gretan

I live about 10 minutes from LAX and fly in and out of there often.  If you are in relatively good health and like walking, I would walk to the LAX-It lot from terminals 1 to 3 and even 7.  To me unless I have just a little carryon, it’s kind of a hassle waiting for the shuttle (even though the are frequent, at peak times they may be full) and lugging your bags on to the shuttle.  
 

Once at the lot there are separate lines for Uber, Lyft and taxi.  I usually compare the prices on the apps between Uber and Lyft and just pick the cheapest.  Occasionally due to surge pricing they are crazy expensive, in which case I usually do better with a taxi.

7 hours ago, kbarnum said:

Been on all the above, I feel and the kids confirm they like Celebrity's club the best. Currently ages 11 and 9 but have been on multiple lines, multiple times from age 1. Only minor gripe is they keep the age groups in the category, meaning if the kids want to be together they may not be able to based on the ages of separation between the programs. I attached a flyer I found online, not sure how old it is, but looks like I remember. We are heading out again next Friday for a 9 night ABC Southern Carib. I can report if any changes when we return. 

 

http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/General_Info/Flyers/11025200_CEL_KidsProgram_flyer.pdf

Kbarnum - We are on the same cruise as you next week with our 7 year old son.  We are Elite, but it’s our first Celebrity cruise in 8 years. We were in the Royal Princess in September and my son was finally mildly interested in kids club due to the video games (we don’t do them at home... yet).  Do you remember if Celebrity has gaming terminals for the kids?  Secretly hoping they do so Mom and Dad can have a little adult time.

Thanks!

On 10/17/2019 at 2:58 PM, Georgia_Peaches said:

On the same cruise and can't wait!  I think that there will probably be a nice mix of people with kids vs. those without due to the 9 night itinerary.  

I can’t wait either!   And from the roll call it does look like a mix of passengers, which is what I like.  I don’t care for ships overrun with misbehaving kids either.  Our son isn’t perfect, but there are consequences if he acts up.

1 hour ago, PhoenixCruiser said:

What exactly draws parents traveling with children to Celebrity?

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DH and I have been on over 30 cruises in the last 20 years.  We are Elite with Celebrity, but have not cruised with them since adopting our son 7 years ago.  Land trips to Hawaii and Mexico are now our preferred vacation.  

Regarding cruises in general we feel other lines (like Royal and Princess) have more to offer children.  But we are cruising Celebrity again this Thanksgiving on a 9 day Silhouette cruise.  It was the itinerary to So Caribbean, 9 days vs 7 days and a decent price that made our decision.  While the ship doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of a RC ship, they do have a kids club and a pool, so our 7 year old will be in heaven.  He has become quite the traveler and this will be his 5th cruise.  Like Mom and Dad he thinks a day on a cruise ship is better than a day at home!

Hope this helps shed some insight into a parent’s decision to cruise Celebrity.

Thanks everyone for your responses.  You confirmed what I was thinking.  We live in Manhattan Beach (suburb of LA) and have done about 30 cruises, but very few on the west coast, so I really appreciate the feedback!

I’m starting to pack for next Saturday’s 3 day cruise from Vancouver to LA on the Royal. Rain is in the forecast for Vancouver and LA is gorgeous right now.  It got me thinking... what’s it going to be like on the ship.  We always bring a light sweater because ships tend to be over air conditioned, but has anyone done this cruise and can share your experience?  Thanks!

Gretchen

If I worked 3 blocks from the port, I would head over around noon on my lunch break.  Check in, drop off bags and grab some lunch.  Then go back to work until final boarding.  

If you want cheap Mexican, SuperMex is a local chain.  There is one in the downtown Long Beach area.

