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Not sure what cruise you were on, but we did Norway 7 day on Silhouette May/June and absolutely agree with you. Didn’t manage to get a bath rode until about 2130 on the first evening even after several reminders and generally room not cleaned until 1.30 pm ish and evening turndown often 9 pm. I agree seems like staff under pressure. We elite plus and have done many Celebrity cruises but this trip was poor, for all the reasons you state, however I wouldn’t say the food was shocking, but could do with improvement, that’s for sure.

We arrived in Galataport last year after departing from the same. On arrival back I had pre booked a taxi to take us to the airport, which is a good hour away, but after waiting for a considerable time decided to ask the taxi’s waiting outside the arrivals, on the underground road, the price to the airport and it was actually less than the pre booked shared ride I had booked. The taxi price was about $55, very reasonable for the distance and plenty of them.

Just to confirm that there was filet mignon on the same night as lobster in Blu and it was quite acceptable to have both. One fellow quest in Blu also had two lobster tails without extra charge, but I said before they were tiny and I mean tiny.

Hmm!

Just returned from a cruise on Constellation out of Tampa. There were still many Pros, but I am going to give you my take on the Cons. I have cruised on Celebrity Silouette twice since covid before this cruise and they were both very similar experiences as before covid only with very reduced numbers onboard. The ship, especially the cabins, need some work but I expected this as it was due for a refit. Public areas were good generally. The food overall was not up to standard in Blu, MDR and OVC. I understand the need to cut back on waste but some portion sizes need to be looked at. The standard NY strip was very thin and the rare appearance of Lobster was so small it didn’t have much more meat than a large shrimp and a complete waste of time, especially as they charge an extra $15.95 if you would like an additional one in the MDR. All meat and fish portions were reduced and there was a lack of good vegetables. There is now a charge of $9.95 for room service, other than for continental breakfast, which would be acceptable if you could order from the MDR menu in the evening as before, but you can not and only the limited room service menu is available. OVC was very limited in the evenings, even on this fairly full sailing, but I supposed you could just about get something you found acceptable. Our cabin servicing was well under par, and not vacuumed once during our cruise. It was no where near ready when we arrived onboard and even after a return visit was missing many items including a robe, bath towels, flannels and slippers. Our bags were very slow arriving and even 5 hours after checking in I had to go to the staff elevator to find and retrieve them. It did seem that they were very much under staffed, probably because of the larger number of guests than usual. Our cabin steward was still making up rooms until 2.p.m. some days. if this was a taste of things to come, I think my cruising days are over, or I will have to upgrade to one of the more expensive lines and hope that they have not also dropped their standards.

Just returned off of Constellation Friday and can inform you that the grill was open every Lunch time but never in the evening and that it alway served the same three items for freshly cooked, pork loin, chicken fillet and rock fish. Also many stations closed in the evening and that was on a fairly full cruise.

Just to add that we have just returned from our cruise on Constellation and not only can you choose from the MDR menu, they actually gave it to us every night in Blu, along with their menu. This may have been because the choices on the Blu menu were not quite as extensive as the last time we traveled, but it wasn’t noticeable.

Azamara Onward, as of today 16th Sept 2022 Captain Carl Smith Hotel Director Elisabeth Vogel Cruise Director Eric De Gray. (First cruise since returning from leave) Executive Chef. Shizuoka Sekharan 15 night cruise departing from Rome

Hi all, I have used Celebrity Cruises a few times over the years but never used their flight booking service, but after looking at their quotes decided it was a good option cost wise. I booked flights from London to Tampa return for a cruise in January and was surprised to see an option to book now and not pay until final payments were due. This seems like a very good deal, however, although the flights booked do appear on my booking, there is no further information and no email received confirming the transaction. Is this normal or should I try and contact Celebrity. Your assistance would be appreciated, thanks

Can anyone help please On the Onward, Cabins 8800/1/2/3 all show on the deck plans the same size as suites but are only p3 club veranda plus. Are they larger than other club veranda cabins or is this just an illusion. I ask because they are available on a cruise I am booking and cannot find the answer online. Perhaps someone onboard might be able to help. Thanks in advance.