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2 hours ago, Loucat said:

One of the most positive reviews I have read recently. Great detail and wonderful pictures.

Glad you enjoyed the ship and ports. Thank you for posting!

Awww, thank you!

21 hours ago, GORDONCHICK said:

Do you have the email address for the special needs department?

special_needs@rccl.com.  be sure to include your booking reservation number, the ship, the daily date, cabin number, and passenger names.

21 hours ago, GORDONCHICK said:

I will be on Equinox and if it's that hot at night, I will NEVER SLEEP!

I have been on the Equinox and it doesn't require a card to keep a on.

7 hours ago, emdmistycc said:

Thanks you for taking the time to write such an informative review.

Much appreciated.  I will be sailing this Saturday on Infinity!

 

elaine

I'm sure you will love it.  I hope the same entertainers are on it.  They are all great!

2 minutes ago, patty1955 said:

Do you remember if the magician was named Nick? I can't remember his last name. We saw Nick on a cruise several years ago and I'd love to see him again. 

Wow, maybe...I honestly don't remember.  He had a lisp.

6 hours ago, PaperSniper4 said:

Great review - thanks for posting that along with all those great photos. I have our cabin's AC works better than yours!

 

We're going to be on this same ship and itinerary in a few weeks and we're considering renting a golf cart like we did in Bonaire. Can the OP give any more detailed info on the carts?

 

 Doug

We got it at Fisherman's Village.  It was $90 and took us all over the island.  Bimini is small, not like Bonaire so you don't need a map.  They drive on the left.

5 hours ago, TickledBlue said:

Thanks for the great review.  We'll be on Infinity in 4 weeks with the same itinerary as you.  Do you remember how much it was to rent the golf cart?

$90

4 hours ago, kywildcatfanone said:

Thanks for your review.  Ugh, I was hoping the A/C issues were resolved.  I would be banging the captain's door down if I had what you experienced.  We board in a couple of weeks, and I'm going to be extremely upset if I have a warm cabin.  I sure hope not as I'm looking forward to the cruise.

We have found it to be that way on every ship.  Seems they started doing this back in the '90s.  If I hadn't requested the fan, we would never have slept.

3 hours ago, lexmiller said:

We rented a golf course in Bimini at same place as the original poster, in February - and we paid $60 - cash - they only accept cash.  US dollars.  

$90

10 hours ago, Terre said:

Which ship are you going on?  None of the X ships I've been on required a card in a slot to keep the a/c on, however, they turn the temp higher at night and it gets hot.  We just got home from the Infinity and it got up to 78 in our cabin during the night.

Here is the email for special needs.  It goes to RCCL.

 

special_needs@rccl.com

54 minutes ago, GORDONCHICK said:

Do you have the email address for the special needs department?

I will find and post it tomorrow.   It's on X's website as well.

Which ship are you going on?  None of the X ships I've been on required a card in a slot to keep the a/c on, however, they turn the temp higher at night and it gets hot.  We just got home from the Infinity and it got up to 78 in our cabin during the night.

30 minutes ago, GORDONCHICK said:

I am incredibly hot natured and I do not sweat, which means my body has no way to cool itself off when getting hot.  It's really a pain, and I hope not to have another heat stroke.  I travel with at least one fan, even on cruises.  Years ago, I had no issues.  But then some cruiselines (but not all) would pull my luggage when a fan showed up on the bag x-ray.  I would then have to go to a specific room (sometimes called a naughty room - usually for people smuggling alcohol).  You had to open your bag there and then engineers had to come clear my fan before I could take it and my bag to my cabin.  With the newer ships requiring a card in the slot for the AC to work (or anything else for that matter) and it takes too long to cool the cabin off.  The fan is for that (coming back from excursions) and for sleeping.  The cabin is never going to get cold enough for me to sleep well without it.  

 

Does anyone else travel with a fan and have experience in this on X?  I do on a couple of other lines, but not this one.  Mine are small-ish (9X9) and the electrical cords are perfectly intact.

