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In my humble opinion this is just another decision by the new president/admin's to turn what a lot of us love about Celebrity into a more Royal Caribbean style line. If I wanted to sail Royal I would but I choose Celebrity (or at least I did). We love going to this area when most others are at dinner since this is about the only time it's quiet and the hot tubs are not full of people.

Way late to the party but I got through the review finally! As always, thanks for another great review! I know you said a few times it will be your last but I'm hoping that feeling doesn't hold true, totally understand if it does though! Safe travels home Sid!!

We received the same email regarding our January trip

I was away for a few days and just got caught up again and poof, it's over ! Sorry this turned into a "not so enjoyable" cruise but we definitely appreciate your dedication in taking us along ALL THE WAY!! Glad you made it home safe and sound. Can't wait until the next one. Thanks again Sid, be well always!!

Enjoy your day !!

Whew, finally got caught up. Haven't been on here in a while so glad to have another Sid review to return too. Have a great trip and thanks for taking us along! Cheers!

Whew, I FINALLY got caught up, work got in the way these last few days. I will say thank you again for taking us along with you. You definitely have a writing and photography style that keeps everything interesting and makes us want MORE!!!

We're looking forward to following your adventures on Celebrity. I followed your Virgin trips and I must say, I was impressed, you're like the energizer Bunny !!! If you are looking for a great bartender who will take great care of you, look for Beatriz, I believe she works the Sunset Bar. We spent our honeymoon cruise with her on Summit in August of 2021 out of St Maarten, it was our first Celebrity cruise. All I can say is, we loved it so much we decided to surprise her and went back in December. She is a wonderful person. I will warn you though, if you like night caps, based on your Virgin reviews I think you do, she serves a mean Cognac for a last hoorah !! Please tell her Perry and Joanne from Maine say hi and we miss her!

Happy Easter, we'll be following also, We have 2 crew friends on board, bartenders we met on Bliss in 2019 and have stayed in touch with since. Danny and Satya from India, please say hello to them from Perry and Joanne if your paths happen to cross during the trip. Have a great cruise!

Sid, I just got caught up from a couple days being AWOL. Yo definitely out did yourself this time and I can't thank you enough for taking us along with you. I'm glad you actually took time this trip to enjoy yourself and apparently it paid off !!!! With all the photos and your feedback on the food and service, I feel that this ship is another one I need to add to the bucket list. Maybe 2024, who knows, one can hope! Thanks again and best of luck with your future endeavors 🙂

Rommel is the best!

You are definitely in your groove right now Sid!! Awesome pics

We sail April 16th so will be closely following along as well. Thanks for taking us along!

Great to read you finally took some time to enjoy YOUR vacation (and some top shelf too) !! Thank you again for taking us along!

Yay, and away we go!!!

Whew, finally made it through the ALREADY 9 pages, awesome! Can't wait for and Sid NCL live, the last one on Encore helped immensely as we sailed her in 2020 just prior to the shut down, like 3 weeks prior! Hoping you have a non-eventful last day at work!

I apologize, forgot the rules for language applied to restaurants too. The ***** in the name is a word for "female dog".

In case you're on the look out for new places to visit in St Maarten, a good friend that frequents the island recommend we check out Blue ***** Bar, it's near the pier I believe. We were going to visit when we were there last August, the day before our honeymoon cruise on Celebrity Summit, but our hotel was further away than we expected and never made it. An option for you anyway. Have a great trip!

Only 5 hours since the start and you're at 4 + pages already, is that a record? Looking forward to another "Live" and all the great info you provide for us all!! Thanks for doing it, AGAIN!

Yes, we're on it, prbffd28, Perry and Joanne. I'm not a Maine native, moved over from northern NH when my now DW and I got together and I got a job at Colby College in Waterville. She's a Mainer though 😀

We'll be on that cruise with you as well, can't wait. This will be our first cruise over Christmas and New Years. See you on board

Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it!

Hello, I appreciate your input and hope you had a great cruise. I'm not sure if you've sailed on Escape prior to the dry dock but if so did you notice any significant changes to the ship spaces or was it mostly mechanical maintenance? We are booked for April and I'm just wondering that's all. Thanks!!

Whew, I finally got caught up on this Sid as I just returned from our Bermuda cruise on NCL Joy. All I can say is AWESOME, again, I think you out did yourself! I still can't get over the amount of turf you can cover walking around. I would be the guy with his photo stapled to the poles with a MISSING headline above it if I attempted to explore like you did! Thanks again for taking us along.

I would say you gave it one heck of an effort for an afternoon/evening jaunt! I honestly admire your sense of adventure, that's exactly how life should be!! Thanks again for taking us along.