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Fantastic. Thank you both. -Cathie

Hi: We will be renting a car when we disembark Oasis in May. Does anyone know which rental companies are close to the port? Thanks.

Wow - wonderful. Thank you so much. More please.

Thank you for your review - I am enjoying it very much. We will be on Oasis for the first time in May, taking our daughter and granddaughter. Cannot wait.

We had a very similar experience with lost luggage a few years ago. Because of weight issues they unloaded some of the luggage, and all of our pieces were included in that so cross packing didn't help. Sad to say I did not handle it anywhere near as well as you.

Very disappointed to find out Royal has discontinued the Barbie Experience. I was looking forward to surprising my Granddaughter with it. I asked why but the rep didn't know, he said it was a very popular activity.

Thank you for the review. We are on Oasis in May and I cannot wait. I have wanted to get on this ship for years and finally getting the chance. Best part is we are taking our GD on her first ever vacation.

Thanks again for taking the time to write your review.

Thank you so much for posting about this. We are taking our 4 year old granddaughter on Oasis in May and we plan on surprising her with this. Do you think the younger girls in the group were able to keep up and enjoy it as much as the older girls?

It is easy to say this because I am not going anywhere any time soon but...

If I was booked on Magic next week I would be very nervous. Any other ship though I think would be ok, I would just be a bit more cautious than usual especially around buffets etc.

I agree with others.

 

You need to decide your priority:

 

Budget

Location

Blu

 

If location, it is CC and then EITHER splitting up dining in the MDR (glorified banquet food, but often with fun tablemates) and Specialty on a night by night basis OR the ultimate specialty package.

 

OR Splurge on the SS and get all of the above (Blu, Suite Restaurant, MDR when you want it, 2 specialty dinners, plus maybe a 3 - 5 dinner package and you'd have quite a bit of variety PLUS more more and a bathtub and butler.

 

OR if you really want Blu, then you're giving up location.

 

Decisions, decision.

 

Please let us know what you decide.

 

Happy sailing,

Jenna

To be honest we will likely upgrade to a suite. Location is top priority but so is Blu. Thank you all for your input.

Thank you everyone. Many good points raised, I am giving

it more thought

I appreciate all of your opinions.

Hi: We were recently on Equinox in Aqua class and loved it so much that we booked 14 days Southern Caribbean on Eclipse while onboard. Need cabin help please. As much as we enjoyed Aqua class we booked concierge for one reason only - location. I cannot tell you how much I love aft facing cabins and we cannot get that with Aqua class. Also have to tell you that DH is a chef and really enjoyed Blu so ... Our dilemma:

Love Aqua class, love perks, love love love Blu. Cost to upgrade to Sky suite is about $2000 but would give us access to Blu plus access to new suite restaurant. I know it is a great cost and one I do not take lightly but please keep in mind DH is a chef.

So my question is - aqua in an unfavorable location but perks and Blu vs concierge in prime location and within budget vs sky suite giving access to Blu and new suite restaurant- which would you choose?

I would truly appreciate your opinion. Thank you.

We stopped by each day so DH could try a new beer and once, late in the cruise, we ordered food. I had the burger and DH had the bone marrow. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Wish I had tried the burger earlier, it was delicious.

Hi. Subcribing. Can't wait to read more. Will you please let us know if Blu is open for lunch when you embark? Thanks.

Here's the image that was included in the other thread.

 

 

It blew up much better when I read it on my Smartphone so I was able to figure out some of it. It looks like

 

Appetizers:

Can't figure out the first one, maybe polenta?

House cured citrus salmon

Green lentil soup

Waldorf salad

 

Entrees:

Eggs Benedict

Vanilla pancakes

Confit duck leg salad (? not positive about it being salad)

Five spice crusted tuna

Cheese tart

Some sort of strip loin

 

Desserts:

Warm chocolate pudding

Lemon tart

 

I'm going to be on Summit next month and just upgraded to AQ this week when the price dropped. I was planning on doing Bistro for lunch when we got on board but now we'll definitely do Blu instead.

Thank you for posting this. I have already made my choices !!

We are on Equinox June 1. This would be a lovely start - a great first impression on our first Celebrity cruise.

I've also heard oil of oregano will help fight it. Doesn't taste the best, but hey, if it helps ....

Thank you. Very good information to have !!