On 8/9/2019 at 4:59 PM, harmonykane said:

so I am going to fly in 1 day early for a cruise out of Los Angeles any recomendations for a place to stay that will not break the bank  , i will Be in early on a Saturday for a Sunday cruise guess im looking for something that does shuttles to the port , for some reason its cheaper to fly in and stay a day then fly in day of  , any help would be appreciated 

 

 

thanks

 

Harmony 

Is there anything in particular that you want to do in LA?  That would drive where I would want to stay.  Like the others have said, LA is very spread out.  I live in Manhattan Beach near LAX and it is a trek when we go downtown to Dodger games or Santa Monica or Hollywood.  Also what month?  The 405 freeway can be pretty bad on the weekends in the summer months, but not too bad at other times.  Although, with that being said we made it to Santa Monica in 30 min last night for a party at 7:30pm.

if you just want to hang out by a pool and maybe explore a little bit, I agree that San Pedro makes sense.  That way you are ready for the cruise the next day.   

If you want more options, Long Beach could make sense as they have an aquarium, water taxi to other areas of Long Beach and lots of dining options. 

If you want to experience all that LA has to offer (Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Griffith Park Observatory and Downtown LA) I would probably stay near the airport, rent a car for the day and make the most of your day.  Then wake up and take an Uber or Lyft to the port.

3 hours ago, steelers36 said:

Chef's Table not equal Captain's Table.  Princess does not have a Captain's Table.  I am not sure that any main-line cruise companies still do>  Have not heard of this in years.

 

We’ve been invited several times on celebrity.  We’re Elite, but not too many cruises, so I think we were on cruises with not to many Elite + members and I think the host thought we were fun!

Day of the week should be considered if cost is a concern.  I live in Manhattan Beach near LAX.  On a weekend between 7 and 10am the 405 fwy going north should be wide open, so I would take an Uber or Lyft and the cost should be less than a shuttle/bus and you will get there quicker. On a weekday you will be in the middle of rush hour traffic and you may want to take a shuttle.

Just got off the Ruby yesterday. We had a balcony cabin on the Aloha deck. We had both the new comfy beds and the wall mounted flat screen tv with On Demand movies. Not sure if On Demand has been rolled out to the entire ship, but did not meet anyone grumbling about not having it!

On 11/1/2018 at 1:08 PM, Thrak said:

 

OBC from your TA doesn't show on the cruise personalizer.

Would free gratuities from your TA also not show up on the cruise personalizer?  Thanks!

On ‎7‎/‎15‎/‎2012 at 10:27 AM, Coral said:

 

I work at a college and we have Wed - Sunday off. It is not uncommon for students to (pre) extend their vacation a tad and take Monday and Tuesday off. I am sure it is the same for many K-12 schools.

 

 

We will be on the Ruby for Thanksgiving this year with our 6 year old 1st grader.  His school (Los Angeles suburb) has the whole week off. We've also cruised over Thanksgiving several times pre-kids and noticed many kids on the 7 day itineraries.

We’ve done several B2B cruises and really enjoy them. Not sure if you have spent much time in FLL, but one thing we like to do is take the water taxi on the Intercontinental waterway.  One option would be to take an Uber to the Hilton (probably a 5 min drive).  There is a water taxi stop right outside the property.  You could then head towards Las Olas and stop for lunch or a drink.  Or just stay on and do a loop and look at all the fancy homes!

Between work and other weekend trips we won't have time to schedule our annual holiday photo shoot before our Thanksgiving cruise on the Ruby.  Was thinking of pre-purchasing the All Inclusive Photo Package for $199 and hoping that one of the digital shots could be used for our annual holiday card.  For those of you that have purchased this package before, is the quality of the digital shots good enough for a 5x7 holiday card?  I guess an alternative approach would be to purchase the Platinum Package with the intent of purchasing one digital image, but I just don't want the high pressure sales to buy more.  Thanks! 

We did this about 7 years ago on Celebrity over the Christmas and NY holidays. We did a 5 day on the Millennium and then two 7 day (B2B) on the Eclipse. Luckily they were parked right next to each other in Florida. We were the last ones off the first cruise and luckily just had one big rolling suitcase each. We just walked from one to the other. With that 5 day cruise we became Elite, so we just walked up to the Elite check in line and got right on. I think we had dinner with the captain at least twice that cruise too! Have fun!

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