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Dont remember if it was an extra fee or not but the Forbidden in Eden. Apple shaped glass with a sweet drink. One my faves on Apex.

Some of the demands of some people. I dont get it!🤔 I mean get a hobby or life....one or the other or both rather than making things difficult for others on stuff they cannot control.

I was in an EV on the Apex in 2022. I LOVED it. The plunge pool, the unlimited restaurants (didnt try the MDR, only got in Blu as a space available for one night), the awesome butler, could go on and on. Loved it so much I have it booked again in mid July on the Beyond. Sorry just realized you were asking about the Iconic, that is still a little above my pay grade. 😁

I have only traveled once on Celebrity and in a Edge Villa so my thoughts are limited. I like the priority embarkation and disembarkation. I didnt try Luminae more than once or twice since I had the specialty restaurants included. I loved being able to decide where I wanted to eat based on my mood for the day. Also the 2 story room that had a door directly to the Retreat sundeck and my own private plunge pool was awesome as well. 😁 Loved the butler and the pampering.

Just curious, which sailing are you on? Im on the July 13th.

I know this doesnt really answer your question but I was in 15101 in 2022 on the Apex and there were no noise at all.

I dont know how I "forgot" about the plunge pool!!! It was emptied, cleaned and refilled every night. That was one of the best things about the cruise!

I am too. I have a feeling that Liam had more suites but if he did he never showed it. We will see when we sail on July 13 😁

I just got off the phone with the Retreat team due to being concerned about not having a butler after all these changes and after spending $18k on an Edge Villa. I have been reassured that each of these rooms (EV, PH and IC) have a DEDICATED butler (they only have 1 room per butler). When we were on the Apex in Sept 2022, we had a butler named Liam that was very attentive to our needs. We only requested breakfast every morning and one load of laundry. The breakfast came hot and exactly how we ordered and not only was our laundry done, but hung up in one of our closets when we got back. He also decorated our room for our anniversary (we did not request that, it just showed up one day) and DEMANDED (in a nice customer service way) to walk us to our dinner every evening. While this sailing, we will not be as "high maintenance" I am glad to hear that we should hopefully be receiving the same level of service as we did. Wanted to post this to advise those in the "upper" suites of what I learned today in case there were any concerns.

It was open on my embarkation day on the Apex in Sept 2022.

Not hard to find but interesting. The mirrored walls in the little hallway to Eden would be interesting.

Not that I saw on Apex, it was snacking items.

I was advised by a Celebrity representative that yes for the regular menu but the tastings menu is extra.

I have been on 6 cruises with 2 of them Celebrity with one in 2021 and one scheduled for July 2024. In my 1st celebrity I was in an Edge Villa on the Apex, this was 11k per person for 10 night British Isles with 800 OBC with prepaid grats. While on the ship I was very impressed, the butler answered the phone when I called, provided whatever I needed within the hour (though I only called him a few times over the 10 days), had twice a day room cleaning, was treated like royalty and was even walked to my dinner reservation by the butler most nights. This type of treatment led me to rebook again in Edge Villa on the Beyond for July 2024. I didnt know it at the time of booking but I booked it before the Oct change, which means I got 600 OBC and prepaid grats. It is costing almost 9k per person. I am hopeful that being in an "upper suite" means that my previous experience will not change in any noticeable ways, but I can say that if it does, I will not be booking a EV and probably not a suite again. I just checked the available rooms for my sailing, there is only the Celebrity Suites left at 6k per person, does not include prepaid grats, OBC or any of the speciality restaurants like what is included in the EV. I do not believe that the Celebrity suite is not worth only a 3k per person difference. Celebrity's pricing for suites have definetly gone in the stratosphere.

I have only flown into and out of FLL once and that was in 2006 so not sure how much it has changed. My ship (Celebrity Beyond) is scheduled to arrive at 7am on July 21, 2024 (its a Sunday) at FLL cruise port. Barring any crazy issues like arriving late, wreck on the highway, etc., can I make a 11:31am flight out of FLL? I have Sky Priority through Delta, will be taking my own luggage off the ship, and will grab the first transportation available at the port (whether Taxi or Uber). Those who do this more often than once every 18 years, please advise if this is doable. 😁 Thanks!