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Behind the scenes ship tour - Can I take a DSLR Camera
hcat replied to cgolf1's topic in Celebrity Cruises
We thought it was excellent. you learn alot ..small group..use of headphones so you can hear you meet staff and officers...see many interesting areas.. There is quite a bit of walking and stsirs but they work out elev for those who can't do it all.. books up quickly! -
will X really leave these buffet spaces like ghost towns at night? eventually they will re group or re invent ...Maybe make it a casual (shorts allowed) limited mdr type of served meal venue.? Years ago, for a small fee , you could book a sit down dinner in a portion of the buffet and be served great meal by " trainees". i think we did this on Infinity...only neg was unsupervised children climbing all over,! sometimes folks just need a break from mdr etc
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Beyond creaking and knocking and slamming oh my!
hcat replied to RobertoF's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I agree..we already booked ascent..Aq class I V for next year, so hopefully all will be okay -
Beyond creaking and knocking and slamming oh my!
hcat replied to RobertoF's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Has anyone brought this up at Q and A sessions or social events with hotel or engineering staff? Is there a fix ? We have to save up for cruising nowadays due to rising costs. It would be a shame to do that only to be stuck with a creaking cabin.. Cutbacks and extra charges can be worked around but the creakers ....that would ruin a cruise.esp if there are no places to move to.. -
bologna for dinner.. how exciting! wonder if it's all beef or mixed with chicken.. hope LLP reads this thread and weeps!
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no shorts in mdr for dinner is still the code ..not hard to follow.
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sending pos thoughts your way. hope the stoppage of flts taking off is short duration.. .I recently lucked out on short trip week of Jan 1st.. just missed getting messed up by the SW air debacle on my way to NY and the previous faa snafu in Fla on my return we are on the W Coast of Fl..some flts landing but none taking off day ahead is a smart move
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Beyond creaking and knocking and slamming oh my!
hcat replied to RobertoF's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Hope reports from Ascent are better.. Design flaw? -
Sorry for your personal loss and a loss for the Cruise Critic Family! Glad you will continue in his memory..always enjoyed the posts! Hcat
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January cruisers please report on changes - true and false
hcat replied to phoenix_dream's topic in Celebrity Cruises
That's crazy ! The lobster served in Luminae recently on Beyond was not close to being worth the price..it was tiny..yes tasty, but a mini for sure! I think they gave 2.. And an extra service chg makes no sense unless it was in a specialty venue. -
Agree... we were quite disappointed in Luminae compared to BLU.. Another option..splurge to join your friends at a Specilty Restaurant.
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So in spite of everything, I made a decision today...
hcat replied to WrittenOnYourHeart's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Great Choice for a b day cruise..Yay! No flight worries, great ship even after all these yrs, premier cabin and BLU. BLU is our fav choice....we enjoy the personal sevice, menu choices, quality of food and ambiance. You can be social or pvt..your choice! So much to do in Bermuda...have fun choosing! The port is not our fav, but with car service it should not make any diff -
Us too..we trade the big heavy ribes for the waffle style,, (For in rm use only..op will need a beach shift for pool and thermal suite area)
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Is there a sandwich station..burgers, pizza..?
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We also stayed at Emb Suite before a cruise on BEYOND in Nov 2022. Had not stayed there in awhile., Sadly it is tired, worn and old..Our room had alot of dust and broken furniture but a good view of our car in the self park lot. They say it will have a complete refurb next year but we will avoid it til we know the project is completed., Breakfast buffet was still very good. Will be following this review... we enjoyed BEYOND..
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January cruisers please report on changes - true and false
hcat replied to phoenix_dream's topic in Celebrity Cruises
We will not order rm service. Have done it once or twice per cruise for bkfst but not at that price( plus tip?)! The.charge for delivery of usually cold food and often incomplete orders is just not worth it.. There will be more folks carrying and spilling food and coffee in the elevs... -
Oceanview Cafe dinner service being eliminated?
hcat replied to LMaxwell's topic in Celebrity Cruises
oceanview is good when you get back late from a port day/ excursiion...or a day when one needs a break from regular dining other than NEVER eating Tilapia, we will manage..Burgers would be nice.. -
My View: Ringing in 2023 on Celebrity Reflection (semi-live)
hcat replied to APDMOM's topic in Celebrity Cruises
great review with a bright perspective loved all the photos.. thank you! -
My View: Ringing in 2023 on Celebrity Reflection (semi-live)
hcat replied to APDMOM's topic in Celebrity Cruises
we used to see it on shore, many times when docked -
We won't miss the welcome bubbly, or afternoon canapes... We will manage with reduced menus and buffet items... IF the food quality remains good. It was EXCELLENT in BLU on Beyond..but we found Luminae was over rated!
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Hi Charla It was great sailing with you on BEYOND..short cruise but we loved it. We enjoyed our first ever suite (used all our fcc from cancelled cruises) but we did not care for Luminae compared to BLU.. We decided AQ is a better value for us and booked that for ASCENT.. We'll miss the priority on and off perks but will enjoy BLU and the Thermal Suites Looking forward to your comparative review! Hcat and Sal