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19 hours ago, Alakegirl said:

Inside the Retreat?  Or just up on the Sundeck?

On the Edge in the Retreat they had continential breakfast in the morning. On the pool deck they had lunch items. Eat there almost every day on our transatalantic. The only problem it was always windy.

They are doing some required maintenence and painting the hull blue. That"s all for this drydock.

The food in the MDR on Azamara is nothing to get excited about. On our first cruise with Azamara we ate in the MDR once but the food was very disappointing. After that we always ate dinner at the Sunset bar next to the windows cafe. Windows cafe featured food from a different country each night. It was very good. We always looked at the menu at the MDR on five but always ended up on deck 9. Luminae is normally pretty good though they also have off days.

15 hours ago, Fogfog said:

She had a refurb in 2013, yes? Or am I confusing ships?

You are correct it was 2013. 

23 minutes ago, VitaminSea53 said:

Any word on the opening of shipyards in Europe so that refurbishment or revolution can happen?   I know that money is an issue but for Connie, they have already procured the supplies since she was set to “revolt “ in May. Now they need the manpower to do the work....... wishful thinking on my part. 

As of May19 the refurbishment on the Constellation and the Infinity have been put on hold. New date have not been decided. The shipyard are open but they  are having manpower problems and parts shortages. 

2 hours ago, rachiem said:

They were on sale for our Sept Med cruise on the Connie (although I'm not hopeful) I noticed that they've been removed from sale, the last couple of times that I've looked?

Probably because the Constellation is not getting upgraded. It was scheduled to be in dry dock from the end of April until the end of May. The ship has been off the coast of Greece for over a month. Docking just to get supplies and fuel.

3 hours ago, VitaminSea53 said:

Do you guys know where (what country) the shipyard is that does the revolution overhaul?  I was hoping it would open up in time to get Connie re-done and back in service in time for regular sailings. 

 It was scheduled for Cadiz, Spain. We were scheduled to get off April 16 in Rome and the it was going in for the make over.

The Constellation has been off the coast of Greece for over a month.

5 minutes ago, bluecruisin said:

We have a  Transatlantic cruise booked next spring. Flight info is not available yet. What are your thoughts and experiences with Celebrity Air? We would be flying home from Rome to RDU. Thanks for any help!!

When the fares open up you need to compare the choice air and the airline prices. For international flights always use choice air or miles. Normally choice air is cheaper.  We book business just for comfort. You don't have to pay for the airfare until the cruise fare due date so you can price adjust if it goes down. Had a cruise canceled in March and got a full refund on airfare. To early to know what flights will look like next year but have flown American to Charlotte several times to transfer home.

Spain is still on lockdown so probably not going to happen. Right now the Constellation is off Cyprus.

Tuscan is on deck 3. You call always call.

We have 10 cruises booked thru 4/2021. One B2B, one B2B2B, Christmas/New Years, B2B, and B2B T/A.

Go to Celebrity website then ships then deck plan. Easy.

On 3/29/2020 at 9:45 PM, Luv2Crus40 said:

Wondered if they're going forward with Revolutionizing the Constellation as planned.  I read somewhere it was to start late March.  Anyone hear anything?

We were scheduled to get off the Constellation on April 16 in Rome. Going to dry dock after that into May.

The Solstice will be doing Asia starting fall 2021 and spring 2022. The Eclipse will be doing Australia/ New Zealand.

13 hours ago, lovey1103 said:

Seems so shallow to even ask during this difficult time on planet earth but.....

Anyone have experience staying on deck 10/Aqua on Connie?

Have these rooms been added? 

Is it a busy deck/quiet/convenient? 

Thank you and please take care

We had one of those cabin on the Summit going to Bermuda last July.   The cabins were where the men's sauna the beauty shop were. The room was ok more drawers than we needed. The balcony was narrower than normal. The divider between balconies was cheap metal so that at sea it raddled. At night you could hear the music from the sky lounge above. I didn't hear it but my wife said you could hear them vacuuming the floor at 1 am. If I was booking a cabin would never pick one of these.

On 3/18/2020 at 8:10 AM, Ride-The-Waves said:

It "depends" is probably the best answer.  I think Connie is scheduled for her refurb in Singapore.  Yard time is precious and expensive.  Everything will be done to keep it on track.

The Constellation is scheduled for dry dock the last week of April til the end of May. We were schedule to end our cruise on

April 16 in Rome. The dry dock was scheduled for Cadiz, Spain. The ship is out of the Suez Canal in the Med. heading to Cyprus.

We were on a b2b that was cancelled. The FCC's for both cruises arrived 6 days after the first cruise cancelled. 

They came by email.

The refund going to the credit card could take up two billing cycles to process. That was before everything shut down.

18 minutes ago, Hllb said:

Looks like the ship is docked in Mumbai.  Are they disembarking there?  I haven't seen further updates on where the ship would end up.

It is 7:06 PM in Mumbai so everyone has to be off the ship by now. Some passengers are already home.

56 minutes ago, villauk said:

 

You can understand the ports closing: they do not want any further pressure put on their own health services, never mind having the added stress of sorting another 3000+ bodies. I would be very surprised if any mainland European countries would accept them in the current climate.

 

Baltic cruises will be more or less out too as Russia has stated a 14 day quarantine for those visitors coming from some European countries to Moscow, watch this being extended to other cities.

We were on the 4/1 cruise. Last week they changed the final stop from Rome to Barcelona.

26 minutes ago, downsmead said:

Where will the ship go to disembark it’s passengers?

From what we have heard they have to get off by Tuesday in Mumbai.

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Where are you getting this information?    The press release says Ships will not be able to enter Indian Ports.... at least my reading is there is no mention of UAE.  

The Constellation got into Mumbai  yesterday morning. The press release closing the ports  was issued at 1545 yesterday afternoon.

3 hours ago, m8zenblue said:

I have read several posts about X ships that have gone trough "Reveloution".

I am thinking that all ships that are and will be going through this will be the same, as far as the cabins.

My question is did they change the power outlets to a different location and did they add USB outlets ?

We will be on the Constellation later this year.

I would love to see pictures of the outlet/USB locations.

This will make a difference to what type cables I will bring with me.

Thanx !

 

The Constellation goes into drydock at the end of April.

We have been on the Summit which is a sister ship to the Constellation.It has been remodeled.  The outlets we not changed still by the desk.

Did a B2B to Bermuda last summer. Both weeks select was lower level. 

We are on the same cruise and are glad they changed the itinerary.  Even if it left from Singapore the ship could not stop in Thailand so it would go directly to Sri Lanka. As of yesterday there are 81 people with 

coronavirus in Singapore. That is the highest number outside of China. Better safe than get a ship stuck somewhere. Contacted choice air and they rerouted us to Dubai and got us a hotel. Customer service was very good. Took the agent about 45 minutes to rebook our flights. Why take a chance?

10 hours ago, hcat said:

They are determined to kill off BLU as something special!

 

Will Connie have a diff entrance to Tuscan. .. Heard we should expect that on Summit..

Tuscan is on deck 11 not 3 like the Summit.