rudedoggy87

Shows last month on Apex were at 7:30 and 9:30. There are additional shows by the Eden production cast - those are usually at 10:30 in Eden. Some nights, they do a show in the Club at 8:30 and 10:30. We typically stuck with a 7:30 dinner time and would make the 9:30 show. Sometimes we would leave early for the 10:30 show in Eden, or skip the theatre show and have a drink or two in the bar before the 10:30 Eden show.

Currently on Apex. The app shows Evian is $5.50. The bars have Evian and/or Acqua Panna - varies from day to day. Some places have both, or neither! The app shows one price for the Evian, but our room is stocked with large bottles of Evian - so you may be able to source those as well.

5-7 each night if you're Elite you are entitled to free drinks at many of the bars now. And every morning there is a coffee/continental breakfast hosted in one of the restaurants. Maybe that is the lounge they're speaking of?

We were on this cruise as well! We were booked in an Aqua Class room, but we MoveUpped to an Aqua Sky Suite, so we spent most of our time in the Retreat. This was our first Retreat experience, and it did not disappoint. It reminded us of the nicer aspects of cruising on Regent Seven Seas that we liked so much, but appreciate that the Beyond ship is far more interesting and entertaining. We loved the Aqua Sky Suite with its bed facing the sea, and the mirror in the bathroom that hides away to reveal a window into the suite/sea is terrific. We probably would not go out of our way to book an Aqua Suite again, but we did book another Sky Suite with bed facing the sea for 2024 on Ascent in the Med. We dined in Luminae and Blu most nights, with a night at Eden and a night at Le Voyage. We only had one dinner that was a miss, and that was in Luminae. The rest of the food was great, and there are no cutbacks to be seen in the Retreat areas. It was the best cruise we've been on. I should say - I had so much crab and lobster on this cruise - contrary to lots of complaints from other posters! Specialty dining, Blu, and Luminae there is no shortage of fabulous seafood. Le Voyage was outstanding and up there with some Michelin starred restaurants we've eaten at around the world. They also gave us bottomless Veuve Cliquot (at no extra charge - we assumed we'd have to pay the difference from our premium package!), so that helps 🙂 The Retreat lounge was great for a pre-dinner drink, and staff was eager to please. We never had to want or wait for anything. Fresh squeezed OJ in the mornings was a real treat and we enjoyed it so much with a fresh croissant! We never had lunch in Luminae, but we did have lunch a couple times at the Retreat Pool Deck. The menu is pretty limited and nothing exciting. I don't know who wants a chicken sandwich on a croissant every day. We were disappointed that the Sunset Bar was so close to such a large smoking area - so much so that we stayed away after a drink. It is such a beautiful space. Tried to have a drink on the Magic Carpet one night when it was on 16 and one night when it was on deck 5, but it was so windy. No one was there except for one staff member. The entire cruise last week was fairly windy with a decent swell. The Edge class ships have spoiled us, and we won't consider booking a non-Edge Celebrity ship at this point. And we've been on plenty of the other Celeb ships - just not for me now!

Ship: Beyond Length of Cruise: 7 nights Cruise Sail Date: February 5, 2023 Date email offer received: 11/22/22 Captain’s Club Tier : Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity, but transferred to TA Current Cabin: Aqua Class Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Aqua Sky Suite Bid Offer: $800 pp (minimum) Notification Date: 1/26/23 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted! Other categories available with their minimums: Edge Villa - $3500 pp Royal Suite - $2500 pp Celebrity Suite - $2000 pp Sky Suite - $500 pp

We had an 8:30 reservation for dinner one night and were shocked that there was no music or entertainment - the live music in the observation lounge stopped at 7:15 and they turned on some muzak for an hour and then dimmed the lights - we were the only ones there! I couldn't believe it. I also think 9:30 is too late for the show.

We mentioned this in our mid cruise comments and the next day we had a printed wine list delivered to our room with a breakdown by bar and restaurant. I know it wasn't an exhaustive list, but I appreciated having more than two options!

Port of San Pedro. You'll be at Outer Harbor/Berth 46 - it isn't set up very well for cruise ships, so you'll be at a temporary tent.

No issues since they put the notice on every ones doors! Hopefully it stays that way, but it is an older ship.

Received our 30th Anniversary Cruise gift last evening. A set of very heavy coasters! A nice gesture. One thing no one seems to be commenting on is the toilet situation. Every morning, it seems, the toilets won’t flush for upwards of an hour. Seems like a big problem - big enough that everyone received a notice last night to put nothing but TP down the drain. We’ve seen quite a few maintenance folks working in the hallways on 7 and 8.

I called the Captains Club line this morning as same issue for me. They answered right away - not even 15 seconds on hold. However, she said that in order for the double points to go through, it has to be approved and processed by 'Loyalty' - how that is different from 'Captains Club' I have no idea - so she is sending an email to Loyalty to approve and process, which takes one to two weeks. We'll see what happens next!

Just got off Eclipse. They had two channels showing college football games and also had some on in Celebrity Central or the Casino - along with the US Open.

FYI all - This may be a virus - I attempted to open and McAfee software said Failed to download - virus detected.

Try by selecting only one of your names - it is a single fee for the rental. If I recall when I booked for Solstice earlier this year, I had the same trouble. Once I picked just my name as the person reserving, it let me pick a day.

Sorry about your sister - hope she had a speedy recovery! I'm off to Alaska next week - whale watching while having dinner sounds great!