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    Infinite Verandas - Who Knew?

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    I've got my measuring tape packed. I plan to measure the closets and drawers in whatever cabins I can get into. Someone said that on the pre-pre-cruises to nowhere there are empty cabins that we can look at (since TAs and media are onboard). I'm really hoping that is so. I am bringing little bottles of VT Maple Syrup to reward anyone who appears amenable to letting me take a quick peek at their cabins. On my first cruise I won't find out my cabin type until mid-October. I am hoping for an IV so I can measure the most prevalent cabin on the ship to my heart's desire. :D

     

    I've seen some measurements on S Class closets on here, but it was years ago. Maybe we can enlist some people cruising on S and M Class ships to do the measurements this fall. I will be in an M Class AQ in March, but would be nice to find out sooner. I have a tape measure app on my phone (My Measures) so anyone could measure without taking a measuring tape with them. Any volunteers to do S and M Class closet measuring? :D

     

     

     

    We are sailing on the Infinity Nov 10. I will be happy to measure and report back.

     

     

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    British Isles Cruise

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    Hi SSCGirls3211

     

    When do you sail so your date in Liverpool would be ?

     

    My email is

     

    Helen.remfan@gmailDOTcom just substitute the DOT for a . Am always game to lead a Liverpool tour. Just wish Celebrity would base a ship there !!!!

     

    Regards

     

    Helen

     

     

     

    Helen:

    We will book in November while on the Infinity. I will keep your contact info to set up a tour and let you know the date. Thanks.

     

     

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    British Isles Cruise

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    I heartily endorse taking a British Isles cruise that overnights in Edinburgh for the Tattoo! Our 14 nighter on the Silhouette in 2016 had a fabulous itinerary in addition to Edinburgh- St. Peter's Port, Cobh, Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Shetland Is (Lerwick), Inverness and Bruges.

     

     

     

    We were fortunate to be part of a roll call in which a member (Shout Out to Dr. Koob!) organized buses to take us to/from the Tattoo. Several of us became "Friends of the Tattoo" for a small honorarium which allowed us to book our tickets before they went on sale to the general public. We had great seats just below the high-end sections which gave direct views of the castle wall scenic lighting.

     

     

     

    I'm looking forward to hearing from our friends aboard the Eclipse now who booked a Celebrity excursion to the Tattoo- hope they enjoyed the experience as much as we did.

     

     

     

    Thanks for all the info. We sailed with Dr Koob on a cruise and he is quite the organizer. He made our cruise so much easier. We have gotten many recommendations to see the Tattoo. We will definitely do that.

     

     

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    British Isles Cruise

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    We did this cruise sailing out of S'hampton on the Eclipse. Our ports swapped around a little because of poor sea conditions so we arrived in Cherbourg when not expected - it didn't matter to us as I had visited Mont St Michel before but most of the people who had booked private tours lost out.... we just had an easy day just in the town but most shops had shut. People who visited the maritime museum based near the dock were impressed with it. So Guernsey (Channel islands) was put at the end of the cruise instead of the beginning (It is a tender port)

    We did an overnight in Le Havre. I speak French and am used to driving etc in France so the first day I hired a car and had 2 Canadians I had linked up with on the roll call come with us as I planned to drive up to Dieppe - I did French exchange visits with a French pen pal from there so knew and loved the area. We visited the Canadian war graves cemetery there - there had been a disastrous Canadian practice landing in Dieppe about 1942 and many poor young men lost their lives there. From North of Le Havre I then drive us south over the massive bridge over the Seine estuary to the lovely port of Honfleur. I managed to park right in the centre and we spent the rest of quite a hot day sampling the excellent seafood at a port-side Restaurant. Returned the car at the port and a lovely waitress in a restaurant phoned a taxi for us back to the ship (we could see it but it was a bit of a walk round for me - I have severe osteoarthritis ) A lovely day with a great deal seen. Other people of course take the opportunity to go to Paris..... you can take the Celebrity trips/transport or go by rail.... our Canadian friends did the mammoth trek to Vimy ridge mt train.... a very brave undertaking but they managed it (the ship wasn't;t leaving til pretty late that 2nd day!) We also had a stop at Amsterdam - a great, vibrant city and again we did our own thing as we have been quite a few times before as it is a short and economic flight price from near us.