I wonder what the hours will be for the Gastrobar and if it will be open for lunch on embarkation.

And leaving the desk in tears, over a drink package.....?

 

I admit the agent was a dumb ass, and should have immediately found her supervisor or someone to take over, but crying over a beverage package?

 

And OP I hope at some point finds the Hotel Director to let them know what transpired as well.

 

I have pulled the old "I'm not leaving this counter until I'm satisfied" move myself, i have to admit. Usually that promote a supervisor to come.

I highly doubt the tears were over the actual drink package. More likely they were the result of rude and unacceptable treatment from guest relations, and a very disappointing and upsetting start to a much anticipated vacation.

No food at Buza, an over-hyped and very expensive bar and total tourist trap. If you want to walk the entire wall, may I suggest you enter at the Ploce entrance and do the more difficult upward part first and then you will enjoy the sea side. The Ploce exit is closest to the cable car entrance and it is just a short upward walk to reach the entrance.

As for finding Buza, the best way is to google "how to find buza bar" and read the many posts, some with maps, which explain there are two and my personal choice is the first one with no railings.

There is no way that I can estimate how much cash you will need for lunch. Many, not all, restaurants will accept credit cards. However I do highly recommend that you do not order Croatian Kuna from your bank. Just use the many ATM machines you will find for cash. A beer at Buza will cost you 35 Kuna, any other bar it will be approximately 12 to 15 Kuna.

As for your ship shuttle bus, it will take you longer to reach the old part of town on the bus. Taxi is the fastest and easiest transportation into town, cost is 70 Kuna or 10 Euros and the main drop off point is the Pile entrance.

Buza is not close to the Pile area and you will understand once you see a map. It is well hidden and you must return to the main promenade to return to the Pile Brsalje are to catch the bus or taxi to the harbor. It is not a major walk or distance, but the maze of small streets which can confuse your direction.

Fantastic. Thank you very much, you have been an incredible help and I appreciate it. I found your blog - it is a great read. I'm already to settle in with a cup of tea to read on:)

Hi Dubrovniktravelady:

We will be in your beautiful town early June and are taking a ship excursion called Dubrovnik on your own, which is basically just a bus into Old Town that drops you off and picks you up 7 hours later. We chose to do this over just grabbing a taxi or bus because we want to get to town ASAP. Our plan is to walk the walls first, end to end. Next take the cable car. By the time we finish that it should be time for lunch and after eating we would like to find buza bar (I understand they do not serve food at buza).

A couple of questions please.

-We think we will be ok going to the Pile entrance to walk the walls since we will be there around 8:00 am and we are the only ship in that day. Do you agree or should we still head over to the Ploce entrance?

-After we walk the complete wall, where should we exit to walk to the cable car?

-After we exit the cable car, we want to head in the general direction of the buza bar, stopping for lunch and taking in the sights along the way. You have already recommended civapcici and dirty macaroni. Any other non-seafood suggestions? Which would be the best direction to head in?

-We will be taking some of your local currency with us but we don’t know how much we should plan on. Can you please give us a rough idea what a nice lunch would cost and how much a typical beer and cocktail would be?

-Approximately how far is the buza bar from where the shuttle buses drops off/picks up? How long will it take to walk? We really enjoy walking so the distance is not a problem at all for us, we just want to be sure we have enough time.

I apologize as I know you have answered these questions before but I have read so many pages here that my head is swimming. Thank you.

 

Nicer bags have leather-like handles and corners, and inside a smaller pouch that buttons to the inside, like a small pencil pouch that can hold money and such nicely made of a thicker nylon/vinyl type material.

 

I think the standard ones are more like simply printed fabric totes like grocery stores now sell for reuse.

Perfect, thanks. I appreciate the information on this and the pillow menu. I would not have thought to ask.

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the better quality concierge/aqua/suite carry bags only show up if you know enough to ask for them...otherwise you get cloth shopping bags.

Things change ....

Can you please tell me what the nicer bags are like? We are sailing Celebrity for the first time next month in aqua and we do not know what to expect. Thank you.

I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying your report. Thank you for posting.

Sorry to ask a stupid question but I have never removed the prepaid tips and I'm curious. When you ask to have the tips removed, can you specify which ones? For example, if a person did not use the main dining room but ate at a specialty restaurant, buffet or had room service each night, could they request only the dining room tips be removed?