Maybe...I ask for a fan from Special Needs for my asthma.  Maybe you could try that.  Pack your small fan in your checked luggage just in case you don't get the fan.  Keep your e-mail confirmation in case you don't get it and you can show that to Guest Services.

Wonderful! Exciting! Too Short…

 

Ship:  Celebrity Infinity

Dates:  August 27, 2022 – September 3, 2022

Cabin:  6144 C1, Concierge Class

Ports of Call:  Key West; Belize City; Cozumel; Bimini

Captain:  Captain Yannis

Cruise Director:  Angela Clark

Our Cruising Experience:  49 total, 10 with Celebrity

 

Before I begin, everything in this review is entirely my opinion and my experiences of this particular cruise.  I try to be as objective as possible, while giving you all the information you need for your future cruise whether it’s on the Infinity, or any other cruise.  I break my reviews down into sections so you can read what you want and skip over what you don’t care about.  Pictures and videos will be at the end because it’s just easier for me.  Also, I apologize for the length, but I hate to leave anything out.   Are you ready…here we go!

 

Wow!  Where do I begin?!  This cruise had wonderful entertainment from a comedian to singers, dancers, a magician, and on to games! Excitement included a rescue of six men in a tiny boat in the middle of nowhere in the ocean!  Seven days is just not long enough.  As soon as I unpacked, I found myself packing to leave.  I am happy to say that we really didn’t have any issues to complain about and it was an exciting cruise, but it was also relaxing.

 

Embarkation day: We arrived later than usual because we had to take a later flight than we usually do because American canceled the first one to FLL.  We did get there in time for lunch, however, and since we had booked a Concierge Class cabin, we were able to have lunch in the Trellis Dining Room rather than the buffet after boarding.  Lunch was good, but I don’t remember what we got because I didn’t write it down!  Talk about old ladies…

 

The Ship & Cabin:  The ship is older and has recently been moved from Europe to the U.S. with a Caribbean itinerary.  It does have some signs of old age, but for an old lady, she is a beautiful ship and we enjoyed her very much. 

 

There are many bars and lounges so you won’t be at a loss finding one.  Our favorite was the Rendezvous Lounge.  Our bartender was Jerome from Jamaica.  He made sure our glasses were never empty, and he was such a pleasure to talk to.  The bar waiters there were very good as well.  We didn’t use any of the other lounges.

 

The Martini Bar was always packed, as it is on every Celebrity ship!  There is always a demonstration of some kind that draws a crowd.

 

The decor is very nice, not gaudy, not too old, and our cabin was a good size with a comfortable bed.  We had a pillow “menu” and after the third night, I ordered a pillow that was just right for sleeping.  It was a memory foam type pillow that is close to what I use at home, so I was finally able to sleep well.  The cabin could use some updating, i.e., more outlets, both plug-in kind and USB kind.  With all the chargers we have, and with using the plug-in kind that gives us two or three USB ports, there still wasn’t enough outlets for plugging everything in.  After dealing with this for three cruises now, I decided to purchase a U.S. converter to plug into the European outlet.  It will give me four more regular plugs that don’t need the three-prong outlet, one outlet with the three prong, and three more USB ports for charging.  The rest of the cabin was actually laid out nicely.  The closet has plenty of hangers and space for all of our items.  It did not have a desk-type drawer at the vanity and I missed that for keeping brushes, makeup, etc. put away.  On the vanity, however, there were three shelves on either side with doors that kept everything hidden.  There is also storage under the TV.

 

The cabin also has a loveseat and a small table.  The balcony was very nice and large with two lounge chairs with foot stools and a rather large round table.  There was plenty of room on the balcony and we enjoyed it, especially on port days when docking.

 

Our cabin was very hot, staying around 75-78 degrees at night.  I had requested a fan from special needs for my asthma and I’m glad I did because I would not have been able to breathe without it.  I have a small magnetic thermometer that sticks to the wall that reads the temp and humidity.  The humidity was so high in that cabin, that it registered the humidity as wet the whole time.  Everything in the the cabin felt damp and the bath mat would get soaking wet during the night. I would put our swimsuits on the balcony to dry, but after bringing them inside for the night, they were damp again.  That was really my only complaint.

