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We were just there on Feb 1st on the Beyond. We also had a wonderful tour with Dora. There were 8 of us in our group which was a perfect size. You will enjoy the tour. They are a great company to work with. We have been to Cartegena twice now and toured both times with her company.

We’re doing the same thing. We are also wondering what the process will be there. Do we physically have to get off for Immigration. We will be changing rooms and we know do how that process goes.

We’re on the Beyond in a Subset Veranda and have one. It’s in the cabinet that opens outside the bathroom.

We were just on the Eclipse in Nov/Dec b2b2b and she is in fine form. Very lovely lady matter of fact. It was the staff that made her special. No problems with the food and we certainly did not go away hungry. We ate all our dinners except one in the dining room and the same table. We liked the location. . The staff were all wonderful. Please take some of the negative reviews with a grain of salt. Some people are just hard to please.

Charla I love following along with you. We are currently on the Beyond and were just in Bonaire yesterday. Definitely on the hot side down here.

We too had a wonderful tour with Dora’s Company. (2/1/2024). There were eight of us in our group formed from our roll call. We had Josie for our tour director and Juan who was our driver who professionally navigated all the tight narrow traffic congested streets in comfortable a Mercedes air conditioned van. Josie was very professional and fun and shared her culture and country with us. We enjoyed having her. The view from La Popa was beautiful looking toward the City. We had a nice tour of the Monestary and a peak into the chapel as Mass was in progress. We had a wonderful walking tour around the Old Walled City which is very beautiful. This is a great private tour company and the second time we have toured with them. Highly recommend. I finally met Dora in one of the shops. She is quick to answer emails with all my questions. If you want to book one of her great yours book her early. They are a small company and in demand.

Yes they will. That us what we are using on our tour this week and what we have used in the past

We just got off the Ascent this am. We saw you sail away from our hotel on FL Beach this afternoon

In the past we have booked a Sky suite and taken our two grandchildren ages 7&8 with us and it worked great under this promotion.

We’re on the same cruise as you are now. Loving the Ascent and seeing some of the crew we sailed with on the Beyond. Wondered why Voyger arrived at Cozumel so late. Really hoping Grand Cayman is a go with the tenders.

We’re paying $85 per person plus tip and we have 8 in our group. They only take cash.

Beautiful photos. Enjoying your commentary on the Edge experience as you cruise along. Sure hope our weather later in the year in November is as beautiful as yours is. Have a wonderful cruise.

Beautiful photos. Enjoying your commentary on the Edge experience as you cruise along. Sure hope our weather later in the year in November is as beautiful as yours is. Have a wonderful cruise.

One area Celebrity could do better is to educate the Al Bacio staff. #1 There were gluten free cakes and cookies available but on several occasions they were in the same case as the rest. For someone seriously celiac it can be no where near the other cakes. #2 gluten free cookies were in their own cookie jar but do staff use the same tongs to get them as they do the other cookies? I saw a woman order both kinds of cookies and the server asked if he could put them in the same bag as the other cookies? NO was her answer! I realize it’s a fad for some to eat gluten free but others have a much serious reaction to something that has been cross contaminated. I just kept an eye open as we will be traveling with our extremely sensitive Celiac daughter next year.

Thanks for your review. Were very excited. Flying to Fort Lauderdale on Friday for our cruise next Sunday. Expecting everything will be wonderful. Coming from the snowy NW the weather will be especially wonderful.

I believe the coffee shops call it a steamer. Instead of say a vanilla or hazelnut steamer etc just tell them you want a plain steamer. You could order it with oatmilk or almond milk if you wanted. You will need to go to Al Bacio to get it.

Last April we switched ships on a transatlantic. We originally had a very nice Sunset Veranda. When our travel buddies canceled before final payment we switched from the Apex to the Beyond and at that late date there were no Sunset Verandas available. All that was left were Infinite Verandas so that was what we had. We already knew we would have a wonderful time and went in with an open mind. We ended up liking it far more than we thought we would and no longer have any hesitation on booking another one. The large window opened wide. We could sit next to it and it made the room larger and brighter. We were pleasantly surprised.

Keep in mind that when sending out laundry it will go in with a large load that contains bags from many others. The machines are huge. It will also be washed in hot water and dried hot. So if it’s anything that shrinks BEWARE. They do not pay any attention to your little notes. Something’s are best washed in your own sink.

We take our own tests with us. I don’t think it’s that Celebrity no longer cares they just leave it up to you to take your own precautions whatever you choose them to be. Rarely see masks any more but on our last couple of cruises we were starting to see more. Last Spring we were on an excursion and there were a group of 4 who were traveling together hacking their lungs out on the bus. We quickly whipped out our masks along with the folks in front of us. We managed to escape. We have to this day had every vaccination possible. Definitely think it is still the responsible thing to do with symptoms is to take yourself out of public circulation and keep a distance from more crowded places.

Its sounds like your mind is made up. That’s why there are many classes to choose from. There really is no comparison as they are different classes and different sizes and of course different ages. What’s interesting is that there is now a number of frequent cruises on here who are going back to the Solstice Class having had their fill of the E class.

I second that to book a less expensive stateroom on the Beyond. Or if you can possibly wait until after Easter when there is less demand and more choices. In the other hand if $$ are not an issue go for it!!

We have done three sailings on the Beyond. Two in SV and one in an IV. We always love the SV. To our surprise we even enjoyed the IV on a transatlantic last April. We love the Beyond. We too are on the Ascent the same cruise with PTCDAWG & Jelayne.

I went on a little hunt to find your video. I agree that room was a little gross. Luckily it has not been our experience. What was interesting was the four bottles of wine they managed to get by security!

I’m not sure what a vlog is but I know what a blog is. Is this some kind of utube video? One room on one ship is certainly not a statement of what is found company wide. Of course that would not be anybody’s experience on a newer ship. The Equinox is a 15 yr old ship.

We just got off the Eclipse a few weeks ago. It is definitely not dirty. Staff were out cleaning constantly and polishing. Tables were rapidly cleaned in Oceanview and out on the veranda behind the Oceanview. It was not worn or shabby either. Yes in places the carpets were a little more worn in the hallways but by no means threadbare. We have done 5 cruises on the Eclipse this past year. We have also recently been on the Solstice. Twice in Alaska. It was very clean and well polished and cared for. Furniture was not worn. Staff on both were excellent. Very friendly helpful and took pride in their jobs. Our Stateroom attendants in both maintained our rooms beautifully. We WERE NOT in a suite either. We have been very impressed with staff on both. Maybe they place one of their top top cruise directors on the newest ASCENT. Even he was moved over from the BEYOND Please don’t take as an example of the brand by what you read from a few blogs. Those are obviously disenchanted folks who are probably not happy on anything they are on. They will go out of their way to put the ship down. If what you want is new and shiny and bigger you should choose the E you probably will be happier. But there is plenty of negative there too. We have cruised several times on the Beyond. Yes she’s new and shiny and had a fun staff. We actually met several who were on their first contract. They do not place their better staff on the E. In order for any of them to survive they need good ratings and reviews otherwise they are gone. Capt Kate even said she did not have anything to do with picking the staff.