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1 hour ago, kwokpot said:

Is there another question other than Blu being where you will dine that need help with?

Thanks but they did answer the other part of the question correctly.  Just threw in a random point about Blu that was wrong.

Thanks all for confirming.  That is what I thought but figured you all knew more then Celebrity customer service does so wanted to confirm.

Hi all

We're booked to sail on the Edge and are in Prime AquaClass. 

However, when I emailed Celebrity to inquire about something related to dining, I was told we were not eligible for Blu, as we are not "Aqua Sky" guests.

I thought Blu was for all Aqua guests.  Can anyone comment?  Did this guy just not know what he's talking about?

I've tried to follow-up with Celebrity about this but they're not answering me.

Thanks in advance.

50 minutes ago, tfred said:

Depends on the ship. Edge Class probably not as the two kitchens aren’t close. Older ships it’s a possibility 

Bummer, we're going on the Edge.  Oh well, will just look at the menus each day and decide 🙂

On 5/22/2024 at 7:25 PM, mrgabriel said:

 

Check the everyday menu. Classic options are there. 

Can someone clarify how the menus in Blu work?  It seems you can order from Blu's menu or the menus of the MDR?  Do you get all the menus given to you or do you have to ask or how does it work?

Thanks in advance

27 minutes ago, SeeSun&Sea said:

OP, you might enjoy trying fixed time dining. It's pleasant to walk up to your table to find your bottles of wine already set out -- or chilled beer glasses or a fresh hot pot of decaf with mugs ready. If you like to have fresh veggies&dip with or instead of bread, it's there. If you want a special dish the next night, it's available. If you'd like to have extra napkins, no ice in your water or 2 bottles of sparkling water served in goblets, an extra wide seat, a cushion because you're short ... no problem.

 

Open dining is like going to a restaurant. Fixed dining is like having a butler. Variety is the spice of life. Enjoy your cruise!

One way or another, I'm sure we'll enjoy it 🙂

Our journey on dining has been funny.

Our very first cruise, we're still not sure how it happened, but we thought all sit down dining was extra cost.  It was halfway through our 2nd cruise before we realized the MDR was free 🙂

Even then, more often then not, we tended to eat in the buffet a lot, to the point we were annoyed when we sailed on Disney that the buffet wasn't really setup well to accommodate how we liked to eat!

Then, after the pandemic when we started to sail again, not sure why, we just shifted.  Now, we do sit down dining all three meals, and just hit the buffet for a light snack and that's it.

14 hours ago, SkiPro62 said:

Apex March 2024

Thanks!

48 minutes ago, markeb said:

Why did you book Aqua? That’s not a criticism but a question. People have different reasons. Persian Gardens and extra Captain’s Club points are in there. But the biggest advantage to Aqua for most is Blu. Blu is a big part of the cost of Aqua.

 

We didn't plan to book it.  We generally don't pay the extra for things like that or the Haven on NCL.  The expense is just beyond our normal budget limits.

However, our previous (only other) experience with Celebrity had a lot of issues, so our TA worked with them to get us a free upgrade basically to help entice us back to try them again.  

Our TA loves Blu and can't recommend it enough to us, but we like variety, so are looking at the other dining rooms as well.

4 minutes ago, Mariettte said:

Off the Edge on May 1st. We had a set dining time of 7.30 in Cyprus (card in room on embarkation to tell us) but never had a problem dining at any other time, in any restaurant.

Thanks!

Thanks all.

I didn't mention Blu as, from what I had read, it had it's own menu separate from the MDR's and we wanted to try a variety of stuff.  Our basic plan was just to look at the menu's each day to decide where we would go.

2 hours ago, jelayne said:

Don’t stress over this.  You may find something in your cabin with info on what dining room and time.  If not just go to one and ask.  It really works quite well and they are pretty flexible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed.  It's a cruise, I'm sure there's lots of food to go around 🙂  And we are in Aqua so we can try Blu this time.

6 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Previously, if you had E-Class had the traditional option, you were assigned to one MDR.  You could go to your M'D and request a night in another MDR.  If you have select/anytime dining, you can go to any MDR you want.  If traditional is back, you'd imagine it would be the same but that is an assumption, not a fact

That seems odd.  So you were told 'you have to eat Italian all week since we put you in Tuscon'?  You can't choose which ones to go to?

30 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Other than seeing traditional dining times in the daily, do you know for sure traditional dining happened on your sailing? 

