govanguy Posted September 12, 2023 #151 Share Posted September 12, 2023 17 hours ago, ebtrip said: We leave on Saturday on Equinox. Always book Aqua. Hope Blu is as great as it has always been. Last time we sailed X was January 2920. Have sailed 4 times on Viking Ocean since then. They were great. A very different experience than X. As Elite Plus, we have a booking on Azamara, which will be our second cruise with them, and we are Discovery Plus, so have gotten our Elite Plus perks. You'll have to try the meat loaf on the Blu menu........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebtrip Posted September 12, 2023 #152 Share Posted September 12, 2023 57 minutes ago, govanguy said: You'll have to try the meat loaf on the Blu menu........... I don’t think so, not my favorite on a cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_dream Posted September 13, 2023 #153 Share Posted September 13, 2023 16 hours ago, govanguy said: You'll have to try the meat loaf on the Blu menu........... Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. For the record, meatloaf has been on their menu for years and I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanguy Posted September 13, 2023 #154 Share Posted September 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said: Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not. For the record, meatloaf has been on their menu for years and I love it! Maybe you'll also be familiar with the Green Bean Mornay, a much vaunted dish on http://justapinch.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted September 13, 2023 #155 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I am starting to view the Royalization of Celebrity as a blessing. While we may not be booking new cruises on Celebrity, it does give us the chance to try newer and better cruise lines. I am getting ready to book another river cruise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keys Kathy Posted September 14, 2023 #156 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 8:39 PM, deliver42 said: When you leave the YC on MSC your on Carnival. We only left YC to go to a show or specialty dining, which was on the same floor. We did venture out on a port day to see the rest of the ship. Going out there when the masses are on the ship makes you appreciate YC more. Remember, they will bring you the Pizza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBsaved Posted September 15, 2023 #157 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/11/2023 at 7:43 PM, ebtrip said: We leave on Saturday on Equinox. Always book Aqua. Hope Blu is as great as it has always been. Last time we sailed X was January 2920. Have sailed 4 times on Viking Ocean since then. They were great. A very different experience than X. As Elite Plus, we have a booking on Azamara, which will be our second cruise with them, and we are Discovery Plus, so have gotten our Elite Plus perks. We got off a 12 day cruise on the Summit less than 2 weeks ago. We were in Aqua Class and it is not what we expected. We have sailed in AQ many times and since Covid it has gone down hill. The menu daily was lackluster in Blue. Our cabin was nice but we never got our robes, our welcome bottle of champagne and we had to ask for our 2 bottles of water. In 12 days we only ate in Blu twice for dinner. We will not travel in AQ from here on out unless things change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebtrip Posted September 16, 2023 #158 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, IBsaved said: We got off a 12 day cruise on the Summit less than 2 weeks ago. We were in Aqua Class and it is not what we expected. We have sailed in AQ many times and since Covid it has gone down hill. The menu daily was lackluster in Blue. Our cabin was nice but we never got our robes, our welcome bottle of champagne and we had to ask for our 2 bottles of water. In 12 days we only ate in Blu twice for dinner. We will not travel in AQ from here on out unless things change. In Florida right now, will board Equinox tomorrow. I’ll cross my fingers in hopes it’s as good as it has been. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffvancouver Posted September 16, 2023 #159 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Sadly things have really gone down hill since Lisa left and Laura took over; they really are down grading it to Royal Caribbean and Princess level which is hugely disappointing because it used to be amazing. We board the Beyond in 10 days and this will be the first Cruise in a very long time that I don't visit the Future Cruise Desk - time to start looking at alternatives so I enjoyed reading peoples comments about Oceania and Azamara! