"LIVE' from Celebrity BEYOND - April 12th, 2024 Sailing: 10-night Ultimate Caribbean!

PinkSandGirl · April 13

A great first day! We've been on the Beyond once before and even though that 'new ship' / never been seen feeling has previously happened...I still get that fuzzy feeling and also a 'welcome home'/we've been here before feeling.

I do miss things about S-class but I do like this ship as well.

Arriving to Port, being welcomed in the Retreat waiting area, boarding, muster drill, see our cabins, first cocktail, walk around, lunch in Luminae, check out the Retreat Lounge, meet up with our family friends, pick the day for Mixology Class, get specialty dining sorted out, hang out in cabin and laugh, meet up with Cruise Critic Roll Call (nice time and people), Sailaway, hang out some more, pizza for a snack, make pedicure and manicure appt, meet Our Butler, all luggage had arrived (1 of mine was delayed but finally came), get ready for dinner, eat dinner, 'run' down to get Effy charm with friend (first time collecting them - didn't get necklace until evening), 'fight' through the crowds 🤣 on my way back to Luminae, eat, have dessert, back to cabin, then walked around and visited some bars, Cafe Bacio, stores, etc...hung out with my mom and dad, ordered room service snack (currently waiting - 40min wait), and now the great unpacking!

An early night. I have to unpack and I have a pedicure and manicure at 8:45am! What was I thinking?! 😂

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Edited April 13 by PinkSandGirl

PinkSandGirl · April 13

All staff have been super friendly! 🥰 Excellent service so far!

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PinkSandGirl · April 13

Noise Update. No creaks or squeaks.

The ship. Can feel it rocking though. Doesn't bother me but definitely feel the motion.

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PinkSandGirl · April 13

Butler Update

We do have a dedicated butler. He seems nice. Will report more as time goes on.

We had two requests:

Evian for me. ✔️

Pineapple Juice for my boyfriend. ✔️

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Edited April 13 by PinkSandGirl

PinkSandGirl · April 13

Internet

Premium. Starlink.

Shaky at first but seems good now!

Texting. ✔️

Internet. ✔️

WiFi Calling. ✔️

Celebrity App & Messaging. ✔️

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Edited April 13 by PinkSandGirl

PinkSandGirl · April 13

Good morning from the Atlantic Ocean!

Ordered breakfast, card left outside of the door last night. Had a phone call from Our Butler that he was outside. He brought everything in. He is very nice.

A cloudy day when I peeked out of the curtains. Speaking of curtains. They have a mind of their own. Couldn't get them to close last night via the app. They finally did. They also must have been sleepy and didn't want to open this morning but then all of a sudden they did. 😉

Went out on the balcony and looked at a bird flying, watching as we make our way through the water and listened to the sounds of the waves. So nice. 🥰 You can start to see that brighter blue under the waves as the water is tossed around.

I have to get ready for my pedicure and manicure. I feel like being lazy and staying in bed for awhile longer but I can't do that. 😝

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PinkSandGirl · April 13

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Shellyd22 · April 13

Good morning! How was Luminae yesterday? Also, where do you get the room service cards to hang on the door? Is that quicker then just calling? I am enjoying following along!

PinkSandGirl · April 13

Getting a little brighter.

We get the balcony divider opened up.

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PinkSandGirl · April 13

5 minutes ago, Shellyd22 said:

Good morning! How was Luminae yesterday? Also, where do you get the room service cards to hang on the door? Is that quicker then just calling? I am enjoying following along!

Service was great. Food. For the most part good. Some misses for me. I'll post pics and details.

The breakfast cards are in the cabin. I'm not sure if you can get breakfast during the hours listed if you call instead of using the card the night before. It has to be out before 2:00am.

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vickykay · April 13

What was the orange martini you had? Have a wonderful cruise!

PinkSandGirl · April 13

9 minutes ago, vickykay said:

What was the orange martini you had? Have a wonderful cruise!

Passionfruit.

Thank You! =).

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PinkSandGirl · April 13

As I am getting a pedicure the Ascent is going by. Ships blowing horns. How cute. Sisters passing by each other. 😉

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spammie · April 13

Hi. We are on this cruise also. We were on here last November in the Retreat. This time in a regular infinite veranda. My favorite drink at the World Class Bar, Violet Hour used to be covered with the Premium drink package. Now there's an up charge. 🙄 Lots of alcohol got moved from the Classic to Premium so we upgraded our package prior to the cruise for a great price of $6.99 per day.

Our cabin on deck 7 is a little bit noisy but nothing crazy like our Sky Suite was.

Lastdance · April 13

I really miss those loungers on the verandas, as the furniture, IMHO, seems so sparse, especially for a suite. Unfortunately, this is the new Celebrity approach of saving people from themselves.

Glad you are enjoying your cruise!

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Harrisonkid · April 13

The problem with the Suite experience...it ruins a beautiful 'regular' balcony cabin experience..lol

Cap_D · April 13

2 hours ago, spammie said:

Hi. We are on this cruise also. We were on here last November in the Retreat. This time in a regular infinite veranda. My favorite drink at the World Class Bar, Violet Hour used to be covered with the Premium drink package. Now there's an up charge. 🙄 Lots of alcohol got moved from the Classic to Premium so we upgraded our package prior to the cruise for a great price of $6.99 per day.

Our cabin on deck 7 is a little bit noisy but nothing crazy like our Sky Suite was.

Would enjoy hearing more about specific differences and observations in the experience.

Hope you and @PinkSandGirl have great cruises and vacations.

PinkSandGirl · April 14

Good morning! Day 3. Sea Day.

Lots to catch up on but current situation.

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omahabob · April 14

I said sun. That's shade. I think you're missing the point of the Caribbean.

PinkSandGirl · April 14

Back to Day 1. Lunch in Luminae. I posted the menu in an earlier post.

I had the Borscht Soup, Cobb Salad no bacon and Creamy Dark Chocolate and Dulce de Leche.

Bread

Baguette - very good

The Borscht. Completely different than last time. It was so good when we had it before. Not that this version was bad but not the same soup, at all. This was more beefy, tomato broth with some cabbage.

Cobb Salad. Ugh. They did leave off the bacon which was correct. I can't stand bacon. I know I am in the minority here. The smell, taste. Yuck. Anyway...there was Bleu Cheese. It did not say blue cheese. I can't stand Bleu cheese either. 🤣 I gave it to my dad. There was also Feta, which I like but that went too because there was Bleu cheese flecks touching it. The red onions had to be some of the most rancid smelling things ever. I had to wash my hands after touching them. After all that. Eh. The greens weren't crunchy, the chicken petrified and the dressing needed more flavor. Tomatoes weren't ready to be eaten. Avocado - I picked that off too. Never again will I order that, even if I modify it. 😆

Dessert.

Good. I would have preferred it it to be cold and not room temperature. It looks the least appetizing but tasted the best. 😝

Good things:

Bourbon & Peaches - mmm. Service was good and friendly. Atmosphere nice. I know people don't like Luminae on E-class, I like it. We had a round table so half cushion, velvet booth and half chairs. I like them.

My mom had the soup (didn't finish), butternut squash farfalle which she liked and then she enjoyed the apple berry crumble.

My dad had the soup (not bad but not what was expected), shrimp cocktail, branzino which was the tiniest ever - we now say it was baby branzino, but he said it was good and then the Chocolate & Dulce de Leche.

My boyfriend had shrimp cocktail and the Luminae burger with fries. He said all was good but the shrimp are too small. My dad agreed.

The waiter said shrimp cocktail and Caesar salad were also available. He then named the Classics that are available for dinner each night.

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