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gofloat

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    connecticut, usa
  • Interests
    food, wine, architecture, golf
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Azamara, Crystal
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    all

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  1. Do you make reservations at these restaurants in advance or once on board? We are cruising on Apex later this year and do not know how things differ on the Edge class ships.
  2. The last cruise I booked was on Azamara. We have one Celebrity cruise booked for 2023 but after taking a Christmas cruise on Azamara I can see that Celebrity has gone downhill and up in price. Azamara had interesting speakers, great food and wine, and very talented entertainment (although a smaller venue than Celebrity). This is all for an all inclusive price and includes laundry facilities and a small ship personalized atmosphere. Celebrity has changed its focus and does not seem to want to appeal to seasoned travelers. They are constantly trying to sell art, jewelry and alcohol and show no interest in the ports. It looks like we are making a switch in loyalty.
  3. I bring the twisted elastic clothesline with hooks on the end and detergent on all of my Celebrity cruises. If you have a veranda stateroom it is possible to hook the clothesline between the chairs, but be aware the cruise line doesn't like you using the balcony for drying clothes (if they really cared they would provide laundry areas on the ship like many other cruise lines). In the bathroom you need to be a bit more creative using the shower head and small knobs on the door to create an area to hang clothes. When you are on back to back cruises and don't want your clothes ruined by the heat the ship uses, you have no other choice other than to bring massive amounts of clothing. We managed on a back to back across the Pacific to Sydney with 2 small suitcases each.
  4. I have cruised on Azamara, Crystal and Celebrity. All of my cruises in the last 10 years have been with these cruise lines. I love Crystal and am sad they are no longer in the mix but I really don't think they are more luxurious. There are more expensively dressed and bejeweled passengers but the food, entertainment and service is much like Azamara (the passengers are much more casual on Azamara). I have heard excellent speakers and great itineraries on both lines. Celebrity is a different animal. It is more popular entertainment focused (no speakers on our last cruise). Musicians are good but they focus on pop music not excellence of performance. Food is good but not gourmet unless you eat in the specialty restaurants. This is OK for a quick trip to the Caribbean but I would pick Azamara for a trip to the Mediterranean or anyplace else.
  5. We were on a Caribbean cruise 2 weeks ago (Silhouette) and there were no special speakers. I was very disappointed. They had someone to describe the excursions, but they mostly just pointed out the shopping areas and beaches. I don't know why the cruise line thinks that cruisers going to beachy destinations have no interest in educational speakers. I am not one to bake in the sun and drink excessively and I still enjoyed the islands that I would have loved some more information about.
  6. Unless you are very picky the Classic Package provides everything you could want including Prosecco, good wines, a long list of beers, plus premium coffees and teas and sodas. If you must have Pelligrino or Grey Goose Vodka, you might have an issue. Instead of Baileys you might ask for a Kahlua and cream. I had a good port after dinner each evening and only paid a little more to have a limoncello. The premium package seems silly to me.
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