    Up then to Glasgow...well Greenock. My Glaswegian friend came out to join us there so she ferried us a little further along the estuary and we had a lovely relaxed day with her, snacking at one of the best ice cream cafes in Scotland!

    Our next point was a highlight for me..... Liverpool. What a welcome the ship received. It was fantastic to sail into the Mersey estuary - to see the iconic port front with its '3 graces' - the famous Liver birds. My Nana used to sail from Liverpool to stay 18 months in Canada with her 2nd husband so to sail in was quite emotional for me. What greeted us was the Mayor of Liverpool and a great band of singers and musicians playing Beatles music..... really great! I had offered to take a couple of Americans from the roll call on a tour of the city (I live fewer than 20 miles from the city) My daughter drove my car to the dock and we set off on the tour I have done quite a few times with visiting US relatives...... Beatle sites... John and Paul's houses, Strawberry field Gates, Penny Lane..... barbers..... then Matthew st and the site of the Cavern, The Beatles shop, Drove past the 2 cathedrals..... and visiting the new Liverpool museum with it video Beatles show with part of the original first stage they played on. Previously have included and trip on the Mersey ferry but gave it a miss this time. We took them to the places they had selected really. Back to the ship in good time..... for the highlight of the day which was the send off given the ship.... the band again.....and all the dock workers had the giant foam hands to wave us off... with ticker tape canons placed along the dock and the captain serenading them with the ships horn !! A wonderful experience.

    Dublin was next day but we were in recovery mode as we have visited Dublin many times... there is a good HOHO service which works well (as indeed there is in Liverpool)

    Down then to Cork...we did a ship's tour of Cork which was a little disappointing in a way as despite it advertised as mild activity with little walking the guide decided to lead people through a park with inclines for 45 mins...luckily I baled at the start but a few folk gave up and made their way back to the coach!

    Guernsey now concluded the trip - lovely little st Peter Port to mooch around. The tenders were greeted by volunteer local people who supplied maps and info and gave their tourists a very genuine welcome !

     

    So... many pluses on this cruise and I am glad I did it. Loved the Eclipse but suspect this trip will be another ship from S'hampton or maybe based in Amsterdam (which for UK cruisers means a flight over :(

     

    As we discovered you have to maybe expect the unexpected - people of course lost their Normandy private trips because of the swapping of ports. Americans coming to Europe to visit the Normandy beaches etc would have been bitterly disappointed - for something maybe that important ....it might be better to stick with the Celebrity tours...... or you take a risk.

    AS people have said.... there are many possible weather variables....our day in Guernsey was by far the warmest day we had (in June) - you really need all eventualities weather clothing.

    The one drawback was this was a very port intensive holiday.... only 2 sea days.... tho we had overnights in Le Havre and Amsterdam. Would I do it again?? In an instant :)

     

    If anyone were interested in my Liverpool tour...... I am always happy to create a trip for folk..... my new son in law is from S Carolina (near Greensboro) ...I am acclimatising to the us accent !!!

     

     

     

    Thank you so much for all the port information! These are several of the ports we want to visit. When we book I would love to take you up on the Liverpool tour. We sailed on the Solstice with a group from Liverpool and they were a super fun group!! We live about 3 hours from Greenville.

     

     

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    gastro pub!

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    They do have food for an extra charge. We had the meat and cheese tray. It was very good but I don’t think their setup for food delivery is great. It took a long time to get and the bartenders had to stop making drinks to go get it. May have improved since then.

     

     

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    British Isles Cruise

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    Looking to book a British Isles Cruise. Would love to hear from those who have taken this cruise. When is the best time to go? What areas not to miss? Great excursions? Any tips? Thanks for any expertise you can offer. What CC is all about!!

     

     

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