 

Spa:  I booked a massage for our day in Belize.  I called to ask about a port day special and was told they had one called the Manager’s Special for $169 that included a Swedish massage, a facial, and a foot and ankle massage.  After the therapist finished the massage, she said we were all done.  I told her about the facial and foot and ankle.  She said the massage I got is the Manager’s Special.  I said no, and told her again what I was quoted over the phone; I was nice about it, but firm.  She left for around 10-15 minutes and when she came back I got my facial and my foot and ankle.  I have to say my therapist, Jesusa, did an excellent job with the whole thing and was I very relaxed while I got my Manager’s Special.

 

Ports of Call:  Key West was our first port of call.  We had been here many years ago and the only thing I really wanted to see was the buoy at the Southern most point.  We got off the ship quite early because we wanted to hopefully, get everything in we wanted to do before it got too awfully hot.  Trust me…it’s hot and humid and if you do a lot of walking, you’ll want to be out and about early.  We had researched, well, my husband had researched the ports, and he found that the Duval Loop bus is free and comes around about every 20-30 minutes.  We walked to a corner he read about to wait and the bus didn’t come.  We asked someone who said, yeah it should be coming. 

 

After waiting for around 20 minutes we started walking. As we walked down Whitehead St. a bus stopped and the driver asked if we were looking for the Duval Loop bus.  We hopped on and he told us the Whitehead & Green St. stop had been moved.  He dropped us off at the Naval Air Station entrance, which is the correct stop.  Said he’d be back in around 30 minutes and told us how to get to the buoy.  We had been headed in the right direction and would have been there eventually.  We walked a little way more after we got off the bus and there it was!  We were the only ones there and got some great shots of it!  After a few minutes, other people began showing up.  A rainbow appeared behind the buoy, and I got a picture of the buoy with the rainbow in the background.  This let me know it was going to be a good cruise!

 

After a few more pictures, we headed up to the Naval Air Station entrance to catch the bus.  By this time I was already drenched from the humidity and was so glad we went early.  It was also nice to walk around and get pictures of the place with no people in my shots.  The houses are so cute, and the streets are two lanes, everything was so quaint, I just loved it! 

 

We had waited just a few minutes when we saw the bus coming.  He was exactly 30 minutes from when he dropped us off.  Dropped off at the last stop, we walked back to the dock area and walked around getting pictures of the sailboats and other things that made good memories.  Only a few shops were open at this time and I tried to find a ceramic thimble with Key West on it (I collect these from the places we visit), but the shops that were open didn’t have any.

 

After we went back to the ship, we had the rest of the day to hang around the pool and enjoy the nice, empty ship for a few hours.

 

Belize City was our next port.  We had already decided to stay on board the ship since we were just here in March and have been here before doing fun things like cave tubing, visiting the Altun Ha ruins, touring, etc.  The weather was rainy and we were glad that we’d stayed on board.  I felt bad for those who did go into port or it was their first time here.  We were able to get some sunshine in though.

 

Cozumel was our next stop and we had planned to go to Nachi Cocum.  It is our go to place when in Cozumel.  It’s a nice, relaxing place on a stretch of beach that your $59 per person buys chairs on the beach with a thatched umbrella, a pool, a hot tub, all you want to drink for the day along with a three course meal, plus your very own waiter for the day. It has paddle boarding and an open air massage at an extra cost.  Unfortunately it was cloudy and we decided not go into port.  We’ve been there before when a storm blew in with torrential downpours and it was not fun.  Of course it did clear up and we had a fun day, but we were a little younger then and just opted to stay on board this time.  We were able to catch some rays at the pool so it was not a wasted day.

 

Our last port was Bimini.  We have not been here ever, so with my husband’s research, we decided to rent a golf cart and tour on our own.  We did this in Bonaire a couple of years ago and it was so much fun.  With his research, we learned to take the free tram and get off at the third stop which is Fisherman’s Village.  This is supposedly the best place to rent golf carts.  Actually, the tram takes you right to the golf cart rental to get off.  Once off the tram, we walked around some and again we started early because of the heat.  We rented our cart and took off down the road; don’t forget that they drive on the left.  We went to one end where there is a beautiful view of the ocean.  The beach was not that great, but that view is magical!  I walked around taking pictures and found an old cemetery with the ocean as a beautiful backdrop (I love cemeteries) and took some pictures there as well.

