little britain

Sorry sweetie, I didn’t do the Canaries one… but sure you’ll look fabulous as always wink 😉 x

I don’t with a TA with pax would end in Cadiz due to the lack of international airports for people to get home?

1.Yes 2.No 3.No 4.No https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-excluded-from-the-loyalty-status-match-program#

Yes Zeniths are offered Pinnacle perks if they choose to sail on RCI - hardly any Zeniths wear a name badge. It is not a “thing”.

What does concern me is that they were allocated rooms and then asked to vacate!! It is not like the rooms were next door to each other so could have plumbing issues, or were needed for a group to be next door to each other ? LB > who had a gty on Voyager in a few weeks that has not been allocated yet!

They will be making enough noise onboard with announcements etc there is no chance of a lie in on that last day sadly! You will need to be out of your cabin by 8 and all breakfast venues will close at 8.30. If you arrange a driver for 9, that will have let the rush die down, and you should be in Rome just after 10. I have used Civitavecchia Cab Service several times without issue. They will collect you from the ship side as you leave the terminal. There will be a little questionaire thingie in the app that you complete with info of what time you want to leave the ship. It usually appears by day 2.

Ah yes, we all remember that 'promise' so well.....

Agree. Have done amazing itineraries from Copenhagen and loved it when they visited the smaller Med islands

Apex to compete against Liberty 🤭

@ticketsunlimited a few more non money related European quirks…. you will need to ask for the bill/check at the end of the meal. They won’t bring it until you’re ready. They certainly won’t put it on the table whilst you’re still in the middle of the meal! they won’t clear your table plates until every one has finished eating. if you leave your knife and fork apart they assume you have not finished. Put your cutlery 🍴 together when you’re finished. you won’t get water automatically you will need coins 🪙 to use public bathrooms - there may even be an old lady dispensing your allowance of toilet paper! 🧻 in Italy only tourists order cappuccino after 11a! It is a breakfast drink.

Do you just post the opposite to what everyone else says to get your post count up? 🤷‍♀️

I hate to say I’m not sure about the winter market in Europe. I have 2 X booked in November and February. I have had over $1000 in price drops on the October once since booking; and the February one is $1486 for 2 in an OV for 11n. That works out at $67.54pppn! In addition as we are Piniths we get free drinks and WiFi and laundry - and I have my $100 shareholders OBC! I don’t think they are making anything out of us on this one.

Interesting that next years’ Celebrity Presidents cruise will be on the relatively new Apex ( launched 2021) out of Southampton which demonstrates X’s commitment to the UK market ( unlike RCI!)

How very strange. You tap your card for most payments up to €100 and on the machine you have an option to add a tip. I have not seen or signed a paper receipt in Europe for years. And I mean years. I thought it was only the USA with the very strange antiquated system whereby they bring you a receipt, you write in a tip amount and sign it and then they bring you another receipt!!! How much till roll paper is wasted?!?! 🤷‍♀️ If you tap you don’t need a pin. Always select the option to pay in local currency 💶 and let the bank do the conversion. Little Miss Amsterdam would have got a €0.50 from us.

I am a genuine Elite ( equiv of D) on X Zenith starts at 3000 so I have 2476 points to go. Points are allocated based on cabin grade booked. A balcony is 3pn. So I would have to spend 825 nights on X in a balcony to get to Zenith. There is 525 nights at a point per night separating D+ to Pin. So yes, it is much harder to achieve which is why there are about 800 Zs only. And probably explains why us Ziniths are not being welcomed with open arms. 🤗

A refreshing difference I find!

AMEX is not really liked ( some places refuse to accept it and have signs stating that) in Europe. Can you get a Chase card which charges no fx fees? Given the number of thieves and pickpockets I certainly would not be carrying large sums of cash around with me. Please remember that tipping in Europe means rounding up ( €66 to €70) or at most 10%.

You just need to make sure you log out after each use, to stop the clock ⏰

It’s still Freedom class which is totally unsuitable for English weather !!! Give me Vision or Radiance any day !

Yup. The Even Older Than Independence Ship to ensure they capture the UK market …

Yup I suspected that that “discretion” was another word for “ will not”!

Retreat Lounge access when not staying in the Retreat 1. Loyalty Match members will only be permitted to access the Retreat Lounge when not staying in the Retreat based on availability and at the sole discretion of Celebrity Cruises. Status Match Terms (celebritycruises.com)

I went on her first sailing post Amp back in May 2018. She will be looking a bit tired by 2025!! Do they still have that VR bouncy ball shaped thing - that was just an abandoned area on Odyssey and Spectrum now?

Only 30 mins instead of the usual 60..?

Just watched the blog lengthy utube video - it certainly is a lot more 'colourful' than your average RCI ship - but wow, that outside seating on Giovannis looks incredible. Not sure if I would like to be in those first BW balconies though! I guess they could always throw you a bread stick!