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  1. 5234-5248 are available but they are under gym. And 5440-5458 are available but I think they are under Carnivale Restaurant. Not sure what is quieter. I also thought it was suggested being in the front because you get more spray on your balcony
  2. Thanks. I keep changing my mind on what I want. I wouldn't do a spa or Havana balcony, but I might try a Cove balcony. If we did a spa or havana interior, I'd need to make sure I would use the Havana or spa area enough. We were in an interior on deck 7 of Horizon, but I felt like we were always having to go up or down. And I felt like we didn't really check out much on deck 5. Can you get free coffee on the lower levels of the Celebration, I know they try to spread out the eating options?
  3. I am looking at cruises for next February on the Celebration and may go with an inside cabin for hubby and me. But I'm trying to figure out the best location where things have been spread out so much on the ship. There are no premium interior left, but there are regular, spa and Havana. I'm not sure if spa or havana are worth the additional cost. We've also considered other cabin types - ocean view, balcony options etc., Im just not sure we will spend a lot of time in our cabin. We've never cruised on Celebration or Mardi Gras before. We tend to go to serenity deck on sea days, though many other options on Celebration, I check out the gym a few times, will take advantage of the eating options, go to comedy club and other entertainment in the evening etc. I'm looking for suggestions for cabins or cabin locations. Thanks
  4. I know Greenland is the big draw here but make sure you have things planned for St Anthony and Corner Brook. And if you plan to rent a car, do it way earlier than you think you do. Have a great time, lots of things to see and do. I live in St John's, so the opposite side of Newfoundland.
  5. hi @jam19872016 thanks for the review. Just wondering which cabins you stayed in. Also you mentioned no drinks/food at the VIPF party, I thought that was the whole point of that party. The program keeps changing, so figured by the time I reach platinum, the party would be gone. I sailed in February, the week drink prices went up, so our free drinks the final night were no longer fully free,
  6. Thanks @sid_9169 for the great review. We sailed Horizon in February and I came here to check out some Celebration reviews, as I think we may try her next year. Read through all of @Saint Greg and your reviews. We are considering your itinerary,we seem to stick to southern and eastern cruises. No new ports for us, but you gave us some new places to explore. Did you need to take the ferry to get to the area where Juggies is located? Do you know if your sideways cabin, turned out to be any bigger than a traditional inside. So hard to tell from the ship map, if the bigger or smaller cabins are actually that. Thanks
  7. @Saint Gregthanks for the great review.Wondering what cabin locations you find convenient for this ship, with so many things on 8 and such a large ship. Lido insides sell fast, particularly the middle one you had. booking super early may not be in the cards for us. We were recently deck 7 inside on Horizon, our largest ship so far and found it not the most convenient. We tend to like serenity deck on sea days, though we will have more pools on celebration, the comedy club was our go to for entertainment. i really need to convince my hubby to try Western as we've only done southern and eastern - he's not a fan to visiting Mexico.
  8. We missed Tracey arm due to fog and cloud as well. But Juneau was great and the we had perfect time at Hubbard glacier
  9. We cruised on RCI last month in Alaska. There were lots of huge family groups on board. I find some people who often cruise on $$ lines, will book a more affordable line with family and friends but want to be able to have better cabin options. Carnival has been increasing the amount of balcony and above cabins for years. My first cruise was in 2012 and my family outside cabin became a balcony in dry dock after I booked but before the cruise.
  10. I enjoyed your review - interested in what you would do for part two. We didn’t take kiddos 19 and 22 this time but I think they would enjoy Alaska. I had looked at one way options in the past. They can be sold at a cheaper price at times cause hard to get airfare cheap to Alaska particularly with short notice. However I’ve heard you need to give lots of time for Denali particularly if DIY. Glacier bay for sure on that list if we go to Alaska again. I believe the homeless situation in Vancouver became worse during covid as people felt unsafe in shelters. Also I think Vancouver is a bit of a dumping ground for homeless people from other provinces, due to its better climate. We visited china town etc but our two scariest encounters were a guy pulling a knife down as we were gathered near steam clock and we had a very uncomfortable situation on the Canada. Line from our hotel near airport to cruise ( all precruise - we spent 2 nights at Hampton inn, close to Bridgeport stop, so airport shuttle to hotel but then sky train Saturday to sightsee and Sunday to get to port) We stayed downtown post cruise and it was different vibe with the huge crowds for pride parade and our hotel (Sheraton wall center) had a pride event on their lawn with loud music until 9pm or so. We did Stanley park after we dropped luggage and were back to parade when it started. We actually walked from cruise to hotel and one thing neat about Vancouver is that while you may run into stairs connecting side streets, everyone is accessible with ramps (unlike the backwards city I live in)
  11. I have made my way through your review and probably have some things to add but one left finger typing sucks. in Vancouver the pic was not a abortion ruling protest, it was a Residential school memorial. It was originally 215 pairs of children’s shoes for the possible 215 sets of children’s remains found at the site of a former residential school (2021) More unmarked graves kept being found at others sites (ground penetrating radar). Originally our flags on federal buildings were set half mast for so many minutes per child from first site and then they were down over 6 months until we came to a resolution/path forward. There are displays or some sort all across Canada
  12. Thanks - our Aruba stop is 8am-4pm, so need to see if we want to avail of all inclusive or just do $25 day pass for Eagle Beach resort/casino without food
  13. Doing this cruise (with Bonaire not curaçao) in February. I was too late to get pool cabin in amber cove, are the loungers around the pool at no charge. We may just lie out and drink a bucket of beer. laRomana - is that shopping area outside the port. We didn’t get off the ship there last time, trying to decide what I feel safe doing. Aruba - been twice so just going back to beach or resort, trying to figure out options. So open to suggestions. Have you been to Bonaire ?
  14. I look at the price for specialty restaurants like an up charge. This was our first cruise in Royal and didn’t see point in paying extra. I’m sure I may try one eventually.
  15. Where do you find out if this is offered or do you book on ship?
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