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6 hours ago, dock said:

Thanks will check them out.

Hampton Inn Brickell is over C$600 and our usual places are over C$1500 per night so probably many events the weekend of the 17/18.

Coming in late afternoon so just need a decent hotel. 
Will check out the above two myself. 

I thought Coral Gables would be too far from the port and have never stayed in that area but it will be a nice change I’m sure. 

Thanks again. 

 

 

Miami Boat Show that weekend, I believe.

Standard veranda cabins are reported to be between 170to 175 feet square.

Concierge and Aqua cabins are 191 feet sq.

If you look at a diagram for the appropriate floors you will see the depth of the Concierge and Aqua cabins are deeper than the veranda cabin; there is a jog in the corridor at the transition.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-millennium/accommodations

Is this what you need?

AL

16 minutes ago, TeeRick said:

I turn the crank three times and get connected with Ernestine.  Only Laugh-In fans will get it.

14 minutes ago, LGW59 said:

one ringy dingy, two ringy dingy

Have I reached the party to whom i am speaking?

8 minutes ago, jelayne said:

I don’t think moving cabins has anything to do with it. The issue could be that one booking is held by a TA and the other is held by Celebrity.  

 

Bingo!

The slanted balcony is larger than the standard and, therefore, much coveted by most cruisers.  The amount of sunlight will be reduced a bit by the extra depth of the ceiling, but only on one side of the balcony.  Since the sun is not directly overhead through most of the day, the position of the ship, in relationship to the position of the sun, is a greater control of the amount of light on the balcony.  

Personally, I would treasure the extra space on the balcony over any reduction of sunlight.  

As I understand it, the requirement for masks is limited to the first 100 days of the new president's term. That takes us to the end of April (the 30th to be exact).

I seriously doubt that that any of the major lines will be ready to operate their currently published itineraries by May 1.  Not to worry, at this point.

20 minutes ago, diamondintn said:

So, when the ships sail again and reduce the capacity to lets say 50%. If a ship is already over 50% booked, how do they determine who gets booted and who sails? Will it be first come first served? Will it be the bookings that have the highest profit? What about loyalty? Anyone have any thoughts on this? We are sailing in April 2021 (fingers crossed) and it looks like a lot of the cabins are already booked. I Really don't want to lose my cabin!

Keep you fingers crossed, believe in the wizard of Oz, and know that whoever gets a cabin will not be you.  'Cause that ship ain't sailing.

Sorry to have to tell you that.

On "S" class, veranda and Concierge cabins are the same.  

On "M" class veranda cabins are listed as 170 Sq. Ft.  / veranda  33 Sq. Ft.   Concierge cabins are 191 Sq. Ft. / veranda 41 Sq Ft. .  

For us the difference is worth the extra bucks.

On 4/24/2019 at 9:15 AM, cangelmd said:

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It seems, though, looking at all the schematics, pictures and measurements posted, that they made the bathrooms bigger (a good thing), but that space had to come from somewhere and in the end it came from the balcony/verandah. Those early videos that were released a couple of years ago, make it look more like a balcony in the room, and it just isn't that deep on the final ship. We are looking to do a river cruise, and have been looking at river cruise boats, it is easy to see where X may have gotten the idea, those floor to ceiling windows are amazing, especially on a trip where there is something to look at - maybe Alaska?

It seems to me that the change from "queen" sized beds to "king" would force as much (or probably more) reduction in veranda space than the bathroom changes.  The previous "queen" beds were about five feet wide. An American king size bed is six feet six inches in width. If the X "king" bed is close to American size, that would be a full foot, six inches that had to come from somewhere - obviously the veranda. 

The simplest way to adjust the veranda depth would be to return to a "queen" bed and give the extra foot six inches to the veranda.  That'll never happen.  

15 hours ago, Straughn said:

You sound a lot like me. My days of snorkeling and spending the day on the beach are in the rear view mirror. I was never a scuba person. I would enjoy sharing a dinner table with you and your spouse.

 

Do you live in Philadelphia or just nearby? I have family in Bucks County/Fallsington, about 45 minutes north of the city.

