crz4all

We were also on the Ascent TA and could not agree more with Marne’s review. This was also the smoothest and best weather crossing of the 8 TAs with have taken. Capt Tasso and Alejandro were amazing. We’ve also had great cruises with Capt Matt and Guissepe. The entire Ascent crew was also fantastic providing excellent service with a great attitude. Looking forward to our next X cruise.

I am currently on the Ascent enjoying a cigar and scotch in the Sunset bar, Deck 15, starboard. I was on Beyond last November and did the same. Very enjoyable.

$19 a glass for these wines is outrages. In Texas these bottles retail (liquor/wine store) for $18. On premise accounts (restaurants and bars) in Texas pay around $12-$14. It is common practice in restaurants to charge the bottle cost for a glass of wine. $12-$14 a glass. With Celebrity/RCCL and SilverSeas buying power, they may even get a better price than the $12-$14 a bottle. 

Based on their website for US citizens:

Welcome back Paul and Edward. Look forward to reading your posts. We missed them very much. Kathy and I board Reflection Dec 4 for a B2B. Would love to know who the evening bartender is at Sunset Bar. 
Safe travels and Bon Voyage!

Ed

I reread my post and did not mean to be insensitive to the current issue of the pandemic of coronavirus. It was was shear luck that I sold when I did. I hope I did not offend anyone.

I’ve owned RCL stock for many years and for the past few cruises including our upcoming April cruise and was informed due to the fare code, the shareholder credit was rejected. Good news is that I sold my stock last week before the coronavirus outbreak. Stock closed today $20 per share less than I sold it.

Kentucky Calling and Zacapa Old Fashion at the World Class Bar.

Anyone know who the CD is on Infinity next week? 11/9 Panama Canal transit.

9 minutes ago, Covepointcruiser said:

I am also interested in the wine.   It’s in the wine stores around here for a very reasonable $40.   I’d buy it if it’s good.

If you are getting the SLV for $40, stock up! About $190 here in Texas. 

I suspect it’s not the SLV and it’s the estate Cab Sauv which is also delicious and $40 is a great price.

Our ship calls on Barcelona May 1 next year, Spain’s Labor Day. I’ve read conflicting reports on what is open and what is not. Does anyone have first hand knowledge of what is open on Labor Day? 

Thank you

11 minutes ago, Shadow9612 said:

 

He is hilarious and a great CD!

Don’t miss the Liar’s Club show. Very funny.

On 7/8/2019 at 10:58 AM, crz4all said:

We have used the Leonardo Express train directly into Termini station. Plenty of room for luggage. Cost is 14 euro pp. 

On 8/2/2019 at 7:45 AM, Kteacher said:

The name is Cachitas, it is about one block from our hotel. There is also an excellent tapas restaurant going in the other direction, Ciudad Contal, but be prepared to wait for a table.

    Today we slept in, had another excellent breakfast (drat, forgot to take photos again!), walked a bit, and then lounged by the rooftop pool. We have an evening tour scheduled for tonight.

   Some more photos of the hotel:

Enjoying your review. We sail on Edge next April on a Transatlantic that will stop in Barcelona. Love Barcelona, such a beautiful  city with great food and art. We ate at Ciudad Condal last November and I highly recommend it. But as Kteacher mentioned, be prepared to wait. We waited about 20 minutes, not too bad. It was worth the wait. I would also recommend a visit to LaBoqueria market on Las Ramblas. Unbelievable market that also has small restaurants that serve great tapas.

We were also on the April 2018 TA and loved Giuseppe. Don’t miss the Liars Club show. He was fantastic!

We also had Alejandro on Nov 2018 TA and thought he was awesome as well.

IMO the problem is Celebrity bartenders do not make the mix using Demetri’s directions. Instead of 2 ounces of the concentrate to 32 ounces of tomato juice they add the mix at the time they make the drink which produces an inconsistent product. 

The immediate notification is working fine, however the daily notification function is not working at all. Is there something else I need to do to enable this function?

We really enjoy the World Class Bar on the S Class ships. Is there a bar on EDGE that serves similar cocktails?

It’s $2400, which is what the premium beverage package for two costs.

Update on the 4 perks. I emailed Celebrity attaching the screenshot and explaining my situation. A Celebrity One Touch agent contacted me and informed me that she would be researching my issue. The agent just called to tell me that they did make a mistake, however, they would honor the deal. For some reason they gave the perks for gratuities, internet and obc, but instead of adding the premium beverage as a perk they added $2400 in obc which is fine with me.

Needless to say, I am very impressed how Celebrity handled the situation.

Yes I know X has excluded in the past, so when I saw that the TA on the Edge April 2020 had 4 perks I booked it ($25 deposit!). I took a screen shot of the cruise I booked.  Later that day I looked again and saw that the only perk was $100 OBC. Emailed my Celebrity Vacation Planner, she checked with her supervisor and said there was nothing they could do. Has anyone had a similar experience? Did you have any success with X honoring what was booked? Any recommendations?

I would have to agree with Jelanye. We have sailed Aqua a few times and have never had noise issues. If you are interested in trying Aqua, book a cabin under the spa retail area on the starboard side. 

So glad this has been resolved. Sounds like your TA did a great job. Now Celebrity needs to do the right thing. Sorry this has been so stressful for you and your family. I’m sure you all are so relieved. 

Have a a great vacation!

2 hours ago, chicagopaul said:

I know someone asked about the pricing of different tastings. We saw this posted in the ships yesterday. We haven’t really seen much advertising for this with the exception of a couple times in the daily. 

On the Eclipse this past April they also offered a Macallan and a cachacha tasting for $25 at the World Class Bar.

World Class before dinner. Love the craft cocktails. Sunset bar for night cap and cigar.

44 minutes ago, SoccerMom#3 said:

Last week on the transatlantic sailing the NFL football games were on the ESPN channels and the extra sports channel on the room TVs.  I was so happy to see my Broncos....until they lost the game

Last year on the Silhouette transatlantic they also showed College and NFL games at the Casino Bar