Georgia_Peaches

Good to know. What was the price of this experience?

What about the Persian Gardens pass on a port day? Any ideas? I'm bringing my DM on her first Celebrity cruise in July.

Hmm...logging in with the new password is big! Especially when you probably knew your old password by heart and also knew you hadn't changed it! Regarding no rooms available, my TA told me that when that happens, they've gone into their system and are usually about to change rates. The glass half full gal in me wants to think those new rates will be better...

Best response….ever!

Omg!! How cool is that?! Thanks for the tip! I would love that too.

So glad you had a nice cruise. Your itinerary is actually one of my favorites, sans Grand Cayman. I’ve never been on Apex but we will embark on Edge in a few weeks, also in a MC suite. Am I to understand that you asked your room steward/butler to empty your fridge? And then they filled it with your requests? I’m not sure how that works or if we will even bother but like you, I don’t care to be charged for something I didn’t consume…wouldn’t chase down the minimal charges but how interesting that they occurred on the last day when you’re not there to dispute. Question though, if not Celebrity, then who for your next cruise adventure? I agree that, like you we no longer see the value in suites but I’m finding that there are still some good deals to be had once in a while in other categories. Thanks for the review from one of my favorite CC’ers. 😊

Oh dear! Such a distressing thing to read from you Morph! Our Grandeur cruise is next April. DH says he’s looking forward to high brow service. I’ve told him to temper his expectations. 😳

You have to call to get the discount applied. But I strongly recommend that you use a TA and let them make the call.

I love it! Would embrace every moment and chalk it up to making a memory!

We are cruising the Med next year and if sailing with Celebrity, we'd make the same decision as you regarding an older ship. The Med is so port intensive that it's not about the ship anyway. Having said that, we are booked on Regent Grandeur...a ship the same age as Ascent and I have read several reports of popping noise as well as paper thin walls. They don't build cruise ships like they used to, I guess.

Oh deer...once again, I'm a day late to the party. At least I'm not alone.

Can't imagine how I missed it since I'm always around CC...but thanks! I'll go put myself in the corner now...🤣

Tried to log in today to do my check in and my pass word no longer works. Had to reset, which isn't a big deal but apparently, this is happening across the RCI umbrella. Just wondering if it has anything to do with the recent IOS updates that is also keeping many users out of the App. Deep sigh...technology is GREAT when it works!!

Apparently, this is happening with Celebrity too...

How does this work?

I would sign up for the card if it included travel insurance like some other cards. Captain's Club points isn't enough of an incentive for me. We are currently Elite. I'd have to take another 5 cruises per year for the next 5 years to get to Zenith so 50 points won't move the needle much. And I don't cruise based on loyalty. I go where the best deal happens to be for the level of service we desire.

So I take it inclusions are not the same as promotions. For example, if we won a move up from Sky to Royal, we'd get the included specialty dining but not additional promotional incentives that may be currently running. I just looked at the minimum bid to move up to a RS from a SS and it's $1400 pp. Nahh, I think we will stay put.

I have considered doing this for our upcoming Edge cruise but we booked back when gratuities were included as well as the OBC for suites. I'm wondering if we win a move up would this change our booking so that we'd lose those original perks?

On our first leg we were in a PV on deck 8...room 8118. We had no noise issues. It seems pretty random.

Our sky suite was cabin number was 10120. We had no noise at all. There must be a way to map the noise for future travelers. I'm glad they were able to resolve your noise issues. I wonder why caulk and shims works for some and not others...

I haven’t read any reports of banging on Ascent. We stayed in 2 different cabin categories on different decks… one forward and the other mid ship. The only noise I heard at night was made by the freight train sleeping next to me.

If you consume alcohol, avoid the frozen drinks as they are full of sugar. I like the spa cafe for light bites for breakfast and lunch. My approach is to avoid bread and fill up on veggies and fruit...the buffet has lots of fresh options from salads to raw veggies (on salad bar), fruit, lots of protein options. It CAN be done...but I tend to diet before any cruise to lose a few pounds so that the inevitable (for me) cruise weight leaves me with a net gain of zero. We cruise at the end of May so are currently avoiding all alcohol and starchy foods. Can't wait for the reprieve of embarkation day!

Thanks for your live review! We are looking forward to the Beyond for our anniversary in November. Regarding the bath products, are these provided in the big pumps on the wall or do they still provide the smaller travel sizes?

I like the bourbon and peaches. It’s the Luminae signature drink but if you find the bar that services Luminae you can order it there. So worth the hunt!

Me too!