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Arjun the Head Butler came to see if everything was OK a while ago so I asked about YC staffing about 55 including 9 butlers 9 assistant butlers YC Director overall chargehe is a Brit ex Carnival employee Melia the pool deck waitress is really sweet keeps coming to make sure that Im drinking enough water and has just brought me a latte with extra shot as I had one yesterday

I bit the bullet and booked this trip in June as I was playing on the website and found a great fare. I miss my husband terribly but he wanted me to continue cruising and enjoy my life after he passed in February 🥲

Up on deck now for breakfast and HAL Nieuw Amsterdam is docked with us, lots going ashore from both ships

I have seen 2/3 different entertainment this trip so far a trio (singer piano and large string electric oboe) 2 guys piano and violin and a pianist, they all tend to be very good. The lady singer from the trio is from Ukraine and going home to see family at the end of her contract

We have tips included in UK booking but tend to tip individuals also

We are docked today but I will enjoy the empty ship and have a walk around. Dinner last night was an amazing fish stew I had to leave some it was very filling.

The bartender asks me if I want double or single Belvedere and tonic if I sit at the bar, I laughingly said they all looked doubles. Georgia Peaches is right about the up charge for JW Blue I will try and find out how much.

I will ask the bartender tomorrow!,

Lunch today on the pool deck Bar & Grill was salmon or vegetable curry or lamb chops, lovely selection of salad etc, sorry no pictures. Last night was Elegant night lots of suits or tux for the men even a couple of kilts in YC , the ladies looked great but not as formal as the men. Dinner last night was Scallops starter 3 per serving and then I had Tournedos Rossini, very nice meal . The sommelier remembered me from Norway cruise in May and serving my favourite wine .

Thanks for the help from other YC ers , no one has mentioned the newspaper on boarding you have a list of papers from around the world and pick your paper of choice. It’s delivered to your room door in a little bag, my butler knew I was on deck so brought it there to see if I wanted it!!

Yes you left the P&O Ventura passed us , they said goodbye to Queen “We will rock you”

The itinerary is Lisbon, then Canary Islands , Vigo Spain. There was a YC reception at noon with HD , Captain and YC staff we are waiting to see if we will call at Morocco in view of recent earthquakes so left that out for now. Jamie and officers very visible and the YC director visited every table after the reception to greet passengers there are just over 200 in YC

YC tent and check in no problem at all at 11 am on board by 11.20 glass of champagne in hand.. I am sure you would enjoy, met a couple from Australia who toured UK for 19 days now doing this cruise before flying home.

I’m YC balcony, to be honest that’s all we sail, it can be a bit of a zoo outside YC depending on the itinerary. It’s 7th YC the first was January 2019

There maybe some who say why am I posting here, information that Jamie Petts is the Hotel Director. Someone else that has left Celebrity

I really don’t want to post the ship , but after we had been to Guest services we went to the Retreat and they were already aware of our upgrades and were moving our suitcases.

No confusion we were at guest services, for us it was a win win. We used OBC

Safest thing is make the phone call we can only speculate

It was on board at guest services as I posted

So you may not board till 7.30 - 8 pm which means you will probably have to do muster the following morning. As for dinner on the first night who knows

WE travelled with friends in September 2021 both couples in Sky suites, got the Move up emails and bid for Royal Suites. Neither of us where successful but on check in at the pier 2 RS still available , went to Guest relations and both got the upgrades for half of the move up minimum bids the best part was they used our OBC so it was their own money paying for the upgrade!!

I agree never seen/heard about it before on a ship just the questions here

My first YC cruise was 2019 Dubai to Tokyo food was not good, it has improved but no where near Michelin standard. Going on 6th YC on Saturday so will see how it goes.

Actual Zumba is a fee pay class run by the Gym staff not the entertainment staf and only if there is a qualified instructor onboard. I signed up for it on a TA and was the only one there $18 for 40 minutes in 2018

This is what I would do in fact we did it in 2019 with Meraviglia