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4 hours ago, tidefan said:
What, in your option, are the best restaurants on the Edge? Love to hear your suggestions!
Following is a link to a recent thread relative to the same topic...
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The M-Class spreadsheet is posted as a "sticky thread" [designated by a "push pin" symbol] immediately above--at least at the moment--on the first page of the Celebrity Cruise Critic Forum.
You will find a link to the summary spreadsheet--last compiled on 6 February; understandably there has been little activity since--via post #504 on the last page of the current thread.
Cabins are identically numbered on Constellation, Infinity, Millennium, and Summit are identically numbered so a review relative to location will be identical from one M-Class ship to another. Millennium and Summit have been revolutionized; Constellation and Infinity have not.
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18 hours ago, evandbob said:
Is there a special casino # to call for a possible L&S or do we just try the regular Celebrity customer service line? TIA.
You can contact Celebrity's Blue Chip Club directly...
- By calling 866-461-7170 or...
- By sending an email to bluechipclub@celebrity.com
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1 hour ago, hcat said:
Link was in second post on this thread but nice to see it here.. It is gping to be a VERY popular photo location.. Cant wait to see it at night!
Sorry. for the duplication.. I don't have an Instagram account so I never clicked on the link... As it turns out, I just tried to access the photo via Instagram and was surprised that I was able to see the photo...
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On 7/21/2020 at 10:13 AM, Dejlig Ko said:
I could swear I saw a photo of the resort deck of The Apex and the sculpture that is a set of wings on The Edge was a heart instead -- but now I cannot find that photo. Anyone else have it or a link to it? I'm beginning to doubt my memory!
Following is a link to the Cruise Critic thread which features a photo of the Apex pool sculpture. I believe this is what you are looking for...
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20 hours ago, kwokpot said:
Happy Hour in The Club elite Breakfast in the Tuscan Dining Room if I remember correctly
I've sailed Edge twice [once in the Caribbean; once for the April/May 2019 Transatlantic]; my recollection is the same as yours...
On the Transatlantic, there were so many Elite, Elite +, and Zenith members aboard that the Happy Hour was hosted in both The Club and in a section of Eden... Both were still quite crowded so we chose to use the unlimited drinks [from the same list during the same hours]--loaded to the Sea Pass card--at, in our case, the blissfully quiet/speedy service Casino Bar... No canapes but the bartender became so accustomed to our visit [and our orders; our glasses were never empty] that he quickly kept us well-supplied with snack mix too...
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44 minutes ago, sonnycruises said:
What ship did you get warm chocolate chip cookies on?
Lawn Club Grill--a specialty restaurant on Silhouette and Reflection--offers an oversized freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, served with ice cream, as an offering on the dessert menu...
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1 hour ago, Miaminice said:
If you want to be on the top, try the deck above the Sunset Bar / Oceanview.
The area directly above The Sunset Bar/Oceanview [Deck 10] features five aft AquaClass cabins on Deck 11...
The Rooftop Terrace above those cabins [Deck 12 Aft] provides commanding views [used it extensively--including at Hubbard Glacier (the ship will pivot)---while last in Alaska] and, yes, the area does provide generous outdoor seating and places to relax while taking in the views...
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1 hour ago, CrownCruise11 said:
For our next cruise on the Reflection we will be with the whole family, 13 all together. We are considering Aqua class rooms.
Without wanting to come across as intrusive, you may or may not be aware that AquaClass staterooms all have a maximum occupancy of two guests...
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Following is a link to the comprehensive description of the Shareholder Benefit program and its administrative procedures as published on the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. [parent company] website...
https://www.rclinvestor.com/faqs/shareholder-benefit/https://www.rclinvestor.com/faqs/shareholder-benefit/
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Sadly, I read this morning that the ill Zaandam crew member--who was evacuated to a hospital upon docking at Port Everglades last Thursday--has passed away...
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/04/10/hospitalized-zaandam-crew-member-dies-from-covid-19/
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49 minutes ago, Essiesmom said:
Coral Princess just docked in Miami. EM
Local news reports that rerouting of Coral Princess from Port Everglades to PortMiami was at the direction of the Coast Guard...