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted September 16, 2023 #160 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Huffvancouver said: Sadly things have really gone down hill since Lisa left and Laura took over; they really are down grading it to Royal Caribbean and Princess level which is hugely disappointing because it used to be amazing. We board the Beyond in 10 days and this will be the first Cruise in a very long time that I don't visit the Future Cruise Desk - time to start looking at alternatives so I enjoyed reading peoples comments about Oceania and Azamara! I asked my TA about Princess for an Alaska cruise. She wasn’t impressed. Said her mother went on a cruise recently. I’m checking other lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted September 16, 2023 #161 Share Posted September 16, 2023 5 hours ago, IBsaved said: We got off a 12 day cruise on the Summit less than 2 weeks ago. We were in Aqua Class and it is not what we expected. We have sailed in AQ many times and since Covid it has gone down hill. The menu daily was lackluster in Blue. Our cabin was nice but we never got our robes, our welcome bottle of champagne and we had to ask for our 2 bottles of water. In 12 days we only ate in Blu twice for dinner. We will not travel in AQ from here on out unless things change. I’m in Aqua in 3 months. I’d really like to hear from anyone else about Aqua. Is it really this bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted September 16, 2023 #162 Share Posted September 16, 2023 9 hours ago, zitsky said: I asked my TA about Princess for an Alaska cruise. She wasn’t impressed. Said her mother went on a cruise recently. I’m checking other lines. That wouldn’t be enough for me. What do you have in common with your TA’s mother? Even on this board, there are few posters whose opinions I value. The rest are just noise. Anyway, for Alaska, itinerary should take precedence over cruise line or ship. I made that mistake and still haven’t seen Glacier Bay. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted September 16, 2023 #163 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) we'll be in AQ Class on Ascent. my husb will love meatloaf Bon Voyage to Ebtrip! Edited September 16, 2023 by hcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted September 16, 2023 #164 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 hours ago, RichYak said: That wouldn’t be enough for me. What do you have in common with your TA’s mother? Even on this board, there are few posters whose opinions I value. The rest are just noise. Anyway, for Alaska, itinerary should take precedence over cruise line or ship. I made that mistake and still haven’t seen Glacier Bay. Am I the value or the noise? 🥸 I won’t let one person decide for me. I’ll do my own homework. But a TA deals with multiple clients each with their own opinion about a previous trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted September 16, 2023 #165 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Does anyone think the Exec chefs will begin to leave X if they are asked to cut back even more to bare bones, even lower grade meats watered down soup etc, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted September 16, 2023 #166 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 hours ago, zitsky said: Am I the value or the noise? 🥸 I won’t let one person decide for me. I’ll do my own homework. But a TA deals with multiple clients each with their own opinion about a previous trip. I find you both valuable and quite noisy 😂 Lots of good info in this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer321 Posted September 16, 2023 #167 Share Posted September 16, 2023 15 hours ago, zitsky said: I asked my TA about Princess for an Alaska cruise. She wasn’t impressed. Said her mother went on a cruise recently. I’m checking other lines. I sailed Holland America to Alaska in May of this year and thought they did a nice job. If you go on HAL the benefits of booking Club Orange are worth the money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted September 17, 2023 #168 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 11:32 PM, zitsky said: I asked my TA about Princess for an Alaska cruise. She wasn’t impressed. Said her mother went on a cruise recently. I’m checking other lines. Holland is good and does glacier bay. just got back from Alaska on Grand Princess and spoke to folks from HAL ships. They were satisfied with HAL very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted September 17, 2023 #169 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 1:40 PM, Cruzinforpeace*** said: I certainly do! That was in the 90’s when I worked on the Meridian. THAT was luxury. Meridian! The most fabulous ship. We sailed on her in '97; what department were you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruzinforpeace*** Posted September 17, 2023 #170 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, shipgeeks said: Meridian! The most fabulous ship. We sailed on her in '97; what department were you in? I agree! I have many, many fond memories of my time on board. I was a lead production show vocalist. Edited September 17, 2023 by Cruzinforpeace*** 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted September 17, 2023 #171 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Is the consensus that AQ has declined to the same degree as MDR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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