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Can anyione rcommend a hotel for a 3 night stay?  Does anyone know anything about Hotel Continental?  We have stayed in Hotel Jazz but want to stay somewhere new.

On 12/2/2023 at 7:08 PM, DJLDRUMS said:

       Like Royal, are guests on all Celebrity ships offered either a morning or evening cabin attendant cleaning and makeup?

Thanks in advance to those who reply.

We were just on Reflection doing a B2B transatlantic and we have cabin cleaning twice a day with chocolates on our pillows.

We just book a future cruise number and then decide later through my TA what we want to do.  We also get reduced deposit and $200 OBC. You just have to book something within 6 months but the cruise you book could be next year or after.

?We are going on the Reflection in October,  Can anyone recommend a hotel in Rome

We d on't like large amounts of people in a tour group.  Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Has anyone used a tour company that is not part of the ships tours?  We would like a much smaller groupl

Are there still formal nights?  I heard they did away with them,  Just want to be sure.

It depends on how much they do for you. We have tipped when they have been a great help and not tipped when we didn't even talk to them.

When we were on Anthem after we boarded we went to just look at North Star. The crew asked if we wanted to get on and we did. Another time we were nearby and some people didn't show up and we just walked on.,

We were on the Infinity last year. It was the first cruise out after it was refurbed. I would no go on this class of ship again. The S class ships are wonderful. We cruise alot on RCCL but has done a few with Celebrity since we are Diamond and we get perks of Elite.The only thing I don't like is their Happy Hour is 5 to 7. We also like a late dinner so we have to find something to do between 7 and 8:30. Again, this wouild not stop me from going on an S Class ship.

I really hope they bring another ship to Baltimore. We were on the Grandeur in January. It is really old and looks it. We wouldn't go on it again.

We also used PK tours in Greece. In Rome we used both Driverinrome.com and also Shareanexcurisioninrome.com. They are both owned by the same person. Both were great. I woiuld never do a Ship Excursion. We don't like more than 8 people in a car or Van. The ship excursion are very expensive, have many people on a bus. The ship excursion is only as fast as the slowest person. We've been to Europe 6 times and never had a problem with private tours or getting back to the ship on time.

We were on a 9 night in May. The only one I thought was good was Spectre. We left both of the other shows. The Gift was Boring and We will Rock You was Loud.

We were on the Anthem in May. Someone from our thread organized a cabin crawl and a slot pull. We did the cabin crawl right after the M&M. We saw about 10 cabins. Some of the suites were amazing. If it wasn't for this cabin crawl I never would have seen any of these because the highest we go is a Balcony. The slot pull was really fun. We had about 20 people. Unfortunately we did not win a jackpot. So in answer to your question, the M&M is what your group makes of it.

We just got off Anthem. When we boarded I went over to see Northstar and there was no one on line so I just walked on.

Later in the cruise I also walked by and got on again. They were LOOKING for people to go on. I just cancelled my reservation because I didn't need it.

We were on this cruise also. I would agree with most of it except we didn't like The Gift or We Will Rock you. Everything else was great.

We had a balcony cabin and I can say after being on 22 cruises that this was the nicest one we have had. Lots of storage. The entire ship was beautiful. Room service was wonderful each morning.

The one thing I thought was distasteful was Matt Yee in the Schooner Bar passing around a tip jar after his act.

The Diamond Lounge had lots of seating and was never very crowded. The service there was excellent.

We liked the Anthem very much. We read many negative comments and don't agree with them.

We booked on board for another Anthem cruise.

I have made a10AM flight easily. You will have no problem.

We are just off the Grandeur. They let everyone walk out of the Diamond Lounge with a drink in hand. We then walked into the Dining Room with our drinks. Sometimes, we would stop at a bar on the way into the Dining Room and get a drink. It's easier than having to wait for your drinks in the Dining Room.

I was on the Grandeur on the Jan.23 12 night cruise. There were two formal nights, Day 2 and Day 11. Most people did dress up.

I was on that cruise too. We got to the port around 10AM. We checked in but waited in the seating area.We were on the ship about 11AM.

The Galley was very quite when we went through. Again,lunch was nice but it would have been better if it was a little later. I don't like such a heavy meal so early in the day.

We just had this Bubbles and Lunch on the Grandeur last week. We paid $20 per person. The problem was that it was too much heavy food early in the day.

In my opinion, I would not do this again,

We just got off the Grandeur last Sat. Feb. 4. We were on a 12 night Southern Caribbean cruise. We have been on the larger ships too. We wanted to try a drive to port and I can say that was terrific. No hassles with flights, and transfers. We did stay overnight at a park and cruise hotel and it was less expensive than parking at the port.

The day we left there was a Noreaster. The bad thing about a smaller ship is that it really Rocks a lot! Be prepared for a lot of this up and down the east coast. We do not get sick but it was really hard to walk.

Well yes it is an older ship. We had an OV cabin on deck 3 midship. We always get a balcony but the cost difference on this ship was high so we settled for an oceanview. The cabin was very spacious but the bathroom was really tiny. It also had shower curtain instead of glass enclosures so the bathroom did get wet.

Being out on the ocean the pool deck was very windy and the solarium was small and it was hard to get a seat. Many people stay there and play games so they take up the tables for a very long time. The one thing I didn't like about the solarium pool was that you had a ladder to get in and out of instead of steps which is much easier.

The average age of the passengers was about 90. Lots of scooters and wheelchairs. We did meet people that are younger and we had more in common.

There was lots of trivia is you have an interest in that. There are shows every night. If you have late dining the show for you is at 7PM.

We actually meet a great group of friends who were traveling together who adopted us into their group so we had a good time at the Diamond Happy Hour every night.

Yes, the ship is old, but not too bad. I would go on her again. We are going on the Anthem in May which is a whole different experience.

So if you want a nice easy drive port experience, the Grandeur is fine.

Does anyone know of a hotel near the port where we can stay over and leave the car? We did this in Baltimore and it is much cheaper than parking at the pier.

We are leaving on the Grandeur next Monday,Jan. 23. I will report back. I am happy to go before dry dock. We went on the Infinity just when it came out of dry dock. What happened there is that they still weren't finished and lots of work was still going on. The ship was really dirty from all the refurburishment.

I will report back after Feb. 4. This is a 12 night Caribbean cruise that we are going on,