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Don;t know how I did it but apologies for the duplicate post...
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Well, no wonder the "tunnel" comment--probably mine--was perplexing! All of the AquaClass cabins on Edge feature an Infinite Veranda... I booked my Edge trip to the Caribbean on the first day that Edge was open for reservations and called X to confirm the nature of the veranda--not that I was looking for an Infinite Veranda--before doing so... About three years later, guessing that Celebrity never has clarified that on their website but photos for AquaClass are clear...
Similarly, I am confident that all--or the vast majority--of Concierge Class cabins [surely those that are located on the port or starboard side of the ship] feature Infinite Verandas...
The Infinite Veranda stateroom category on Edge with dining in the Main Dining Rooms--including those smaller staterooms now available to solos--are akin to those classified as Standard Veranda cabins on the Millennium and Solstice-Class ships...
Best I know, the only standard size [non-suite] staterooms that feature a conventional balcony are the few Sunset View cabins on the aft... It is possible--I just don't know--that some of those aft standard-size cabins are also considered Concierge Class cabins as some of the aft cabins are on Solstice-Class... Seems to me that @hcat--who posted above--occupied one of those standard size aft cabins [with oversized conventional balcony] and posted,--complete with photos--in the relatively recent past; you might want to search for it if interested... It is my understanding that those standard-sized aft cabins are considered hot real estate and have tended to sell out quickly...
Finally, you should be aware that the cabins featuring a round window--far forward and far aft on the port and starboard sides of Edge--feature a somewhat different, but no larger, Infinite Veranda... If potentially interested,, you might want to look for a related post with photos submitted shortly after Edge went into service by @cruisestitch... Though those cabins were initially classified as "Deluxe Infinite Veranda" staterooms, [and still are on the website], they have since been recharacterized/priced as having a partially obstructed view... That said, friends had one of those cabins for last year's eastbound Transatlantic and loved it so much that they've reserved the same cabin on Apex next year
As I noted above, Edge is a beautiful ship and to my mind worth experiencing but--if you choose to sail her--you will often hear senior officers, staff and crew remark that "Edge is different"... That's certainly true but please know that any preconceived notions you may have from having traveled on Millennium and/or Solstice-Class are not necessarily applicable on Edge-Class...
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Well, no wonder the "tunnel" comment--probably mine--was perplexing! All of the AquaClass cabins on Edge feature an Infinite Veranda... I booked my Edge trip to the Caribbean on the first day that Edge was open for reservations and called X to confirm the nature of the veranda--not that I was looking for an Infinite Veranda--before doing so... About three years later, guessing that Celebrity never has clarified that on their website but photos for AquaClass are clear...
Similarly, I am confident that all--or the vast majority--of Concierge Class cabins [surely those that are located on the port or starboard side of the ship] feature Infinite Verandas...
The Infinite Veranda stateroom category on Edge with dining in the Main Dining Rooms--including those smaller staterooms now available to solos--are akin to those classified as Standard Veranda cabins on the Millennium and Solstice-Class ships...
Best I know, the only standard size [non-suite] staterooms that feature a conventional balcony are the few Sunset View cabins on the aft... It is possible--I just don't know--that some of those aft standard-size cabins are also considered Concierge Class cabins as some of the aft cabins are on Solstice-Class... Seems to me that @hcat--who posted above--occupied one of those standard size aft cabins [with oversized conventional balcony] and posted,--complete with photos--in the relatively recent past; you might want to search for it if interested... It is my understanding that those standard-sized aft cabins are considered hot real estate and have tended to sell out quickly...
Finally, you should be aware that the cabins featuring a round window--far forward and far aft on the port and starboard sides of Edge--feature a somewhat different, but no larger, Infinite Veranda... If potentially interested,, you might want to look for a related post with photos submitted shortly after Edge went into service by @cruisestitch... Though those cabins were initially classified as "Deluxe Infinite Veranda" staterooms, [and still are on the website], they have since been recharacterized/priced as having a partially obstructed view... That said, friends had one of those cabins for last year's eastbound Transatlantic and loved it so much that they've reserved the same cabin on Apex next year
As I noted above, Edge is a beautiful ship and to my mind worth experiencing but--if you choose to sail her--you will often hear senior officers, staff and crew remark that "Edge is different"... That's certainly true but please know that any preconceived notions you may have from having traveled on Millennium and/or Solstice-Class are not necessarily applicable on Edge-Class...