 

Back on the cart we are again on our journey exploring Bimini.  We stopped at a park called Heroes Park and I got some shots of the “heroes”.  From there we drove to the other end of the island and saw a fire at a fiberglass plant.  We watched as the flames got bigger and the smoke got blacker and higher covering the area.  It was hard to breathe and finally the fire truck came.  We left and drove around another area trying to find a beach to spend some time on.  We found some beautiful scenery and a beach that we went down to, but the sand was so soft it was hard to walk on.  My husband got in the water for a bit, but I noticed on a huge rock I was standing on, something swimming very fast back into the water as the waves rolled in and pulled out.  I tried getting out when I saw that it was a big spider that looked like a tarantula and was fuzzy!  I stayed out of the water after that!  On our way again, we passed a beach with chairs, but didn’t stop.  We drove down some back roads, off the beaten path and they were typical of the islands with old brick homes and buildings.  We’d seen enough and decided to go back to the ship. 

 

Food:  We had anytime dining in the Trellis Dining Room, and would go around 6:00 every evening after an hour with Jerome. I made the reservations on line as soon as I was able before we left home. I liked that even though we used the X app to see the menu, they always gave us a printed menu in the dining room as well.  On all of our cruises since Covid, the app was all we had to use.  On our first night, we of course had prime rib, shrimp cocktail, and for dessert I had the banana blueberry crumble.  Oh my gosh!  That was the best crumble I have ever had, I guess because I don’t really like crumbles, but that was really good.  Those flavors melded so wonderfully together and when they passed over your taste buds, it was indescribable!

 

The second night we both got the roasted trout.  I didn’t see a soup I wanted on the menu so I ordered the tomato soup from the kids’ menu.  Tip:  the kids’ menu isn’t on the menu they give you in the dining room, but is on the X app. I guess if you have kids with you, you would get a kids’ menu.

 

Next night, I ordered crab cakes and corn soup as appetizers and the Steak Diane for my main.  My husband ordered the shrimp scampi for his main. It’s very colorful and makes a pretty plate. We both liked what we got.  The Steak Diane is always a favorite of mine.  The gravy is very nicely blended and is so good with the steak. 

 

For our day in Belize, we both ordered the broccoli soup, and for our mains, I ordered the penne primavera and my husband got the braised short ribs.  Both were very good.  I tasted his short ribs and wished I had gotten that, it was much better than the primavera.

 

The next day was Cozumel and that evening we booked the Tuscan Grille simply because there was nothing on the menu that either of us wanted; it was a good choice.  The Tuscan Grille is nice and cozy and of course Italian.  From where we sat, you could see the kitchen and there were pasta noodles hanging on a rod – obviously freshly made.  I ordered the crab cake, Kalamata Bruschetta, an eight ounce broiled filet mignon with garlic mash, and a side of jus.  Ohmigosh, y’all!  I can’t even put into words how good all that tasted!  The filet was so tender, cooked perfectly, and just melted in my mouth!  Once it hit my tongue, I just closed my eyes, and said mmmmm…  Yes, I was in heaven!  My husband had a 12 ounce rib eye that he really liked and had the limoncello cheesecake while I had spumoni donuts for desserts.  I tasted his cheesecake and it was very good.  My spumoni donuts consisted of four donut balls, all with a different flavor inside and they were all scrumptious!

 

On our second sea day, we both ordered lobster tail.  My husband ordered one lobster tail and the Beef Wellington. The lobsters were very rich and flavorful, and he said his Wellington was tender and flavorful as well.  Our desserts were chocolate cake, and the brandy cherry ice cream…talk about flavorful!  That was some dang good ice cream! I got a cone of it from the buffet the next day!

