rbrooks418

This past week my wife read on some of the social media boards that Celebrity had decided to remove complimentary movies in the staterooms of all of their ships as of Sept 1.  We sometimes enjoy falling asleep to a movie at night after hitting it hard all day, so this was a disappointment.  She decided to reach out to the company directly and also encouraged others who shared her disappointment to do this same.  She did receive a letter back thanking her for her concerns and for voicing them and that they would monitor the responses.  It appears they really did mean that.

Just this morning she received a letter they have decided to reinstate the movies in the staterooms.  That is truly impressive.  It mattered to enough  people and they listened.  I continue to be impressed with this cruise line.

My wife Melodee decided to reach out to Celebrity as she was so disappointed in hearing this about the movies in the staterooms, and also encouraged others on the social media FB groups with Celebrity.  She just received a message this morning that they have decided to put a selection of complimentary movies back in the staterooms.  Wow.  So impressed with their responsiveness to their customers.

Thank you so much, Roger. I really appreciate the info. Have a great day! I'm excited to visit your island!

Hi Roger, I'm sailing on Celebrity Reflection and arriving on Aug 8th. I'm not sure what pier we will dock at but I am considering the Oasis Catamaran. They are located right behind the restaurant the Boat House which is right along the road that runs along the ocean. So it appears I can take Bus 1. When I look online it says this route is 5 euros per person. Is that correct? Or is that just the cost to get the airport? It seems like most the other routes are 1.50 Euros. Are you able to buy the tickets from the bus driver? Thank you. Also, any thoughts on taking a catamaran trip? This is my first time to to visit, and I'm with family. Thanks again.

Just experienced Luminae on Celebrity Reflection. Unbelievable experience. Will be hard to not book a suite in the future, although I know that won't always be possible. Celebrity hit a grand slam with this concept. You will LOVE it. Food and service beyond compare. Much better than Blu in my opinion. Also, as for lunch, while the menu is limited, I've never had a better burger in my life. Must try it. You will not regret it.

That was an amazing review with incredible pictures. Thank you so much! If you could also send me the TA info I would be grateful. rbrooks418 at aol dot com

Thanks again!

Randy

I did not have reservations. I was worried about the weather due to Hurricane Earl. When I got off the ship there were brochures for Big Beards at the tourism office right off the pier. We decided to rush to Christiansted and hope to find a catamaran. Literally as we were walking up the pier, Big Beards was casting off from the dock, but they were full anyway. The only other operator going out had a contract with the ship and they were full also. Through the ship it was $87 which included transportation. I would definitely book ahead of time so there is no disappointment. A 3 hr tour with Big Beards was $68 for adults and $50 for kids 12 and under plus the transportation or $80. So not much difference and you would be guaranteed of getting back to the ship. Usually I find a bigger price difference between ship and non ship tours.

As for getting back to the ship in time if you finish at 3:30 you should be ok. However, we left Christiansted at 3:00 because the shuttle driver said it can start to get busy after 3:00. There was no wait at all at 3:00 and we were back to pier by 3:30. There was no traffic to speak of.

Yes, the water taxi to the island can be seen from the main boardwalk in Chistiansted, you won't miss it. It is really a great little island if you don't end up doing Buck Island.

I hope you have a great time. Let me know how you enjoy Buck Island. I was leery of it also, because of the all conflicting reviews. The water was very clear off Hotel on the Cay, and based at what I saw in limited snorkeling there I would think Buck Island would be pretty good. I didn't have high expectations for St. Croix, but ended up really, really enjoying it.

Hi, just returned from St Croix via Seranade of the Seas. I was there on Saturday. We wanted to go to Buck Island but it was sold out since many of the boats had been locked down due to Earl. Big Beard had one boat go out that day.

Just to clear up taxi info. It is $12 per person RT from the ship pier to Christiansted. You buy tickets at the end of the pier and are loaded into 12 passenger vans until they are full. They drop you off about 2 blocks from Big Beards and give you a ticket for your return trip. It is 30 minute drive. No problems whatsoever.

We were so disappointed that Big Beards was full so we took a water taxi from the wharf to Hotel on the Cay for $3 RT. We had a great time there and there is some snorkeling off the beach but nothing great... the beach was very picturesque with lots of sailboats and yachts in the harbor.