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On 3/16/2020 at 9:02 AM, little britain said:
About to book Edge, and usually we go for rooms on hump or aft. On paper 10222 looked perfect but then I read reviews that it was “funny” and “tunnel like” which I cannot understand.
Sorry I missed your earlier post... With nothing booked until late August, not spending a whole lot of time on Cruise Critic these days as I just can't deal--at least yet--with all the commotion and disruption associated with the world-wide, and generally unanticipated/underestimated. Covid-19 crisis...
Though I know that I did not submit a cabin review, I did occupy Edge 10222 for a week in the Caribbean last March... That said, I believe that I may have long ago contributed to a post by vtcrusing relative to early deck plan inaccuracies--they may have since been corrected--in which I reported that the cabin was "tunnel like" and perhaps, that I found it "quirky" [rather than "funny"]...
Specific to 10222...
- While not apparent from the Deck Plan when I booked--it looked perfect to me too--the Infinite Veranda is recessed into the ship's superstructure... One can look straight out with unobstructed view but can't look up, down, or side-to-side as I like to do [particularly when arriving at or departing from a port]; in 10222, all one can see is a few feet of steel... For me, I felt very disconnected from some of the experiences I most enjoy while cruising...
- If it matters to you... The Deck Plan suggested--at least initially--that the bed in 10222 is adjacent to the veranda as is always my preference... In reality, it is located adjacent to the closet/bath...,
Generic "quirkiness"...
- Edge is a a beautiful ship with a few misses [including the afterthought location of Blu; rather than unobstructed views to the sea as afforded on Solstice and Millennium-Class, exterior views are to open deck/life boats with more interior tables along or proximate to a noisy thoroughfare hallway without solid wall [food/service were excellent] in common areas [of no implication to me, others include interior walkways that dead-end to stairways so as to present significant problems to those who are physically challenged]...
- That said---and I thought I knew what to expect and expected it would be fine--I've sailed Edge for a total of 22 days now--I really dislike [in fairness, some love it] the Infinite Veranda concept. Though interior cabin space is generous [at the expense of a traditional balcony], I concluded that several of the cabin design elements had apparently been created by a team of people who had never cruised [form over function;; the closet/safe are undersized; no clock on the phone or otherwise (handy for time zone changes); no swivel on the TV for direct viewing other than from the bed] and I found the furnishings to have been either misplaced or woefully inadequate... To me, it too often looked better than it lived...
- There were a few others quirks--I now realize that they were unique to 10222 four months after Edge started sailing---that I'm sure have since been corrected ... When I'd return to the cabin after nightly turn down,, the shade would raise the moment I opened the door... And the retractable desk surface would roll in/out of the adjacent dresser anchoring it with every side-to-side movement of the ship [the legs were not properly aligned to the cabin floor]... I now understand, despite my mentioning those matters to my steward, that he was--to put it kindly--disingenuous in his assertion that those flubs were common on Edge; I now know that he was a lazy loser and should have either reported those issues to maintenance or suggested I do so ...
I can't say that it's the "best" AquaClass-1 stateroom on Edge but, six weeks after I disembarked last year's Caribbean cruise, I was back aboard--in 9236--for the eastbound Transatlantic to Southampton... Still not sold on the Infinite Veranda concept, cabin design or furnishings but no "tunnel" view [much more expansive], none of the cabin specific quirks I encountered in 10222, and an exceptional steward... No noise from the more proximate elevator lobby and, if it matters, bed is also near the closet/bath... On a comparative basis, I was much happier with my cabin selection...