We live smack in the center of the city, have done for years.  

Should  you perk for the Feb 5th to 17th cruise, we could certainly dine.

On 12/16/2018 at 10:13 AM, Straughn said:

As for the Caribbean- I cruise mainly to relax, be waited on, and not have to be on a schedule. At least, for my first cruise on Oceania, I think it best to go somewhere that I am familiar with, so I  can truly enjoy the ship. I am not very good at getting up early every day to go on an excursion. It is really, for me, about the ship and the onboard experience.

 

 

To meet your requirements, Riviera is just about as perfect as you can get.  

This coming Feb 5th to 17th will be our third Caribbean cruise on Riviera.   We've been to all of the islands several times, don't snorkel or scuba, don't much like sand, so last year we didn't get off the ship at all.  Probably won't this year either.  We are booked in one of the B3 cabins with the extended balcony - quite a delight.  If you can snag one, I would. 

We were X loyalists but disliked the way the line seemed to be headed, decided to look elsewhere.  Found Oceania.  All's well that ends well.

As has been pointed out you'll have no problem dining alone or with others.  Know that when you share a table,  the folks who choose to share do so because they are interested in meeting new people and are interesting themselves.  Makes for a nice evening.

Best of luck and enjoy your cruise, whatever you decide.

We are booked for 7 day Christmas 2018 Cruise on Reflection Cabin 1625. We live in South Florida so are good with a shade blocking over hang. But as this is my first cruise and I am very concerned about quiet and Blu with the Persian Gardens. Anyone have experience with that Cabin and concerns? Thank you in advance for your help :cool::cool:

There are two entries for cabin 1625 in the “S-Class Cabin Information Compilation” available as the second pinned thread of this forum. Both entries note the cabin as “Very Quiet”, with one also noting “Suites not public space above”.

He’s only a water, tea and coffee drinker - I wonder how much a non alcoholic package for a week would cost?

If truly a water, tea, and coffee drinker - not fancy teas or coffees like cappuccino - then there is no need for a beverage package. Plain old water, tea, and coffee are included in the fare and always available in the Lido, restaurants and bars.

This may be of help:

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/Celebrity-Equinox

I think you've pretty much got it. Others will disagree, but to my mind you're seeing the emperor's new clothes very clearly.

SMART jeans are the very latest thing - they connect to the Internet.

Actually, "Smart" jeans are trousers made of denim fabric with a thread count of over 110 but less than 120. With a count of 120 and above, a pair of jeans would qualify as "Gifted" or "Genius". Below the count of 110, the jeans would be considered "Average". Counts lower than about 90 have not been seen since the late 1950's, when the youth market began to react negatively to anything "Wear Challenged".

Color has no effect on the smartness of a pair of jeans. Denim is blue. Nor do rhinestones or poodle appliques have any effect on the smartness of jeans. Many consider such embellishments to "Dumb" the J-IQ.

Are you balcony potatoes? We are, and frequently will come back early to the ship from an excursion just to sit on the balcony and read. And any sea days find us on the balcony, rather than the upper decks.

From what I've read on the Princess board, the standard balcony on Regal is much shallower than Silhouette. There was a good deal of commentary about this on the Princess Board when the Royal P (sister ship to Regal) came into service. It is my understanding that you can't comfortably sit facing directly out. For some it doesn't matter, but it's a total deal breaker for us. You might want to check threads about it on the Princess board to help make a decision.

If you aren't sensitive to second hand smoke, when you are in port, as well as when you are underway, you can almost always find some deck chairs in the smoking section of Deck 5. Go at mid-morning till late lunch time, and mid till late afternoon. You can sit and read and not be terribly bothered by the smokers. Traffic is light at those times, and breezes blow most of the smoke out and away.

Also it is quiet. Most of the time the smokers don't get into conversation. They seem, mostly, to be in a hurry to finish and get back to their companions.

We have early seating for our upcoming cruise, but one evening we have an excursion that won't get back until 7 p.m. Can we use select dining that evening, or do we need to plan on eating in the buffet?

