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On 3/14/2023 at 2:59 AM, kwokpot said:

Yes, yes, no.

To elaborate on the first question, there's actually two steam rooms in the thermal suite. They are adjacent to each other and one is supposed to be a hammam with the flat slab of marble for you to lay on (although on all three E-class ships the stream room labeled hammam was hotter than the adjacent, smaller steam room). Whatsmore the sauna is an infrared sauna which works differently than a traditional Swedish sauna in that you need to sit right in front of one of the multiple infrared heaters for the heat to radiate onto your back and through your body. Just like infrared heaters for your home unless you're directly in front of the heater you won't feel the heat; that's how infrared heaters work. This accounts for why some people complain the saunas on the E-Class ships aren't hot enough; you have to sit right in front of one of the multiple infrared heaters for you to feel hot. 

 

The E-Class ships unfortunately don't have a complementary sauna in the spa locker rooms like the M or S-class ships. All the hot rooms are in the thermal suite which you must pay for. 

Thank you so much for this very detailed answer.

Hello

3 quick questions regarding Celebrity Beyond :

1/ Is there a sauna AND a steam room?

2/ Are those facilities co-ed?

3/ Are they free of charge?

Thanks! 

On 3/6/2023 at 7:03 AM, seascot said:

Oceania will honour the sale on an already booked cruise, but you will have to pay the current price for that cruise.  If the price of your cruise was cheaper when you booked, you will have to work out if it is worth paying the current price.

You are absolutely correct. I am on a BtoB cruise 40 days Nautica Singapore to Barcelona next May. The price has significantly increased since I booked it (+ €2,500 per pax). When asking Oceania to add the Olife Ultimate to my booking I was answered that I need to pay the current price thus adding €2,500 per person. And my estimate of the additional perk through Olife Ultimate was ... €2,500 per person! As a consequence, I changed nothing to my booking.

Thanks for your answers. They confirm that it is not possible to opt out the Olife option when booking from Europe.

When I go to Oceania website from France, I cannot find any fare with cruise only. What they call the standard fare always includes the Olife option. Do you know whether the Olife option can be removed? I still have the final payment to make next March so I would be glad to opt out before that deadline. Thanks for your input.

Before Covid, as a Venetian Society Member, it was possible to board and spend a few hours on board SS ships while docked. I wanted to do this with the Silver Moon in Bordeaux this week but due to Covid, it was not possible. Does anybody know if SS intends to resume this service and if yes in which time frame? Thanks. 

2 hours ago, Stumblefoot said:

True.  Ratio is incredible.  But, I didn’t think they were running full crews since they’re restricting the passenger load.  Hence why I figured they were carrying extra crew in quarantine in order to be ready for the holiday voyage after yours.

When captain told us there were 407 crew members on board it did not specify whether it included those in quarantine or not. Thus I cannot tell you how active crew members there are at the moment. 

On 12/4/2021 at 7:01 PM, Stumblefoot said:

Considering pre-pandemic crew capacity was 302, there must be a large turnover about to occur after this voyage.

If I am not mistaken pre-pandemic crew capacity of the Moon was 411. So at 407 we are having a full crew. Knowing that 48 agents left us yesterday we are about 250 passengers on board now. Ratio is not too bad 😉

At captains party yesterday night we were informed that there were 407 crew  members on board. Knowing that we are only 309 passengers it’s a good ratio I guess. 

Christmas decoration are now in place. The ship is even more beautiful! 

Roberto Martinoli and Barbara Muckermann are on board as well as other SS executives and many travel agents. We are 309 passengers altogether. Some (or most?) of those invited guests will disembark as soon as tomorrow in Cozumel. The Silver Moon will become a ghost ship! 

58 minutes ago, Silver Spectre said:

Hope testing and boarding goes well. Bad news, we have drunk all the French Sav Blanc and most of the NZ Tiki, unless they have managed to load some more.

Thanks. Test ok. We are in the waiting lounge ready to board! As far as wine is concerned I am sure they will have some pouilly fumé for me! 😉

17 minutes ago, les37b said:

 

 

Were you meant to be staying in Miami? Mine (night of 2 Jan) is Fort Lauderdale - though they still dont know what the hotel will be. I spoke yesterday to see if I could get any news. my consultant thinks its likely to be the Marriot Harbor Beach resort, which would be fine.