I've now sailed Celebrity more than 500 nights in less than eleven years; half those cruises were in AquaClass with the rest in Concierge or,, just twice, Suite-Class [don't need the space, not a fan of Luminae over Blu, I've reached top loyalty]... I'll never say never again--itinerary rules--but, thus far and for as glad as I was to have experienced the ship, I've not booked Edge-Class in the future [if I do, I'll choose 9236 again (or in the immediate vicinity) based solely on personal experience]... I spent ten nights on Reflection in late November/early December--in my favorite AquaClass stateroom with oversized conventional balcony on the forward-facing midships slant [on MIllennium-Class, I book one of the center three Deck 11 afts; I have one on Summit in August if we go]--and was back where I'm happiest when the itinerary and schedule are right...
Hope this helps... If you haven't yet experienced Edge, you should... My comments aside, it's an amazing ship...
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11 minutes ago, Georgia_Peaches said:
Jim did they give a time line? Like, for the next 2 week, months? In our area 2 weeks seems to be the magic number.
Currently the beaches have been closed to address Spring Break crowding... Restaurants and bars are closing early for similar reason...
At present Fort Lauderdale has closed its beaches through April 12, Miami has closed its beaches through March 19... Both will revisit those dates as necessary... In my community--about nine miles of south of Port Everglades--the beach has been closed until further notice...
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18 hours ago, dkjretired said:
My problem right now is that I'm not sure if we will ever cruise again due to health issues for both wife and I, not having anything to do with the current coronavirus. With that being said I have hesitated on even posting on the boards since we probably won't cruise again.
Don,
I am truly sorry to learn that health issues may prevent you and your wife from sailing again in the future... Clearly cruising on Celebrity has brought you great enjoyment; I hope that circumstances improve so that you are able to continue to do so...
Since I started cruising with Celebrity eleven years ago [first cruise in 22+ years, first ever with Celebrity and I haven't stopped; I've seen most of the world and made top loyalty in less than eight years], you have been a wealth of information to me and other Cruise Critic members... I've learned much about Celebrity's history--dating back to the Chandis acquisition--and about how Celebrity's product has evolved over the years via your posts here... Your knowledge of Celebrity's policies/practices is encyclopedic... And then, seemingly no one knows the Celebrity experience--particularly in Bermuda--better than you do...
By all means, please continue to contribute to this forum if doing so brings you fulfillment...
Many thanks; very best wishes...
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Truly sorry for misinformation in my post above; too late to edit...
After looking at several local news sources, I discovered that there are conflicts in the information I shared... Consensus is that the comments I posted above are only somewhat accurate--the link I cited is seemingly correct--in that,...
- I stated that the third problematic cruise terminal is 21, it is instead 19... Sky Princess used Terminal 19 recently...
- I stated that the subcontractor is likely used by other Carnival-affiliated lines and that I didn't think--but didn't know for certain--that the same company is used by Celebrity and/or Royal Caribbean... The article linked above is apparently correct; only Princess uses Metro Services at Port Everglades...
My sincerest apologies; I probably should not have posted in the middle of the night... It was clearly not my intent to further confuse a very difficult/scary situation or increase anxiety...
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I live nine miles from Port Everglades; following is the backstory from a local perspective...
The cruise terminals cited as problematic--02 and 04--are primarily used by Carnival-affiliated lines including Princess [by far, highest guest count of the Carnival lines using Port Everglades] , Carnival itself [the vast majority of their Florida-based ships use Port Miami rather than Fort Lauderdale], and --on occasion [but recently]--Costa. HAL sometimes uses also-cited Terminal 21...
While anything can happen in terms of Covid-19 exposure, I do not believe--but do not know for certain--that Celebrity and/or Royal Caribbean use the same subcontractor for embarkation/disembarkation assistance services at Port Everglades...
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59 minutes ago, dkjretired said:
Never said the smoke would drift, simply said that my preference is to always book starboard so as not to take chances.
I've long appreciated--and have sometimes benefited from--your significant contributions to this forum and the nuance of your response was not lost on me; what you said is generally true... That said I'm not sure that the Original Poster--from my reading, a first time cruiser on any line--did so in this thread specifically related to the Deck 11 cabins on Millennium-Class ships... Her immediate response to your first post was to express concern--unnecessarily--as to her Deck 11 cabin in the context of personal smoke sensitivity...
