clj7181 Posted September 1, 2019 Author #76 Share Posted September 1, 2019 12 hours ago, hcat said: Great photos Hope you are feeling better from your fall..how did food get near the hot tub? Sounds like you are having a wonderful time! There wasn’t food - my dripping on the deck and a wet foot was it - I stepped and down I went. Another guy fell shortly after me in the same spot. In the solarium they put down mats by the hot tub exit. In doing better - knee pain is more or less gone today and hip is a lot better - thank you for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clj7181 Posted September 1, 2019 Author #77 Share Posted September 1, 2019 The morning of our second sea day was pretty uneventful. Mom went to some shopping talk and checked out the shops. I went and grabbed breakfast, played trivia - poorly, grabbed lunch then went to the beyond the podium talk on rock and roll. I think had the ship tour - note - you need closed toe shoes / pants (which I had) if you plan on doing the tour. First stop was the Galley Here is I-95 it the main corridor next stop was the engine room - we did have to go through a security check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumicmah Posted September 5, 2019 #78 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) Thanks for sharing. I just booked this ship last night for March 2021 (but ABC itin). We have not cruised Celebrity before but my mom swears by them. What cabin are you in? We booked 6199 and obstructed view balcony. It's above the art gallery and should be relatively quiet...I'm hoping. Can't wait to read more! Edited September 5, 2019 by laumicmah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmagnum Posted September 9, 2019 #79 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Looking forward the rest of the review of your trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfkcruiser Posted September 9, 2019 #80 Share Posted September 9, 2019 We were 2 days ahead of you on the Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas. We usually sail on Celebrity but for the cost difference we took the RC ship. We did not go to Berlin however. We had a great cruise. Had sun in all ports but one - Helsinki - but did not rain. The sun was shining on our sail out from Helsinki! We stayed at the Doubletree Centraal Station and took the train to and from the airport. Easy walk from ship to station after cruise. We did a walking tour in Amsterdam and the guide said do not take photos in the Red Light District. The person will come out and in some cases destroy your camera/phone. Looking forward to the rest of your review. Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstTeacher Posted September 9, 2019 #81 Share Posted September 9, 2019 10 minutes ago, gfkcruiser said: We were 2 days ahead of you on the Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas. We usually sail on Celebrity but for the cost difference we took the RC ship. We did not go to Berlin however. We had a great cruise. Had sun in all ports but one - Helsinki - but did not rain. The sun was shining on our sail out from Helsinki! We stayed at the Doubletree Centraal Station and took the train to and from the airport. Easy walk from ship to station after cruise. We did a walking tour in Amsterdam and the guide said do not take photos in the Red Light District. The person will come out and in some cases destroy your camera/phone. Looking forward to the rest of your review. Gail Hi Gail, we’re doing this cruise next August (cannot wait!). I’m considering the Doubletree also. When you said it was an easy walk to the ship from there, how much luggage did you have (and how young are you!?!). We’re 2 rather fit 70-somethings, and I wasn’t sure if we would attempt the walk with 2-3 pieces of luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfkcruiser Posted September 9, 2019 #82 Share Posted September 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, FirstTeacher said: Hi Gail, we’re doing this cruise next August (cannot wait!). I’m considering the Doubletree also. When you said it was an easy walk to the ship from there, how much luggage did you have (and how young are you!?!). We’re 2 rather fit 70-somethings, and I wasn’t sure if we would attempt the walk with 2-3 pieces of luggage. We had 25" suitcase each and one 21" It was an easy walk to the Doubletree once we figured how to get out of the train station! We are late 60 somethings. We did take the train to and from Schiphol airport. The walk to the station from the cruise port was less than a mile and a straight walk. If your luggage has good wheels it is not an issue. I will probably invest in new luggage with double spinner wheels. Some of the walk is paver like rather than smooth surface which was not too bad. We could have walked from the Doubletree to the port but chose not too as we were not sure of the distance but should have scoped it out before hand and may have been able to do it. As for the hotel - I booked a bit early and then the price dropped twice before we left so cancelled and rebooked - only way to do it. If you are not Hilton Honor members - join. Get a break on prices and some other perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstTeacher Posted September 9, 2019 #83 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks, Gail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carajoemom Posted September 12, 2019 #84 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hope you finish your review, I was enjoying reading it. I am going in Aug. 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covepointcruiser Posted September 13, 2019 #85 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I am not surprised by your fall by the hot tub. I have noticed most passengers do not use the shower before entering either the pool or hot tub. All that sun screen and other body creams end up in and around the pool and hot tubs making the area very slippery. Watch the next time you are in that area. Always, always wear non slip water shoes. If you don’t you will risk a fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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