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Do you get access to Persian gardens with a paid spa treatment? if so, how long?

Thank you

As many have said, I think it’s the cruisers you are complaining about. 
 

South Florida departures + shorter cruises + school holidays = a certain crowd. Try a different market, different itinerary or longer cruise.  
 

Also you lost me at “eats friend food” & rude people. I have never been on a cruise where there haven’t seen rude people. (Line jumpers, seat hoarders, seat stealers, entitled of all ages)

3 minutes ago, LGW59 said:

Reservations for what?

Sorry. For future cruises.

What is the current price of onboard reservations? $100.00 USD per person?

Can you make reservations for other people? 

For clarification, reservations for future cruises. 

17 minutes ago, DHP1 said:

You will need to booked in August to see those countries. We’re on one of those cruise. 

 Or on Celebrity or HAL. Crazy princess wouldn't have a newer ship during this time, it busy season and their 2023 cruises at this time are all almost sold out. 

1 minute ago, DHP1 said:

Sun Princess replaces the Enchanted

Any idea of where Enchanted is headed? There are no itineraries after march 2023?

5 minutes ago, Wishing on a star said:

I hadn't looked at September, until now.   And, yes, Turkey and better Eastern Med itineraries are lacking!   Where were you hoping to visit Turkey?

 

We are looking at an early pre-season 2024 itinerary on the new Sun that we really like.  But, that goes away once the season starts, and the ports are busy, and the itineraries really start to show that.  There might be some cool weather!  But we love the itinerary.  And less crowds.

 

Its my Mother-in-laws 60th so we are looking specifically for end of September (Istanbul, Mykonos, Santorini, Ephesus, Athens, Valletta, ... So on.) Don't really like the Island princess, as that is the only option now. 

2 minutes ago, ldtr said:

I expect that not everything has been posted for Sept 2024.  For example the schedule for the Enchanted Princess has not been posted after Feb 2024 yet.  That is the ship doing that area in 2023.

That is good point. Thank you for the insight here. 

The options in September 2024 for eastern med, specifically Greece, Turkey and Sicily are lacking and terrible.  Every other year there have been a lot of option on a lot of ship types. Whats going on?

22 hours ago, denatravels said:

I wish I was more excited by their Med cruise but I’m sticking with the NCL I have booked— Istanbul and portugal is a big draw, as it’s a few of the fewer ports in the area I haven’t been to. 

Same. Very boring/ typical. Also lacking options in late September beginning of October which is my favorite time of year. 

I just tweeted them asking and they replied that "Europe 2024 is scheduled to be open for booking next week."

Celebrity and Princess just released their full schedule this week. Princess' offerings are terrible and Celebrity remains $$$. Its my mother-in-laws 60th birthday and it looks like it will be on HAL. Come on iteneraries! 

When can we expect the 2024 med cruises to be bookable?

Thank you,

On 9/28/2022 at 7:46 PM, Arizona Wildcat said:

The ocean moderates the weather.  Never cold.  Obviously weather and temps in the UK can be anything.  April and October about the same in our experience on 5 TAs.

Thanks for the info. I live in Tucson a bit, but SunDevil here. 🤘

On 9/29/2022 at 9:54 AM, Jim_Iain said:

We did Silhouette TA it in April of this year.   You could look up my Live and get a better feel.

 

The weather was very nice and the pool was in use and sunbathing popular for most of the cruise.  If we had any rain it was just a shower or two.    We had to divert Madeira for a medical evacuation putting us into the Azores about 6 hours late.    

 

After the Azores it started cooling a little but weather perfect.    Even when we got to Southampton (b2b) we took a B2B tour to Windsor and it was a perfect spring day.   Tulips still in bloom and nice shirt sleeve weather.   No jacket required.   

 

We have done about a dozen TA's most being Westbound.    Weather similar to other Southern and Mid-Atlantic crossing and much much nicer than most of our Northern crossings.

 

Of course weather is variable but that was our most recent crossing and will do another this year on Apex into Amsterdam. 

Thank you very much for all your information. I will take a look at your live. Safe Travels on the Apex! We almost booked the Apex vs. the Silhouette but the price was much cheaper for the latter.

On 9/29/2022 at 4:28 AM, cruisegirlppp said:

We once did a TA from Florida to Rome in April...weather warm enough on the crossing and ports in Spain but they were still wearing puffy coats in Rome!  The 23 hour days on eastbound trips are why we prefer westbound TAs.

