DallasCruiseCouple

What are Elite cruises? We got an offer for ULTRA cruises and the cruise we are taking for this year for $100 balcony will cost $2300 next year. It has $1000 fun play, and priority boarding with slot pulls tournament but crazy jump in prices!

We have done that cruise and it will be chilly in a few places. I remember I wore boots and a scarf in Mykonos. It started off warm in Kusadasi but then turned overcast in Ephesus. I bought the most beautiful Burberry and LV look alike scarfs that I use every winter! They are pretty close to my authentic items too! 🙂 Naples...lots of graffiti and look out for your belongings. Don't forget to try the first ever pizza place there! Santorini is divine but places may close early due to the end of the season. You will need a vacation after this vacation. We did that cruise and then spent five days at a villa in Tuscany to relax!! Safe travels!

Sailing out of Texas on Carnival Vista and three major baseball games will be playing during the week of October 14th cruise. I don't think Carnival shows games on Fox or FS1. Just making sure. The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are vying for a chance at the World Series!

We loved Infinite Verandah. We did the 11 day Panama Canal and ABC cruise and had rain every day! We loved having a panoramic window view on port side while it was raining and could not get off the ship in Bonaire. We were also delayed in Cartagena with a deluge and we could sit on the port side and see all the views without getting soaked. We loved the IV since the Caribbean is so humid and rainy. Worked out perfect when our room steward left us a nice setup for our anniversary! If we did not have the IV then this set-up would be in the middle of the room while we are getting ready for dinner. We also had breakfast in our room a few times to enjoy the peace of the waves without everything flying everywhere. We have done regular balconies and aft (sunset) balconies and all are wonderful. Plus we got this on an upgrade that made our price still about half the normal price rate. 🙂

I do realize that the app is quirky and it was having trouble on the ship. Even our debarkation was a mess because the app did not work correctly. So, we never needed to see the menu since we enjoyed Blu. 🙂 For other people that don't want to use the app or if it doesn't work correctly then going to the guys on level 5 should help you to see the menus. Plus you pass them every day on the way to Oceanview!

That was the case on Edge. We ate at different times based on the show schedule and the evening activities. They have so much to do on the Edge that the entire night gets filled pretty quick with dinner, show, silent disco, martini bar show and the amazing singers in the Grand Atrium!

Yes, that sounds like a good trade-off!

We just got off the Edge and it was everything you can fit in one bag for about $40. It sounds like the same special. The bag is the size of a pillow case, maybe slightly larger. We got the offer around the 5 day mark on our 11 day cruise.

PERFECT!! The waiters especially loved making girls trip groups feel special!! let the Maître D know your wishes and he will make sure your waiter knows! I hope you love Blu as mush as us.

I can't remember! We were still figuring out the flow of Blue and we did not have a regular waiter yet. You always have a starter (I typically chose salad and a soup) and the main. Plus fabulous desserts! They also have the Signature Blue items that have a little more flair than the traditional dining items. Ask the Maitre D' if you will have lobster on the chic night. Also, the Maitre D' runs the house. He will get you the best table and the best waiters. If you have a group of friends then make sure to celebrate something so that they bring you out a cake and sing to you. 😉 We saw lots of friend groups having a great time in Blue. Their tables were closer to the fake windows and a little more room. You will love it. Also, get to know the Spa Director so that she tells you the best time to visit the thermal suites. It gets busy!

If you call Celebrity, they can add it for you and charge the difference. The rep spoke to a Supervisor and said it is possible to add and charge the difference.

Our friends had deck 10 forward and loved it. We had Aqua deck 10 midship and had a small obstruction to the left with the rooms butting out. Not a big deal as we could still see the Captain parallel parking in some ports. We had 11 days on the Edge and loved it. We did have some rough sea days. Our friend did say that their infinite verandah made knocking noises. So much that they had to be moved. We had a little bit of knocking noises on 10 midship.

If you go for early dining then expect to wait maybe 15-20 minutes. We typically went for dinner around 7:30 and then tried to grab the 9pm show...don't miss the Headliner shows! A few times, we went to the show early and then had dinner at 8:30. Still great service. We had a "seating preference". We chose the tables near the gold curtains. A few times we had the sofa style tables which are not comfortable and once, we sat next to a couple a few inches from them and it was awkward as the pace of the meal was different. Make sure to go for breakfast on sea days and on the last day...debarkation! Also, they have lobster on the second chic night! It was unbelievable! I wish I had ordered two lobsters. You can also order any dish from any of the other dining rooms. We loved the onion soup from the Tuscan restaurant. Blu was our favorite and we pretty much tried all of them besides raw on 5.

Our big boy Samsonite made it fine. We have a small BMW hard case made out some kind of special material and that one was scratched up pretty good but it was a gift and not replaceable. The bag that had the worst damage was our Lipault Paris bag. We bought it because it weighs nothing and holds so much. Plus super durable...until someone throws it across steel floors. It almost looks like the floor had to be ripped up as the casing has jagged marks on it. Here is the bag...so sad it happened at the end of our cruise...nothing on American or Celebrity port handlers happened like this. https://www.lipault-usa.com/luggage/checked-luggage/lipault-plume-medium-trip-packing-case/135951XXXX.html?dwvar_135951XXXX_color=1359511041&cgidmaster=lugaz

These would be great at Port Everglades! It rained when we boarded and lots of luggage sat outside getting soaked. Ours was not too bad. Not sure how this would do if they slid it across the steel bottom of the shuttle bus. I have never seen anything like it!