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Go Lions, it’s about time (says this long suffering, die hard Lions fan)

Loved following your adventures as a first time solo cruiser. My first solo was last year and being a true introvert, what helped me was joining the slot pull. I met some awesome people and ended up having dinner with a few of them twice. I loved Vintages in the evening, since it was quiet there most nights, I spent time talking to the bartenders (not sure if your ship had Vintages). Loved Central Park but agree with you, formal nights were lonely and I also missed my husband but still had a great time! Great review!

Yes I somewhat enjoyed my week on Icon last month, the butler service was lacking since I specifically asked for my cappuccino to be served at a temperature of 204C, NOT 199 degrees. My Pomeranian, Mr. Reginald Churchill III was not groomed to his liking and for some reason, the little bell I used to summon my butler disappeared on day 6. Mr. Bailey will be hearing from my lawyer.

I did call and they would have let us do it but we aren’t soda drinkers, I did pack water bottles and Crystal Light packets. I also just remembered that we brought two bottles of wine on board, I love having a glass on the balcony before dinner.

We more than got our $$ worth over the years, I’ve probably tried every frozen cocktail possible, I like icy cold beer by the pool so once it got warm I’d just order another, 2-3 glasses of wine with dinner and then after dinner drinks. No wonder we slept in, we don’t miss it.

Yes we used vouchers for some great lattes!

Been cruising with Royal for 20 years and always with the drink package, we enjoy trying new cocktails and hey, if I didn’t care for it I’d wait and order something else. Well, last year the husband went in for his physical and discovered he had elevated liver enzymes so he quit drinking alcohol. He’s a healthy guy who works out, eats kind of sort of healthy, not overweight but this scared him so when it came time for our cruise last May, we decided to skip the package altogether. Inwardly I was disappointed (our secret), but I wanted to support him and help him regain his health. Interesting thing is he’s not really a drinker, just a beer or two on weekends, his body just absorbs too much iron. We are diamond so I knew I’d be able to have 4 drinks per day and thought if I wanted more I’d pay for them. Much to my surprise, most days I didn’t even have 4 and I felt great. We were up early every day, my energy level was so much higher and I didn’t miss my fruity, sugary cocktails by the pool, mostly had a glass or two of wine with dinner. Money saved was definitely a plus too. Goodbye drink package, don’t take this personally but I’m just not into you anymore.

Safe travels home Andrew and Lisa! Wondering if you have been affected by the wildfires, we are across the pond from you (just outside of Detroit) and we’ve had quite a bit of air quality alert days. Looking forward to your final thoughts.

Happy to be joining the party, and Happy Anniversary to both of you! Question about this cruise, since most people are doing 3 or 4 days, are you finding that it’s more of a young, party party party type cruise? We’ve never done one shorter than six days but I’m kind of liking a 7 day back to back one.

Main difference is Cafe Promenade doesn’t have the ambiance and fancy seating but good selections.

Delta

Happy ending, I explained to a rep and she said that never should have happened and took us to front of line. I’m glad because the baggage check in at that point was extremely long.

I agree! We stood in line to check our bags and she said we were too early! Needless to say, I’m pissed right now because the line is twice as long 😡

It’s Sunday 8:15 am, here we are sitting at Fort Lauderdale airport waiting for 11:15 flight. They won’t even let us check our luggage until 10:00, so yes plenty of time!

Wondering the same, hopefully a WiFi issue and nothing more

I felt like you when I went solo first time last year but I really enjoyed being alone. I only went to MDR once and sat by myself but ended up having a lovely conversation with a couple who sat next to me. I did Izumi sushi one night and even though I was only one in there solo, I felt ok. One thing to consider is Izumi does carry out so you can always eat in your cabin. My absolute favorite was Vintages, most evenings there were hardly any people there and their small plates are excellent and reasonably priced. I did Windjammer few times and also Sorrentos, enjoyed people watching at Promenade. Also, you can always take a book with you to restaurants. Sorry I high jacked this thread, loving the review!

Ok meant 5-7 for drinks. Good to know about not needing reservations, we’ll just look at the planner and decide on entertainment. We are in veranda room so no Blu for us and only specialty restaurant we booked is Sushi so far. I expect chair hogs to be out in full force since it’s a Caribbean cruise but since there’s only two of us and we love the view of the ocean vs the pool, I’m sure we’ll find a spot. Thanks for the replies!

One more, if you had to choose one specially restaurant which would it be? Oh and one day we hope to be in the playoffs again, Detroit Red Wings have been in the “rebuilding years “ long enough!

Glad I found this, our first Celebrity cruise coming up in a month and I’ve been researching everything I can and still have some questions. My husband got the N/A package (he’s six months sober today 😀) but being Elite means I can get some cocktails between 6-8 pm I believe? If i want something by the pool I’ll just pay for it but are there certain places only where these (free) drinks are available? How are the shows on Equinox? Is it like RCL where you can’t book until embarkation day? Anything you recommend as a must see? Where’s the best place to go for lunch once we board that’s not too busy? How’s the chair hog situation? 😝

Awesome, thanks

My husband got the n/a drink package for our upcoming cruise, does it include mocktails and n/a beer?

Me too! I did my first solo cruise last May and I’d get a couple of items along with a glass of wine. Love how quiet it is in Vintages, sometimes I was the only one there.

I love the tapas at Vintages, you get quite a bit

That was exactly what I was thinking, very boxy