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On the Silhouette last month and Equinox and in October I was able to connect my iPhone via a HDMI converter to the HDMI input in the back of the TV. Not sure if the Solstice has the same TVs though since it hasn't been "revolutionized". I had to use the following steps on the TV remote to access the menu to select the HDMI input: On the remote, press the CC button, then Menu, scroll down to support, scroll down to source list, and you can choose HDMI as the source to view your tablet. I had the premium WiFi and had no problem streaming on my iPhone and my Fire tablet but also had some content downloaded. I am not sure if there was a USB connection. Enjoy your cruise.

I don't think I saw that option on menu on TV in our cabin. We will be on the Silhouette in January and will look for that option. You have posted so many great tips that have been helpful even though we cruise in much more economical cabins than you. I appreciate you !!

Thank you so much for posting this video, I was on the Equinox in October and was able to access the menu and connect my iPhone with a lightning to HDMI cable and stream Apple TV and Netlix on the Premium Wifi.

We were just at Nachi last week for a return vist now would not recommend. The staff varied from unfriendly to rude and the drinks were very bad. I changed to beer and that was okay and the food is fine enjoyed the water and beach but we were among the last group of about 8 visitors at 3:30 and were being pushed to leave. If you plan on arriving and leaving early and drinking beer you may have a pleasant time.

We had a great day at Nachi last September and were excited to go back last week. We were very dissappointed in the service and won't be going back. I think they must be under new managment because the staff were not friendly (except the woman selling the photos) and even rude at the end of the day. It really is too bad that the managment now has the attitude we have your money and now we don't have to try. There were many people talking to the manager about different problems with advance payments and other issues. The beach, water and pool are lovely but the we will look at other options for our next visit to Cozumel because we don't go on vacation to be treated rudely and given the bum's rush to leave starting at 3:45 when the service is supposed to be until 5:00 We were the last visitors for the day and it was clear the staff wanted us to leave and close up early. We were told last call at that they were starting to close. We packed up our things around 4:15 and headed from the beach to change. I was yelled at by a staff member even yelled at me for washing my feet in the area that is made for that because he had just finished cleaning it. Another staff member said he was callong our taxi and I said thank you but I was going to change out of my wet suit first. Went to dressing room to change and the light was turned off on me. When we were leaving at 4:30 we were given hostile looks by the staff and no thank you and I left the money we were going to tip in my pocket. I am very sad that I previoulsy recommended Nachi Cocum to so many people and that they no longer care about service or making their visitors have a pleasant visit to Cozumel. I lived in Playa del Carmen for 12 years and love Mexico and it is sad to see that Nachi Cocum now treats visitors so poorly and gives such a bad impression of the lovely island of Cozumel.

Glad to hear you enjoyed your Equinox cruise and were able to get the Premium NA items. DH only drinks 1 -2 drinks with alcohol but he likes the teas and Vitamin Waters and will drink 4-5 a day and I like the premium juice smoothies and waters. We are on the Equinox in two weeks and getting a little worried about recent reviews. We also have final payment for January Silhouette cruise due before we board and having second thoughts. Were you able to order the premium water in the MDR , Pelligrino, AquaPanna or similar or did you have to bring it with you from the other bars? We have never had a problem with that in the past and hope that hasn't changed.

There has been a lot of discussion of the reduced menu options. Starting a thread to post what are some favorites from the MDR menu you would like to see return. One of my favorites I order every cruise when available is the jerk chicken with black bean and pineapple rice but I don't see it on the current Equinox menu or my October Equinox cruise

Really starting to regret that I booked the Equinox for October before I knew it was a test ship for vaping other additional charges, cutbacks and the terrible new MDR menu. I saw Irish stew and liver and onions before as menu o[tions that I think thankfully are gone. Seriously thinking about cancelling our 10-day cruise on Silly in January even though we got a great price by booking in advance. We will definitely be checking other options before final payment in October.. Now charging for cookies!!! Will free ice cream and toppings in the buffet be next?? The final straw for DH will be if they take away creme brulee from the MDR.

wow!! it's this kind of comment that has me moving away for this site

We were on the May 14th sailing and had them every day but also came prepared with cosmetic pads/cloths for face cleaning which we use at home anyway.

