Germancruiser

Bigelow- are they out of whats left of their minds? Oh my Celebrity you are going cheaper and cheaper each year. They can built all the fancy ships they like- no longer the right cruise line for me it seems- and not just because of Bigelow. Modern Luxury- my word... !

Ah okay- now i know- thanks a lot Cruiz Bug!

It has been a while since I sailed RCI- what is or what are Cheers with an Officer? Never heard of it? Thx.

Those IV- cabins with a big- I admit though- a very big window that can be opend, never appealed to me. I refuse to call them balcony cabins. So I choose a SV for the Maiden Voyage of Apex. Wonderful cabin choice- and the only one I would book on board their new class of ships. Since M Class ships are my favorite and as long as they are around, which might be not for much longer- I stick to them.

l love to watch the sequence dances on board Cuanrd ships. Esp. the Mayfair foxtrott, Rumba one and the Chaterin Walz. So classy and very very british- even the names. LOL.

Count me in- nothing better than beeing in a force ten on board QM2- experienced that on two TA´s on board the Mary! One feels safe and sound in such great ship during a storm.

It is either Princess Anne or the Queen Consort who will name the new Cunarder. There have been discussions about the name of the new ship. Some mentioned that if the Queen passes before the ship is ready to sail- it may be called Queen Camilla- since both the original Queen Mary and Queen Elisabeth were named after Queen Consorts. Both royal Ladys would deserve to stand as namesake for the new ship.

It seems they changed the requierments as of Sept. 5th- but I will sure check before hand- and might even test anyway- just to be on the safe side! Thanks Tere, !

Thank you for your answers- yes I am indeed fully vaccinated- boostered even- waiting for the 4th shot. So we seem not to need a test prior cruising.

Thank you so much for that wonderful review with those awesome pictures. I am boarding Infinity on October 8th. So it was especially interessting for me. Millenium Class ships are still my favorite ships of X. So I will cruise them as long we have the chance to so as i fear they are in the twillight of her time with Celebrity! Tere- did you have to show a negative test before boarding? I am not quite sure if they still requiere it. Thank you very much indeed!

I sailed on Apex´Maiden Voyage and agree with most of the points the OP states- loud music, no connection - or at least to less connection with the Sea. Eden is a wonderful Idea- but the decor- the 70s gone very wrong!- well each his own i suppose. The wire incident is very unfortunate, I agree. But one should keep in mind- real people- humans are responsible- and humans make misstakes! Those things should not - but they do happen! The reaction to that I found overly drama drama drama!

I agree- the Dining Time is fixed- that I appreciate- but they could have a bit more accomodating- even with a ship sailing not at full capacity. I don´t know about the attitude of the OP, though. I nice smile would have helped a bit. Also I have to say- the service I got outside of the Yacht Club was also very friendly and efficent!

Just a week since I am back from the Seaview-your report confirms what I thought when walking the ship. If MSC - then Yacht Club. What you report is outragious- unbelievable almost- what where they thinking? My YC experience was wonderful - as the last time one Seaside. YC or not- what you experienced should not happen - that is not the kind of service one is used from cruise ships- no matter in what part of the ship one sails. The salespeople with Spa offers and Speciality Dinning options walked the YC Pool Deck from time to time- but in a very very discret manner!

Friends ended their TA this morning in Brooklyn. According to them, there must have been lot´s and lot´s of Covid Cases on board. They are both fine. Right from the beginnung in Hamburg ( 22.June) there where Masks to be worn at all times when walking inside the ship. They haven been not tested on board. They told me they had a wonderful voyage and where quite sad to leave the wonderful QM2.

I agree a back to back crossing is always a great idea- and the idea to use two weeks of getting spoiled on the wonderful QM2 sounds great to me for a bit of a recovery time. I have done it twice, without the need for recovery - only to relax and I will do it again next year. I find the calmness and the stressless time, looking out to the sea- which you can do on board QM2 without even going outdoors is soothing, relaxing- yes even healing! With every twist and turn you can see the SEA when sailing the Mary- which is why i don´t like to those ships where many lounges are wihtout a view.

