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It's not like there's going to be a big chunk of flesh there. Onlly the flat strip on the plate below the shrimpy stuff is probably the actual pig content. As usual, whether this would be any good would be as much what they do with it and put with it as what it is. But hey, for me if it's part of a pig I'll try it.

LOL. Three cruises and the butlers keep us in bottomless supply of Evian large bottles (the bigger personal bottle, not the gigantic one they have in Luminae, and not the teeny-tiny one the buffet bar will give you) and Pellegrino since one likes still and one likes sparkling. They also keep the ice bucket populated too.

I highly doubt things have changed that much in Luminae since pre-pandemic... we have food allergy issues too. We notify the maitre'd and provide an OK/not list at lunch on embarkation day, and every day at dinner they provide us the following day's MDR and Luminae menus so we can choose what we want in case they can make changes so it's safe for us. There are usually plenty of choices and sometimes we even provide a main option and a backup option in case the main one can't be made safe for us. We haven't ever done it but I'm sure could dine in Blu or MDR by reservation - though I sure don't know why you'd want to ever dine in MDR when you could in Luminae.

Same in Japan, passing on the right - even on escalators!

Ship: Summit Length of Cruise: 5 days Cruise Sail Date: 2022 Nov 28 Date email offer received: First email 14 Sep, second email 22 Sep, bid placed 24 Sep Captain’s Club Tier: Select Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: (original) 6128 (Sky Suite) Bid? Yes/No: Yes Cabin Category: Celebrity Suite Bid Offer: $305/pp Notification Date: 03 Nov Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) Moved to CS 6106

I wouldn't say it's playfully written but it's written to a different sort of audience. I don't understand half of it either but my wife understands all of the fancy food words, so I get translations. Reviewing it again, I'd call it fancifully written. I'd rather it just be in simple language but *shrug* damn the food is good. I can't wait to be there again. Luminae is one of my happy places. Along with relaxing (and often falling asleep) on the T-pool bubble loungers. One way you could approach this is to review the Luminae menus available online before going, and get a definition from Google for any terms you don't understand. Putting in "define bucatini" or "define hamachi" will get you a good idea what you'd be getting pretty quick. Beyond that, the waitstaff know the menu well so ask questions about how things are served etc. Portions are not large, which might suit light eaters but we usually order extra entrees to share or doubles if we know we like something. Remember you'll have 3-6 courses depending how you order. If you like wine or related after-dinner beverages it pays to get friendly with the sommelier. One thing that has made a difference between an average cruise and an outstanding one for us is the enthusiasm of the Luminae sommelier. When they more-or-less call it in it's not great but an engaged sommelier is worth their weight in gold, maybe more.

Oh hells yeah. We happened upon those lemon tarts at the Captain's Club celebration in the Sky Lounge and oh boy, after the first one there weren't enough guys walking around with them. Ugh. We're northerners so when we say "iced tea" we mean unsweetened cold tea. In the south "iced tea" means what they also call "sweet tea" which is what you had. It's way too much for my palate and blood sugar. In the US if I request "unsweet tea" or "unsweetened iced tea" I will usually get what I'm looking for, which I tend to do these days no matter where I am just to make sure. I think that in the north the tea default changed to some degree when McDonald's started serving sweet tea. Since they are EVERYWHERE (at least in the US) they (sadly) set a standard of some sort. Now THAT.... that is a good idea.

Many great cocktails mentioned. Perhaps it's not a cocktail, but Michael's Club has always served us limoncello when we asked. I'm going for that upon boarding next time.

There was a whole thread about whether to leave things out and at least two people had had items recovered by onboard security. This policy is what allows that to happen. In many cases what you are giving up in personal rights you are also gaining capability to have security keep you from getting screwed with. I'd want to cruise LESS if their policy were to look the other way if pax have items stolen and if they left every belligerent person onboard.

Actually it's kind of surprising that there isn't a Diamonds International on a boat at every port.

Well, I can hear the song of the Moissanite, but if you do this then you might miss all the great color changing crap at Del Sol! Heh, they were definitely there EVERY pre-pandemic cruise we went to. We may have gone to one, but usually I'd just do something else while listening with half an ear while it reran on the SR television. It was a start on knowing where I DIDN'T want to go. I also thought of it as a good way to get a map until I realized maps were free at every port anyway.

14 will not be a problem. Reflection has a double-sized Luminae (at least compared to M-class) and seats like 80-100 I'd guess. Talk to the maitre'd at lunch of embarkation day about what sort of seating arrangement your group will want, and ideally if you have an idea what time you'll be coming in for dinner. If you don't know when you'll come in for dinner it won't be a big problem but you will wait longer the first night if you ask for a unique arrangement. The Luminae staff very quickly learn what time you come for a dinner and plan for it. They try to put everyone at the same tables with the same waiter every meal during a cruise. It works great, just make sure you like where they put you the first night, and hopefully no one sits next to you wearing too much perfume and giving your SO an asthma attack like happened to us once. A crappy situation with Luminae full that night, and handled very gracefully by the staff.

Basically yes. I have tried to talk my SO into trying to cruise cheap, maybe even try an inside *gasp* ... it's pretty much a nope.

OMG, yeah dude, Motor City Wine was one of our preferred hangouts before this pandemic crap. Haha, definitely thumbs up to that. Note to self, find silent disco at Michael's and tip bartenders extra hard to get somebody wasted enough to table dance. LOL