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Loving your pictures and thanks for the live review. I'm looking forward to my cruise the end of October on Symphony. I read somewhere that there's pickleball on board. If so, can you snap a picture of the court? Thanks!

Following. I'll be on the same ship and doing same itinerary next month. Enjoy!

4 hours ago, trintrav said:

 

 

We also rebooked for the Grandiosa (Oct 23) and was told by American Airlines that I could only rebook up to June  6 (Because that it the one year mark from when I purchased the tickets).  She gave me a link to send an email to Customer Relations and she said they would extend that date given the circumstances   Once they do, I will be able to rebook the flights to BCN with no change fee.   I hope this helps.  Suggest you email United's Customer Relations team.

Welcome to the cruise for October 23rd. We too will be sailing aboard Grandiosa. It's just so unfortunate that things have developed to the level we all find ourselves in right now. Hopefully this situation will get under control before then.

On 2/8/2020 at 12:54 PM, cruisingator2 said:

Thanks for a nice review. We too love Celebrity but refuse to pay their current suite prices. We booked the Grandiosa YC out of Barcelona for mid April. Looking forward to trying a new cruise line. 

We also have sailed several times with both Celebrity and RCCL in suites and booked the Grandiosa YC but in October. Would be interested in hearing your experience on board since there are not many reviews yet for this ship.

Thanks!

Thank you for the information. I'm looking forward to my cruise next year on the Grandiosa!

17 hours ago, cruisingator2 said:

We booked the Grandiosa out of Barcelona for next spring for half of what X wanted for a Sky suite which as we all know is entry level for their suites. It’s a very port intensive itinerary so we would not have used the suites services on X as much anyway. I don’t expect the same level of service on MSC as we have received on X but I am now more prepared thanks to Adam and his review. 

Will be interesting to hear your assessment of the Grandiosa since we booked her too out of Barcelona next October in the YC. We sail in two weeks on the Equinox in a CS so looking forward to seeing her new changes. We love Celebrity but the prices are becoming too steep so maybe MSC will be the alternative.

RCCL Diamond matched to MSC Gold. Only took a few days.

Still enjoying your critique of your cruises. The plating of your meals look amazing although the taste may not be up to par which is unfortunate. Can't wait to read your final comparison to Celebrity.

Looking forward to your review. Have a lovely voyage.

Looking forward to your review of your next sailing.

4 minutes ago, WonderMan3 said:

 

There should be very few reasons to have to take a passport with you ashore. I know there are exceptions like casinos (Monte Carlo for example) where they require passports. None of the European ports I have visited needed you to have a passport to tour around. I’m not sure if places like Russia where visas come into play require you to have your passport on you. A driver’s license or national ID should be fine. They haven’t even been checking those at any of the ports on this cruise. They only ask for your cruise key card.

Great!. Thanks for the info. Our itinerary is the same as the sailing you are presently on. 😊

Loving your review and amazing pictures. Since ours will be our first European cruise, just a quick question from a novice: do you bring your passports along with your cruise card when visiting each port or will a driver's license and cruise card suffice?

Have a great trip. We sail on Equinox in October.

Your hotel looks wonderful. I may have to consider it for our pre-cruise stay in Barcelona.

I'm very excited for your review. We are also booked next year on their newest ship, the Grandiosa in a YC suite and will be boarding in Barcelona as well. We usually cruise Celebrity and RCCL in suites but their prices are becoming too expensive.

Also following along. I have a YC suite booked for next year and we usually sail in suites on X (going again next month) so will be interested to read about you experience.

Have a great sailing!

Thanks for your review. We will be sailing on her in October.

What a great review. I'm thoroughly enjoying it and seeing it through your eyes as a solo cruiser (although I've never cruised solo). Maybe I will leave the hubby at home and try it. 🤣

We're sailing Equinox post revolutionizing in suite class so I'm looking forward to the changes.

Keep enjoying and posting!!! 

2 hours ago, Formytinkerbelle said:

It's okay if nobody actually reads this but I just had to say it somewhere so I don't tell my kids.   They are 10 and 11 and the plan is to wake them up day of the cruise, hop on a train to NYC (we live in VA) and board the cruise all while not telling them what we are doing at all!  Grandparents will be watching our 2 little ones, age 4 and 1.  It was just too expensive for us to add them and I'm banking on the hope they won't remember when we left them behind...insert a whole lot of mom guilt and hope it doesn't ruin my vacation.  We go to Bermuda and then Grand Turk.  Have no idea what they will want to do excursion wise so we may just wing it.  

 

I would love to hear others stories if they surprised someone like this and what the reaction was!

We're doing the exact same thing on Sunrise in July for our grandson and granddaughter (12 and 6). Our daughter knows (she's coming too) but the kids don't. We cruise every year in October and our grandson always wants to go. Can't wait to see the surprise on his face when he realizes we're not going to the Hamptons. 😁

Thank you for your postings and hard work in giving us all updates on the ship's refurbishment. Your pictures are beautiful and the ship looks wonderful. I'm really enjoying your review.

2 hours ago, ScubaDo said:

We have a Celebrity suite March 30 on Summit, but I hope we see pictures before then. If not, I will post some.

Loved the CS on Summit. We are actually booked in a CS on Equinox for October. Can't wait to see what it looks like after the Revolution! 

I really appreciate your review. It has been really informative and you take beautiful pictures. We sail on her when your return tomorrow. I'm following the weather closely to be sure she will be able to dock (fingers crossed). Hope your final night won't be too bad.

Thanks for all the updates.

11 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

Enjoy!

which # did you decide on😉

Would love 9, 10 or 11 but we'll find out on board the ship. 😊

On 10/18/2018 at 4:14 PM, e050377 said:

I'm so glad you posted:)  I was looking for this answer too.  Hoping being in a suite we can also snag a cabana on our trip.  Online is showing as sold out. Love the pictures. Which cabanas would be the best ones?

We received the email from the concierge on Anthem last Saturday, requested a cabana and was confirmed. We sail this Saturday so life is good! 😊

Watched you sail away too. You had a beautiful sunny day.