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Thanks,

Your response was waaay more diplimatic than mine.

I probably should ask for forgiveness but asking seems to be frowned upon around here.;)

 

 

No, thank you!

 

Your response was not undeserved. Sometimes a poster hits below the belt once too many. To paraphrase what some one else once posted, we are all here because we enjoy the cruise experience, want to share info, and share the thrill of anticipating being spoiled on our next cruise.

 

There are times when a poster takes his/her role here too seriously and fails to see the subtlety of humor in another's reply. Thank goodness they are few and far between.

 

:D

I think I'll smile and nicely ask for a Butler. I don't need a Butler but I really really like having a Butler. There must be some extras going un-used, or just snitch one from a cabin that is supposed to have one. :o

:D Like!

Just lovely that you equate acquiring your wife to buying a car.

 

You obviously missed the point. He's talking about asking and gave examples. Rule #1 of any business negotiation course ......ask. The worst that will happen is you will get a "no". He gave two examples of asking with no indication that he equated one with the other.

 

Reading comprehension 101.

This is a link to the old website that was posted a while back. It seems to work for me on my iPad whereas the new web address gets me only frustrated. Hope it works for you, too.

http://www.celebritycruises.com/?celebrityWR=oldsite

You keep this inside your bra and then hand it to the bar tender to have to handle?

Don't really sit at bars but would if I did. Don't have to show your card in Michaels. Where do you keep your card?

I carry my card in my bra........

Only pull it out to charge something or get into my room. Never even considered that someone might be checking out what color it is.

So if you see an old lady walking around with a rectangle outline on her boob.......that would be me! :eek:

RS gets free specialty dining, room set up of two bottles of your choice of liquor, nice bottle of Champaigne (forget the brand but much better than the Celebrity stuff). Stocked mini bar with soda water & beer of your choice at no additional cost. There is a true dining table......we always have in suite breakfast and butler sets table with white cloth and serves. Check out the online brochure where there is a table comparing the benefits of each type of suite. A RS is about twice the size of a SS and has a separate bedroom and roomy bathroom with both tub and shower.

Go on YouTube and search for Celebrity Summit Royal suite for some videos. Do the same for SS and compare.

6139 on Summit is a Royal Suite, not a Sky Suite. Larger room overall. Very nice with nicer perks but more $$ than a SS.

Yes, we do prefer the benefits of a suite over a veranda stateroom. Larger room, butler's attention so better service, Luminae and Michaels Club. No comparison. But if you are a person who likes to spend your day out and about the ship, do not need much quiet and privacy, ok with MDR and buffet or paying for specialty restaurants, then you will be happy in a veranda stateroom. You get what you pay for.

It all depends on the experience you are looking for and where you choose to spend your $$$.

I, too, agree with Seppican.

We have been staying in Royal suites and will be in our first penthouse next cruise. We generally do the automate gratuities and do not feel obligated to tip any more for good and expected service. On several occasions we have given extra when someone surprises us with service above the norm. They always seem grateful when we do give extra. As Seppican has said very well, we have never given nor have felt obligated to give, anywhere near what some have suggested.

What happens when you add bubbles??? Other than obviously bubbling all over.😮

I Chemmo,

I am enjoying your posts and reliving our Norway cruise on infinity a few years ago. We were in a Royal suite and we will be in our first Penthouse on Summit later this summer so I look forward to your comments.

Enjoy the beautiful views from your toasty warm vantage point. It keeps getting better!

Does the new X site work with iPad??? Nothing happens when I hit "book now" on any cruise.

Am am 71 and just booked Spicelands riding for myself, daughter, son-in-law, and 12and 14 yr old granddaughters. None of us are experienced riders although we have been on horseback before. Go for it!

Well, smack me with a wet noodle and send me overboard! Yup, I chuckled when I read it, and so did my husband when I read it to him. He uses a wheelchair but our dog does not wear a service vest nor does he sit on my husbands lap when we go out.

What is funny is the spontaneity of the posters remark. Ya know, sometimes things just come out. A while back there was a long thread about service dogs on ships......not seeing eye dogs or any other dog truly trained to help the disabled......but those owners who misuse the concept of emotional support dog by buying a vest and certificate online for a minimal amount and then taking their dog everywhere. It seems to me that fellow passengers who encountered this couple with their "scraggly old dog" thought that just maybe this couple fell under the category of misusing the concept of service dog.

And for the record, I am not criticizing the old dog. Our West Highland terrier is pushing 16 years and is a "scraggly old dog." We will leave him home with a caregiver next time we sail.

:) My pleasure. Oslo has a lot of nice shops near or right on the pier. If you see something you like get it as ports don't all have the same things. Take the ferry to see the old Viking Ship museum. Near by there is an out door museum with recreated old Norwegian homes and churches. Some are the actual original buildings that they moved there. If you are going to buy one o those knitted hats with the braids hanging down the sides, check to see where it was made. I almost bought one that was made in China. Found one in another port with the Norwegian label.

We took this cruise in 2013 and it was wonderful. My husband decided to take his scooter from the ship which was docked near the fort. He found it difficult going. Although there are curb cutouts, there still is a lip that he could not maneuver so he went back to the ship. A wheelchair may be easier as your pusher is able to tilt the chair to get up over the lip.

