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Thanks for the heads up.

Yes she is in west Palm,

Thanks. I’ve looked into flights from Wedt palm to Orlando & there is nothing direct. It’s crazy because they go from West Palm to another state before going yo Orlando, But I’ll check Brightline at your suggest.

Thanks!

We’ve sailed on Carnival, Princess, Royal, Disney, NCL & Celebrity. We have sailed numerous times with Celebrity & in no way does it compare to Carnival. At least that’s my opinion. Celebrity is a step above the lines that we have sailed with. The service, food & entertainment are wonderful. That being said, we have seen some significant changes in the cruise industry since Covid. We recently found out that Royal is making changes to their menus & even Celebrity is now offering specialties on their dining menus for an up charge. Once one line does it, the others will probably follow. But in my opinion, you can’t go wrong with Celebrity.

Hi everyone looking for suggestions on how to get my daughter from Miami Airport to the Cruise Port in Orlando. We are sailing in April & can get to Miami easier then Orlando & was hoping someone knew an easy way for her to get to the ship. Any ideas would be helpful.

I agree. Celebrity seems to be taking more away & charging more. I know that other lines are doing the same thing, but we have been very faithful to Celebrity & are wondering if we should start sailing with other lines. We have a sailing on the Equinox in August, in Nov we are on the Silhouette & in the Spring we are on the Edge. Depending on what happens on the Aug sailing, we might be looking for a new line for future cruises.

I just got the email! Wonder what it is!

It seems like Celebrity is taking more away & charging more. If I’m going to spend extra on Filet Mignon, I’ll book one of the speciality restaurants.

I’m curious about the same thing. I want to try Le Petit Chef, but do not like seafood.

We have sailed on both ships. They are both awesome. I prefer a concierge balcony in a prime location. They are in perfect locations. Try to avoid decks that are over public areas bars, lounges & dining rooms. They could be noisy. I also don’t like having the pool deck above me.

We were on the Eclipse this past January. And it was a beautiful ship! I can’t say that we thought it needed a lot of attention. But I can say that the crew was fantastic & the service was incredible. We have sailed on the Summit, Solstice, Reflection ( a number of times) Equinox, Millie, Connie & the Edge as well. Each ship has its own personality. And each trip was great. Don’t let a few less than stellar reviews throw you.

It seems ridiculous to eliminate two of these easiest desserts. Every cruise I’ve been on since they returned from Covid, seems like they are taking more & more away.

I will tip if the service is exceptional. We are big pool people & I will tip the bar service well at the end of the trip if they are given really good service. Same with stateroom attendances & servers in the dining room.

Wow! Things certainly have changed. We are in Aqua Class on the Equinox this August. I’m hoping that they still allow us to order off the MDR menu if we do t line what’s in their menu. We were on the Equinox recently & cheesecake & chocolate cake was offered every night. And on the X app it shows them being offered in August. But I am not surprised because things are always being removed😀

We are sailing on the Equinox on Aug 5th & just received an email about the choice of 3 items this morning.

We were on the Equinox recently & they definitely had Cheesecake & chocolate cake on the menu every night.

I totally agree with you.

Like you, we are avid cruisers & have settled on Celebrity as our favorite. I haven’t seen a lot of the changes that you mentioned. We started back cruising last August on the Edge. We were upgraded from Concierge to AquaClass without charge. We were able to order off the MDR menu in Blu anytime we wanted. Our next cruise was in Nov onboard the Reflection & got a free upgrade up AquaClass again. No problem ordering off the MDR on that cruise either. We then cruised in March of this year on the Connie. They did have lobster night onboard ( same on the previous cruises). We had delivered canapés every evening on each of those cruises. We did notice a reduced menu in the Oceanview, but attributed it to not having a full ship. The welcome aboard champagne wasn’t available because of Covid. And because we we AquaClass & Concierge on the last cruise, we had a full room service menu & we’re not charged a fee. We are sailing on the Silhouette at the end of the month & will be curious to see if these things are no longer available. We did an NCL cruise in July & they no longer have Lobster night. Which was ironic, since one of our stops was in Maine😂.

I had a similar experience. I booked a concierge balcony for my husband & I on the Nov 6 2023 sailing aboard the Silhouette. I then booked a solo concierge room for my friend & it was only $100 less than ours. It doesn’t make sense. He travels with us a lot & usually his room is about $1000 less than ours. I tried calling Celebrity & ttt he ey went through the whole process & it still doesn’t make sense.

We were on the Equinox 2 weeks ago. Eddy wasn’t the cruise director. It was Pete who was onboard. He was awesome. He did a tribute to the Beatles & a comedy show of his own & he was really a lot of fun.

I think your right. Plus it’s for cruises 9 days or more. So mostly those sailing from the 5th on may still be cruising.

We are sailing this coming Monday on the Equinox. I have talked to Celebrity several times about reservations for restaurants, excursions etc. I’ve asked the same question as you. I’ve been told to take a clear picture of both my husband’s & my tests results. That’s what I’m going to do.

Hi I was wondering if anyone has actually cruised since the new self testing rules have been in place. If so, is just a picture of the negative test enough? Or should I just go & get a test done at CVS?

We had an IV cabin aboard the Edge & loved it. We felt it was an extension of the room, but could use the balcony as well