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Yes good comment! It is important to check the required voltages for devices you are plugging in. Many are 110/220 but some are 110 only.

A trick we have used for years. We take an empty spray bottle and a few dryer sheets like Bounce. Once on board add water and a dryer sheet to the spray bottle. Instant wrinkle release spray. It really works!

I never knew that there was a proper method to fill a cone with Soft Serve. Thanks!

On our recent cruise, some restaurants (like Hooked) did not honor the BOGO even on night 1 or 2.

They look nice but pretty expensive. I think they would be too noisy for us with all of the Aqua show activity.

Are you referring to the Aqua Theatre Suites?

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I agree with @jk04on this. We definitely choose the ones on either side facing the ocean.

Yes that might explain it. We did Symphony recently and loved it! Enjoy!

Just too funny. 😄 The answer was yes in post #2. Still yes on post #21.

Lunch menu for dinner? That seems very strange and not the typical case on a cruise. The CK dinner menu changes every night for 7 nights, then starts repeating again on night 8. That has been my experience recently on two different ships. The breakfast menu is the same every day. The lunch menu has quite a bit of repetition but some different choices daily. In fact I would say exactly the same thing about Luminae on Celebrity.

Cafe al Bacio page on Celebrity for more info. https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/eat-and-drink/bars-and-lounges/al-bacio?cid=ps_58700008370503446&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqpSwBhClARIsADlZ_TlLQhjDYDAwPhGnbpAHNXURARnq683voQli-5-16IWGaeEqEpW4mfoaAunQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

OK as I mentioned subjective. But we really liked CK on our cruise last month on Symphony.

We have a 2-BR GS coming on Indy. Again inexpensive compared to a CS on Celebrity. But Indy does not have CK so we will book the UDP for this cruise. And these Freedom-Class ships have fewer suite benefits (like WiFi is not included) which I find strange and annoying. But the itinerary was great for us (12 night Canary Is).

Have you dined in CK? I don't really agree with you after dining recently in CK on Symphony and Luminae on Equinox. CK is much better than a smaller version MDR. The food, selection and service are all excellent IMO. Comparable to Luminae. But this is all subjective of course. I was not a fan of Luminae on Edge compared to S-Class or M-Class ships.

@larry_s_taco I have been mostly off the Celebrity board as I am trying other cruise lines after many cruises in The Retreat. I decided to switch instead of complain about the high prices and diminished service. Wait it out I guess. Some things are being brought back (like butlers). We shall see. Recently did RCCL Symphony in a Crown Loft suite and loved it. Huge ship - maybe much too large for you. Priced much lower than comparable CS on Celebrity. You get a suite lounge and Coastal Kitchen (like Luminae). We are D+ so we get 5 drink coupons each per day, plus the suite lounge beverages. No need for a beverage package.

Yes Anthem is only somewhat larger than Edge but holds 1000 more passengers. So more crowding for sure so I understand why you did not like it. The rear of the ship (Eden area vs Two70 area) are somewhat comparable. There was a lot of discussion threads a number of years ago comparing Q-Class to E-Class. On Anthem you get true balconies.

I found that Q-Class (like Anthem) was similar to E-Class on Celebrity.

Radiance Class (2500 pax) is closest to M-Class (2200 pax). Very close in size. Also similar ages. Radiance was launched in 1999 and Millennium in 2000. Both classes have an elegant feel to them. Voyager-class is actually quite a bit larger. Even larger than S-Class and Edge.

But Kate and Leo proved that Steerage was much more fun!

Not sure what years you sailed then, but we sailed Millennium to Alaska in July 2010 and sailed Concierge Class. Not a suite. We were Elite but were made so because we had Diamond level on RCCL. We had full access to Michael's Club that cruise as an Elite member.

And those RS and PHS get specialty dining included. Nobody would be in Luminae. I sailed in Sky suites and CS suites in the early days of Luminae and it was always included.

There was not a reserved area for suite guests in the Aqua show on Symphony. Possibly because the first two shows were cancelled and the remaining shows were long lines.

It was in the balcony in the theatre. Some obstructed views. We prefer to sit in the main lower area. There was a reserved seating section for the Ice Show, but not great seats. We got there a bit early and sat up front/center. No reserved seating in the Aqua Show or Comedy Club.

That is exactly what we did a few weeks ago. We used our SL drinks and our D+ coupons and never bought a drinks package. Plenty of drinks for us. There is a nice coffee machine in the SL too.