Summit Sky Suite (April 11, 2022)

[W283386]

We booked this cruise in December of 2019.  We paid only $825 per person for the sky suite which included the premium drink package, tips, premium internet, as well as $400 shipboard credit.  Needless to say, this was a fantastic deal. We also added the Drinks and More package ($90), prepaid for Deal or No Deal cards (3 for $32.00) and ordered chocolate covered strawberries (12 for $30) through the Bon Voyage Gift Department. 

 

We arrived at the pier in Miami at 10:15am.  We walked across the street from the parking garage and a porter took our large suitcase that we wanted to have checked.  He noticed our Suite tag, called someone else over, who I believe was a pier employee, and that person took as into the terminal.   He handed us off to a Celebrity uniformed employee and he took us all the way to a special lounge with having to stop twice to show our passports and negative Covid test.  We never had to show our vaccine cards but did download them during our precheck in on-line.  Once in the lounge we grabbed a small sandwich as well as a Coke and found out that there were only to be 846 passengers aboard.  After just two bites and two sips the same person that walked us through the terminal said it was time to board.  He took us to the gangway, we walked on board and to our room.  It 10:50 am. 

 

We checked out the suite and the welcome bottle of sparkling wine as well as the four bottles of wine that were included in our Drinks and More Package had been delivered as well as an invitation to a wine tasting. We then went to check out the Retreat Lounge and it is a very nice space.  We then went to the Martini Bar and then to Luminae at noon for our first meal.  I had a steak and my wife had the Luminae Burger.  I had a bite of the hamburger and it was fantastic.   I ordered it twice more during the week.  We went back to the room and the suitcase arrived and we unpacked and met our room attendant and our Retreat Host.  We also had received an invitation to a sail-away party on the helicopter pad at the front of the ship. 

 

We met in the Retreat Lounge at 3:45 and were led to the heliport for the sail away.  Drinks were offered on the pad.  Having watch the Miami sail-away a few times on You-Tube I knew it was 45 minutes from rope drop until actually getting to the open ocean.  We did not plan to stay for the entire time, but it was so enjoyable with the fantastic view of the city, the other cruise ships and the big yachts, that we decide to stay.  One guest arrived late without a shirt (but the required closed toe shoes) and two others decide to spend half of the time laying down on the deck.  It was now 5pm and time to clean up for dinner. We went back to the room and still no strawberries.  I decided that I would mention it tomorrow to the Host or Concierge. 

 

We went to Luminae and met our waiter (Yuda) and his assistant.  Two good guys and we decided to use them for the entire week.  We used Luminae 4 times for dinner, 2 times for breakfast and lunch.  One day we had lunch on the Retreat Sundeck.  Dinner was fantastic and we returned to our stateroom to find that the strawberries had been delivered.  We had a couple and we had brought a small tupperware container long and place the rest in the mini fridge.

 

The Drinks and More package is no longer being offered.  We paid $90 for the 4 bottles of wine, a wine tasting and $100 in casino tips.  The mini-bar was suppose to be stocked daily and included 4 cans of coke, 2 airline size bottles of vodka, 2 Heinekens and two bottles of wine as well as Evian water. Pringles and Kind bars were also to be included.  They never were and we never requested them.   The wine tasting was actually an event that taught us how to pair wines with different food. It was attended by around 20 passengers and I believe the cost was $30 per person but was included in our package.  We had 5 wines to drink and each had about 1/2 a glass pour.  We could request more if we wished.  The $90 of promotional chips became $155 of regular chips at the blackjack table. So overall money well spent and some of the wine made it back to our home.

 

We skipped the show in the main theatre that night.  A female singer performed but we were exhausted from traveling and used our balcony before bed.  For those of you interest the TV channels included 4 Celebrity specific channels that covered ship highlights, shore excursions, navigation, etc. as well as 3 news channels.   There was also a Kids channel, ESPN and ESPN 2, BBC, and 3 channels that included older movies, sitcoms, and dramas.  The pay-per-view channel was free and some of the films were Cry Macho, the newest Ghostbuster and James Bond movies as well as King Richard.  I would say probably 10 choices overall.

 

Masks were mandatory in the terminal and optional on board.  Employees had them on (except for outdoor bars) and I probably saw no more than 10 passengers wearing them. With only 845 passengers social distancing was easy and I would say we rode the elevators empty probably 90% of the time.  We never saw more than 4 or 5 passengers in the Retreat Lounge at one time and you could walk into the main theater at show time and get a seat by yourself on the side.  They did have two shows per night in the theater at 7pm and 9pm.

 

Any questions so far.  I will cover the rest of the cruise in the next few days.  

 

[George C]

You got a great price at 825 that is a bargain, we did a royal suite in February great cruise.

[sdnich]

WOW ! That is a great price I was thinking you must have forgotten a 1 before the $825 !! We are in SS 6131 in Sept 21. New England/Canada and ours is quite a bit more !!! Good for you ! Enjoy !!

[George C]

33 minutes ago, sdnich said:

WOW ! That is a great price I was thinking you must have forgotten a 1 before the $825 !! We are in SS 6131 in Sept 21. New England/Canada and ours is quite a bit more !!! Good for you ! Enjoy !!

Our beyond sky suite was about 2900 with everything included after we booked it it went up 1k per person.

[thebutlerdidit]

I do love a good deal, and you got a great deal!  
Can I ask your suite number? We have 3 suites booked on deck 6 on the Millennium next April. The only previous suite experience I’ve had on M-class ships was a last-minute decision to upgrade to one of the mid-ship HA suites on deck 9 of the Summit. 

[W283386]

We were in suite number 6100.  Used the glass elevators all the time.

[xraymomma]

We were just on the Summit and had Yuda in Luminae as well. The whole staff was just amazing.