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On 12/21/2023 at 7:40 AM, northwoods2 said:

  I was able to upload photos and video to Facebook 4 times and my husband had a daily blog that he uploaded with pictures. 

Could you provide a link to your husband's blog?

thank you 

Colleen 

On 2/24/2023 at 6:27 PM, mahi mahi said:

We are definitely a jinx!  I tell people "do not travel with us - it will not go well"

We're Sailing March 12, Hoping for the Best .. First time out since Covid ,, also from Ontario   

Don't worry ,, We once didn't get a number until the Morning of Sailing..NCL.. They put us in the Haven.. Well worth the Wait 

On 9/19/2022 at 12:11 PM, Reese15233 said:

 

(I am in 11942 a balcony on the beginning of the curve in rounded aft section)

On 9/19/2022 at 12:11 PM, Reese15233 said:

 

Hi

Can you tell me about the Balcony in 11942? 

We're looking at the Viva , same Cabin #

Is the Balcony Bigger?/

Thanks 

Colleen

On 9/19/2022 at 12:11 PM, Reese15233 said:

 

 

 

Flygirl1999   

You're amazing .. Thank you so Much for the review.. Sorry (I'm Canadian)  here come the questions

What exactly did you pack? 

How many suitcases? how big?

Did you see the sharks while snorkeling? 

Do they give you a DVD of your trip? 

I would love to do the deep water trip but I'm hesitant , how did you feel about missing it? 

Are there many bugs ?

Wifi works on the ship but slow? 

 a small assortment of T-shirts, face guards   are these for purchase? 

How many Snorkels did you do?

Only one beach?

How hard is it to get back in the Zodiac?  

So Glad that you had a great Trip ,, We've been looking forward to it for a long time 

Cheers1 

Colleen 

On 2/15/2020 at 8:57 PM, Flygirl1999 said:

We seriously need a vacation after this very, very active trip!

But would totally do it again!

 

Right now we are sitting in Quito waiting for our late night flight home reflecting on our amazing trip and can’t believe it’s over!  

On 12/25/2019 at 6:01 PM, Flygirl1999 said:

Hi,

Yes, I agree it’s not been easy to find a lot of information.......and I’ll be happy to write a review when we return!!!  Have a wonderful trip!    Unfortunately, I can’t copy and paste the link for whatever reason but if you search On Cruise Critic dot com .......go to boards and “Browse forums 

•  
• Ecuador forums 
• Galapagos Islands forum” there is a thread of 5 pages .......regarding the Celebrity Exploration.....

Hi Flygirl1999,,   Hope you had a Great Trip!!  We leave Feb 26th.. I have Many questions , And would love to read your review.. Have you posted it somewhere that I just missed it..  How was your weather?  What did you think of the Ship? 

We're very Excited.. 

Would love to see some pictures 

On 11/21/2019 at 12:54 PM, Flygirl1999 said:

Hello,

Wondering if anyone out there is booked on the Celebrity Xploration 7 night cruise February 8th, 2020?  And/or has been on this cruise recently as there are not many reviews I can find.

So excited for this trip!

Cheers!

Hi Flygirl1999,,,

We are booked on the Xploration sailing Feb 29. 2020.. 

I find the above link very hard to Navigate 

The Celebrity Roll call doesn't even list the Xporation to set up a Roll call for Our sailings 

A very different and unique cruise with only 16 passengers.. 

I'll be excited for your review.. 

Cheers 

Just booked a Cruise on the Xploration for Feb 2020, GALAPAGOS !!! 

Major List item to be Checked off.  

I've been searching the boards trying to find reviews for the Xploration. 

Looking for details of the cabin,menu, what to wear, review of the cruise, how you got along with the daily itinerary.  

doesn't seem to be a lot on this ship/boat (only 16 pax) 

Any info would be appreciated

Thanks

Colleen 

On 4/30/2019 at 4:20 PM, islandwoman said:

Do you have any specific questions?  Those would be easier for me to answer. 

