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We were on the Ascent in March (also on Maiden Voyage in December but veranda cabin then) in Aqua Class which we usually book. Both the food and service in Blu were excellent. We like having the option for their Clean Cuisine. Also, enjoyed Raw of Five for lunch a couple times. I have always liked the IV which adds extra space to the cabin and has the floor-to-ceiling view. The IV has finally grown on my husband who now likes it for the same reasons I do.

I want to hear about Coco Cay and how you enjoyed it. You know where to find me with your report.

A few days ago we had the same issue as I posted before. My husband changed the email address and kept the old password and that worked although it only displayed one of our seven cruises. That worked for a few days, and then this morning it stopped working saying not correct id or password. My husband changed it to password with at least 8 characters and at least one cap, one number, and one special character. It is working for now.

We did that for one of them already. 5 more to add. lol.

My husband changed the email address and that worked except that all our upcoming booked cruises disappeared except for one.

Was working all day yesterday and today but stopped working tonight. Correct password is not working.

Thank you, much appreciated. This is good to know in case we want to go back there in November when we are on a Celebrity cruise with ABCs on the itinerary.

We also enjoyed the beautiful Klein Bonaire which we did with a Celebrity excursion as cruising had just resumed during the pandemic and we needed to do a Celebrity excursion to get off the ship in Bonaire. How much does it cost per person roundtrip if doing the water taxi on our own? How often does the water taxi run?

Our thought too. Baltimore is closer to us, but Norfolk is an easier 3.5-hour drive for us through eastern shore Delaware, Maryland, and Viriginia through the Chesapeake Bay tunnel into Viriginia with less traffic and a more pleasant and scenic drive. We know the area well. So we thought perhaps we could squeeze in a last-minute cruise from Norfolk. But not at those prices for a last-minute "filler" cruise.

We have been to Bimini while on a Celebrity cruise but just walked around in the vacation/residential area and out to a bar/restaurant on the beach and great view of our ship in port. Probably an enjoyable 6+ mile walk roundtrip. We really liked that it was not a crowded, overrun port. We will be returning to Bimini on a Celebrity cruise in December. Is Resort World crowded? Worth doing on our own or with Celebrity's shore excursion?

I tried for our January Beyond cruise for Rooftop and it is showing the 25% discount.

Another vote for Le Grand Bistro. Or Raw on Five.

Labadee is still on our December Apex itinerary. We booked a Celebrity excursion for Amiga Island. Any thoughts on this? Are we better off to stay on Labadee instead of going to Amiga island or even just stay on the ship?

I was thinking that you made it possible with your influence for the return of Whispering Angel to the Premium Package. I wanted to thank you. We will be on Ascent next month and are hoping they have it in the Retreat Lounge, Grand Bistro (I particularly like to get a rose at lunch there), and Blu. It is a dry rose and not sweet, right?

We are! Hoping for a Boston to Greenland and Canada and back to Boston.

Now the admin wants a screenshot of the Zenith Sea Pass card as proof because she recently experienced potential scammers with the CC account screenshot where two different people sent her the same screenshot!

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing if they offer the similar cruise (Boston to Boston with Canada and Greenland) for 2025 and if we want to switch to that Brillance cruise if offered or stay with the 2025 Iceland/Greenland to Boston cruise with Celebrity Silhouette that we recently booked.

Any idea when the Brilliance cruises from Boston for September 2025 will be deployed for booking? We are still holding out hope that Brillance could do a Boston to Boston cruise with Canada and Greenland similar to Jewel's 2024 cruise. I am hoping the cruise will be after the Brilliance TA from Southhampton to Boston. Meanwhile, we booked Celebrity Silhouette's cruise for Reykjavik to Boston with Greenland and Canada in route for August 2025. But we will still consider the Brilliance cruise if it materializes.

I can check out about wine in Retreat lounge on Beyond starting Monday. We will be in Aqua Class on this sailing so cannot check out the Retreat sundeck or Luminae as we only have Retreat lounge access for being Zenith. We have been in Retreat/suite class before but not for this sailing. I will be checking out wine list in Blu too.

The seafood lunch was on the last day (December 9th) of the Ascent Maiden Voyage cruise ending on December 10th. We did not go for fear it would be a madhouse. We opted for a nice quiet lunch at Grand Bistro instead!

They were happy to charge us $2.40 per person, per glass on our Ascent Maiden Voyage. 😁 We did not get surcharged for it in Retreat on embarkation day, which was the only time we had it there.

The way I interpret LHB's reply is what is stocked in Retreat will be included without an upcharge. May be Premium package only, and if we are lucky, some of the wines at $19 for which they would not surcharge us. If they have to bring it to Retreat per your request, you would be surcharged. This is how I am interpreting LHB's reply. On the December 3rd Ascent Maiden Voyage, I requested and was served the J&H Selbach Reisling without an upcharge. Sometimes I was told it was not available. I looked at the bottle before they poured, and it was Selbach. Hope it stays that way that there is no upcharge for the Selbach Reisling.

We always get it by the glass unless something changed since December 10th when we debarked Ascent (same on other X ships too).

Was your cruise the December 10th Ascent cruise? And you will be on the January 8th Beyond cruise? We are heading up to Retreat right after boarding and putting luggage in cabin and see if they upcharge for Mer Soleil. If so, the Steel Chardonnay is good and on the Premium package and we have a few more wines that we like too on the Premium package without an upcharge.

Jean Luc Colombo rose which is $17, included with Premium package, is dry.