Thank you for your response. Yes, I think I prefer the 25 hour days on the westbound. This trip we are actually using this as transport to Europe + a vacation. While no preferable, we are still excited.

On 9/28/2022 at 5:47 PM, Georgia_Peaches said:

I can’t answer your question because I haven’t yet done a TA. It’s on my bucket list for sure. I’m responding to say that Silhouette is my absolute favorite Celebrity ship. I have cruise envy and wish you the absolute best cruise ever! 

Haha. Thank you! We are very excited. We have been on Reflection X2 and Equinox X2 as well as Edge. Excited for the Silhouette.

Hi All, 

I am booked on the Celebrity Silhouette leaving on April 20th, 2023. Miami -> London

I have been on a westbound transatlantic in October and the weather was perfect. I am wondering how the weather will be on this cruise? I am expecting the days to and at Bermuda to relatively warm but then after for it to get colder.  Would I be correct? Does the weather really differ that much from year to year? Could it be really warm or really cold?

Any experience and advice will be appreciated. 

Thank you 

Just off the Edge 2/23/20, I would say all those things are true. The "noisy" atrium didn't really bother me and I and I didn't think it was noisy. What bothered me about it was lack of space at the bar. How secluded the seating is. Its definitely not the social oval shape martini bar on the solstice class ships that becomes the hub of nightly activity as people pass from dinner to the theater. It's a closed of hole that works well for small groups or couples. 

Bar staff is so thin, getting a drink is a struggle. Especially on sea day around the pool. They had two servers walking around the pool and 2 bartenders... thats it. Waiving down a waiter was almost impossible and then your drink would come 40 mins later. We gave up and just went to the bar and waited 20 mins each time. Also there is a severe lack of shade in popular areas. Let me explain before I get roasted. Can you find shade?, yes! However, it's secluded and off in it own space. You can't be in the middle of the action around the pool and find shade. The sunset bar is a sun roast, no shade. Not even for the workers. 

Also, if you like to go from your chair, to the pool, to the hot tub back to your chair and repeat, this would involve climbing two levels and descending two levels each time. God forbid you need a drink when you climb up to the hot tub, cause you'll have to go back down and wait 20 mins for a drink. 

The Edge is a beautiful ship, her furnishings are beautiful, albeit somewhat beat up for being 14 months old. However, we miss the solstice pool area, the hot tubs on the same level as the pool, shade at the center of the pool, regular balconies, the sunset bar (especially on the Reflection). While some people may not care about these items, these are things we loved the most on the Solstice class ships and they have all been changed ... for the worse. 

On 12/1/2019 at 6:07 PM, Anniexrec said:

We were there this past Jan, cruised with Celebrity., we only had 4 signed up with our group, Cause most of the passengers were much older., lol.  We also there in Jan 2015. This last time we actually had a guide that got us on thing quickly especially the zip lines.,  I don't think you will be too back with crowds., it really wasn't both times we were there, but  if your ship gets there early, it will be a breeze.  I remember riding the zip lines the first time, and  when we returned our equipment there was a little bit of line.   The buffet is excellent.  Bring water shoes, it's a must. Bring your towel change of clothes, they have showers and lockers. 

Lots of fun

Do you think it's possible to do go to Xplor on your own? I am familiar with the ferry and am comfortable doing it on my own. 

5 minutes ago, alcpa1 said:

Is that for 1 or 2?

 

2

Are these cruises always so expensive? Next summer balcony running about $7500 - $10000 with the various included options/ Reg Verandah/ Concierge Class/ Aqua Class. Seems so expensive. Are they cheaper if you book as soon as they come out?

Getting a little more nervous now as they are predicting it will be a hurricane once it arrives in Florida on Saturday or Sunday. Anyone have experience with what happens? Delay? I doubt we'll be rerouted to Western Caribbean since the hurricane will be gone but I think we might have a delayed departure. Looks like we will most likely make it to Florida on Friday afternoon with no problem. Eek

On 8/10/2019 at 10:45 AM, beachgirl32931 said:

Do you have any room on your catamaran tour?  If you are booking with a company that might have room can you share.  We are on the same sailing and really haven't planned anything.

 

Thank you

Marie

Hello Marie,

We have not made a decision yet but when we do I'll let you know.  Getting close now! :)

I confirmed online that it is Crown Bay... Ugh it seems impossible to get near Havensight by 845-9am if we are scheduled to dock at at Crown Bay at 8am.