 

Interestingly he had no idea of any plans for ours (ie disembarking in Ecuador) and how they would be able to continue, given the seemingly lack of access to Peru and the nigh impossible clearance to Chile if the cruise starts in Guayaquil and all the PCR tests likely needed, especially now.

 

I have some friends leaving from Atlanta tonight to London, then straight on a eurostar to Lyon. There for 4 nights, then return to London for 2 nights. All hotels and flights paid for or I'm sure they would cancel. PCR test to leave the US and arrive in London - where the UK expects a 2 day PCR and 2 day quarantine until results are known - even though its a transit visit. France also requires now a test on arrival taken within the past 48 hours. Then the UK expects the same coming back on Eurostar and again for Uncle Sam to get back home. That is a logistical nightmare and a step too far.

 

Hope it goes to plan for you!

 

In the meantime Spins, have a great holiday both of you and hope its a well rewarding non stressful cruise.

Thanks. Yes we stayed a couple of nights in Miami on our own. Should leave our hotel in the next hour or so. We keep our fingers crossed to get negative test result and embark the Moon. Our last cruise was on Silver Muse between Bali and Sydney. We are so happy to sail again. 

I will sail aboard the Moon tomorrow. I am now in a hotel in Miami. Arrived from France yesterday afternoon and I have not received anything from Silversea regarding a pre registration for test. I deal directly with SS in London. I have uploaded my COVID certificate long time ago into MySilversea. So I will show up tomorrow at Port Everglades and I hope it will be fine!

34 minutes ago, Stumblefoot said:

From a acquaintance on board, not until the holiday voyage out of Guayaquil.

Thanks!

53 minutes ago, spinnaker2 said:

This morning as dawn breaks at Port Everglades, 56 degrees expected high of 77 F.

 

Another beautiful day in paradise.

 

Still waiting for the Silversea vessels to arrive!

 

Silver Whisper is now announced at pier 25 and silver moon at pier 19!

For those of you aboard Silver Moon at the moment, any idea when the Christmas decoration will be on display? Thanks. 

2 minutes ago, Silver Spectre said:

Here it is designated ‘Crew only’. I asked the captain why and he replied ‘things change’.

Thanks. Good to know. 

38 minutes ago, wine-wine-wine said:

Indeed and this makes me ponder our potential booking to the Norwegian fjords in 2023…

If my memory serves me well, on the Muse there is an open forward-facing terrace above the observation lounge. I thought it would be the same on the Moon. Isn’t it the case?

32 minutes ago, sloopjohnb said:

The only thing I don't understand about the ship itself is that there is no outdoor, forward-facing public space. Perhaps we'll never be able to sail along La Giudecca canal but where on a ship would you want to be as you sail into Rio or Sydney or Oslo or Saigon, or anywhere, actually?

On the Muse it is possible to take a stair next to the observation lounge and to move up one floor accessing an open terrace with a complete view forward facing. I entered Sydney Harbour in 2019 and it was a memorable experience. Is the Silver Moon different?

New itinerary available now on MySilversea. 

2 hours ago, les37b said:

I did take a peak on Skyscanner to check flights back from Guayaquil and there are none on 19th Jan. In fact there are zero flights showing from the 12th to 24th Jan.

KLM operates direct flights from Guayaquil to AMS. There is one on January 19 KL 755 departing GYE at 20:10 and arriving at 13:25 the next day. As far as I am concerned, SS took care of us and rebooked us on KL flight from GYE to AMS for our December 18 flight. It seems that they will add 1 port of call in Costa Rica and maybe 1 more overnight stay in Panama City. We should know soon I guess

5 minutes ago, les37b said:

Have a great time SS.... Get them to fix all those glitches before we arrive.... And stay away from deck 6! 

Thank you so much! I will make sure the ship is in perfect order. 

3 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

It’s currently the whole deck, 601-663!

Thanks. I understand better now why there are only 313 passengers on board at the moment! Enjoy your cruise on board the Moon. I will board her on December 2nd at FLL!