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The casino offers are getting more difficult due to ships booking up as is to be expected. We both received an offer for a JS in December. I glanced at the sailings but tossed it in the trash. We’re cruising on Celebrity at that time and none of the sailing appealed to us.

Really wish that they would bring back Qsine in its original form. We really enjoyed the experience. Also miss Silk Harvest.

We will be on board with you. We’re usually at the martini or World Class bar for pre dinner cocktail. 🙂

One of our best cruises was on the Splendour out of Venice. Hated to see her leave the fleet. Great size ship. The only negative was the stateroom. We booked a GS and the noise from chairs and tables above on the pool deck/WJ was annoying but we dealt with it. Would happily do another smaller older ship.

Glad that you enjoyed the EQ. Our favorite ship so far after thirty-six years of cruising. Great memories. We love the martini bar.

I hope that this is true. I was a masker for two and a half years and followed the health guidelines but we have moved on. We are fully vaccinated and boosted. Glad to see that the cruise lines will allow crew members to be adults and make THEIR own decisions. It will be nice to actually see the smile behind the mask. I read that RCI has made the same decision. Kudos to both cruise lines.

First, we love the S class. One of our favorite class of ships. As long as the ship is clean then we’re good to go. We don’t need shiny and new. We’re on one of the eight night cruises out of San Pedro in early December. Looking forward to it.

I lived in Florida for over thirty years. During that time I personally experienced one hurricane and two tropical storms. The biggest issue was the loss of power for extended time. I know some storms have been bad and thankfully I did not deal with them. At least with tropical systems you usually have time to prepare including evacuation. The path of this storm has already shifted slightly west three times over the last day. Too soon to tell where he will go bit I agree this week will be port heavy in the eastern Caribbean.

Please do not take it personal. There may have been an issue on board the ship but many of us have been around long enough to know this this firm will bring a lawsuit against a cruise line in a minute.

I refuse to click on that site. I don’t believe half of what is posted on there.

Agree 100%. A huge waste of space IMHO. The balconies are tight due to the oversized bathtubs.

Haven’t taken a jacket on a cruise in twenty years. We dine in specialty restaurants on any formal or chic nights as they’re always casual.

Celebrity is our favorite but still enjoy RCI. For entertainment the newer Oasis and Quantum class ships are very good. Celebrity’s new Edge class will be the best on Celebrity. Food is very subjective but we find it better on Celebrity’s food overall better but RCI does very well in their specialty dining. Again, our experience. Service is more polished on Celebrity but good on both lines. The big differences for us would be the announcements and smoking. Only one announcement daily on Celebrity and no smoking allowed anywhere inside of the ship. If you’re looking for a more relaxed cruise then Celebrity will be more of the right fit. You can’t go wrong with either ship.

Regarding your comment on Carnival MDR is why we booked specialty dining. I have read recent comments on the Carnvial board. We also purchased the drink and internet packages. All were less expensive than RCI. We will try Shaq’s and Guys for lunch as I have heard the burgers are good. RCI’s WJ burgers leave a lot to be desired.

This. People spend money on what they want. Why is it another persons business on how they spend their money?

Then that’s something that has changed. We found the food on Carnival to be mediocre back then (MDR was good) unless you want burgers, pizza or ice cream. We booked specialty dining for all four nights. We will give them a try to see the current status of their product. We’re willing to,go,in with open minds.

When we’re you last on Carnival and why the decision to not go back? I haven’t cruised with them in 18 years but they sent me a casino deal for a free balcony stateroom so we chose to try a four night out of Long Beach in January on the Radiance. I cruised on this ship when it was six months old as the Victory. I realize that the shorter cruises are usually more of a party cruise but we’re Interested to see what has changed with the brand. He!! has truly frozen over as I thought I would never cruise Carnival again.

Thanks for the live review. Following along.

Guess what, we Americans (USA) are not the only human beings on this planet. I have no issue with you not enjoying the cruise. That’s your opinion but the above comment in bold says a lot to me.

On a B2B on the NV last month. Both cruises were well over 100%. One of the legs had 3910 which is just shy of. A completely filled ship. No problems at all.

We took our first cruise in nine years on RCI in March. Since then we have completed five more on RCI. We think the specialty dining has improved as has the WJ. We have only tried the MDR once for breakfast and lunch. It was no better or worse than we remembered on our last cruise in 2013. We’re just not MDR people for different reasons. We still have three more cruises next month on RCI including the Freedom and Symphony. It will give us a chance to see how consistent things are on different class ships. With regards to Celebrity, we haven’t been back on since their restart but will be in December on the Solstice. While we think the overall level of service and MDR food is better on X, we found that RCI’s specialty dining was better this time. Hopefully that changes in December. I look at MDR dining as mass produced buffet/banquet quality food served to you by a wait staff. My expectations are not high. When you’re preparing food for 4-5000 guests to turn around in a few hours it’s not going to be gourmet quality. So far we have been happy with the RCI product which has given us another option to use.

It is going to be enclosed and part of the new Aquadome. Refer to the photo in post #1372 which shows a photo of the dome. 🙂

Make sure that they’re open for lunch on boarding day. We had booked lunch in Chops on the NV prior to the cruise. It was bookable on the website. After boarding we were told that only Jamie’s was open for lunch. Chops and Hooked were not even though they could be booked on RCI’s website.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/before-you-board Candles, Incense, Coffee Makers, Clothes Irons, Travel Steamers & Hot Plates. (Items that generate heat or produce an open flame. This includes heating pads, clothing irons, hotplates, candles, incense and any other item that may create a fire hazard. NOTE: The only exception to this policy are curling irons and hair straighteners. Matches and normal lighteners are allowed onboard. However ""torch lighters"" and novelty lighters that look like guns are not allowed onboard. Torch lighters emit a powerful concentrated flame, and therefore are prohibited.

She has made it to her final destination. If you look closely, you can still see the X on her funnel. Photo credit: Serkan Deniz