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Sailing the Connie June 2024 ~ I am flying in a few days early and booked flights on my own, called Cel and had the bus transfer VCE to Ravenna added to my booking confirmation. I'll meet back at the airport for the bus day of sailing. I'd call again, what you were told is incorrect. Patty

Celebrity is doing bus transfers from Airport & City Center to Ravenna Day of Sailing. You can call to have it added. The online system kept glitching because I am not flying in day of sailing and didn't book my flights through Celebrity. Customer Service Rep added it and sent me a new booking confirmation. I paid $40 per person from VCE to Ravenna Patty

Thank you @mac_tlc for another fantastic trip report, always enjoy following along! Patty

In addition the Silhouette out of Rotterdam haven't had their Norway itineraries altered, in time maybe they will? Some itineraries are missing Nordfjordeid entirely and being replaced with Bruges. That's quite a disappointment for those planning this sailing for the Norwegian Fjords. As of now it remains a mystery, time will tell Patty

No, those loungers are for all guests. Patty

I called Celebrity, they put in a work order ticket and it was fixed in a few days. Patty

I'm usually not wow'ed by the ship shows on Celebrity but Rockumentary was fantastic! Pool deck dance party was a huge hit! The guest magician was fun! Game shows were hit and miss. Patty

I am 56 hubby is 59, recently retired and we would love CoCoCay! I could lounge at the adults only beach and he could exhaust his inner child. 😁 My kids never cared about water slides or rock walls but my hubby did and still does. We just sailed on RCCL in Dec for a quick trip to Labadee, between the Flow Rider and Zip Line he was in his glory! Patty

Not sure about that either... 🤔 Sailed Gk Isles Beyond 11night in the first week of September and it was much younger than the 7 night Caribbean Beyond in Feb. If Celebrity's "End Game" is younger with money, IMO they're winning! Other than the constant swaying, we had a fantastic cruise. The Apex was the most fun I've had on a Celebrity/Winter Escape sailing in many years. The Pool deck was a roar, the dance party events were a huge hit, silent disco is popular enough they are holding them twice now, the MDR was much improved, the staff were all wonderful and seemed super happy. I honestly see the changes are working for them, Patty

I just sailed 7 night Apex and would guess it was easily 50% under 50's and more in their 20's than I've ever had on any Celebrity sailing. It was a packed pool deck and dance floor. The vibe was much younger and livelier than the Beyond one year ago to date, same week/same port of departure. My observation is that Celebrity is without a doubt reaching their new younger target. Patty

I am sorry, I am not trying to freak anyone out. I told my hubby this morning people are very fearful of sea sickness and if this is a stabilizer issue, cruisers need to know but we all know Celebrity does not want to release this type of information. I honestly hope I am wrong! My hubby is retired Navy, he was the one to notice the speed increasing and decreasing with more than normal vibrations. I am sure that in time the reasons for all the changes will leak, Patty

There is also the Martin Bar, Sunset Bar and Craft Social. I found Beyond to have many before dinner drink options and there is always some entertainment.

As I posted in the other thread, I just sailed Apex. It was swaying a lot! I've sailed enough to know that something was off and my hubby is retired Navy, he's spent many days on the water, he noticed the speed changes and hard vibrations. I don't believe it has anything to do with Norway. Celebrity isn't forthcoming so all we have at this time is a bunch of speculations, Patty

There is an article posted in this thread. Post #19

Hope I am wrong too! Like I said I'm not an engineer and it could be several things but until Celebrity is transparent we only can speculate. The Feb 10th sailing swayed the entire trip, I remarked that while hitting San Juan it should have calmed down by now, our travel friends were very sick. Patty

I just sailed Apex Feb 10th and it was a very rocky ship with relatively calm seas. I am not an engineer but after reading the above article, I speculate it's a stabilizer software issue? I noticed and mentioned several times throughout the sailing how much more the ship was swaying compared to our recent experience on The Beyond in rougher seas. We even noticed the ship would speed up and slow down randomly, the crew even mentioned how much more movement they were feeling compared to normal. So maybe they're attempting to slow Apex down enough to keep her sailing till dry dock March 2025 Just a wild a** guess! Patty

I've been doing some reading/digging and some are suspecting it's an engine issue, Scandinavia and Caribbean sailings are being effected. Patty

Following along since I'm sailing May 2025... Seems this year is getting shifted so I only expect next year to be worse. I have a 7 night that already ports in Bruges, curious if Nordfjordeid is removed what would they replace it with? Time will tell... Patty

This is quite a change, I'm following this years sailings in attempts to keep informed since I'm sailing Apex to Norway May 2025. We have a quick 7 day sailing and if one of the Norway stops are cancelled it would certainly have me second guessing the sailing as a whole. Patty

My kids have sailed RCCL and Celebrity. The water slides and rock wall made no difference in their overall enjoyment. What you see and feel "those poor kids" isn't in reality what my kids reported, as a matter of fact they opted to stay with Celebrity after sailing both lines a few times. RCCL was loud, crowded and the vibe was too hectic. Celebrity has an amazing kids club and the smaller group size made it more comfortable for both my introvert and extrovert sons. Before becoming empty nesters we sailed as a family and always picked itineraries that gave us variety and plenty of things we wanted to do and see together. I'd bet money if you asked my kids who are now 35yrs & 27yrs what are their favorite trips/vacations, RCCL will never be at the top of their list. Patty

Glad you enjoyed your cruise! I also just came off the same sailing. IMO it was the best post covid sailing of 4 that I've taken. The vibe was fun and the crew were amazing! Food options and portion sizes are much improved! Only thing in contrary that I want to mention is that they did have decorations for Valentines. Saw heart shaped balloons and cutouts throughout the shops and the martini bar area. Patty

@GenerationX This is just one of a million reasons why I love to follow your travel adventures Smiles, 😊 Patty

Thanks...Yes I have logged out and back in. No other app on any other device. Sailing with hubby, he doesn't have the app. Yes this is iOS I'll look further into Apple's web page but I believe it's internal with Celebrity... My best guess is that somehow this one sailing got tagged as linked behind the scenes. Patty

I understand the Cel App can be less than dependable but this one is new to me 😵‍💫 I currently have 6 sailings, 5 of them appear perfectly fine. All the options load as they should. I have 1 sailing that is wonky, when you attempt to make any reservations it is greyed out and in small print reads "Link Your Cruise" I have also followed the prompts to link and search for this cruise with no progress. Under My Trips, where all of your sailings are listed. The header for 5 of the sailings has the banner My Cruise in blue but one and it is showing as Linked Cruise in grey. In the app the cruise calendar is empty and nothing is showing as reserved. In the cruise planner on my desktop I can make any reservations and all loads for this sailing as it should. I have called Cel and the CS Reps do not see any links on their end, as there shouldn't be since this cruise shouldn't be linked at all. I have deleted the app and reloaded several times in hopes of it resetting. So now I'm here after several calls and long waits to see if any of you can HELP! TIA Patty

No real data but a point of reference, I booked a Sky Suite $5300 including $800 OBC Grats, Premium Wifi & Premium Beverages for 2. Sailing was Beyond Feb 2023 booked Feb 2021 so you can see compared to todays pricing that was a good price. I opted to go IV and kept all perks for $2100. Those prices have set sail... 😁 Patty