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I am intrigued by this adventure. My DW has a hard time walking any length and we use a wheelchair for that. She can usually get on/off a boat or a bus. The issue on many excursions is the ability to store the wheelchair or use it at a particular location. We are doing the BC golf cart at Bonaire in May 2025, but would love to try this one in April 2026. She would stay on board and I would head into the water!!! Maybe we will give it a go. Are you planning on doing this one on our April 2026 Silo cruise?? mac_tlc

Always enjoy following along on your journeys @Norwaylady, have a wonderful trip! mac_tlc

Indeed on some itineraries they certainly have. The question is, do the SS inclusions have value? To us, some do, others don’t. mac_tlc

If price is the determining factor, at least for the cruises I have looked at, you need to split the Retreat in two. Sky Suite/Aqua Sky Suite/Magic Carpet Sky Suite vs Celebrity Suite and above. We have only done the first group. The second is a tad too much $$ for us, although I am tempted! I can see if you are an “RS and above” cruiser that the other lines are very tempting and may offer a better value—- not just “price” but “value”. When I look at Silversea, which we will do one day, I can often find an X Suite in the first group that is competitive, and that is adjusting for grats. If you compare the second group to anything of SS’s first tier of verandas , X will probably not fare as well. The real trick is to put a value on inclusions. What are shore excursions worth to you? Entertainment? A bustling casino? Trivia/game shows/other activities? Number of passengers? Atmosphere on the rest of ship? Size of ship? I guess my point is that I have read a hundred posts in the past 18 months that say “X is much more $$ than SS (or O or RSSC or SB or V). Without much more context, and a discussion of what the cruiser values, that statement is of little value to me and it’s not always true. I’ll keep hunting and include some of the above lines. Have O and HAL in 2025 — first time on each, and have been scouring SS’s offerings to find something that fits our current cruise schedule. No luck yet. Hopefully their 2026/2027 sailings come out somewhere around when X’s do. Whenever I think X is extravagant, I look up the Icon of the Seas and I feel much better😜😜. mac_tlc

Fabulous pictures. The Sunset Bar is truly gorgeous and was my early morning go to spot to sip a coffee and update my LIVE. I see we will be meeting a lot at Cafe alBacio! My wife and I are there every day, often more than once. Look forward to sailing with you ! mac_tlc

Enjoying the review! Brings back great memories of our sailing earlier this year. Eden is our favorite E-class restaurant. Never disappointed—- except by the current price. mac_tlc

I guess we have been lucky to not encounter the issues you experienced. I do wish the menus in Luminae had more options, or changed more frequently. We have had the opportunity to sail in SS most of our E-class sailings and the menu is "predictable". It is an advantage of S and M class that you can order from the MDR menus. mac_tlc

Will also be following both threads! We have our first O cruise on Vista next year, I believe we get on when you get off. We wanted to try O but did not want to go down to the smaller R class ships. We must be in the minority, at least on this thread, in that we like E class. But we also have two sailings on Silhouette booked — it’s all good. Looking forward to some pictures of doors!!!!!! mac_tlc

It was close to the Sunset Bar. Near the stairs to the Oceanview Cafe there are some tiered areas, this is one. I would head out about 6:30 - 7 while my wife was still asleep, grab a coffee at OVC and try to find a seat aft to update my LIVE thread. In this alcove, there were five or six others seats, only one of which was “unreserved” for me. 😂 mac_tlc

We are booked on 1/4/26 sailing. Would be nice to get some info on the differences with Ascent/Beyond. mac_tlc

Thanks for the review! We were just in Alaska on Edge and the Koningsdam was with us at a couple of ports. We loved Skagway Brewing, so did a lot of other folks ! We are on Koningsdam in January to Hawaii for our first HAL experience. I made a note about the almond croissants! It’s our favorite at Cafe alBacio on X. Looking forward to a new ship and experience! mac_tlc

Our 18 night round trip from San Diego on HAL this upcoming January stops in Ensenada. I thought PVSA only applied to starting in one US port and ending in another? mac_tlc

Beautiful Sailaway day!

At or around lunch time, on our Feb sailing, there were no seats to be found at Spa Cafe either. Some folks even had the pool towels draped on those chairs -- of course, the ones who were not playing cards or dominos. The only solution to this is consistent enforcement of their rules, without the passengers having to have the stopwatch running to identify the offenders. mac_tlc

I am looking forward to your comparison. Also your Treasure review in March. I am looking to pull the trigger on our annual Family adventure for August 202. Was very close to Treasure but the price keeps stopping me! Haven’t been on Disney since 2003! On another Disney cruise board there is someone that is going to compare Utopia to Wish. I almost pointed them to your postings to get some current info! Enjoy following your adventures, here and on YT. mac_tlc