Tipsy252

32 minutes ago, Andy24v said:

Yes, you get 1.5 litres of water per cabin per day. There's also a carafe in your cabin, and chilled water machines on most of the stairwells on each floor.

Thanks. So you get your own and not available as bottles from the bars?

Guess we'll bring our refillable cooler bottles from home then to take on the trips and in the gym.

I drink a lot of water, particularly if it is warm or I have been exercising. Can you get bottled water from the bars on board and is this included in the Premium AI package? I am not fussy about branded water like Evian, Perrier or such, just plain bottled water. We also usually grab a few bottles of water to take back to the cabin and use these to take with us on excursions.

Following as we will be on Island Princess in July next year for 21 days, New York - Canada - Greenland - Iceland - UK. Was looking forward to the included Casual Dining with the plus package, but now feeling a little disappointed and cheated if it is only lunch times and limited to pizza.

Following as we will be embarking Millie on 17 Nov 2023. Loving your photos and commentary as we also have a great love and respect for the country and people of Japan.

No flash sale on my upcoming cruises (Aug and Nov). Best discount is 20%.

On 7/29/2023 at 3:08 PM, Cruzinforpeace*** said:

Breakfast and the beautiful chocolate croissants (my favorite) and pastries.

Those are called 'Pain au Chocolate' French patisseries.

Great review and I am so glad that Reflection is still in good shape. We will be on in about 3.5 weeks (not counting at all 🤣) and so ready for the break. A shame that Cranston will not be on board as we loved to pass the time with him in Ensemble Lounge last year.

Thank you so much for taking the time to post during your cruise, really appreciate all the 'Live' and 'Semi Live' reviews.

Rob Roy - similar to Manhattan but with Scotch Whiskey, preferably Glenfiddich.

On 7/19/2023 at 1:40 PM, zitsky said:

I see it advertised on Eclipse Dec 23.  But I can’t book it.  I just booked other reservations.

 

And my friend said the food is spicy.  Duh.  Is it family style or can they accommodate requests for less heat?

Hi Zitsky

Take a look at the menu posted earlier in the thread - mains are Family style, but they may be able to accommodate. Butter chicken is quite a mild dish so that would probably be OK. The Chicken Biryani and Aloo Gobi are also mild dishes with usually not too much spice.

On 4/28/2023 at 12:50 PM, Stem to Stern said:

Menu in this thread from days gone by….

“Taj X” Indian pop up dinner — exceptional!
I can’t figure out how to share the link to the thread.

Need more coffee.

 

We did the Taj X dinner one cruise, I thought it was amazing! We have travelled to India a few times and often have curry/indian cuisine at home. I thought this was really authentic tasting, the lamb was so tender and the butter chicken was so good. I complemented the chef on the whole meal.

Following as we will be on Reflection on 24 Aug 2023. Silhouette and Reflection are our favourites of the 'S' class ships.

4 hours ago, MarkusToe said:

No customs if you travel within EU

Agh! OK so we are UK and no longer EU citizens. So explains why we would have to go through customs at Barca and Civitavecchia.

1 hour ago, MarkusToe said:

We booked the BCN airport transport service, provided by X.

They promised: we pickup your lougagge and you will it get back out of the bus at BCN airport. 

Total fail. Luggage was rotating on the belt as very other luggage. We have to carry to the bus and  load into the bus by ourself.

 

Lesson learned: paid 30 bucks for a non existent Service.

Next time taxi or uber, cost would be less than half as we are a party of 6.....

Don't you have to claim luggage and then pass through customs? I wouldn't have thought X could do this for you.

58 minutes ago, MarkusToe said:

Todays Lunch buffet is amazing.

See by yourself....

Were those fish for display or were they prepped and then cooked to order?

16 hours ago, carbon said:

We booked the 10 night Equinox  cruise but have been to all the ports several times before. We have the bevarge package and we might decide to stay on the ship. Has anyone done that, just enjoy the almost empty ship?