 

The last night I ordered the Israeli Couscous and it was very good, much better than I expected, which is why it’s good to try new things, right?  My husband ordered off the everyday menu this night.

 

Other soups we ordered and liked were creamy butternut squash, French onion, cream of pea soup, wild mushroom soup.  My husband ordered tomato soup one night that got delivered to the table next to us.  The lady who they brought it to, said she didn’t order that and gave it to her husband…my husband never got his, so we think that table got it.

 

The buffet was not that great in our opinion, and is much smaller than most ships.  When we went up late at night, there was pizza, some sandwiches which were good, as well as pasta dishes.  Most days for lunch we ate in the dining room or got a hamburger by the pool.

 

Entertainment:  Okay, this is the “Wonderful” part!  We had some of THE best entertainment I think we’ve had for a while on a cruise, and this was our third cruise this year and fifth since COVID.  I hope I can remember everybody’s names because I left my daily newspapers in the nightstand when I packed.

 

First, I have to say that our Cruise Director, Angela Clark and her team are amazing!  They have put together some fun games for the Constellation Lounge, and when we boarded and saw them I was so excited!  We had her and her husband, who does the games, on the Silhouette in March and knew we were in for a treat!  Of course we stopped to speak to her.  She is absolutely wonderful, very personable and always stopped to speak to me even when I didn’t see her.  As we left, I got a hug from her, probably because my bottom lip was sticking out in a pout...  If she is ever the CD on your ship, know you will enjoy every minute of entertainment.

 

We had a Whitney Houston tribute singer, we had a group of men who could sing just about anyone and anything!  We had a magician, and a comedian.  We also played and/or went to some of the games in the Constellation Lounge that were a lot of fun.  One of my favorites is the Liar’s Club in which the Captain is a panelist.  We make a point of watching that on every Celebrity cruise.  And of course, I can’t leave out the singers and dancers and those magnificent aerialists!  They scare me to death, but I love watching their beautiful, graceful movements and am amazed at their strength.  Okay, some details…

 

Cheaza:  Cheaza gives a beautiful and chilling tribute to Whitney Houston.  We got a little history of her story and her family’s connection in the music industry, along with some clips of Whitney.  Cheaza sang Whitney’s songs so beautifully and sounded so much like Whitney, that you will forget it’s not Whitney singing.  Honestly, y’all, she made me cry with some of the songs she sang.  Her performance is absolutely flawless and amazing!  You’ll feel like you are at a Whitney concert.

 

The Other Guys:  As much as I loved Cheaza, I loved these guys more.  If you close your eyes, you will think you are listening to the Bee Gees, The Four Seasons – and whomever else’s songs they were singing because they sounded so much like the original artists, you wouldn’t know the difference.  The first night they performed, the show was “Legends Live”.  They started out with some Bee Gees, some Four Seasons, and moved on to other well known artists.  They sang some Lady Gaga, Cher, and others, and did very well with that. 

 

On their second night’s performance, they did a tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.  The show was called “The Four Sea Sons”.  Y’all, they sounded just like the Four Seasons.  I have a video clip from both shows, and I promise, if you close your eyes you will not believe that it’s not the Bee Gees or The Four Seasons.  I’m hoping my links work (I had some computer issues with the videos), because I really want you to hear them.  I keep hearing Sherry in my head over and over so now I have a “song headache” that I can’t get rid of.  That’s okay though, because that was one of my favorite Four Seasons songs.  If they happen to be on your cruise, do not miss them! 

 

Mark Simmons:  Mark Simmons is the comedian and he was very funny.  We went to his late night show, which is adults only, and it was raunchy at times, so keep in mind that you will have that and bad language if that bothers you.  He wasn’t as bad as some we’ve had on other ships, though.  He had a day time performance, but we missed that one.

 

Magician:  I can’t remember the magician’s name because I didn’t write it down, but we had seen him before.  He’s sort of a magician comedian, but his magic is pretty good…it was hard to figure out how he did some of those tricks! 

