Cruise a holic

Following. Sailing on the Symphony August 9th in 2 grand suites. Son Spouse and 3 year old and my DH and I. We are Diamond Plus members.

I have had cooked food there previously. Not for me

We have purchased unlimed specialty dining for our nine night cruise- we do not eat sushi- love the lawn club grill- will dine their three times- 2 times tuscan, 1 time Qsine- whatever it is now called and the rest at murano. We also get lunch when a specialty restaurant is open on sea days- I think. Enjoy your cruise

We have sailed on the Silhouette three times over the years. Will again sail in January. We love the ship. Service great- love the lawn club grill and all of the suite amenities. Great service- looking foward to sailing on her again- and seeing the renovations. Not happy about the new butler situation- and the excessive increase for photographs, but will report back after our cruise. Interested in you analysis. Have a great trip.

Not worth it IMO. But Enjoy

Positives: Muster Drill process New Ships Negative: Lack of service- employee cutbacks- No butlers for sky suites Prices crazy- especially photo packages

Never did MSC. Like you have been in all types of cabins on Celebrity, except PH. Including Aqua (meh). I have a close nephew and his spouse trying MSC Yacht club. They have tried most cruise lines and cruise at least 6 times a year- Waiting for his review. IMO if you ever sail on NCL also like you said about the Yacht Club- either the Haven or skip the cruise. We enjoyed the Summit, M-class , Solstice class ships and three times Edge class. Loved it.

Really depends upon the sailing. My sailing in January has been booked for weeks. Unless people cannot board or are sick, unlikely for any move ups

IMO the suite lounge is wonderful. You also will have access to the suite deck. The suite is much larger and more comfortable- Plus you get priority boarding, disembarkation and other perks. IMO so much better then AQ. Luminae is a so much better and service excellent. Blu not so great.

never had a problem on Celebrity or Royal- Over 50 cruises.

You had a bad experience, but try the Edge Class ships and S class ships. We had a horrible experience on Disney Cruise line. Norovirus. My DH got horribly sick for days. When you have a small city on a ship, people do get sick. But you cannot fault the cruise line. On our last cruise, many people were coughing and appeared sick. We take precautions. We are up to date on our vaccinations. But you can get sick in any public place. We still shop in supermarkets and the mall.

Absolutely not. Some people need to have access to work and family. I would like to see people prohibited from using a speaker or facetime in a public area-

I wouldn't venture in deep water- but I am not very adventurous! Nice to walk around the town- then go back on board. On a day when people are off the ship, it is really nice and relaxing.

We withdrew our bids. I think for a nine night cruise on the silhouette, the amounts of the bid from a sky suite to celebrity suite were much too high. While I like a celebrity suite, it has one bathroom and bidding on a royal suite was crazy. Actually the booking for this cruise have been closed for a couple of weeks- so move up's, while still a possibility are remote. Maybe next time.

While we love specialty dining- The price has to be ok for us. Perhaps you can swing a dinner and lunch in a specialty restaurant. We typically have cruise credit and use it for specialty dining. Enjoy your cruise.

We always take the premium package- worth it for us- If you for example order something more expensive then the regular package- you pay the difference- so if you like the Martinis at the Martini bar made with premium alcohol, you will pay the difference- For a few dollars, we don't want the hassle of getting a bill at the end of the cruise- IMO not worth it.

The summit was revolutionized. Heard it was done very well

Glad you are well. Smooth tile floors are like glass!!

If you had a surgical procedure, not just a clean break- so much more serious then my foot which was a closed fracture- Hope it healed well.

No glass blowing on any M class ships. Only a couple of S calss ships. The summit was redone and is beautiful. A nice smallish Celebrity ship.

Of course carry an epi-pen. I would stick to very bland foods- might be difficult, but not impossible. I have a niece that has horrible allergies to many foods- Peanuts can be fatal. Difficult for her to travel- both parents are physicians. She manages I am sure you will be fine. Avoid buffets. So much potential cross contamination.

I would suggest you get a walker- crutches are difficult. Even a wheel chair to use on a big ship will help. If the ankle is a simple fracture, perhaps you can use a boot and are able to walk. I broke my foot on the summit years ago- managed.

Let's face it. Some people are selfish and nasty.

I will pass. We booked the Icon- will wait until we sail- the class of ship might not work for us- why book another- Also obscene pricing.

Following on the Jan 2 Silhouette cruise- Do you know who the suite concierges are? Will they be their in January?