Don't know if you've sailed Edge or, if you have, that you noticed... The primary smoking area on that ship--it's sheltered--is located on what is best described as Deck 14.5 Starboard [up a flight of stairs between the Mast Grill and Pool Bar; no cabins above]...
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3 hours ago, dkjretired said:
We always choose starboard cabins as all the outdoor smoking areas are port and the smoke can drift up to your veranda.
I just looked at the Dailies from my last cruise on Millennium-Class [specifically, Infinity] during May/June 2018...
"Smoking Areas:
- Deck 4 [Port Side, Midship Only]
- Poolside [Deck 10, Port Side]
- Mast Bar [Deck 11, Port Side]"
The stateroom area on Deck 11 does not extend anywhere close to the full length of the Oceanview Café below; the Poolside smoking area [can't envision it but I believe it was a limited section near the Pool Bar; it certainly did not encompass the whole port side expanse of the pool] and Mast Bar areas are midship/far forward relative to the stateroom area on Deck 11...
When the Deck 11 staterooms were added to the far aft section of the Millennium-Class ships [Infinity was first in January 2012; I had one of those Deck 11 aft-facing cabins on her second sailing after their addition], the Oceanview Bar--immediately below and at the back of the Oceanview Café--did permit smoking in half the outdoor area; that area has been totally non-smoking for years now... And the Rooftop Terrace--subsequently added above--has always been totally non-smoking...
Like FFMilesJunkie, I can't imagine how smoke drift to the Deck 11 cabins would be remotely possible if guests are compliant [and seemingly, they are in my fairly substantial experience on Celebrity] with using designated smoking areas...
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10 minutes ago, terrydtx said:
We are booked on the Infinity next year in A1, my sister, an experienced X customer, told me the aft facing cabins on deck 11 in M class ship are great, so we snagged one 1138. They have bigger balconies and you are close to the Sunset bar, just go down the stairway located in the far aft area. She also said the side cabins are all about the same and equally good. Easy access to the food area on deck 10 and the open deck area of deck 11. This is our first X cruise in 10 years and we are looking forward to AQ and the Blu restaurant.
I've occupied 1138 on Infinity twice for a total of seventeen nights... And I have 1138 booked on Summit--for an additional twelve nights--for a cruise in late August...
To my mind, your sister's observations/recommendations are spot-on... Enjoy!
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I would not personally choose 1100 or 1101... While there is very little traffic on Deck 11 other than for those guests staying on Deck 11, 1100 and 1101 are both adjacent to exterior doors leading to/entering from open deck so as to add to the potential for a bit more traffic/related noise...
Like jelayne , I'd keep 1119... Very convenient to--but far enough away from--the aft elevator lobby [which itself creates no noise save for the occasional passengers who are a bit too chatty in returning to their own stateroom. (which could happen anywhere)]...
On balance, Deck 11 on Millennium-Class ships is extremely quiet... I've now occupied a cabin there four times now--always in one of the five aft cabins--and have another reservation to do so in late August... When sailing Millennium-Class, AquaClass/Deck 11 are always my preference...
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2 hours ago, keesar said:
From my experience, true medical emergencies involve the Coast Guard removing the ill passenger from the helipad.
26 minutes ago, cruisnuts said:I’m just curious why they didn’t evacuate them by helicopters usual rather than disrupting the whole cruise. I’m sure there’s a legitimate reason and maybe I missed that explanation in this thread if so apologies.
Please see my post #55 above. Depending upon ship's position, helicopter evacuation is not always an option in the Caribbean.
Resident and senior rates
in Celebrity Cruises
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Don't know the source of your information--it may be true for Celebrity--but you will note below that sister line Royal Caribbean is apparently still offering resident rates. I live nine miles south of Port Everglades/19 miles north of Port Miami; following is extracted from an e-mail I received from the Crown & Anchor Society yesterday morning.
from your backyard. Enjoy exclusive resident rates for a limited time
on sailings departing near you.
To view your exclusive rates, just enter your state of residency before
selecting your stateroom.