 

The Celebrity Singers and Dancers:  Of course these shows are usually good.  The first night we saw them perform “Star Factory” and I enjoyed that show. It is one we saw in March and I think once before that.  The second show was “Broken Strings” and we did not watch that as we have already seen it on three ships now and didn’t care to see it again…I was not impressed with it either of the previous times.

 

The Rescue:  And this leads us to the “Exciting!” part…the rescue!  Yes, that’s right, we rescued six men in a tiny boat stranded in the ocean with no signs of land anywhere around.  It started around 7:30 p.m. when we were in the buffet.  A lady comes running passed us to tell a buffet worker that there was a small boat in the water waving white flags.  He calls the Bridge and they had already seen the boat and were in the process of turning around.  We watched them as the ship took about 30 minutes to get turned around.  We went down to the lifeboat deck along with hundreds of other passengers after the Captain made an announcement about it. 

 

By this time it was dark, but we could see the boat and men once the ship was as close as it could get to them.  They rowed over to the open door and the crew helped them inside as everyone cheered for them!  I was very happy that they had been rescued, but I was a little apprehensive at the same time because we had no idea if they were pirates, if they had guns, drugs, or what in that little boat.  Nevertheless, I was glad for them and praying for them during the whole thing.  It has to be scary out in the middle of nowhere in the ocean, with no land anywhere in sight, waiting to be rescued.  We learned that they were Cuban refugees and I can’t imagine how bad it must be to set sail in that little boat and head for the United States, risking your own life for the freedoms that we take for granted every day; we should all be more thankful.  The Captain and crew saved their lives that night; however, I’m afraid they were probably sent back to Cuba.  The Captain made an announcement later that they had been given “fresh clothes, showers, beds, and food, and the Coast Guard was on the way to pick them up.”  I pray that those men will be okay.  It was exciting to watch, chilling, and grateful all at the same time.  We have seen the Coast Guard air lift someone off a ship with a medical emergency and they are amazing, but this was something that was extraordinary to watch.

 

Now for the “Too Short” part.  Seven days is not long enough.  It just isn’t…we have gotten used to sailing on 10 and 11 day cruises for the last several years, and seven days is too short.  Still, we had to leave, they made us, we tried to stay on, but they just wouldn’t let us, so to quote Angela, “it’s not goodbye, it’s ciao for now!”  We are booked on the Silhouette in November, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us!  It will be our third time on the Silhouette and I love that ship.  I would love it more if Angela and her team are there!

 

Debarkation:  Debarkation was as easy as embarkation.  We got off around 8:30 and found our luggage right away.  We made our way pretty quickly to a Customs Agent who looked at our passports, asked if we enjoyed the cruise, and we were on our way to the airport.

 

Miscellaneous Stuff:  One event for the concierge class cabin passengers, and I assume for anything above concierge class, that we actually went to was the Welcome Aboard on the Helipad.  That was very nice and I met Benjamin from our Facebook roll call.  We didn’t go to any other Elite or Concierge Cabin Class events.

 

Some little tips that may help someone else, maybe even a first time cruiser: 

 

1. I take some magnetic hooks and clips to hold our itinerary, and all those invitations and important papers you don’t want to lose.  The walls are magnetic and it is a huge help to get them off the desk/vanity and you don’t throw away something important.  I use the heavy duty hooks that hold a lot of weight on the walls for hanging things like my husband’s pants, pool bag, etc.  The walls are not as magnetic as the door and the framing around the bathroom door, but they can hold quite a bit.  A word of caution, though, the magnets are hard to get apart if stuck together and you can get pinched so be careful when trying to get them apart and don’t let any skin get between them.

 

2. Don’t forget about the kid’s menu on your X app.  There may be something there you might want for dinner… a grilled cheese sandwich maybe?

 

3. Try new dishes, do as much as you want or do nothing – it’s your cruise and you make it what you want. 

 

4. Go with a great attitude and chill out, loosen up and have fun…make a fool of yourself, you will never see these people again!

 

Ciao for now!

 

Videos:

The Other Guys

The Others Guys 2

Aerialists

Aerialists 2

Celebrity Dancers

On 9/5/2022 at 9:01 PM, john2003 said:

I am not quite sure how this works but I gather it may be assigned either at or after Checkin. My question is, is it ok to arrive later than the assigned time?