We did exactly that on one of our 'Round UK' cruises in 2021. Stayed on board and had a really relaxing time. It was all about Rest, Relaxation and not being at home after COVID lockdowns! 🙂 

Enjoy.

5 minutes ago, Bo1953 said:

Many of us fret over what is or is not on the menu to our liking and do forget that when we look at the next nights menu it can be modified to our taste.

 

The chef's, more often than not, are willing and happy to "do it your way"... I can assure you as I modify many meals when aboard X (and at home too... LOL, to much consternation)!!!

 

The menus in many dining venues are not inscribed in stone and as such can be altered and modified to some degree... so ask in advance for it to be and not night of, if possible...

 

bon appetit and bon voyage

Thanks Bo, but we have had issues in the past with requesting 'no sauce' or 'no pepper' on entrees. I am sure we will find something that works for us, food is not the main reason for cruising. We are more about the itinerary and overall ambiance of the ship. 😃

On 6/29/2023 at 10:01 PM, MarkusToe said:

Here is the blu menu from tomorrow, our waiter asked to decide today for that....

I'm sorry, to be honest. I don't know today  what to eat tomorrow.....

A bit concerned that the ship is vibrating that badly, we are on the same floor in Aug. Starters all look to be salad based and not to our tastes. Entrees the same issue with sweet sauces. Looks like we may end up ordering from Main Dining menu each night.

On 6/28/2023 at 9:17 AM, barneyboy said:

Sounds good. We are off on Silhouette to Scandinavia on Saturday. 

Look out for my friends Sue and Sue. They will probably be around the Sunset and Martini bars.

On 6/27/2023 at 8:45 AM, MarkusToe said:

Hi Folks

Start the Live from totay.

Luggage is packed, nearly. Boarding passes for C flight LH, FRA to BCN issued saved on phone and print.

CI at X completed.....

First time Aqua class, normally we do Concierge or Balkony...

Start will be this night about 3Am, heading to FRA airport. 

Following as we will be on Reflection BCN - BCN on Aug 24. Also first time Aqua class and looking forward to your opinion on Blu.

2 hours ago, jelayne said:

No, you can only go within a category, C2 at C3 price.  Unless it has changed recently C1 were excluded from the 1 category upgrade as were Suites, SV and possibly some others.  
 

I can confirm this is true. Tried to do this on our upcoming SE Asia cruise, but no dice. Have successfully had the upgrade from C3  - C2 numerous times.

Celebrity Millennium uses the cruise port in Yokohama. Search on Tripadvisor or Expedia to find nearby hotels.

Hi villauk

I eventually booked with Aceventura Tours and had good communication with them. They were on time and took us to the waterfalls, Rum tasting and all around the places of interest. There was an opportunity for a beach but we declined.

Only issue was we and another couple planned to pay by credit card and the driver 'didn't have the machine', so we had to pay in East Caribbean Dollars, by withdrawing money from the bank near the port. If you do this check the exchange rates before you pay as sometimes the rates quoted are slightly higher, or plan ahead and take some ECD with you. Good tour though, we enjoyed.

1 minute ago, go.without.you said:

Cranston is the best! He was always singing. I would love to see him on Silhouette at the end of the month.

Another vote for Cranston. He was great on our last Reflection cruise was the server in Ensemble Lounge.

16 hours ago, ggo85 said:

Thanks. I read the guidelines and they seemed mostly the same. Hence my question.  If my DH wears a jacket on chic night, will he look out of place?

Not at all. On chic nights in the Med there are a lot that take Tux's or lounge suits. As we are flying from UK and staying in FL after our Caribbean cruise, hubby will not take either Tux or Lounge suit this year. Smart trousers and shirt, maybe a tie.

On 11/24/2022 at 10:39 PM, prbffd28 said:

Yes, we're on it, prbffd28, Perry and Joanne. I'm not a Maine native, moved over from northern NH when my now DW and I got together and I got a job at Colby College in Waterville. She's a Mainer though 😀

We are also on the Equinox Dec 22 Holiday cruise. Looking forward to meeting you at the Sunset Bar for Sailaway! 🎄