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FYI, taking walkie talkies off the ship is illegal in many countries. The frequencies they use are also used by fire and police, and by the local military.

When I saw Erin's yellow dress with the satin belt, all I could think was Sandy in the movie Grease. Looks exactly like what she would wear at Rydell High's dance off.

A friend of mine was on Eclipse a few weeks ago. He tells me the first thing he did was go and the gratuities removed. He then said he missed his room steward on the last day, so tipped no one.

That is just disgusting and nothing to be proud of. He probably stiffed the wait staff also. You know, just because you don't think this tipping culture is unfair doesn't give people the right to not tip.

hi, saw that you had that cruise on the Millennium room 1136 in 2012. So how was the room? was there a wall to the rear of the ship?

Thanks,

Since this is such an old thread, you won't get a response from the original poster. Ask this question on Celebrity's board here on Cruise Critic.

Best to ask this on Azamara's board here on cruise critic.

There's no kids club on Celebrity for 2 year olds. They do have a toddler playtime for 45 minutes a day, but the parent must remain with the child. They have in cabin sitting at night, but it's $19 an hour.

In all our many cruises with a butler, we've never had him unpack our bags. Don't want a stranger handling any of our personal items like underwear/jockey shorts.

Newlyweds need to bring the marriage license along with birth certificates, a photo ID or passport.

She might be able to stream it, but it won't be cheap. You can just do it via a per minute charge, which is $.65 a minute or you can purchase a block of minutes to use. Plus, it will be quite choppy to watch, as the bandwidth might not be strong enough to watch without interruptions. Why not just DVR it and watch when you get home?

It's not based on the number of cruises, per se, as Celebrity has gone to a points system. You get points based on the length of cruise and the type of cabin you booked. For example, if you book a PH for 10 days, it's 18 points per day, so you get 180 points for that cruise. For Elite, you need 300 to 749 points, for Elite Plus you need 750 to 2999 points.

Royal Caribbean has some of the best activities for kids. Things like rock climbing, skating, flow rider and a very active kids club.

Anyone know who the butlers are for the PH's on Summit? We have friends who will be in the PH in a few weeks, and they were wondering if the butlers would be anyone they knew from before.

Another problem you'll have with your timeframe is most ships that could fill your wish list aren't back from their summer sailings in Europe or Alaska. There are very few ships sailing the Caribbean in summer and fall---most don't come back until November or December. The ships that are here are generally the older ships of the fleet. And, September can be the busiest time for tropical storms and hurricanes.

I never use a debit card off the ship because they can easily be cloned. My SIL had her debit card cloned on a cruise, in a port, and they took a lot of money out of her checking account.

Want to make the mudslide extra special? Use the chocolate/whipped cream flavored vodka.

In order to help, we need to know a bit more. What is your budget? How long do you want to cruise? Budget is the BIG consideration, because for the most part, the small ships are considered luxury lines and are a whole lot more money than mass market ships (ships, not boats). Do you want a casual line or would you be willing to dress up at night for dinner? Do you need a lot of activities on the ship when at sea or at night? Smaller ships tend to have less in the way of activities and entertainment because of their size. What do YOU consider to be a small ship? Most experienced cruisers would tell you that a small ship is less than 650 passengers. A medium size ship is 650 to about 1200, a large ship is upwards of 3100 and behemoth ships are 4000+.

The small ships tend to have older passengers while the younger crowd tend to like the really big ships because of the amenities they like. At the end of September, there will be less kids, but unless you cruise lines like Crystal, Seabourn, Silversea, Regent, Oceania or Azamara, there will be kids on board. But with those kidless ships, you're going to pay a whole lot more for the cruise.

Avoid Celebrity as they have the most restrictive smoking policy of any line. No indoor smoking at all and outdoor smoking at two places only. No smoking on balconies either. A $250 fine for violations and repeat offense is removal from the ship.

When the M class ships first came out, there was a treadmill on the balcony of the PH. When we were on board, it never worked. They removed them in about 2009.

I think Erin's dress tonight looks like a 1960's prom dress. Pretty, but she needs to wear brighter colors with her pale hair and skin tone.

I agree that Erin's more conservative look is very, very nice.

Ships have self service laundry rooms that have an ironing board and iron.

Please try and not give incorrect information, as it will cause people problems. SOME ships, from some cruise lines, have passenger laundries, but not Royal Caribbean.

The OP is cruising on Royal Caribbean, and they DO NOT have self service laundries on their ships, nor do they allow passengers to bring irons or clothes steamers.

Ruby new, your only choice is to send out your clothes to be laundered or pressed.

From experience, a child who's sick can get even more sick, much faster than an adult. We were on a cruise where a two year old came on board with her parents, and she had a cold. By the next night, the ship was diverted to a port to medically evacuate this child who was terribly sick and the doctor determined she might have to be intubated. They don't have this ability on a ship. A speedboat met the ship partway from the port and whisked the child off the ship.

Personally, I think kids that age are too young for a world cruise. Just the medical concerns alone give pause. And, when you add in the fact that vaccines might be required, and that young children can't be given those innoculations, would cause anyone to rethink a world cruise. Not only that, but 100+ days within the confines of a ship, with two very young kids, and most likely no kids program, I wouldn't do it---and we have four kids.

We dine in a specialty about 75% of the time.

Celebrity has just recently raised their drink prices, so the premium package would be your best bet if you like higher end alcohol. If you get the Classic package, and your drink costs more than the package covers, you'll have to pay the full price. With the Premium, if your drink costs more than the package allows, you only pay the difference. For example, if your whisky is $2 above the package limit, you only pay the $2 with the Premium.

Cabins at the bow of the ship, are subject to more motion, you'll feel the engine thrusters and the vibration, and you'll hear the anchors if you're not stopped at a docked port and they need to use the anchors.

Celebrity is a dressier line. There are formal nights in the main dining room, where they do enforce the dress code. The buffet is casual, and they allow shorts in the evening. The extra pay specialty restaurants are termed casual-smart elegant and above which means dockers type slacks and a collared shirt (plain t-shirts, or those with writing/graphics on them aren't allowed in the evening except in the buffet), but you'll find that even in the specialty restaurants, people DO dress up more. If you're cruising in summer, I'll be honest and tell you that jeans are very hot and heavy to wear in the Med. The temps are high and it's very hot and humid. You'll find very few people wearing jeans in summer in Europe, and tend towards lighter weight, khaki type slacks.

I just can't stand Derek's ego run amok. Why did he have to sit there, like Henry VIII, during the dance? Why couldn't he just allow them to dance without having his puss on stage. Every other time a dancer was hurt, and needed a sub, the injured dancer stepped aside and allowed the sub to completely take over. But nooooooo. Derek just can't stay off camera

Is it just me, or are Erin's dresses a lot less revealing and less overtly sexy than Brooke's ever were ?

It's very simple. People want low fares, so you're going to get lower quality. They can't have super low fares, especially with cabins like inside and ocean view and their very lope prices, and provide excellent food. Add to that the fact that cruise lines are also cutting the number of crew members contributes to much worse service as the crew are way overworked.