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5 hours ago, HS2BS said:

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I have tried my tp link and it only repeats the one device signal and does not increase speed or band with.

 

True. Just let's more than 1 connection. Worked great on Royal Caribbean where the internet was very fast. Celebrity fast internet was about 2/3 slower. The slow would most likely feel like dial up if shared.

2 hours ago, creativegenius said:

 

I didn't mention the beer or soft drink issues because I never heard about them. I rarely drink beer and neither my wife nor I drink soda. With everyone we met on board not a single person mentioned an issue with beer or sodas during the entire 11 nights. That's a very strange issue to have on a ship. Glad the following 10 night cruise was a good one for you. 

They were missing a shipping container being loaded before we sailed. Seems like they could have done better at a resupply at one of the ports. They knew they would run out. As far as not hearing complaints, the beverage manager told me he was going nuts with complaints. At our meeting for passengers sailing back to back, the first question was would there be a correct load delivered before we cruised again. As far as your review, it was very true. What happened with the missing container of product will probably never happen again. Glad embarkation went better for you.

Only had Diet Coke at Bacio. At St Maartan they only got a very limited amount of it. Even the beverage manager said to just go bar to bar and hopefully find some. He even had our room steward search the products people had taken out of the room fridges and bring some to our room.The Pinton from St. Lucia was good but not Coors light and other beers that were supposed to be stocked. like a lot of people wanted. The had Pinton, Mic Ultra light and Heinekin  beer at the bar. As for complaining, we paid an awful lot for our drink package. It was NOT a free perk. As my wife is a diabetic, who hates Sprite Zero, that didn't help. They missed a container of product at Ft Lauderdale , they knew well ahead of time they would be short of supplies. Seems like a company this size would have pull with their suppliers to make sure of resupply at one of the ports of the missing products. 

On 10/18/2019 at 6:58 PM, cruisestitch said:

To get back to the question -- its impossible to say for sure that you can do any application on internet while at sea, and that's not just on Celebrity.  Sometimes, it goes down for no reason.  Sometimes the angle of access to the satellites isn't optimal.  Sometimes there are so many users trying to log on simultaneously that it overloads the system.  

 

Remember that when they say "1 device" they mean "1 device at a time".  Two people can share one package -- the first user logs off, then the second user can log on.  You just can't both be on at the same time with the 1 device plan.

Not sure how it will work with the slow internet, but this router connects to the ships the wifi  signal and rebroadcasts it like a wired router. Connected devices to it like your home wifi. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Portable-Travel-Router/dp/B00TQEX8BO/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=tp+link+hotspot&qid=1572205293&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=8-3

Equinox you can go right to you room to drop off your luggage. Key cards are on the door. Just got back a couple weeks ago.

We were the on Oct 13 and docked right at the pier in town. Do yourself a favor and rent a golf cart to tour the island. 

We were on the same cruise and stayed on for the next week also. Embarkation was a mess for us. We arrived before it started with expedited boarding with facial recognition. They told us we would board first because of it but actually it was very slow. They even stopped our line because the facial scans took so long compared to the lines where just the bar codes were being scanned. Slowest embarkation we ever had with Celebrity. Also, you didn't mention that they ran out of all light beers and most others 5 days in the cruise. Also, all diet sodas at the same time. They had numerous ports to resupply but kept saying supplies would be available at the next port. Never did fix the situation until our cruise the next week. They even refunded our drink package cost if that helps show the extent of the shortages. People were complaining every where. As for the cruise, aside from the drink problem and messed up embarkation, it was great. We always sail Celebrity and these problems were a first. Second cruise was event free. As for rooms, our rooms on both sailings were partially updated. Both of ours were without new carpeting, the 2nd had only new bedding and curtains so long the curled up 2 inches on the floor. As a foot note, will we sail with Celebrity again?  Definitely. Only line to go with.