We liked this cruise so much that we took the Hurtegrutin cruise in January 2015. The stops on the Celebrity were touristy with plenty of shops selling to cruisers. The Hurtegrutin was not touristy at all to the point that I found it difficult to find souvenirs. Since it was after Christmas I was able to get Norwegian Christmas things more than half off! It was interesting to see how people live in northern Norway when the winters are 10 degrees with only a few hours of twilight during the day.

We were on Summit the summer of 2014 when MC was first introduced for suite passengers and they did not allow drinks to leave. By the following summer 2015 on an Alaskan cruise that had changed and we could walk out with our drinks. Have not sailed Celebrity since.

Yes, I agree, Ocean Dancer. red neck Bob's last post is confusing.

Similar thought. If one person is unable to go on the cruise for whatever reason, can another person take his/her place? Any extra charges or consequences? Hypothetical but assume there are several days to contact Celebrity to make the change.

Thank you to all of you who took the time to post such helpful comments regarding easing travel for scooter users. I'm afraid we may have hijacked this thread;). I am touched by your compassion.

I don't post often because well meaning comments sometimes result in sarcastic or down right nasty comments, especially the recent back and forth between suite and non-suite passengers. (I tried to find them but the host may have rightfully deleted them.) Ok,ok, I'm going to admit it......we cruise in suites and it was our butler who gave us the wrong info on the Silly cruise. The services and the addition of the benefits of the suite life make cruising so much easier for us at this stage of our lives. We are not rich and don't flaunt the fact that we are in a suite. We'd rather cruise once every two years and enjoy the quiet of our room and other venues available to suites instead of maneuvering crowds in a scooter or dealing with chair hogs. We do miss those tables of eight in MDR though as we have met some very wonderful that way.

Happy sailing to all! :cool:

Thank you, Fish Lover. The issue we had on this particular cruise is that we were unable to even get on the elevator to get to the disembarkation deck because it was so congested. Silhouette was rather new so I'm guessing around 2015. Then we were given the wrong info as to what to do.......In retrospect should have confirmed the procedure with someone before the last morning. The staff is too busy on turn around day to offer held or advise, or so it seemed that day.

We've just learned to take our own travel wheelchair whether on a ship or going through an airport so we are not dependent on someone to bring us one. I can do the pushing myself.......good upper body exercise.

Agree. Well said.

 

Just so you know, there are elevators forward and aft, not just one.

 

Enjoy your future cruises!

Thanks for the heads up that there is more than one bank of elevators. I was only aware of the elevators in the middle of the ship. I just checked the deck plan for Silly and There is a also a small bank of elevators near the front of the ship.

Our experience debarking was horrible as there is absolutely no help for the disabled on the last morning. My husband rented a scooter and since this was a first cruise after his amputation we did not bring our own wheelchair. The scooter company told us to leave the scooter in the room. When we tried to confirm on the ship the procedure for the last day we were told to take the scooter to Michaels Club and we would be given a wheelchair and a pusher there for disembarkation. WRONG instructions. First, it was impossible to get an elevator----we waited and waited burn there was no room on any that stopped. No one answers the phone on that last morning. I finally walked to Michaels and it was vacant... This was at least five years ago so before the current suite procedure. I then went to the front desk and was literally dismissed and told the that waiting area for those who needed a wheelchair was at the bar on that deck. Yeah, how was I to get my husband there??? I was close to tears as no one was available to help. Obviously we finally got off the ship but the lesson I learned was to never, ever, travel without our own wheelchair.

Wow, that was cathartic to get that out. :o

FYI......the main activity that occurs in MC is near the far wall by the bar where there is plenty of room and lots of seats. Not easy to see from the doors on M class and around a corner on S class. There can be a jolly party going on but from the walkway it could seem 'dead'.

I don't think my husband has ever felt that his disability makes him more important than others or that he should be given preference over others. On the contrary, I think he often feels very self conscious and vulnerable. There have been times when we have gotten to the MDR early so we could be one of the first in. This is so that he would have a clearer path to the table in his scooter and have an easier time squeezing through tight spaces without having to make people move their chairs. He is able to walk very short distances but is very unsteady. The addition of Luninae and MC, smaller, more open venues, has made mauvering around much easier.

This issue falls under the category "there but for the grace of God go I." Perhaps a bit of understanding and compassion would help. May I tell you what it is like from the perspective of the wife of a double amputee?

If you walk in front of an able bodied person he/she is likely to stop in their track to avoid bumping into you. On the other hand, you wouldn't step in front of a moving car because you know it can't stop quickly and would likely hit you. A person in a moving scooter can't stop quickly but there are many times when people will cut in front without warning risking an accident, then get annoyed that the scooter almost hit them.

It is a similar situation when I push my husband in a wheelchair. Many don't realize that the leg rests stick out and I am so aware that I could whack someone in the leg when they cut in front. Secondly, it takes some upper body strength to push on a carpeted floor. Much as I don't want to admit it, I am no longer a spring chicken. If I stop short to avoid hitting someone, it takes even more effort to start up again.

Re the elevator issue: we will no longer sail on Silly because there is only one bank of elevators. There were times when we were stuck on a floor because the elevators that stopped were always too full to fit the scooter or even a wheelchair. Stair are not an option open to us.

Reading these boards I am aware that some are annoyed with scooters on ships. My husband didn't elect to be a double amputee and to look at him in long pants you likely wouldn't know he has no legs or why he is in a scooter. Life events sometimes happen and when we were young we never conceived we would be in this situation.

Thank you to those who read this far.

We enjoy cruising and at this point it is the only travel option that allows a double amputee a sense of freedom and a degree of independence.