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I'd also check current sales, they are often cheaper (unless you have booked Always Included) and the Elite discounts can't be combined with sales anyway.

I wouldn't say that. Not even close to most. Maybe 20-25%. Of course YMMV.

Agreed. Although these days, the number of kids who behave poorly is the vast majority as parents don't have any proper parenting skills anymore, letting them run free throughout the ship and go wild. All while they enjoy their mojito far away.

You might get an offer if you apply for a line of credit on one of their ships. If they approve it, they usually make you an offer for a comp cruise. Alternatively, you can go through URComped.

You're always welcome as long as you don't bring the kids. 😅

The "Very well done" wasn't related to the dish but the performance of the kitchen and restaurant staff. 😄

How was the North Sea today, rough? My parents took a ferry this afternoon and said people were getting sick.

Did you notice all the sodas are from South Africa? I wonder what's up with that!?

Aluminum Bottles on APEX in AQ this week. Talking about beverages, why are all the Soda's from South Africa??

APEX from the adjacent Ferry Terminal. Took a taxi from here to the airport this morning. Hope it didn’t rain all day as it already started to fizzle. Just arrived at Frankfurt Airport for continuation of this trip. Wishing you all a great sea day, en route to Amsterdam tomorrow! 🙂

All the windows of APEX BLU are obstructed by lifeboats, having a window seat there means nothing. Goran is excellent, such a nice guy! I already enjoyed his service on Solstice last year. Service was very good in general this time. Yesterday they had beef tartare on the menu and I just HAD to order two of them. Very well done!

I'm sandwiched in between two cough monsters who occupy the cabins next to mine. Not too concerned as I ventilate fresh air through the window all day and night plus shut off my air vent because of the noise. I feel bad for these two guys, it sounds horrible. I'm much more shocked about how many people ignore the staff at Oceanview Cafe reminding them about handwashing or disinfecting. They just walk straight to the buffet. IMHO it should be mandatory to do either or be denied access to the restaurant.

2022 was a totally different ballpark compared to 2023. Occupancy was still low across the board, but now ships are packed to the brim.

Say thank you to the new Celebrity management for pushing the "Royalization" of X. It's grotesque.

Captains Club Elite Reception on the last day of the cruise. Isn’t that a bit odd? And apparently they aren’t really looking at the correct stateroom nr for these invitations. 😁 I didn’t receive an invite for a single CC sailaway event this time. There was one they used the Thermal Spa outdoor space for as I mentioned but even in AQ as Elite there was no invite.

Nice dinner at BLU today, preceded by a drink at EDEN. Beef Tartar and Grilled Rainbow Trout. No special dessert so Creme Brulee it was. To round it up, a little slot bonus hit on the way out. One more visit to the Thermal Spa Suite for sauna and steam room, then it’s packing baggage time.

Interesting. Not that I’m going to drink it, let alone take it home. I had two drinks this whole week. 😅 The last two times I had something with a Celebrity label on it.

I’m confused now. Isn’t Aqua Class Supposed to recieve a bottle of champagne (even Celebrity’s own brand) and not a bottle of a weird Spumante!? This is a first! Aside from the fact that it wasn’t even actively offered.

Another small town today ~ Olden 🇳🇴🛳️

No problem at all. I have nothing else to do really. 😂 FWIW (after claiming multiple such incidents myself) all insurance companies have a form letter for the attending physician to document and sign, outlining exactly what details they need. I can only recommend keeping a copy of that letter (or a similar generic form without letterhead) printed in the baggage just in case. The last I want to do in an emergency is looking for a printer. 😬

Usually Millennium, Solstice, and Eclipse. At least as per the signage on SL/ML in May. Two hours would be ok, but not seven. That's excessive!

They said they won't be able to communicate with anyone, not even the patient post-cruise. All requests have to go through medicalrecords@rccl.com in order to obtain data. Hope it helps!

Can I give at least her first name (in case they ask) ? You can send me a message, no need to do this publicly.

I never had a reservation canceled because I'm in AQ and "supposed" to eat in BLU.

I agree, sadly Celebrity's new management seems to think this bait and switch is ok, but I don't believe this is going to resonate very well with the established clientele. They offered me yet another cruise from the casino (flyer from Future Vacations in the cabin) but I stopped by and gave it back. Told them I'm not interested in any future bookings until X firmly decided what they want to be and offer. I'm not flying halfway around the world for a cruise to deal with different policies that change at a whim without recourse. I can fly to Koh Samui, Langkawi or Bali within a few hours at much less expense both in airfare and 5* accommodation.