 

Others have claimed despite being able to make traditional MDR reservations in the app, the reality was E-Class ships only had select/anytime

 

 

It does seem a bit unclear but their website talks about it still.  My booking says we are booked for the 'early' at 6pm and when I go to the site, I can't reserve anything as it says I have a set time already.

29 minutes ago, Pinboy said:

( Ottawa---We met a couple on a cruise that told us about a Chinese restaurant that serves " famous " eggrolls---Do you know it, in case we come to Ottawa some day ) ?

My guess would be they meant the Golden Palace.  I personally don't think it's amazing but many people do.  Every year they do a sale on eggrolls and people line up for hours to get them.

39 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

I see your sig that you appear to be going on the Beyond which is E-Class which does have multiple dining rooms which are all anytime.  The E-Class has no traditional dining even if the app says it does.  The S/M class doesn't have multiple dining rooms beyond one for traditional and one for anytime/"select"

Thanks for the reminder!  Actually we just changed our cruise so updated my signature accordingly 🙂 

Very cool, thanks!  May be a bit of a wait since we prefer a private table,

Hi all

I'm sure this exists elsewhere but couldn't seem to find a quick answer on it.

My wife and I are used to more NCL 'freestyle' dining where you make reservations when/where you want.  This is our first real 'set dining' cruise.

We have the early time at 6pm on the Edge.

How does that work?  Can we go to any of the four complimentary restaurants at 6 or is there a rotation or do you choose in advance?

Thanks in advance

Thanks all for the responses!  We're waiting on pricing to make a decision but good to know the ship itself isn't a deal breaker.

Hi all

I've been reviewing older posts about the Edge vs the Beyond but almost all of them focus on the newer or expanded bars on the Beyond vs the Edge.

If you don't drink or care about the bars, is there any real differences to care about?  We're looking at changing our next Celebrity cruise from an itinerary on the Beyond to one on the Edge and are wondering if the ship should be a factor.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks all for the thoughts!

Curious, since Disney doesn't do packages like some other lines, do most of you pre-pay your tips or settle at the end of the cruise?

Anyone by chance have pictures of a typical day's breakfast and lunch for one of the MDRs?

Thanks in advance!

9 hours ago, Teechur said:

I noticed that on the Sun Princess there are no table lamps except in full suites. Wall lamps instead.

That will be a blessing for C-pap users and people who want to place tablets/phones/etc. on the nightstands. The question that remains is: Do they have an available electrical outlet near the headboards? With no table lamps, there might not be an outlet of any voltage. It seems incredibly shortsighted of Princess to force people to run extension cords around the cabins, causing tripping hazards.

Again, it's the older ship design annoyances.  Now that I've done few cruises on more 'modern' ships, I notice the quality of life things a lot more.

I'm not sure if they didn't address it during the refurb because they didn't see it as a priority, didn't think of it or the ship's infrastructure couldn't handle the increase power drain of more outlets and chargers.

We managed to keep things on the desk for the most part but it was irritating. 

On 1/22/2024 at 10:36 PM, suzyluvs2cruise said:

We'll be on Discovery for RT Hawaii. Curious about the Menus for 15 nights and if they're the 7 night x 2 plu 1 or if they have 15 different MDR menus. 

Hi Sue

As with the formal nights, keep in mind it was a Christmas cruise, so the MDR had special menus twice, Christmas Eve and NYE.  

All the menus had the same 'favorite' items each day.  

Breakfast had two items each day that were new.

Lunch had a couple items new.

Dinner had the most variety.

We did see the same dishes pop up more then once but we didn't feel they repeated the whole menu completely.  And there were items we only saw once.

So no, I don't think they just repeat the same thing twice, but there is repetition in the dishes for sure.

That said, they did a 'British Pub Lunch' twice, identical menus, but that's more a theme thing then a general recycling I think. 

Note: I fell in love with the Mac n Cheese on the lunch menu and strongly suggest you try it if you're a cheese lover 🙂

48 minutes ago, nini said:

 

Unfortunately, the lamps would not be a good fit if they were moved to the back of the nightstand, due to the lamp shades not fitting against the wall. And often, the steward makes twin beds, not a queen so I am not sure how that configuration would work with the lighting on the wall.

Agreed, but newer lamps could work well, like a lot of other lines or newer ships use.  And a light on either side works, like again, most other newer ships.

Again, just a comment about how it's a more dated design and there are some quality of life improvements they could do in the next refurb.  Not a big thing.