We board Infinity in about an hour. Let me know if you have any questions.

[Stockjock]

We did three nights in Venice pre-cruise, which we enjoyed a lot.  Our flight over had both a mechanical delay, and an in-flight medical emergency, so that was different.
 

Right now I am on the bus on the way to Ravenna and there’s a lot of traffic, but otherwise it seems like it’s going fine.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Stockjock

[Stockjock]

Here are tonight’s main dining room, selections, for anyone interested.

[Valentin53]

Enjoy your cruise. I wish you a good time and only pleasant emotions. Since we are in September on Millennium I will be happy to see the MDR menu changes.

[CruiseCrew123]

Disappointing first night menu to have both plain turkey and chicken 

[Stockjock]

And there she is. Old, but hopefully she will be in good shape.

 

As a sidenote, they told us the drive over would be about 2 hours, but it was actually 3.5 hours.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Stockjock

[Stockjock]

Sorry, but no Retreat Suite for us. We’ve got an ocean view cabin, but it is one of those that used to be part of the conference center where the window is probably twice as big as usual. So as far as ocean view cabins go, it’s a pretty good room I think.

[Georgia_Peaches]

After all the precruise stress over flights, so glad to see you are off and running!  I hope you have a wonderful cruise!

[Silkroad]

Thanks for sharing information about your journey. We haven’t sailed an M class ship since 2017, so I’m looking forward to your impressions. Lovely photos! Bon voyage🥂

[Stockjock]

21 minutes ago, Silkroad said:

Thanks for sharing information about your journey. We haven’t sailed an M class ship since 2017, so I’m looking forward to your impressions. Lovely photos! Bon voyage🥂

We just got on, but from what we can see so far, the ship looks to be in pretty good shape. Obviously, it has not been revolutionized like our last Summit cruise, but it’s roughly up to Celebrity standards, from what I can see preliminarily.  
 

We thought the food in the buffet was pretty good, especially the Indian food.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Stockjock

[TeeRick]

2 hours ago, Stockjock said:

We did three nights in Venice pre-cruise, which we enjoyed a lot.  Our flight over had both a mechanical delay, and an in-flight medical emergency, so that was different.
 

Right now I am on the bus on the way to Ravenna and there’s a lot of traffic, but otherwise it seems like it’s going fine.

 

Enjoy your cruise.  We sailed out of Venice on Constellation a few years ago.  Great experience.  Loved the Adriatic!

[chemmo]

So looking forward to following your adventures! We are not boarding Infinity until next September so interested as to how you find her.

 

Surprisingly we considered just about every ship in the fleet before we decided we fancied a return to M class. There is something about the ship’s layout that is very classy.

 

Your window looks lovely! I can imagine sitting next to it reading a book on a sea day!

[loving goldens]

10 minutes ago, chemmo said:

So looking forward to following your adventures! We are not boarding Infinity until next September so interested as to how you find her.

 

Surprisingly we considered just about every ship in the fleet before we decided we fancied a return to M class. There is something about the ship’s layout that is very classy.

 

Your window looks lovely! I can imagine sitting next to it reading a book on a sea day!

Following Also on her september 2024...

[chemmo]

2 minutes ago, loving goldens said:

Following Also on her september 2024...

We board on the 19th…The itinerary has a lovely balance of places new and revisited…

[hcat]

2 hours ago, CruiseCrew123 said:

Disappointing first night menu to have both plain turkey and chicken 

and  better beef is an upcharge... very bad! At least the salads soup and apps are ok..and I like Salmon.  my husb would have to get the  reg steak and hope for the best!

Edited September 2, 2023 by hcat

[hcat]

BON VOYAGE!

[DaKahuna]

I love their Spiced Louisiana Gumbo.  I try ordering a 5-gallon drum every time.  So far no success. 

On a cruise on Silhouette I had it for an appetizer and as also as my main course. 

[Stockjock]

Every now, and then I’ll just threw up a couple of random pictures…

[ecslady]

Have a great cruise.  Love those oceanview cabins where the conference rooms used to be. 

[kathy49]

4 hours ago, CruiseCrew123 said:

Disappointing first night menu to have both plain turkey and chicken 

Actually some of us prefer the simple entrees.  I think they attempt to cater to all tastebuds or you have the option to dine elsewhere.

[doghog]

4 hours ago, Stockjock said:

Here are tonight’s main dining room, selections, for anyone interested.

Thanks for posting the menu. Selections look yummy and we could build a 5 course meal from all the different selections (not the upcharge ones). 

Edited September 2, 2023 by doghog

[Nebr.cruiser]

We won't be on her until May, but looking forward to all your posts.  The water in Venice people are walking through is crazy!

[Silkroad]

1 hour ago, kathy49 said:

Actually some of us prefer the simple entrees.  I think they attempt to cater to all tastebuds or you have the option to dine elsewhere.

Surely it’s not necessary to have two of the most simple entrees - both fowl - on the same evening. The main dining room should provide appealing choices to all palates on a given night. Why should anyone be forced to pay an extra fee to “dine elsewhere”?

Edited September 2, 2023 by Silkroad

[aaaaa]

Thanks for posting.  The dinner menu confirms the widely discussed and quite obvious culinary cuts.  (And it's not just on Silhouette).  Enjoy your cruise.

[Stockjock]

Sailing away from Ravenna, Italy.

Edited September 2, 2023 by Stockjock

[chemmo]

11 minutes ago, Stockjock said:

Sailing away from Ravenna, Italy.

I raise my glass here in the UK to you both “Make every moment of your cruise time together special, make it count…”