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There will be a $9.99 + 20% to leave the ship at port charged to your seapass card. $19.99+ 20% to return to the ship.🤪

Has anyone had lunch delivered to their Aqua Sky Suite. I'm wondering what the lunch menu has on it as Blu does not serve lunch.

"Full In-Suite Menu (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) featuring clean cuisine from Blu"

https://www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/staterooms/suite-class/aqua-sky-suite

When it comes to M Class ships. I dont have any issues with any of the sky suites on deck 6. The biggest advantage of Aqua Sky Suite is the perks for spa use. 6131 and 6132 do have larger balconies. I have stayed in 6132 and 6122. Never stayed on port side.

If we are talking S Class ships it is the location of the Aqua Sky Suite that I like. You are under the carpeted area of the OVC. Great location to access OVC or the pool. I stayed in many of the Aqua Sky Suite on the S Class ships. I have not stayed in any of these suites since they are now Aqua Sky Suite. 

6 hours ago, hcat said:

hopefully folks can log in a standing order with their RETREAT team for whatever coffees, food they'd like to have brought to them each morning.

 

maybe there will be a standard request form to reduce phone calls that may overwhelm  the team..

 

wish everyone Good Luck!

That is what we have done in the past. Fill out the card once Coffee, croissants and a fruit place every morning at 7am. I would prefer the same happy face each morning from our butler. But it is what it is.

2 hours ago, dazey said:

Which of these bars(Eden Bar, Martini Bar, The Club, The Sunset Bar) of Elite Happy Hour drinks from 5-7 PM?

It has been awhile, but on the Edge it was held at The Club. 

20 hours ago, drizzle63 said:

Yes, we're both solo.

Personally I dont see a problem. You are going to take up a table for 2 anyway.

45 minutes ago, drizzle63 said:

Hello! Didn't want to start another thread, so thought I'd ask this here... has anyone had success bringing a regular mini-suite guest for Reserve dining?

 

I have a Reserve and unless another one free's up, my travel companion will be in a regular mini. Since it looks like I will be able to dine when I please, wondering if they will let me bring a non-reserve passenger with me.

 

In reading the materials, Princess says this isn't allowed, but one person told me she was able to bring friends. Anyone have an onboard experience with this?

Are both of you solo cruises? 

1 hour ago, minniegidget said:

So this is not on the Sky yet. Congrats on the call.

360: An Extraordinary Experience is here. Surprise your taste buds with a fusion of master storytelling, world-class cuisine and visual entertainment available now on Discovery Princess® and Enchanted Princess®.

2 hours ago, memoak said:

The embarkation night is usually the one that non suites get invited to since all full suites get free specialty dinners on that night

When do the suites get informed of their night? On Discovery in Feb.

3 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Now that the dust has settled...

 

The challenge with specialties is it can be difficult to obtain dinner reservations before 830pm; the real kicker is when you approach the host stand at 6pm, see it only half full and they no reservations tonight (they apparently hold some for suite guests)

I did just made reservations for Murano for our cruise next month. Their are 4 of us in different classes of cabins. When I tried to make the reservation and pay with OBC. I could only book the 2 of us for Murano. So I tried to book 2 reservation around the same time. Then handle when onboard. I could only book 8:30 pm for my MIL, in a non suite. If I book us sailing in a CS I could book 6:30 pm. I called Celebrity's Retreat number. I now have a table of 4 for 6:30 pm.😳

19 hours ago, highway180 said:

You obviously don’t cruise celebrity that often.  

I gladly paid the up charge for Murano

 

Murano speciality lunch, Tuscan, Tuscan speciality lunch all on a recent Trip on the Solstice in Alaska.  Have to say ALL venues were over the top in service, food quality, and quantity.  I include the MDR as well in that statement. We were a family of 5.  We usually only sail Aq. We had sunset veranda’s.  Awesome trip all around.  

 

Quit whining 

 

life is short 

 

enjoy or don’t sail Celebrity

  
 

ships are sailing full for a reason 

 

cheers

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Murano has only one main dish that I will eat. That is the Chateaubriand. I booked Murano for next month. I see some menus that dont offer Chateaubriand they have Les Petits Filets. I did check Eclipse current sailing and they list Chateaubriand. In the past I really did not want to eat in any specialty restaurant as I felt Luminae was very good. Last Sept the best main dish I had in Luminae was from the MDR. It was Prime Rib. 

Celebrity was testing vaping in the casino on 2 ships.

1 hour ago, NMTraveller said:

From what I am reading it will be a taxi ride from either the cruise port or from the tender port to Patong bay?  Perhaps the cruise port is a bit closer...

It was years ago on Millie, but we tendered at Patong bay.

I have been on an excursion that let people stay in town and return to the ship later.

You might need to check with the county your visiting. Was a Visa required? Are we talking a city in the US or are we talking places where the government has more control over visitors?

I seem to be having the same issue. Why are Princess charging my CC if I get 2 SD's when I have Premier Package?

