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This is the Nutella croissant in Luminae. We discovered them on the last day-good thing it was the last day! The croissants in the Retreat lounge are larger and a little different than Cafe al Bacio.

We just got off the Beyond in 9206 and loved it! Love the large balcony.

Great review! Thanks so much for taking time out of your vacation to share. 😁

We just showed up. I can't remember who went through our options with us on the first day or two. We were greeted warmly and seated immediately on both occasions.

Just off the Beyond last week in a suite. We chose to eat in Blu two nights and never a wait or long time for service or food.

Date of Cruise: 09 Feb 2024 Ship: Beyond Cabin #: 9206 Deck #: 9 Cabin Category: S3 Cabin Location: Mid Bed Position: By Cabin Door Balcony Type: Verandah Balcony/Window Size: Large Balcony/Window View/Obstruction: None Balcony Overhang?: Yes Magic Carpet Issues?: NO Noise Issues?: Some banging in rough seas Wind Issues?: No Connecting Cabin? Where Does it Connect?: Connects to an IV cabin from hallway, not in cabin itself. Advantages/Problems/Comments: We loved this cabin! Huge balcony with 2 loungers, 2 chairs and a small table and window to the aft of the ship. We've booked the same cabin on the XCEL. Would You Book It Again?: YES Photos or Photo Links:

I wanted to share our recent (a week ago) experience on Celebrity's West Side Treasure excursion. I had read on the boards that it was a past cruiser's favorite day so I jumped on the chance to book. I will forewarn by saying we didn't have a great experience. We were on a double decker catamaran with 100 other passengers. We made the mistake of heading to the front of the catamaran near the netting with about 30 others and couldn't hear anything at all during the cruise/tour. There was a lot of history being shared but sadly we couldn't hear it. There wasn't a chance to move to other areas as the catamaran was crowded, although they said the catamaran held 180 people and we were a group of 100. The excursion listed a chance to hike to the fort at Pigeon National Park, we didn't stop. We just sailed past-looked beautiful! (we did end up receiving 30% back once on board and stopped by the Shore Excursion desk to share our disappointment). We had a stop to snorkel at a small beach with a tiny hotel in the cove. We stopped with 2 other catamarans at the same time (picture 300 people descending on a tiny beach at once). It was overwhelming and several older participants had a really difficult time exiting the catamaran in the water making debarkation from the catamaran very long with lines and time cut short to attempt to snorkel. Snorkeling wasn't anything to write home about. We saw one school of fish. Lunch on board was chaotic and the line that wound around the catamaran took about 20 minutes to stand in with people cutting in line, etc. standing in the hot sun and drink choices limited (water, regular coke and Fanta-no diet beverage options). The crew were not overly friendly. The highlight of the trip was at the end when they broke out the rum punch and American music (que Sweet Caroline) in an attempt to leave us on a good note. The strong rum punch did improve matters somewhat. All in all a very disappointing experience and turned out to be one of our least favorite days. We met others on the excursion that shared the same meh...disappointment. Sorry to be so down about it but feel that it's an honest assessment.

I must have been in the wrong place at the wrong time to witness such poor behavior this morning in The Retreat Lounge and Pool Deck. A woman berated an officer because of the creaking on the ship (we’re having a good bit of movement) and wanted her cabin to be moved. We have a full ship so this isn’t possible. Apparently she has 4 weeks booked and will be canceling because “I’m so sick of this!”. She was very loud and drew attention to herself. Meanwhile, on the Retreat pool deck a crew member was moving loungers to accommodate guests and an elderly gentleman was barking the aisle now wasn’t wide enough and scolded him loudly to “THINK!” Very uncalled for. Seems some forgot to pack their manners. These incidences were not because expectations weren’t being met by Celebrity.

We’re on day 2 of our first experience in The Retreat on The Beyond. In less than 24 hours I’ve seen cringe worthy treatment of The Retreat staff. The entitlement astounds me. My husband had an idea. Cruise pricing in the future should include an a**hole tax once you’re identified as such. 😂

We’re on the Beyond now and are asked for our cards at The Retreat sundeck bar each time we order a drink.

I would consider Nassau a sea day. Sad but grateful that we do travel on fantastic ships to enjoy! If nothing else the weather sure beats home.

We have a spa pass booked for our upcoming cruise. Your comment brought another question to mind...are you able to bring a drink other than water into the spa area?

Are these dairy free? They look wonderful! I’ve filled out a dairy free form for our upcoming cruise.

I hope whatever your poor attitude is from can be solved by taking a vacation. Goodness!

Just did a mock booking of a Sky Suite and Celebrity is still advertising a "Butler" as a room amenity. I'm not going to get myself in a tizzy. We have a Sky Suite booked for February and am certain we're going to have a fabulous time!!