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Ship Traveler: Smoking allowed in casino on Celebrity was being allowed many months ago as a test but people complained so much they cancelled that idea. Celebrity thought if smoking was only allowed on one side of the casino that would be okay. Surprised they listened but glad they did. Since Covid there have been many casinos that continued with no smoking. Only good thing that came from Covid. Appreciate your comment.

Thanks for all the opinions. We do not purchase the drink package on Celebrity any longer as we are Elite and enjoy happy hour and events providing beverages. We do purchase a bottle of wine(with discount) and maybe a mixed drink a few times. Our cost never comes anywhere near the cost to what a purchased beverage package would be. We are not big drinkers so it works for us. And if only one of you does enjoy a beverage then for sure no beverage package should work. Celebrity is quiet and stressless and we do enjoy it. That said, if we find an interesting itinerary we might try RC just for something different. The four drinks RC program would definitely work for us.

Good info. Have to see what pricing is and decide. WE are at a point where Celebrity is perfect for us. Just thought a change might be nice but maybe not. Appreciate all the help.

Yes, it is called Captain's Club. I have found that Captain Club offers many benefits onboard but Blue Chip is how we save money for actual cruise. We have almost as many Celebrity cruises as you do. Thinking time for a change - will call directly.

Have always sailed on Celebrity for years(once on Norwegian - a mistake). Thinking we might want to try Royal Caribbean but have some questions: 1. Should I call directly for pricing and advise we are Elite on Celebrity? Not sure if it would affect pricing. 2. We get offers from Celebrity's Blue Chip Club(casino club) and wonder is RC would match an offer. Looking to try something different(cabins, restaurants, entertainment) but honestly is it is going to cost more it may not work for us. Any comments on differences will be appreciated.

We have never been denied a 20% on any bottle purchased except when we ordered sake in Sushi on Five. The manager declined and guest services checked on it and I got no response. Eventually when home I received an email confirming that we should have been given the 20% on the sake and they offered us quite a refund for our trouble. I do bring this email with me on every cruise "just in case". We last were on Edge and Raw on Five had no bottles of sake so could not see if the discount was applied. Will try on Eclipse in May.

We recently took Amtrak from Westerly RI to Newark and enjoyed the ride very much. We put our luggage at the front of the car. Try to keep an eye on it. The porter helped us on in Westerly and was so helpful. However, on the return we struggled getting our luggage off as it seemed the door kept shutting and the train seemed like it needed to leave quickly. No porter around. Westerly is a lot smaller stop for Amtrak then Philly. I definitely would take everyone's advice about contacting Amtrak about needing assistance. I hope someone would be willing to help you as a courtesy. As I said, we did enjoy the ride and maybe in May when heading to Bermuda from Cape Liberty our departure from the train will be easier(trying to bring a smaller suitcase).

I know the main hotel has been closed for years(we were there in the 60's!) but is the restaurant on the beach still open(think it was called Lido). We would just like to walk along that beautiful beach when visiting.

We have done the Resort for a Day at Elbow Beach(absolutely beautiful beach) but it is no longer offered. Coco Reef is the only one listed - has anyone done this beach and how is the resort and beach? We will be there late May.

The price you see for specialty dining at Eden will also then add a 20% gratuity when charged to your credit card or OBC. I do not recall always getting a "bill" at end of dining unless we ordered a bottle of wine or something not included in the prepaid dining experience. I do not feel that one needs to add anymore to the prepaid amount + the already paid 20% .

We always choose to have our cheese selection at the start of the meal along with our first wine selection. If we have it after the entree, we do not enjoy it as much. After many years of sailing and eating at the specialty restaurants on Celebrity it would be nice for a slight change of menu at the specialty restaurants(Murano and Tuscan). The same is true on Apex or Edge but have not been as often so still trying new items on the menu. We especially enjoy the menu at Eden(original and revised). You will enjoy Murano for sure.

That is a big perk who enjoy the casino at night. We get 3 days in Bermuda and some "fun" time later in the evening. I guess a lot of people did not like being in port for 3 days without playing so this solution worked both for cruises and also Bermuda(plenty of time to enjoy Bermuda in the late afternoon and evening and spread our money around).

We eat at the Eden cafe for breakfast and lunch at least once a week. They have sandwiches that they make up along with salad selection, desserts, soups. Every day the multiple choices are different. A nice change. Of course, Eden Restaurant is quite good - different from when it first opened with servers acting parts which was fun "sort of". Now the menu is different and servers are "normal" and we still enjoy it.

Never heard of Blue Hole Park but looked it up and looks like we will visit there first and then to Swizzle Inn. Thanks.

Yes, that is it. Near the cave and ice cream stop where it seems lots of people get off.