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Yes it does. On the first night choose your dining room, and speak with the Maitre d and let them know you prefer early dining and you will have the same table and staff nightly. We did this on the Ascent , eating in Tuscan. When they opened up for dinner, they waved those with early reservations around the line( basically a 2 line system ) those who just showed up had to wait to be seated. We are early eaters so this worked well for us. It was not very well explained to those waiting in line, as they didn't like standing there,while people could actually bypass the line Cheers

So you've proven your point. It's cheaper to stay home, and not cruise, and drink your Lovely Decoy cab from Total wine. FYI Costco usually beats Total Wine's pricing Cheers

Exactliy Decoy Cab is pretty much an entry level Cab.

Just because one ship reportedly waited for 5-6 hours.....which quite frankly I find somewhat unbelievable, this can not be the norm. These ships run on such a tight schedule there is very little wiggle room for departures/arrivals. Celebrity doesn't care if it raining, or if there is snow in the north or fires in Canada. This is every day stuff to them. Personally I've had issues getting to Miami form Marco Island with massive brush fires shutting down the major highways, Took alligator alley which was under extremely heavy construction, Heavy thunderstorms in Miami......we left @ 8:00am and barely made it too the ship. My wife was in contact with Celebrity constantly checking to see if we could still board with all the delays. Well Celebrity didn't give a hoot....its our problem if we don't make it...good luck And I didn't have a problem with that , nor should others who don't make it. Plan better Buy insurance stop complaining Cheers

I think all cabins should have those uncomfortable chairs! LOL

then close your balcony door

Just leave the door open on your mini fridge...problem solved LOL

Although it is still not what i would consider a true balcony.......not even close. It's a room with a window basically.( but it does have a sliding door ) We enjoy our balconies too much, and as beautiful as the E class ships are, we primarily sail S class. Just our personal choice. Cheers

I stand corrected then. I was told by X that the only true balconies were SV and suites. Cheers

Yes but this is NOT a true balcony as in M/S class ships I believe that was what OP was asking about. IV is not a balcony.....It was a one and done for us on a recent cruise on the Ascent. Cheers

We ALWAYS book flights out of FLL 10/10:30. Never an issue. Have cruised many times with X. It involves walkofff with luggage, and a cab to airport as @Jeylane stated Most times we are there around 8 For us flying into Boston...there are always plenty of options if there was an issue The only time it was a bit close, was on a TA.....but we still made it. Good luck Cheers

Ha Not everyone who is Elite will bother with the crappy wine selection offered! Never cruise without the premium pkg and always bring a couple of bottles from home. Life is too short to drink low quality wines just because they are complimentary. Same goes for any complimentary bottles in the stateroom...we politely ask for it to be removed. Cheers

And people complain about kids there during family hours LOL

Obnoxious trolls is a bit harsh. Everyone has their own version as to what their vacation should be. I am also a frequent Celebrity cruiser and honestly have never seen drunk behaviors in the solarium, but people with hearing disabilities tend to talk louder, lots' of snoring, people just walking through chatting, playing cards, or using electronic devices without headphones All seem to be the norm......and have been for some time.The only quiet place you can most likely count on is your cabin cheers

Ya need a little noise in there to drown out all the snoring!

It worked that way when they were initially opening the dining room, as there were always a line waiting for them to open. And they assigned us the same team every night we ate there. I think it's safe to assume that at 8:30 there wouldn't be much of a line either way. If you like the team they assign you on the first night, speak to the Maitre D on the way out and request to have the same team, and your desired times. I found this to work better than messing with the app, but that's just me. Cheers

Actually, you can make reservations at your dining room of choice on E class. We did just that on the Ascent. We like early dining, and when the dining room opened up, we were able to bypass the entire line waiting and go to our assigned table. Worked great for us. There was actually a 2 line system one for anytime, one for reservations. There was a bit of grumbling from others in line, unaware of the system. Cheers

My last cruise was in Feb, on the Ascent.But honestly when in OVC i would go to the coffee bar on the way out, grab an americano to go and ask for 2 waters. My wife did the same, this way we would have a "supply" back in the room. We did this daily. I will say if you ordered from a waiter in the OVC , and you wanted 2 drinks other than water, they would ask for both cards, or at least show them both upon delivering the drinks. Cheers

That is incorrect. I've always been able to grab multiple waters at any bar, especially when grabbing my coffee at Al Bacio. Have done this on many trips. Cheers OP there is no limit on number of beverages beer/coffee/waters.

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We had 2 excellent meals @ Raw on 5 on our last cruise on the Ascent. was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the seafood, especially the raw oysters. Being from the northeast, and a frequent harvester of shellfish I am very picky. My vote between Fine cut and roof top.....Roof top wins every time Cheers

I couldn't agree more!! The dry aged ribeye was horrible (tough, tasteless). The service however was pretty good. I had to inform them that I feed my dog better food Cheers

If you go to the casino cage you WILL get charged (in most cases) for an advance on your credit card, and it will get posted as a cash advance(higher interest/fees). If you do a room charge there will not be a fee and it posts to your account as entertainment, so no cash advance fees as well.

We will be on that same cruise Cheers!

We have always received the points, paying to upgrade from Veranda to Aq. Multiple times Cheers