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In March we ate there and did not care for the main course. We had brisket and the ribs and both were so hard to chew we finally gave up. Dried and hard.

Great pictures! I see just about that view when I am at our place in St. Maarten. It’s only about 28 miles away and our place looks directly out at Saba.

I have the credit card and stopped using it as the rewards were not worth it

We were on Beyond last month and my husband had an issue with his eye. All they could do was look in it with a light and charge him $220 and no receipt. They did arrange for him to see a retina specialist the next day in port. They had transportation ready for him and had an interpreter go with him. It was well planned by Celebrity and luckily he was able to reboard ship after a procedure. … Happy you are feeling better!

Following along! Have a great cruise! We did a partial Panama Canal transit on Beyond last month and it was great! Enjoy!

Following along! Safe travels to Florida! ✈️

We pick up foaming hand soap at Publix before we board

Just caught up! We were on Beyond last month and it will be interesting to hear your views! Enjoy St. Marteen, it’s one of our favorite places and we go every January for 3 weeks! If you are looking for jewelry, go see Jack at Majesty on Front St. And tell him Bonnie sent you! A few blocks down from him on a side street is a little restaurant called The French Touch. It is fabulous! Have fun!

Just caught up! Following along, we will be on reflection next year!

Thanks, I did not research that. Don’t know if will make any difference that we will be in RS. Can’t be any worse than Beyond, in which we got a pager and had to wait 40 minutes for a table in a half full Luminae. We were in SS on Beyond.

We have been on Equinox 8 times! We went on Beyond last month and did not care for it. To us it was cold and uninviting. Not once did anyone greet us in Retreat Lounge, call us, etc. it took 9 days for the assistant waiter to comprehend I was gluten free. On Equinox we were always greeted walking in Retreat door, waiters/assistants knew I was gf on day one and remembered and gave me options for dinner instead of me asking “can I eat this?”. We also always received calls from Retreat on Equinox. We booked a cruise on Reflection while on Beyond.

Safe travels home! Thank you for sharing your cruise with us! I love your style of writing, it keeps everyone engaged and wanting more! Looking forward to your cruise with the Queen!

We were on Beyond in mid March and it was a sold out cruise to Panama Canal and ABC islands. We were in Retreat and one night we had to wait 40 minutes to dine. We went to the buffet several times for lunch and a few times had to walk around to find empty seats. Food was very good! I usually found a free seat at Cafe Al Bacio. We tried to go to a few shows in the smaller venues and could never find any seats. Also, in the main theatre we only saw a few shows as there were no available seats at either show. We usually showed up about 15 minutes ahead of show. I was not spending my vacation sitting an hour waiting for a show to begin. We walked the pool area several times, very crowded on sea days but many open chairs on port days. We have been on Equinox 8 times and this was our first time on an Edge Class. We found it very cold and uninviting. The cabin was very nice. We booked a future cruise on board on Reflection. We still had a great cruise as I am sure you will!

In the Celebrity app, look under Welcome aboard! It lists pertinent topics for that day and will state if casual or evening chic that night. Not sure how far out from the cruise it will be listed, ours was about a month out from cruise.

I believe you will have to pay a $100 per person change fee.

Shows were packed at both times. We either tried early or late show depending on when we ate dinner.

That’s great! On Beyond a few weeks ago we arrived 30 minutes ahead of shows and could not find seats anywhere for a few of them.

The reserved Retreat section is only on Chic nights

The 11 night with partial Panama Canal transit

Will be following along! We just got off the Beyond end of March.

I love good coffee and buy only fresh beans that are freshly roasted. I grind them myself. I do cheat as I have a fully automatic coffee maker that makes great cappuccinos and americanos, cafe Al Bacio is good, not great coffee. It is much better than room service coffee or coffee in buffet. We were just on Beyond and the Cappuccinos were never hot. For the amount of time I am on the cruise ship, Cafe Al Bacio is fine for coffee or tea.

We got off Beyond a few weeks ago. @jelayneis correct in her info. If you do not get to the show at least 45 minutes ahead of time you may not find a seat. We personally feel the quality of Luminae has decreased. They put this salty brown sauce on most everything. We ate a few lunches in the buffet and had good meals, better offerings than Luminae. We sat in a window seat a few times. You need to get there when it opens or later on to have your best chances at a window view. Also, it was busy one night and we had to wait over 40 minutes for a table. When they finally paged us, half the dining room was empty.

Looking forward to hearing about your adventures! I always learn so much from you and love all your pictures! Safe travels to you and Iain! How can we join your private Facebook group? Bonnie

Sorry you had a bad experience but our experience was the opposite. We just got off Beyond last week. Dedicated butler who brought great, hot breakfasts, brought water, diet cokes and ice tea numerous times. Our room attendant gave us the Celebrity bag, card holders and filled ice bucket twice a day. He also left beach towels. Our butler also asked us numerous times if he could bring specialty coffees, drinks from bars or food. My husband had a medical situation and had to pack his bags in case he was not given a “fit to sail” letter from doctor In Cartagena. The butler kept calling and asking me if I need anything or if I heard from my husband. He also stated if we had to get off ship he would be there to help us. Note that this was first sailing on Beyond that dedicated butlers were back.

I just did a mock booking for a SS on Beyond and Retreat Butler is still listed. I read today’s newsletter and I am not finding the information on changes to Retreat you state.