Not new to Princess, but has been 12 years. We booked an 7 night cruise in a penthouse suite on Discovery. Free SD the 1st night can only be booked once onboard. We get 2 SD and a 360: An Extraordinary Experience with our suite. Is 360: An Extraordinary Experience held every night? I'm wanting to book SD for the 2nd night on the App. Princess wants to charge my CC. Is Princess going to hold on to our money until we board, then credit our CC?

On 8/18/2023 at 9:05 AM, zitsky said:

 

Broiled fish for breakfast?  Isn't that somewhat aromatic?

I do enjoy pan seared salmon with white rice or pickled herring for breakfast.

@Jelayne, Thanks. I'm looking forward to trying the prime rib at Le Voyage. See if it is better than what I get in Luminae from the MDR on M and S ships. We like The Porch and sushi on five, so looking forward to trying Raw on Five. I stay away from most fish but salmon or fish and chips. E Class now has a different seafood tower that I'm looking forward too. Love raw oysters and cooked large prawns. I'm hoping that because our 1st Edge was only 7 nights. That I will have more time to enjoy the ship with Apex sailing being 11 nights.

I've only preordered once and that was spaghetti noodles with green pesto. One night I ordered a pork dish from Luminae's menu. It was not good. Of coarse my waiter asked what can I get you. I said I really liked my prawns appetizer. The waiter ordered the appetizer as a main dish for me. It was really good.

We sail in Aqua or Sky Suites mostly. Next cruise sailing in CS.

M Class Sweet Life is my favorite. Less suites than other X ships. The Retreat is smaller and feels more like an extended family gathering. The Retreat has an actual bar. In Luminae you can order off the MDR menu. I like the location of the suites on deck 6 mostly aft. I do like having the same butler bring a small breakfast at 7am. We are fine with the size of the Aqua cabins, but more space is nice. If in Aqua while dinning in Blu you can also order off the MDR menu.

S Class ships Sweet Life is good. I do like the Retreat, while it is nice it is a bit larger. The Retreat has an actual bar. In Luminae you can order off the MDR menu. If in Aqua while dinning in Blu you can also order off the MDR menu. I dont like that most of the Sky Suites are under the OVC.

E Class ships. We have only been on Edge Class ships once. That was the Edge. The only good things is the size of the Sky Suite, the bathroom and a real balcony. E Class has to many suites. I dont like having a suite forward. Aft Sky Suites are to far from the Retreat area. Luminae you can not order off the MDR menu. Luminae get much loader than X's other 2 classes of ships. The Retreat Lounge is cold and uninviting when you have to scan your seapass card to enter. Not all Retreat Lounges have a bar. While I think the Retreat Sundeck is very nice. It is not somewhere I spend much time. The pool size is just right for me. I might use the pool area for about a hour or 2 on a port day. I'm in for 3 mins than back in the sun. Retreat Sundeck is lacking shade.

Next June we will be on Apex in a Sky Suite to Iceland. Friends picked Apex. Some here on CC give me hope that I will like Apex better than Edge.

1 hour ago, BridgeMates said:

It wasn't too long ago they changed the evening Buffet menu right?  Everyone was complaining.  Now the Buffet is "crowded" and the food is better than the MDR?  What is going on?  

Our group just booked the Discovery Princess, a new ship for a B2B LA next April.   Altho we're elite on Princess, we have only sailed on them one time in the past 10 years.  There were things we liked but still prefer Celebrity (and food was always top of the list).  Dining with friends and enjoying good food (not necessarily "gourmet") is a very important part of cruising for some of us.  Even if the menu is slimmed down, what they offer should be GOOD.   The ports are incidental as we don't make those long overseas flights anymore.  Happy cruising to all!  

We also booked Discovery Princess. We booked Feb out of LA. 1st time back on Princess in 12 years. While I really enjoy suite life on Celebrity. I'll be comparing an Celebrity Suite next month to an aft Princess Penthouse Suite on a 7 night sailings. Is a Celebrity cruise worth $5000 more than Princess. Time will tell.

2 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

I'll add my two cents. We sailed on the Solstice in February and found the MDR food to be OK to very good. I'll agree that many times the presentation/plating seemed very basic and not what I previously expected from Celebrity. 

We just finished a 12 night Iceland cruise on the Apex last month. I felt the MDR food was definitely a cut above what we experienced on the Solstice. I've been on all three Edge Class ships and it's been my experience that the Edge Class ships seem to do things a notch higher and closer to what I expect the Celebrity brand to be. TBH I'm this seems to happen often on other cruise brands where the newer ships have a better experience than their older ships. 

If things do not change at Celebrity our June sailing on Apex to Iceland will be our last for awhile.

Check this out

https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/royal-caribbean-reacts-to-hawaii-change-backlash/

"Royal Caribbean Group has also modified itineraries on fall transpacific sailings calling in Lahaina. The Celebrity Solstice and Brilliance of the Seas will instead include an overnight call in Kona. The Quantum of the Seas will call in Honolulu and the Ovation of the Seas will call in Victoria, B.C., and Seattle."

https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Cruise-lines-modify-Hawaii-itineraries