phoenix_dream

Not sure about weather, but there can be some choppy seas in particular around the area where the US and Mexico meet. We've sailed that itinerary a number of times and never had any serious issues. Our worst seas were in the spring in the Gulf of Mexico - 30'. You just never know for sure.

I think this is a ridiculous argument. Requiring them to mask up is a business decision and condition of employment they agreed to when signing their contract. Doctors and nurses are required to wear masks. Are they second class citizens? It's a question of what is needed to effectively run the business. Ships cannot afford a large outbreak onboard among their staff. They're at sea, there are no backups or temporary replacements waiting in the wings. They need to do all they can to protect their staff. And for the record I think the staff are wonderful! I am personally friends with a number of them from cruising a lot over the years. Always big hugs when we meet (pre-covid) and communication on FB. They are in no way second class citizens to me!

Currently on my 9th cruise since restart. Only noticed some downgrade of service on one (current) which is fully booked and crew struggles to keep up. There have been issues getting some wines and on some ships food portions are a little smaller but I've managed to gain weight on each trip! The biggest difference, now that testing is being canceled or changed, is what happens if you get Covid. Quarantined for a minimum of 5 days and cannot be released until testing negative. Causes many to not report and others to suffer through the situation. Stressful either way.

The issue is that the app is not always current. My sailing on Summit had info on ports cancelled days ago due to the hurricane. Another issue is demographic. Celebrity trends older, and often much older. A good number of the much older crowd (not all I know) don't have smart phones.

Easily. Hmmmm. Maybe. We've had a cruise begin disembarkation in Lauderdale at 9:30 due to customs delays. And this person is flying internationally. I'd agree with probably but IMHO easily is pushing it.

I guess because you were actively using the chairs it's a bit different. At the same time by taking that space all day it prevents others from having a chance for those prime spots. Not sure after all that's all that much different. I find that same issue in the spa on the heated seats. People park there for hours, even sleeping there. As there aren't too many I think that's pretty selfish. After awhile I just gave up trying.

I am currently in a deck 9 cabin on Summit and I disagree strongly that there is no noise. The thumping and jogging type noises start around 6 am and last all day sometimes into the night. When the band plays, in the cabin you hear thump thump thump until they stop. We are a few cabins fore of the elevators. I recommend booking further aft. I like deck 11 except on warm weather (Caribbean) cruises as without a cover the sun beats down and it can be sweltering on the balcony.

Breakfast in Blu is rarely fully crowded. As to dinner. I have been on ships in Blu when the maitre d' would seat suites guests even when Blu was jammed and there were literally a dozen people in line. It is supposed to be subject to availability only and glad to hear that is often endorsed. It's only fair as Blu guests have just one assigned restaurant. On many ships in Luminae you can ask for dishes from other restaurants as well.

I am currently on Summit and haven't seen any crew without masks

The answer to the OP is yes they do but if possible buy ahead of time in case they run out.

Yes I would call that weird. I am subject to seasickness and have sailed on 70+ cruises. I should give up my favorite vacation because sometimes I need to take a harmless pill? Not gonna happen.

Thank you

On Solstice can you load $$ on your machine using obc and then cash out or is this one of the ships that cashier has to load in $50 increments at a time and you need to play it out?

Question about your casino comment. Are you saying you can't load casino $ from your account on the machine itself and then cash out. I can do that on Summit but I know it varies by ship. I was hoping to have that option as alot of obc on an upcoming Solstice cruise

Have had the bad luck to be next to, or across from door slammers several times. People can make fun of us for mentioning it all they want but the slamming is very loud and disturbing if it happens late at night or early in the morning. I was next to a 6 am coffee runner last cruise. So great to be blasted out of a sound sleep at that hour. If you're guilty and physically able to close it softly shame on you.

Not sure of numbers but Summit is very full this sailing. Crowded everywhere. This is a colder weather cruise so pool decks haven't been bad but inside had been very crowded everywhere.

I don't disagree but I think the issue is that they are just unprepared to handle the numbers of sick passengers now that capacity has risen so quickly and to such high percentages. Add to that the fact that Boston doesn't have anywhere near the # of sailings as, say, Lauderdale and so doesn't have as much experience handling these things, and it is a recipe for disaster so to speak.

Don't feel bad. For our 40th anniversary in a suite we got a few balloons on our ceiling, a card, and a towel animal shaped as a heart. That's it. We did get a cake in Luminae.

I understand the irony comment. Honestly if we end up missing several ports I’d rather they just cancel our cruise. I’ve waited years for this special cruise and don’t want to end up spending half of it at sea.

Wondering if anyone onboard has any info on potential port changes on the upcoming cruise due to the hurricane? It’s not looking good for the Canada ports.

Anyone hear of port cancellations or cruise impact of the hurricane heading north towards Canada? Don’t have a good feeling about my cruise leaving out of Boston tomorrow 😔

Good idea. But I advise making sure it works that way. It doesn’t on all ships I’ve found. Some require you to play out the credits and can only cash out any wins.

They do not have footstools

Those of us who never got any of these offers despite tons of cruises and gambling on Celebrity truly feel sorry for you. A free cruise but you're concerned about paying for airfare. I only wish I had that issue. 😥😢

You may not be the only one, but my late July cruise out of Vancouver had the highest percentage capacity of any Celebrity sailing since restart. I was stressed about potentially being quarantined for 10 days but in the end all went well and we had a fabulous time.