Minorhawk

We took a carry on with 1.5 cases of pop. We wheeled the suitcase right onto the ship.  They did make me open it to be sure it wasn't alcohol,  but no problems.  This was on Ascent in FLL in March. 

1 hour ago, skatelady said:

I would have liked a few more days but hindsight is 20/20.  We saw a fair bit but there is lots to do.  Many people really enjoyed the Blue Mountains, we didn't have time for that,

That is already a "must do" for us...Looks beautiful!

Perfect!! Thank you very much. 

Any info on the name of the port that Celebrity Edge docks at in Sydney? I know there are two different ports,  so any clarification is appreciated. 

Thanks!

2 hours ago, skatelady said:

We did the trans pacific last year, spent 3 days in Sydney before we boarded.  We used our MasterCard for everything, did not use cash at all.

Did you find thre days sufficient for really getting to experience Sydney? Planning the TP (Sydney to Honolulu) in April 2026, and are trying to decide how long to stay in Sydney pre-cruise.

Thanks!

8 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Chuckling.   Australian's are big on initials.

 

QVC - Queen Victoria Center

CBD -  Central Business District

 

Retirement is far better than advertised.    We sailed from Singapore to Rome for Iain's Pre-Post retirement cruise.    He had 40 days of of sick time left on the books so officially he retired the day he went back to the office to sign his exit paperwork.  

 

His life insurance also lapsed so I kept saying oooppps he fell overboard -- does that qualify for accidental death benefits. 

Brilliant!! Thanks for clarifying. 

Maybe a dumb question,  and maybe it was already mentioned,  but what is QVC? Looks awesome,  and the TP is on my radar for 2026 to celebrate my retirement. 

Love virtually traveling with you!!

We are looking at Sydney to Honolulu in April of 26. Your itinerary is a little more exotic,  but still looking forward to "traveling" along with you. 

I just got off the Ascent (first X cruise) and, in my opinion, the food on Ascent was so much better than that on the Quantum almost two years ago. I realize this is a subjective subject, but it wasn't even close. 

I know most of the TA's are in the late fall, but there are two in August 2024 and one (posted, so far) for August 2025. Hoping there will be one in 2026 as well.

Thanks Agian

43 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Anything after april 2026 will be another year. Are you wanting early 2026? It's only been a few months since they release may 2025 voyager. .. I'd say a long wait.

I am planning a golf trip to Scottland with my son and our wives after I retire in April of 2026. I would love to plan the trip around a cruise that leaves from Europe back to the states, and just sail back home. We are planning the trip for August 2026.

Thanks for the info...We'll have to wait and see if my plan will work!

Wondering if anyone has information on when RCCL might release the Transatlantic sailings from Europe to the States for 2026. Any info is appreciated.

Cheers,

On 10/5/2022 at 9:43 PM, SusieAV8R said:

RCL Shareholder benefits are now combinable with other benefits.  $250 OBC for sailings 14 or more nights; $100 OBC for sailings 6-13 nights;  $50 OBC for sailings of 5 nights or less.    Your snail mail may not be arriving where intended?

If we do a B2B (21 days total sailing), do we just get $100 per cruise, or $250 for both? Not a big deal, but it would be nice to know!

Thanks,

Shelly

Looking forward to virtually cruising with you! Bucket list trip for sure.

A week ago Sunday, we showed up an hour early for our boarding time, and I went to the port employee and told him we were early for our time. He was very friendly and said it didn't matter and motioned me into a line to get on the ship. I have seen on these boards that some port employees have made people to wait, but our person allowed it.

We just got off the Ascent and thought we had an 8:30 reservation and that they would tell us the dining room once we got on board. There was no info when we arrived in our room, so we went and looked at all four dining rooms and picked the one we liked best. Then we went to a hostess, who was at the hostess stand during the afternoon, and made a reservation in Cypress every night at the time, and at the same table. Call us "old school," but I enjoy having the same server every night as they get to know you and make dinner so much smoother. It is also true that you can order any item from any of the four dining rooms, which we did almost every night. The food in the main dining rooms is the best I've ever had on the mainstream cruise lines and we thoroughly enjoyed evey meal. Enjoy the cruise...The Ascent is beautiful!

We were on this same sailing and loved it as well. The ship is beautiful and the crew were fantastic. The technology in the theater is like none I've ever seen. This was my first time with Celebrity, but it will not be my last!

Just off the Ascent yesterday. We had an SV (9326). We had two regular chairs, a table and one lounger. We got to see a beautiful sunset and two sunrises from our verandah. Great room!!

1 hour ago, catsmit said:

I just got my “bid unsuccessful” e-mail. I’m shocked, I tell you! 🤣 

 

Good luck on yours!

Maybe it's a good sign that I haven't received notification yet...or maybe they're still laughing at my offer!!

1 hour ago, catsmit said:

We sailed with Captain Kate on the Summit on a Canada/NE itinerary many sailings ago. 
 

We have a bid still pending on a SV but we are not holding our breaths. 🤣  I’ll have to check the app on the scheduled entertainment. 

You never know...We bid on a SV suite.  If we get that,  you might get our room!!

We will be with you on this sailing! Just noticed that the first few days of entertainment are posted on the app. We will be in a SV Veranda. My wife has sailed Celebrity (with Captain Kate), I have not though... The excitement is starting to mount!

We're a mere six weeks away.  Looking forward to your perspective of this new shop!

Sailing Accent on March 10th... Looking forward to vicariously traveling with you first!!

Thank you for the post...Lots of great onfo. How often do the ferries run from from Tortola to JVD?

Has anyone ever done a sunset cruise in San Juan? Looking for something relatively close to the ship that you would reccomend . We are in Port from 3:30pm-10pm.