Yes.  We had an arrival time for our cruise a couple weeks ago  of 11:00.  Had booked flights through X and had the first flight to FLL out of Charlotte so I booked arrival time as 11:00.  The flight got cancelled and we were moved to the second flight out of CLT which put us getting there around 12:30.  No problem

aerialists

 

Aerialists

 

⋄Mark Simmons:  Mark Simmons is the comedian and he was very funny.  We went to his late night show, which is adults only, and it was raunchy at times, so keep in mind that you will have that and bad language if that bothers you.  He wasn’t as bad as some we’ve had on other ships, though.  He had a day time performance, but we missed that one.

By this time it was dark, but we could see the boat and men once the ship was as close as it could get to them.  They rowed over to the open door and the crew helped them inside as everyone cheered for them!  I was very happy that they had been rescued, but I was a little apprehensive at the same time because we had no idea if they were pirates, if they had guns, drugs, or what in that little boat.  Nevertheless, I was glad for them and praying for them during the whole thing.  It has to be scary out in the middle of nowhere, with no land anywhere, waiting to be rescued.  We learned that they were Cuban refugees and I can’t imagine how bad it must be to set sail in that little boat and head for the United States, risking your own life for the freedoms that we take for granted every day.  The Captain and crew saved their lives that night; however, I’m afraid they were probably sent back to Cuba.  The Captain made an announcement later that they had been given “fresh clothes, showers, beds, and food, and the Coast Guard was on the way to pick them up.”  I pray that those men will be okay.  It was exciting to watch, chilling, and grateful all at the same time.  We have seen the Coast Guard air lift someone off a ship with a medical emergency and they are amazing, but this was just something that was extraordinary to watch.

 

Now for the “Seven Days is not enough time” part.  It just isn’t…we have gotten used to sailing on 10 and 11 day cruises for the last several years, and seven days is too short.  Still, we had to leave, they made us, we tried to stay on, but they just wouldn’t let us, so to quote Angela, “it’s not goodbye, it’s ciao for now!”  We are booked on the Silhouette in November, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us! It will be our third time on the Silhouette and I love that ship.

 

 

Miscellaneous Stuff:  One event for the concierge class cabin passengers, and I assume for anything above concierge class, that we actually went to was the Welcome Aboard on the Helipad.  That was very nice and I met Benjamin from our Facebook roll call. 

 

Some little tips that may help someone else, maybe even a first time cruiser. 

1.     I take some magnetic hooks and clips to hold the newspapers, our itinerary, all those invitations and important papers you don’t want to lose.  The walls are magnetic and it is a huge help to get them off the desk/vanity and you don’t throw away something important.  I use the heavy duty hooks that hold a lot of weight on the walls for hanging things like my husband’s pants, pool bag, etc.  The walls are not as magnetic as the door and the framing around the bathroom door, but they can hold quite a bit.  A word of caution, though, the magnets are hard to get apart if stuck together and you can get pinched so be careful when trying to get them apart and don’t let any skin get between them.

2.    Don’t forget about the kid’s menu on your X app.  There may be something there you might want for dinner!

The Other Guys

 

 

For those who have been on the Infinity before, where is a good place for a Meet & Greet?

No not able to see them, it's locked, grayed out.  My TA was not working yesterday but I was able to get another TA at CruisesOnly to call for me.  He called tech services and asked them to unlock it so I could print them.  Finally was able to open the link and print today!

 

Turns out that our TA booked our flights as a group booking to get us a better price and that was the problem.

We leave on our Infinity cruise Saturday, August 27, and our luggage tags and edocs are still unprintable.  They tell me it's because we booked flights through X.  Has anyone else experienced this?  When were you able to print everything?  I'm one of those people who likes to have everything in order, well before this time of our cruise.

 

 

Thank you for the review.  We board the Infinity on the 28th and looking forward to it.

I'd like to know as well.  I'm on an Infinity sailing that leaves August 27 and have not been notified that it has been cancelled.