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I guess not, almost any ship except Reflection: https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/pickleball

IJmuiden is definitely a port to pre-book transport unless you only fancy a walk on the nearby beach with a coffee or beer afterwards. IJmuiden is not connected by public rail but does have public busses to Haarlem and Amsterdam which are not sufficient for cruise calls I guess.. As said, price will be high.

Hi fellow CC'ers, would love to hear Seward restaurants recommendations and/or some alternatives for some sweet pastries.. for a family birthday, might be a dinner, might be just a piece of cake on the hotel room depending how the day goes. Thanks!

Thanks! That sounds perfect!

Perhaps here's some more specific dates for future Leonardo ships: https://www.fincantieri.com/globalassets/supplier/fc---2024---dichiarazioni-alto-mare-ricevute-16.01.2024_v.3.pdf (note the filename has date 16 Jan 2024) May be a bit too small to read so here goes a quick copy paste and small edit: 6298 PRIMA 6299 VIVA 6300 mar-25 3 (AQUA) 6301 mar-26 LEONARDO 4 6302 apr-27 – LEONARDO 5 6303 apr-28 – LEONARDO 6 And the latest NCLH order: 6354 dic-26 NCL BAHAMAS LTD 6354 6355 lug-29 NCL BAHAMAS LTD 6355 6359 lug-27 NCL BAHAMAS LTD 6359 6360 dic-28 NCL BAHAMAS LTD 6360 6361 apr-30 NCL BAHAMAS LTD 6361 With one of them probably be one of the two new builds for Oceania, as hull 6367 down the rows is intended for Oceania with the note "New Oceania" added to it. In total eight new ships after Aqua, only the dates don't match with recent media postings.

Thanks for replying. Although indeed not the same this seems to best way(s) to go for a birthday celebration! Thanks!

That's gone too, just realised that. They did delete the floral category, that is something at least. Still wondering why they did half a job..

The Gifts by Celebrity webshop is a mess.. it's totally stripped with zero items in some categories now. Does anyone know if there still is a way to (pre)order a birthday cake for cabin delivery? What's available does not meet our needs and wishes as a gift to someone: The Premium Package: "For the ultimate indulgence, start off the morning with breakfast in your stateroom complete with mimosas, reservations for two at one of the chic specialty restaurants on board, and a personalized cake (choose from 5 different cakes). Later, in the evening, we’ll deliver a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne, and a dozen chocolate-dipped strawberries." Very romantic but not what we need, we just need a cake or at most a package of a cake and stateroom decoration. The mess I mean, example: https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-gifts/items-results?category=CULDEL&collection=CELCAKE this gives you zero platters (I know I said I want a cake but checked all categories..), click the pull down Culinary Delights and a Cheese & Fruit platter appears. Wished it still had the cake category around to do the same trick heh. I emailed X about this too, this was the reply: "I am very sorry, our Celebrity Store did go through some changes, and we no longer offer cakes for purchase, the items that are shown on the website are the only items that we have available to purchase. We have not been advised if cakes and other gift items will be brought back. If you do have a cruise booked with us, and you are not trying to purchase a gift for someone else who is sailing, there should be an area in pre-cruise planner (where you booked shore excursions and things like that), called gifts and gear. There are some items in there that can be ordered . I don't think I have seen a cake but there are other items." I am not aware of any other ways to order a cake for a standard cabin?

I think the vodka is something from the past. It's wine, water, fruit plate etc, as posted above. Staff will be reducing service when the dinner service starts at the Lawn Club Grill and it may get chilly and they will clean up other alcoves around you before anybody will, even at all, tell you it's time.

No apologies needed, your scope deserves an own thread!

Found this guy sharing his photos with shoe covers, I guess he liked the Aqua more! Close up of one of his photos, the hull art is coming on! Originals:

For those posted here and/or anyone's future reference, @Beezo's thread has some excellent info, including some incredible renders: Probably best if we keep that one and discuss it there but I thought that thread was started on April 1st when I first saw the renders of those mountains.. 🔒

@Beezo, that's some nice work!

We sure had some good fun with previous builds, I like the idea of NCL executives spitting their morning coffee over their desks when scrolling through their bookmarked CC threads finding out about such things heheh! A big help was the Meyer Werft webcam and social media from their visitor gallery, that helped a lot with puzzling out to be announced areas. Unfortunately Fincantieri is less easy to follow and more and more fellow cruisers and even influencers are learning the tricks of sleuthing! Times are changing..

No problem, that's what CC is for! That sounds like a good insurance! And good to know. Enjoy your day in Amsterdam!