Hi We just booked the Xploration , 16 passengers, for the end of Feb 2020. Northern loop..

Honestly I didn't know that were different regions until after we booked.

What was you impressions of the different areas? North vs South?

How do we dress for dinner?

We're not strong swimmers, will we be ok in the Water? 

What animals did you see? 

Thanks 

Colleen

Thanks everyone 

We are working on our Swiss travel now.. Any suggestions ? We're going to Tranio for the first night off the ship,, Bernina Express to Chur -stay, Next Glacial express to Zermatt- stay , to Interlaken stay 2 nights , on to Basel.. working on if the Swiss 1/2 fare card  or 4 day flex card?? (Traveling 5 Days)    Doing the Math and Convenience of Travel..  Hotel suggestions ,, we have booked but can change 

Thanks 

Colleen 

I have a question with regards to the transfers from the Port..

I was wondering how early we could get to the Roma Termini Station the last day of the Cruise ..

I understand that the fast train from the port doesn't go to Termini...?  

We are going to explore the Alps for a few days before catching a River boat and need to make a connection at Termini

Thanks 

Colleen 

Thank you for the information. 

We are currently mapping out travel for this fall.

If all goes as planned we will be sailing on 2 ships out of Civi with a day off in between..

In your opinion, how should we spend this day..

Get a hotel at the port, drop our bags and ride the train into Rome for a day of exploring..

How late does the train return to the port

Get a hotel in Rome,

or just stay in the port area ??  

Thank you 

Colleen

Hi

Sailing Magnifica in Sept.. wonder how accurate the port times are ?

We are looking at an early flight out of Southampton that I think we can make as long as we can get off the ship in goodtime!!

Does anyone know what the earliest you can disembark?? How fast can you get through immigrations?

Thanks for your help

Colleen

I've enjoyed your blog! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and your lovely photos. We are looking forward to embarking on Magnifica next month!

Hi

We're sailing in Sept... could you tell me how accurate the port times? We are interested mostly in Southampton. are you in port by 8am?.. When were you able to get off the ship?? We are trying to decide if we can make an early flight out of Southampton or should be book the later one just to be safe...

Thanks for your help

Colleen

The Kingston

http://www.kingstontaphouse.com/

12 minute walk,, our Daughter works there, She was home at Xmas,, say Hi for us

Disappointed to hear that the Seaside casino is smoking allowed, unlike Divina. Is Divina casino still non smoking? Then, I may have to change my choice of ship. But I do still want to sail on MSC. As far as Carnival's casinos and smoke...it surely cannot get any worse than that! Piiiuuuuu!

We sailed Divina Oct 2017,, Sad to report that half the Casino is Smoking ,, Which drifts throughout the shopping area and the Theatre ,,

We are Booked on Seaside April 2018 ,, maybe our last if there is smoking inside the Ship

MSC Divina will be traveling to Antiqua instead of

St. Maarten.. wishing all those in Irma's path a safe and fast recovery

Just off the Reflection, and they don't allow smoking inside the ship... at all!!!!

Well done Celebrity!!!

and may I say , I wish other cruise lines would follow your lead..

and Amazingly

YES the Casino was still busy..

the week before we were on the NCL Getaway and dined at their specialty restaurant. The whole experience was spoiled by the smoke from the casino one deck above..

Colleen

We always take a Canadian Flag and fly it while in port..

We sailed from POM in Dec. While waiting in line to get into the terminal someone said that there was a store At The Port where you could buy wine!!

Is this TRUE?? Since most ships allow you to carry on wine this would make sense.

thanks for you help

From which port is this excursion offered??

Thx

In light of the Mr. Sanchos situation, it might be nice to take a tour of the island but I still think $95 for two people/three hours is high, especially with the lower gas prices. The reputable tour guide in St. Maarten, Bernard, only charges $40 PP for six hours and things are more expensive there than in Mexico.

I must be out of the loop

What's up with Mr Sancho's