Plan on the buffet, but ask your Maitre' D if you can change for the one evening. Worst he can do is say no.

Creation of Roll Calls is not automagic. You've done the right thing by creating one. However, it is a little far off, so participation may be spotty right now. I suspect it will pick up as winter doldrums have the expected effect.

Keep watching for the connection party - someone in the ether will realize that it is not yet in organization.

It seems to me that the point already made, that Oceania does not cater to children, is particularly applicable here. Also, note that Riviera's December 22nd sailing is Wait-listed for inside F and G cabins, Oceanview cabins, and all Suite categories. While there is inventory in the Veranda and Concierge categories, the B4 is listed as Guarantee. This leaves only B3 to A1 categories available. Since we don't know how many Veranda and Concierge guarantees are outstanding, I'd say that there is a good chance that not as much inventory is available as it seems.

High inventory in the mid-ship, mid-price categories, well into the middle of the booking season, is pretty common with Riviera for her Caribbean season. Shortly after final payments are due, that inventory just vaporizes. My guess is that it's highly unlikely that there will be a major price reduction with the only the limited cabins available. If you can stick the inventory and want a veranda level cabin, I'd book now.

By the way, several of the B3 cabins with extended verandas are still available for this cruise. I love these cabins and always book early to secure one.

Interesting discussion - my two cents:

It is my deeply held suspicion that, over two years ago - when O was arranging the winter '17 season - there was an expectation that Cuba would be completely open to the U. S. and that the market for circle Cuba cruises would be very strong. Thus the positioning of both the large O ships in the Caribbean this winter. Obviously didn't work out that way.

This winter, I'm booked on a getaway from the cold, itinerary of little interest since we've been to most all of the islands, cruise - 10 days on Riviera - leaving Miami on February 2nd. Two years ago I went on a 10 day out of Miami leaving on February 3. In '15 we paid over $3,750.00 pp for a B4 cabin , no promos, no airfare, OBC from our agent. Our invoice this year is slightly over $2,700 pp for a B3 extended balcony cabin, no promos, no airfare, nice OBC from our agent.

As pointed out above, there seems to be an excessive inventory on both Riviera and Marina at this point (since we are in the after final invoice period). Taken from an on-line agency:

Marina - 7 days:

B3 cabins - Guarantee

B2 cabins - 34 available

B1 cabins - 61 available

A4 cabins - 2 available

A3 cabins - 39 available

A2 cabins - 16 available

Riviera - 10 days:

B3 cabins - 22 available

B2 cabins - 43 available

B1 cabins - 47 available

A4 cabins - Guarantee

A3 cabins - 19 available

A2 cabins - 16 available

A1 cabins - 1 available

I can't imagine that O can fill both boats for early February sailings, but it's interesting to watch.

Hmmm. Just checked my upcoming cruise on the dot com website again and it still shows blinking red dots for available cabins. Fewer than there were when I booked, but that's to be expected. Certainly better than the 7 shown on Oceania site.

My cabin still shows as not available. Can't wait! :D

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Can anyone please tell me if there is a website that shows the available cabins for Oceania?

 

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Is there such a thing available for Oceania? If so, can you help me with how to locate it? I have tried everything I can think of to locate it via Google or even this forum, and so far am not having any success.

 

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Google is your friend. It can be tiresome to do, and you may have to visit a number of sites or change your search criteria before you find one that doesn't require you to surrender some form of contact information, but the sites are there.

There are several on-line travel agencies which are able to show all available O cabins in a given category. They provide either a list or, better yet, a deck plan with blinking dots (generally red) in the open cabins.

As a side note, it seems that the site I use is up to date. I booked my next cruise on Riviera soon after the itinerary was published, using my local TA. Before I called, I scouted and chose a cabin on the deck plan available on one of the web sites, which showed about 50 cabins available in that category. I called my local agent, and had an e-mail within about 20 minutes confirming the reservation and my chosen cabin. Out of curiosity, I went to the on-line site and checked. My cabin no longer showed as available.