is not very descriptive regarding excursions. They don’t even mention which beach.

Update to my post #15. I emailed Celebrity move up department they responding within 24 hours with a link to the offers. So I have placed a bid for sunset verandah. If successful great, if not no big deal.

Yes that is the link I used. Entered my name and booking number and received the aforementioned response.

When I check to see if Our cruise is eligible ( Beyond May 5th- 12th) this is message I get. I am older than 21 booking paid in full I booked it myself online and it is 26 days before sailing. Your reservation is not eligible to place a bid at this time. To be eligible to submit a bid the following requirements must be met: Must be 21 years or older. The booking must be paid in full. Travel Agency must be a participating agency in the CELEBRITY MOVEUP program. Bidding opens 90 days before sailing.

If you booked on your own not thru TA are you eligible for move up bid? if you booked an inside cabin are you eligible for move up bid?

We sail on Beyond May 5th-12th. I reserved the excursion that includes Magens Bay, Drake Seat, and Skyride. Can we bring beach bag or backpack on the Sykride? Is the entrance fee and loungers for Magens Bay included in the excursion price? Thank you.

We sail on Beyond May 5th-12th. I reserved the excursion that includes Magens Bay, Drake Seat, and Skyride. Can we bring beach bag or backpack on the Sykride? Is the entrance fee and loungers for Magens Bay included in the excursion price? Thank you.