We just went back to back on the Equinox. Aside from new curtains and bedding, the only difference was one room had the cushions on the couch changed to beige vinyl while the other room, 4 down the hall, the couch was unchanged and drapes were a couple inches too long dragged about 2 inches on the floor. Original carpeting in both rooms. The ship only got a partial refit and much on the ship was not completed, even in the indoor pool. Don't know why they advertise it as revolutionized when not complete.

2 hours ago, helen haywood said:

You don't say what ship and terminal.  On the revolutionized ships they do not scan your passport or credit card.  The electronic boarding pass shows them you have already entered that information.  My experience is only with the Equinox out of Terminal 25 in Port Everglades.  You have your face scanned via a recognition device, then the pier personnelle scan your electronic pass.  You then perhaps have to line up if boarding has not started or is going in batches.  You do not have to show anything again.   

Just got back last week  from back to back cruises  on the Equinox. Embarkation was horrible. We did the online with facial recognition and arrived before boarding started. We were told we would get priority expedited boarding because of it . That line took 4x longer than the people just getting their bar code scanned. They even held our line, which was supposed to get priority boarding to let the hoard of people getting through all the other lines so quick just having the bar code scanned instead of facial scan. Facial scans were very slow in comparison.

On 10/25/2019 at 8:58 PM, bEwAbG said:

Do they still have those quarter push machines?  Might can use them there. 

They were not on the Equinox this month but were on the  Silhouette that hasn't gone through the refit we were on in January. Equinox didn't get the full refit and don't understand their touting it being revolutionized. The bed spread color was changed and the couch on our first had new colored vinyl while the room we switched to on our back to back cruise was unchanged. Glad they kept the ships virtually unchanged. We love the Solstice class ships.

Hi, I went and looked at that thread and while it does say that a 'beach attendant' told them that (a year and a half ago), that doesn't mean your experience would be the same. Also, everyone counts as a person, regardless of age. I get what you're saying, I've got 7 grandchildren and sometimes there's the 'under a certain age' is free, but just as often, they count them in the overall headcount limit. I've cruised with the grandkids, when the youngest were 1 and 3, and here are my thoughts on this: Sometimes three toddlers can take up as much space as three linebackers. By that I mean that they need space to run around like banshees and have fun. They like to kick sand, shriek at the tops of their lungs, it's what they do and how they have fun. They also come with a lot of 'stuff'. Diaper bags, strollers, toys (they all have a favorite) and so on. They also need space to nap--since bungalows are an all day rental. The bungalows are fairly close together and you might want a space for napping and also for running around without encroaching on a neighbor's space. Not everyone who rents for the whole day may have little kids. I know for me, I'd rather stay within the guidelines, giving the kids extra space to be kids, space for naps, space for the adults to lounge too and NOT have to try and keep a large group corralled into a fairly small space so as not to bother the person next to me who might have rented it as a relaxing, romantic spot. I never want to be 'that family' just to save some $$. I feel like you're sort of thinking this type of thing in the back of your mind, but looking for validation that booking just one could work, and that would save you some money (something I'm a total fan of myself). So there's my two cents, from someone who knows what it's like to have a big crew of 'little people' along for the fun.

Thanks for the reply.

Just found another post saying they had 12 adults and another of 16. It was posted by a person who bought 2 for a 12 person party. The people at the beach told them next time only book one as they have more than enough chairs. I just can't see how 3 kids , 1, 2, and 3 can count as an adult. I know on airport transfers under 5 is free. If they give us a problem, Grandma and Grandpa will go elsewhere. We are not huge beach people any more.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2441249

Kids under 5 count as two people each.

Just looking for a real answer, not a stupid reply from someone trying to be cute. We are going with our kids and grand kids and can't get an answer from Royal. Hoping someone with intelligence might have an answer.

Yes , we booked 2 this past April , and I was the first one to the bungalows and the guy puts us in the first 2 and I asked to go to number 2 and 3 and it was no problem. That was our experience .

There is a limit of 8 people per bungalow. We have 10 but three are 3ys old and under....1yr..2yr..and 3yr old. Do they count towards the 8 person limit?