SharC

Thanks.

Our cruise leaves on a Wednesday .  What day do we take our Covid test?  I keep getting different opinions   .

Shortly after we were married, we embarked on a Panama Canal cruise departing from Acapulco. It was memorable as it was our first time going through the canal, we made some friends we still communicate with today and have several stories that our friends are tired of hearing.

One of the memorable events was the day my husband was coming back from the gym. My husband was wearing a T-shirt from a restaurant in our area. While we were getting on the elevator, a female passenger saw the T-shirt, looked up, recognized him and called his name. Unfortunately, it was his ex-wife, whom he had not seen for years.

Near the end of the cruise, the Captain announced there was a hurricane headed toward us. So the ship turned south and, after a couple of days, we docked at Aruba. Royal Caribbean chartered several planes for every one on board, and arranged for flights to our hometowns. It was most impressive

We are still not sure which event was most memorable

I have never had a problem sending my clothes to the laundry.  I always put cold water, cool dryer under special instructions.

I do notice an industrial smell.

3 hours ago, lienf said:

Thanks for the info. 

Hi Lienf, glad to see you are still cruising. Maybe our paths will cross again some time.  

I booked flights with Cruise Air and had to pay in full in order to confirm our seats.  

The last cruise we were on we had late seating and had asked for a large table. We were given a table of twelve.  We went the first night and there were two young couples sitting at the end of the table.  We started to sit next to them and we were told that we needed to sit at the other end because the other seats were saved for the rest of their family.  We were able to change to select dining.

On 8/18/2019 at 4:42 AM, groryjm said:

Diana's Bitter

We wanted to tell you that we tried one of your Diana's Bitter and it now has a permanent place on our cocktail list.

We are looking into flights for a transatlantic cruise. If we book flights through Celebrity and do not pay until payment is due for our cruise are we able to make seat selections right away?

Congratulations, you truly deserve it. I always read all your posts and enjoy each one. They are always fair and entertaining.

I guess I worry more about the wine being good than the cheese. No one at the table has ever complained about the blue cheese but I would at least try it once, if you don't like it you don't have to do it again.

The first night of the cruise at dinner we always ask our server for a cheese plate. After the first night it is always on the table when we arrive. We always let our server know if we are not going to be in the dining room the next night.

On a Panama Canal cruise my husband and I got on an elevator. When the doors opened on the next floor there was my husband's ex wife.

We are both over packers. My husband just says he keeps his eyes down when dragging all the luggage and don't make eye contact with people staring at all the suitcases. He figures if they are judging us we will not ever see 99% of them again after our cruise.

Our visits to Cellar Master on the Reflection are some of our greatest onboard experiences. We are wine lovers and Stefania always had a new recommendation for us. The tastings that we attended resulted in new favorite wines. We always went here instead of the Elite cocktail hours. It was always our favorite place to meet friends and stop in to grab a glass of wine before going to dinner or the shows.

I would put some cute nightshirts in and maybe a pair of slippers or flip flops. If they are into crossword puzzles maybe a book of those. Maybe a couple of small travel books.

Is luggage valet available after a TA cruise?

Thanks for all your answers and suggestions. We will bring a couple of bottles of wine on with us and get to know some of the bartenders. I think if they know what we are looking for they will be able to find something for us. I wasn't sure if the gastro pub had wine I thought it might just be beer. We also know that a few tips here and there really helps.

Again thank you.

We will be going on the Equinox soon. We are wine drinkers and like to be able to stop for a glass of wine to bring to our cabin and also to bring to the shows at night. We are spoiled after being on the Reflection with Cellar Masters for our last few cruises.

Where is the best place to pick up a good glass of wine on the Equinox? We will have the premium drink package.

I'm pretty sure Stefania is staying on the ship for the TA in April. I don't know if she will do a few cruises in Europe or go on holiday right after the TA.

She is the best. I'm sorry our next cruise is not on the Reflection. I will miss her.

Thanks.

I totally agree that you talk to Stefannia in Cellar Masters. If you tell her what kind of wine you like and what package you have she will be able to find many wines to your liking. She thinks of Cellar Masters as her home and she wants everyone to be happy there. Our last few cruises have been on the Reflection and we enjoyed sitting in the leather wingback chairs having our wine before dinner. We would then bring a glass into the dining room.

If you go please tell her Dick and Sharon say hi and that we miss her.

If you have dinner in Blu look for Violeta. She will also be able to help.

You missed the best chairs on the cruise. I am still trying to smuggle the red leather wingback chairs in Cellar Masters off the ship.

Twice we have uses Hilton Miami Airport Hotel. It is a great place to go while waiting for a late flight. There is a pool and a great restaurant. They also have a free shuttle to the airport. We were there last year and the cost of a day pass was $115.00 plus taxes, total 129.95.

Thanks everyone for all your help. I was trying to figure out what the different balconies looked like.

Thanks, but that is the Solstice and I think the Reflection is different.