Brookefairway

the Celebrity web site is very vague. WAs looking at Oct 2nd sail from Rome to Greek isles and want to know if people currently are subjected to covid test before disembarking for vaccinaat4ed passenger who is not up to date with a booster.???  What is currently being done if anything when at the Greek ports?

We are considering and s3 or an s2. I like being lower on the ship for movement purposes however i noticed the cabins under the magic carpet jut out..Will the cabins have wind noise while sailing compared to the others?  Will the cabins have more movement than and S1 or S2 due to the location. the ones left aare on ddeck 6 and 7. .If anyone has stayed please let me know thoughts

went to book some excursions and the majority in all the ports are completely sold out. Ive never seen this before. Will celebrity add more once we get onboard?  I was hoping to use OBC so I dont want to book privately. Will they open up ?  Does anyone have the shore excurison desk number and not sure if they have anything to add.

would love to see the dailies especially the theater variety on board. we are deciding between this and the Symphony of the seas..The comedy show on the last cruise was the same all week so we want to see the variety on oboard. if someone has some daily schedules please post. thanks

would love to see the evening activity dailies.. from the ship.. we are decidning between norwegian breakaway and symphony..we like comedy, magic  not so much the dueling pianos so want to see in the main theater the variety besides the broadway show. thanks

I am considering this accommodation but I remember years ago staying in the Oasis in a crown loft and the whole trip even in port it was shaking and vibrating. Has anyone else experienced this? I am assuming it was due to its location. NOt sure if the Symphony has them in the same location as the Oasis.The smoke stacks as i recall were right above the suite so maybe that was the  reason. The second bath appeals to me rather than the owners suite which would have a more midship location. Any thoughts from someone who has stayed in the crown loft on Symphony?

trying to decide which to book for this july. both are Caribbean cruises. We like the Celebrity Infinity suite area on the newer ships but are concerned we will be disappointed with the entertaiment and the age of the ship on the infinity?  any thoughts?

we passed what looked like a nice club on water side (right) while in the taxi before we got to the area where all the clubs are lined up with the boardwalk. We did not like that area last time. This club was free standing and not too far from port as i said on way into mahahual. We are looking for more of a resort feel for a day, not the on top of each other clubs. Maya chan looks ok but it will be closed in July.

We aere thinking of the Epic in Feb out of san juan to the Carribean but we have been reading so many negative reviews on the entertainment or lack thereof. Do they still have comedy shows? magic shows? What are their music choices?  Do they still offer a full range of excursions. We are thinking of the Haven on that ship. How is that? thanks

We were on the Edge over the summer about 1200 guests. All the suites were full as was Luminaie every night. The hostess suggested a later dining time when it was less crowded but late dining is not for everyone. For a table for two they are VERY close usually along the wall or in the center. I felt extremely uncomfortable even for breakfast as your conversation is full heard and vice versa. Sometimes you just want to dine without people on top of you and feeling awkward if you dont want to make small talk. I dont think Covid made a difference where people sat it was more the twosomes had people on top of them ..the other MDR choices we needed no reservation and could literally choose wherever we wanted to sit..

Was considering a princess cruise in a suite. How does [princess compare to the Celebrity cruise line re Food..service  entertainment..?  Just off Celebrity. food was ok but not top notch (dinner) and entertainment so so..Please let me know your thooughts we are adult cruisers 

Recently off the Edge  ..Luminae and Retreat lounge had pinot grigio that was horrific!! the servers knew and tried to find bottles of "drinkable" pinot grigio but it was tough.. VERY VERY disappointed with the choice of pinot grigio.. was headache cheap city.. both in luminaie and the retreat..

Yes .. perhaps my question wasnt phrased properly..I know their tips are included  .. but the extra tips for them in cash are they pooled with each other only the luminaie staff?  or the rest of the ship waiters? What is the expected ? what most people do who have stayed in these suites) above the included in a sky or celebrity suite to tip the butler whom we do not ask much of? what have you tipped?

Do the waiters and other staff if tipped in cash in Luminaie share it only with each other? keep it? or does it get shared with rest of crew on ship? Also, what do most do with the butler tip if you do not really use him/her? I know they bring snacks but other than that if we dont use what should we tip per day? Any past exterience in this area would be helpful. 

21 hours ago, mac_tlc said:

Here is a picture of the offerings in the Retreat Lounge in the evening:

 

 

thank you for sharing!

Does the retreat lounge have the evening snack display or is everything packaged? Are the snacks that are delivered to the room daily only packaged items or the usual cheese fruit etc? 

On the August 14  2021 i see only a suite guarantee no more sky suites. If we book this is it likely we will get a sky suite or something higher? also with a guarantee suite cabin would we still have the ability to bid? Does anyone already booked know the minimum bid to upgrade to a celebrity suite or edge villa? thank you Also for the eastern carribeean do we have to take their shore excursions?

i just checked our move up bids for cruise leaving next week. I bid on 3 different categories. Why do 2 of the 3 say bid expired and the other says pending? Why would they expire the bid when the sailing has almost another week and leave one pending? I also don t see the option anymore to modify the existing bid.. We were thinking of going in lower.

Thanks for all the replies. They are very helpful!

We booked late and my T.A. said the 530 time was the only seating available. Said late seating and my time dining was full and the waitlist was full.Can we just show up for late dining? Who do I see and where do I go to try and change this? I remember my time dining was rather chaotic. If we just show up do  they know we were supposed to be early seating? thanks for your help!

We will be stopping next week and do not want to visit Disney. What is the closest nicest beach that would allow us to rent chairs etc? How far a taxi ride is it? Is there a resort even 20 mi utes away that offers day passes?

Has anyone done this excursion? How was the beach.? we are stopping second week of august when 2 other cruise ships in.. Will it be very crowded? Hard to get chairs?

looking forward to a good beach /pool day. Does anyone know of any resort that offers day passes ? Any tours that pick up from the port with guaranteed loungers and umbrellas. We arrive on a Saturday and Im guessing the beaches will be packed with locals as well. 

I have been reading how limiting the menu is for dinner. Does anyone have link to dinner menus? thanks

Hello

we did a wonderful tour of Taormina and then the boat cruise at Isobella on previous cruise from Messina port. I cannot find any local tour company offering this combination. Any suggestions?  We are on the Edge in August