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Where can we have lunch if we board after 2:30pm other than the bar grill ?

Thanks ! 

What is the schedule for night shows ?

Copy of daily planner ?

Thanks !

And if we had a problem during a private excursion, who do we call to inform the ship staff ?

How about the shows ?

Voom package: It says: $xx,xx / day for 1 device

Is it 1 device (same one) or 1 device at a time ?

Does these Secret Spots still exists on Allure Of The Seas ?

(There are large public balconies on decks 11 & 12 aft (back of the ship) on both port and starboard sides of the ship)

How much did you pay for taxi from airport to hotel and then from hotel to port ?

We're arriving in copenhagen on monday !

The more expensive floor seating is tables right up to the stage. They are sideways on rather directly facing it, but didn't involve much swivelling.

 

The cheaper banquet seating is at the back but takes the form of a comfy sofa-style seating in a horseshoe shape. There was even less swivelling in these seats. I suppose the advantage to these is that the seats are comfier and may be better if you have back or neck issues, but you sacrifice how close you are to the stage - although you should still get an uninterrupted view. You're also closer to the performers when they parade around before the show for photos.

 

I should have a few pictures of it in the rest of the review (hope to continue this evening).

 

Edit: Now I think about it, I'm not sure this was the difference. There was also a second row of sideways on tables further back, which may also have qualified as banquet seating. Either way, I would recommend the slightly more expensive floor seating. You are really close up and I think it was a better experience.

Thanks so much for the information !

Temperature - I was quite comfortable in a t-shirt on board the ship, and had to take a jumper off. If you feel the cold, then a light jumper might be in order.

 

Formal dress - there is no requirement to be formal. They ask for slightly smarter wear in the Tropicana, Le Bistro and Ocean Blue, but there is no need to wear dinner jackets/long dresses - although this was the first cruise where I did see a couple of those in Le Bistro/Ocean Blue. I generally had jeans and a short-sleeved shirt (with a collar). People also tended to dress up for photos with the captain, and there are plenty of photo set-ups around the ship where you might want to dress up for a memorable shot. In the garden cafe, shorts are perfectly acceptable.

 

Shows - I do recommend booking because the Getaway has a lot of passengers and the show venues are generally small. Cirque Dreams and Steam is a must to see - I would pick a day with a shorter port call, as the sea days were packed. Turn up half an hour before it starts to get a good seat near the stage. I would also recommend Burn the Floor, and heard good things about Million Dollar Quartet (although not my sort of music so I didn't go) - any night would be fine for those. You might also want to see Howl at the Moon, which is very entertaining, but doesn't require booking. The same applies to the Magician. The other bookable entertainment is Wine Lovers The Musical, which I loathed and will rant about a bit further in the review. That said, the rest of the audience seemed to enjoy it.

 

Restaurants - I did enjoy Savor. It is small, and rarely crowded, and I usually got a seat by the window. The menu changes on a daily basis, and the waiters were always friendly. The few times I went to Taste, it's mirror image, the service was weirdly worse but I can only think that was bad luck rather than anything fundamental. Be warned that the service is quite slow in these, although if you tell them that you need to be out in half an hour, they do speed things up for you. The Tropicana is also very nice and has floor shows - there tends to be more of a queue for it and, as a solo traveller, I didn't really want to take up a table for four when there was so much demand. It was very enjoyable when I went with some friends though. The menus in Tropciana, Taste and Savor are the same, but they rotate menus so every day is a different menu. The other free restaurant is the noodle bar, Shanghai which was good - but again usually quite a long queue. I have done all the speciality restaurants previously so, as their menus don't change, skipped them. But they are all very good. I did also go to Ocean Blue and thoroughly enjoyed it. You should probably go to Teppanyaki if you haven't been before - requires booking well in advance.

 

Heated pools - there was a bit of a debate about that. From other conversations, I don't think the main pool was heated (didn't test it myself). The water slides certainly weren't! They do have hot tubs around the pool (about 4?) and another two in Spice. There was high demand for these, and you'd see people in them quite late.

 

I hope you have a fantastic cruise.

CIRQUE DREAMS AND STEAM (BANQUET SEATING) or floor seating ?

what's the difference between those two modes of reservation ?

Where are located select dining sections on Reflection main dining room ?

On the main floor or on upper level ?

We are a group of 10 (Select dining) and would like to be on the main floor in the center of MDR.

Is there formal nights in the main dining room with that freestyle dining on NCL ?

Can you ask if anything change in Balcony stateroom (ex. carpet, beds, etc) ?

We will be in MB1010 in July and we really appreciate your comments of the Sun (and more pictures ?)

Thanks !

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According to FAQ section, the late seating on the MSC Divina MDR is 9:30 pm for Meditereean cruise... and 7:00 pm for first seating.

Is it still the case ?

hi Radio,

Were you able to let your car at the hotel parking for the length of your cruise ?

For how much $ ?

Is he still onboard ?

We'll be there next week and we hope he's gone be there !!!

Is he still on the Summit ?

We're going there next week !

Who's onboard as captain and Cruise director ?

Is there any problems getting water bottles pack onboard ?

Thanks !

We're a group of 6 staterooms on deck 7 (7118, 7116, etc.).

We were told that those balcony have open dividers.

Is that right ?

Any pictures of your stateroom ?

I'm confused !

I tried installing Firefox... does not work.

I tried installing Google Chrome... does not work either.

I tried on different computer, even on an Ipad... does not work.

The only thing I can imagine now is maybe there is something with regional setting. I'm using French version of Operating System on my different computers.

Anyone getting the same problems ?

Is there any Celebrity representative who can take care of that problem ?

I tried several times getting in touch with them but never get an answer.

Do they really care ???

I'm just getting an offer from Carnival... upgrade from my balcony stateroom to an Ocean View Suite for $200/person (we are 3 adults) on the Valor.

Beside it's a larger stateroom, what are the positive aspects an the negative ones ?

Anyone having pictures of the sofa bed in this kind of stateroom ?

Thanks !

where can I find this pre-boarding health questionnaire ?

I just received this answer by email from my Crown & Anchor Society representative:

Guests are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages onboard for consumption or any other use with the exception of two bottles of wine, per stateroom. Please note, a $25.00 corkage fee will apply to bottles of wine brought onboard by the guest and consumed in public venues, including but not limited to the main dining room and specialty restaurants. Wine enjoyed in the guests stateroom will not have a corkage fee. Alcoholic beverages purchased in ports of call, or from onboard shops, will be stored by the ship and delivered to guest staterooms on the last day of the sailing. Security may inspect containers (water bottles, soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage, etc.) and will dispose of containers holding alcohol violating our guest conduct policy. Guests who violate any alcohol policies, (over consume, provide alcohol to people under age 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to conceal alcoholic items at security, luggage check points, or any other time), may be disembarked or not allowed to board, at their own expense, in accordance with our Guest Conduct Policy.

Et voila !