bigbenboys

Personally Hubbard is a must.

I do agree with all your points. I did like the The Retreat Pool Bar. As to the Retreat Lounge. I found the lack of armrest to be a problem. It is not that I need the armrest to get out of the chair. I like to hold my glass of wine in my hand resting my arm on the armrest and not have reach out to a table. The lack of a desk for the Retreat Concierge I saw as a big problem. We were on Millie post X Revolution. I did feel that X did a better job retrofitting. The OVC is more like the S Class ships. We are on Apex in 7 days. Friends picked Apex out of Southampton for Iceland.

Here are some photos from M Class Sky Suites. The lifeboats are not a problem for me.

We have sailed on all of the M Class and S Class ships. Only sailed on the Edge once. We board Apex in a week. Overall I like the M Class ships. I like the size of the ship. That most of the suites are on deck 6. Also the locations of AquaClass cabins under the pool or deck 11. When it comes to S Class ships. I just love the glassblowing. In my eyes the best cabins on the S Class ships are the concierge class deck 12 on center aft. The Edge Class with limited experience. X did a great job on the tendering platform. I did like our Sky Suite. I do hope the Apex will bring me around to liking the Edge Class ships. My biggest complaint is not being able to order off the MDR while dining in Luminae. Yes I know I can dine in the MDR, but I would be dining alone.

With the Celebrity app you can look at the current 12 night cruise on the Apex. We are on Apex June 27. I've been looking at the new Luminae menus.

No reduced deposit for booking suites. I think it is a 10% deposit for suites.

It is under Onboard Activities

While reading this thread I'm getting confused. I thought the OP will be on the Beyond. The Beyond is a Edge class ship. It is my understanding that Sushi on five are on Non Edge class ships. That all Edge class ships have Raw on 5. Raw on 5 have many more food options than Sushi on five.

While I've only been on 1 Edge Class sailing. You have the options of The Retreat Sundeck. Raw on 5 or Eden Cafe might be open on port days.

I have enjoyed a number of Prime Rib on Celebrity in the MDR, Blu, and Luminae. My PR in Luminae is twice as thick as what they serve in the MDR.

I should have added. When we 1st sailed on the Edge we had a tv tray for a table. X added the coffee table in the Sky Suites on the Edge Class ships. See photo

I thought X added a coffee table in the Sky Suites.

Yes, the coffee makers at the hideaway do have a hot water spout.

We are getting ready for our June cruise to Iceland. I just got an email from the Retreat Concierge for our Sept cruise. I sent off what booze I wanted in the suite and what nights and times I want specialty restaurants reservations. DH is turning 62 on our Sept sailing.

Our next sailing is on Apex. After over 36 cruises with X. I'm going to have an early dinner in Luminae with friends. Then order Prime Rib for dinner in my suite. I've never had dinner in my suite before. The reason is I can not order off the MDR menu in Luminae on the E Class ships.

Only been on Edge once. Next cruise is Apex to Iceland. What I have heard is the Martini Bar and Eden can get loud. Noise can be heard from the Martini Bar in Fine Cuts Steakhouse. I personally like being able to walk up to a bar and order my drink, then go sit down. I was disappointed that The Retreat Lounge did not have a real bar. I do like The Retreat Pool Bar.

I looked at sailings out of Galveston. The most interesting was a 12 night Galveston to Fort Lauderdale. The only new stop out of Galveston I saw was Merida (Progreso), Mexico. I would like to see sailings like Galveston to LA or to Peru.

You must be talking about the Edge Class ships. M Class ships, Luminae and Blu were cut out of the MDR. S Class ships were build with Blu, but Luminae was cut out of the MDR.

We have been getting the benefit for years. I thought I was doing good. I bought at $13.11/share in 2001. I'm sure I've gotten at least $1300 back in OBC.

My DH's birthday is while we are on our Sept cruise. I booked a royal suite for the occasion. $200 OBC would be nice. Just sent the info to our TA.

Photo of Aspen coffee. It was very good.

This reminds me to book glass blowing for Sept.

I worked for an airline manufacturing company for 38 years. I traveled the world for work. I once did 30 flights in 30 days. This happened before covid. Our flight into Barcelona had to be aborted. There was an aircraft taking off from our runway. When leaving Barcelona we sat on the tarmac for an hour and a half. It was not an aircraft issue, flights were backed up. I will avoid Barcelona airport at all cost.

I really dont think of myself as a picky eater. If I'm invited to someone's house I will eat what is served. I choose not to eat veal, lamb, duck, quail, beef cheeks or pigeon. Also leery of fish other than salmon. The foods I like are oysters, clams, shrimp, beef, chicken off the bone, pork, Pacific salmon and turkey. I've only had 2 bad main entree in Luminae. It was a pork dish that was tough and over cooked. Luminae staff made a shrimp appetizer dish into a main entree. Last Nov it was a beef tenderloin. The staff in Luminae are great.

I would have said Abu Dhabi to Singapore on a M Class ship, but not on the current schedule. So I would book b2b. The Solstice Hawaii to Sydney. Then Sydney to Singapore on my own dime. Or I would book the Edge from Hawaii to Sydney, then Solstice to Singapore.