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Looking forward to following along as we'll be on the Jade in July.

Thanks!

On 4/26/2024 at 12:59 PM, stvntra said:

This will be our first cruise on Celebrity. Were you able to take the piece home? My boyfriend and I are going on her in September to Alaska and I want to do this!! 🙂

Yes, I just did a tumbler so it traveled well. I had brought some bubble wrap and it was fine.

Hope you have a fabulous trip!

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9 hours ago, SACruise72 said:

They changed my 8/10 sailing, too, and I imagine others. Not really disappointed about the Jamaica port switch but pretty dang ticked off about Cozumel over Key West. 

Same for our 7/13 trip. I was most looking forward to Key West. But still looking forward to being on a cruise.

On 4/12/2024 at 8:46 AM, Noledad77 said:

my youngest is dancing on the ship),

How cool is that?! Enjoy!!

On 3/27/2024 at 11:45 AM, njkate said:

I’m on this cruise in June. I know GSC is tender, the reason why this port is skipped many times due to wind! Grand Cayman as well

We are going on this cruise in July. Please come back and tell us how you liked it!

For Key West we are thinking the hop on hop off trolley is how we'll spend our day.

20 hours ago, CookieShip said:

We did a trip for totality back in 2017, very unique experience! In addition to the birds and bugs that people mentioned, plants like sunflowers droop down. 

Will be in Arkansas with fingers crossed for good weather. My officemate raved about the totality in Georgia in 2017 so off we go!

On 3/9/2024 at 8:46 PM, idocdlw said:

I did a northern Baltic cruise with my parents (with another cruise line). We did get to visit St Petersburg. The Hermitage, the Church of the Savior of Blood & some of the beautiful parks were highlights. The Church of the Savior of Blood also provided a geocache opportunity so that was a bonus. 

 

Interestingly, it was years later when I learned of the cats that live at the Hermitage...who knew??

 

I had no idea about cats at The Hermitage. Will have to look that up. Thanks!

On 12/13/2023 at 12:55 PM, markeb said:

It's one on one in the working zone. It's too small otherwise and would be unsafe. Your actually time slots will be booked once you're on board, so it's a little unlikely you'll all be back to back. Each piece takes about 15-20 minutes of work with one of the professionals.

We had a group of 5 that paid for the class online and made sure to go to the first demonstration on embarkation day and were able to get all 5 of us signed up back to back. This was on the Solstice last summer in Alaska. I would love to do this again.

On 3/1/2024 at 2:03 PM, idocdlw said:

As a former bartender, I have no idea what Caipirinhas (do the pirinhas/piranhas bite?) or Sidecars are (I tended in beer/simple cocktails). I will definitely have to google those drinks & maybe try both on my upcoming sailing. Thanks for the positive post!

Sidecars are a big family favorite for us! My in laws enjoyed them very much and passed them on to us. I enjoy having them on cruises.

We are looking forward to a week on the Jade in July with some friends going to Key West, Jamaica and Grand Cayman.

Our previous NCL experience was 14 night Scandinavian on the Norwegian Dream in 2000. Glad we got to see St.Petersburg. 

On 3/2/2024 at 8:08 AM, Georgia_Peaches said:

We enjoyed the glass blowing at the lawn club. You can sign up to make a piece or you can just watch. The artisans are very talented and help you create a beautiful souvenir of your cruise. 

Yes! 5 of us in our group did this and were able to get back to back appointments and had such a great time!

On 2/28/2024 at 1:11 PM, schmoopie17 said:

We’re on the Jade right now. Service has been outstanding (as usual). Food has been pretty good (as usual).

 

Glad to hear this! We're going on the Jade in July.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your trip and so many great photos with us. Our Beyond trip next February will be our first on an E class ship so this was a great introduction.

12 hours ago, Keys Kathy said:

Is this Feb 3rd? If so, we are on that one with some Canadian friends.

No, the 24th.

1 hour ago, Lastdance said:

Cartagena, Spain(not Columbia)would be perfect for that walk.  It can be confusing, as these cities are so different.  Photo below: 

Our Transatlantic cruise on the Constellation stopped there in 2015. We loved it. Very walkable and we caught part of a jazz festival that was going on. One of my favorite cruise days!

Thanks for taking us along! We'll be on Beyond next February with our daughter and son in law for the ABC Islands, Cartagena and partial Panama Canal. Can't wait!

Thanks so much for sharing so many photos and letting us know how your trip was. We'll be on this ship in July out of Port Canaveral.

Thank you! I was so happy to find this thread shortly after booking the Jade for a cruise out of Port Canaveral in July with some friends. Can't wait!

I'm always surprised when someone doesn't know the name of the ship they're on or will be on.

Reading reviews and everything else about the ship is what keeps me going while counting down to cruise day!

7 or 8 days from the Canary Islands to Ft. Lauderdale and it was heaven.

We had the best time on our Solstice Alaska cruise in late August! Hope you do too!

3 hours ago, mauimary said:

We usually pick up a glass of wine and take it into the dining room with us!  

We had a fabulous bar waiter in the dining room on the Solstice last week. Dharmesh always seemed to show up just when we were ready for another drink on our classic package!

We spent 2 nights at The Mediterranean Inn in the Queen Anne area two weeks ago and loved it. 

Front desk is very helpful.

We were on the Solstice last week and the dining room entrees were hit or miss. Pasta was generally gummy and my husband found the steak to be chewy and overcooked. He sent it back the second time this happened and there were many apologies and a visit from the suit who checks in on your table here and there.

That being said, we had a great time and enjoyed our cruise very much. The best part about the Solstice is the crew!

On 8/29/2023 at 12:55 PM, Szt said:

They used to make everyone stop before boarding and take a pic. We laughed so hard at all the pics of exhausted travelers who

just wanted to get to their cabins. Of course we laughed hardest at our own. 

I understand the cruise lines going digital but this used to be a fun activity while looking for our photos!

We usually skip the photographers but our recent cruise was the first with our (adult) kids since 2010 so I was happy to spring for a formal night photo.

On 9/3/2023 at 6:27 PM, Ferry_Watcher said:

I would have been there - upstairs.  So happy that enjoyed your pre-cruise visit to Seattle and that the check-in was efficient and friendly.  It is a really good group of people who work at Pier 91.  Since we are a seasonal port, we have a nice mix of older retirees, college and HS kids, and other working adults like teachers who have the summer off.  

Another fun fact is that Royal and Celebrity share the same check-in system, and it is really a dream to work with.  And if passengers have completely done their online check-in, it super fast.  It was developed during the pandemic shutdown, and when we returned to that first half season (July 2021), we were trained on the new system.  Management also appreciates that they can move staff between Royal and Celebrity as we can check-in passengers for either cruise ship.

I appreciate hearing that everything went well for you - Thank you!

Yes it was delightfully fast check in!