To update I called the Marriott Stellaris and was told day passes not currently available but to look on resortpass.com for other available Marriott properties. The other Marriott properites are in Isla Verde and we enjoyed staying in that area several times for the great beach but for a port stop like to stay closer to the port. Thinking of maybe going to Escambron beach for a bit if the weather is good.

Speciaity dining packages for our May cruise are still not showing online or in the app. I called MSC Friday and was connected immediately to a very friendly CS agent . She quickly added the Duo package to my booking and sent a new confirmation showing the added package and a zero balance due. I was very happy with the service I received. I do think the MSC dining package was a little pricey for limited menu and would prefer to reserve a dining time now instead of when we board. However we do appreciate the break from the very busy dining room so that makes the fee worth it for us.

I was thinking about getting the 40 piece package for our May cruise on Seascape but the jump in price from $49 to $76 made that decision a no for 7 day cruise. We had the 40 piece package for our Divina cruise years ago for a 11 day cruise and it was cheaper and you could send laundey every day. I could check an extra bag with AA for $80 instead and not worry about MSC damaging my clothes

Thanks Port Royal! I have tried that site but the Marriott was not avaiable but it did give me the option to go on a wait list. I think Marriott stopped offering the passes through third-party vendors during Covid. It was a great deal before $60 which included a $40 food & beverage credit and a nice way to spend the day while waiting for an afternoon flight home. I am going to try calling the hotel directly.

Can you tell me where you booked the Marriott Stellaris day pass and was it recently? We also did this a few years ago after a cruise but I am not finding it as an option to book this hotel just serveral others in Isla Verde and we would rather be in the Condado area.

I didn't have any offers on my cards and checked one more time this morning before paying the deposit for my January 2024 cruise I had on hold with my TA. Checked again this morning and had the spend $500 get 17,500 points on my Everyday card, added it and called my agent 30 minutes latter and just got my email from AMEX confirming I used the offer.

Yes, I called the phone number for upgrades and was able to just upgrade myself. I had called my agent Friday because our booking is part of a group and he said it was not possible until after boarding. I think he just didn't want to call Celebrity. When I called Celebrity they did transfer me to the group department but they took care of the upgrade in just a few minutes and I received an email confirmation and my boarding pass has the PALL code to show I have the upgrade and hubby's is CALL

I called to upgrade this morning and was charged $13.50 per day plus the service charge for a total of $111.51 for a 7 day cruise. According to the Celebrity Rep that was $15/day - 10% Classic/Select upgrade discount. I didnt' upgrade DH's package as he usually has one alcohol drink a day and the rest is sodas and coffee. Last cruise I just had the classic and paid for the difference for the occasional upgraded drink. I was on the fence for this cruise but decided to upgrade really for the premium non-alcoholic drinks since I missed having sparkling water and Vitamin water and smoothies. Still not sure if that was worth $16 per day but it has been a stressful year so also plan on enjoying several martinis.

Thank you for the info on the snorkel tour. A group of 60 for snorkeling is a lot and the departure times is early for DH. Our January cruise we had to do ship tours for most ports but I think that is dropped for Grand Turk I am going to look for a non-ship smaller group snorkel trip. We didn't get much OBC for this cruise but we got a great price do don't mind paying more for non-ship tour if it means less waiting around and fins in the face.

Thanks for your trip report. Glad that you had a good cruise despite some maintenance issues with your cabin. We will be on the same itinerary in September and these ports are new to us except Key West so it is great to have reports from recent cruises. Seems like Resort World is the better option for Bimini especially with the pool since there have been some recent reports of jelly fish in the water. We would like to snorkel the barrier reef in Grand Turk. Did you go on a ship excursion to the barrier reef or did you book something a the beach? What was the boat like for the snorkel trip and if you booked it at the beach do you remember the cost?