A Sunset Veranda is the only cabin I would book on the Edge Class. Don´t care for the Infinity Staterooms with a window that can be opend- or not. They are in no way balcony cabins.

That is exactly what I am doing- hamrag- not going back! Thank you carlmm- that´s what I thought- a nice sit down cafe is not a faire neither is it a food truck. One expects that on both- of course!

I just came back from a wonderful cruise in the med on board the nice MSC Seaview. My YC experience was as wonderful as my first voyage on the Seaside- also in YC. Anyway- missed to try the crepes at the Venchi Chololate Bar last year, so I thought I might try one of those famous crepes. On the first try I learned that the Creperie is only open until 10pm- okay- I could have gotten that information from programm. Next day - I ordered my crepe - very nice and extremly friendly staff there. As the foodie that I am a eagerly awaited my Crepe. Then it came- and my chin dropped almost to my knees. A yummy looking Crepe, nicely prepared, appeared. SERVED ON A CHEAP PAPER PLATE AND WITH IN A IN PLASTIC WRAPPED KNIFE AND FORK! I was speachless- in this time and age- really? For around 12 dollars- and no propper dishes? NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PLASTIC WASTE! The fork broke after two bites. Well, one has hands - right? To my shear delight there was an extremly thin paper towel attached to the nice plastic cuttlery. I am not sure that is a left over from the pandemic, but who ever is in charge should think that over. Terrible! I mentioned this to one of the YC Butlers- he shruged and said how the different YC is compared to the other part of the ship! IMO that has nothing to do with YC - serving those crepes one has to pay for in such a cheap and environment unfriendly way is unacceptable!

Flight problems are all over the world this year. For European cruises, flying out of Germany - I flew in right on the day of the cruise - which worked. I would not dream doing so these days in the - hm one can not really say - post pandemic world. Even if the flight is just an hour- I fly in a day earlier and have a nice relaxed embarkation day. For my cruise in October out of Fort Lauderdale I fly in five days prior- but that has more to do with a few days relax time in Ft. Lauderdale. I appreciate that not everybody can afford to do so.

The then brand new Millenium was my very first X- ship back in 2001. Switching to X from RCCL. From X then to Cunard and latley to MSC- YC- with the occasional X cruise thrown in. LOL. RCCL and a few years later X started a tendency to drift into the directon of Party- Boats- AND that I can not stand. Those atriums both on Solstice Class and now even more so with the new Edge Class are horrible. Loud, noisy- the once nice an lovely Martini Bar went down the drain - one can not hear oneself think so loud did they get. I may sound like a party pooper but I don´t see the need for the captain standing on the bar and making a show with the bar waiters.

Thanks for all those great pictures. I am booked on Infinity in October. Millenium- Class ships are still my favorite X-ships- even though they are now over 20 years in service! I sailed Infinity twice and I don´t expect all the bells and whistles of a brand new ship. I had that at the Maiden Voyage of Apex last June. Wonderful cruise but I don´t like that class of ships AT ALL. I hope they have all in hand in October. What I expect of X- is a spotless clean ship. I am quite prepared for a few signs of wear and tear!

I am in the league- MSC YC or no MSC at all. Always when walking the ship - and as I was on board Seaside with this wonderfull prommenade deck and or just cruising the ship, I was always glad to be back in the calm heaven of YC.

Maybe there really was something wrong with QM2´s hardware. I had no problem with WIFI on my last Transatlantic in March this year. Throughout the whole ship it worked quite well, my cabin includes.

I read in our papers the other day that cruise lines- especially those cruise lines who cater more to the American passengers ( as X.... )- are struggling to get their ships full even to a limited capacity. When I read all this THAT is no small wonder. X- should first of all provide tests for their US- passengers who have to fly home at Debarkation Day- they at least should offer them for a small fee- preferably of course for free. That would be a service worthy of the cruise line Celebrity. " Modern Luxury"- my word- they should not use such Marketin phrases when they can not deliver.

Thanks for all the answers - so I wait and see- what happens in Genua in four weeks.