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IDo you remember the cost of transfer to Lhr? Found a Lhr to Atl at 1:30 pm on Virgin upper class    

Do you remember the cost of transfer to Lhr?

Booking our own transportation --looks like jet blue out of LGW is best option at 12:15 pm---what time did the walkoffs get off the ship? Travel time appears to be 2 hours on a thrusday at 8;30 am?

also---Jet Blue Business class checkin fast ??

is there somewhere that describes  the different restaurants on board?

First timer so how many times may you reserve a restaurant before sailing?

Makes sense

We are Diamond Plus on RCCL and Elite Plus on Celebrity which makes us VS350----the perks of this is a FREE 7 DAY CRUISE---I assume that we would have to book and sail to qualify for this but what does it consist of ---lowest cabin etc????

3 hours ago, jollyjones said:

What are you actually asking, please?

Because there isn’t actually a steak house per se on the Silver Ray. 
 

Thats what im asking---best option for steak

Best OPTION?

HOW DO YOU BOOK 6088?

I WAS TOLD IT WAS A GTY CABIN

What a disaster!!!!!!

I quit posting because I finally contacted corporate and out of courtesy I wanted to give them the opportunity to respond----but ALAS silence!!!!!!

totally inexcusable to be short of food----and communication is ridiculous!

They have been out of supplies which is entirely unexcusable!

But supplies delivered to day and dinner was what it should have been all cruise!

on board activities are normal to what you expect!

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Day 3

   OMG!!!

was excited to see Prime Rib and lamb Chops on the menu tonight butttttt

My Prime Rib was a sliver of a piece maybe 2x2” so I asked to bring an order of Lamb Chops also——-but they were burned up and not edible but my wife’s was WORSE!!

Totally burnt!!!

Server saw and said OH NO I’ll get another one!!

But after 15 minutes she came back and said kitchen backed up and it would be awhile—- needless to say we left!

This is ridiculous for a High Price line. We could have went on our favorite line (REGENT) for this price!!

DISGUSTED!

DAY 2

           Please remember. I am writing MY OPINION as compared to the now bankrupt American Queen line--as the stops are the same and the buses follow the same routes, I wont address these----AMERICAN SYMPHONY IS BEAUTIFUL with large rooms and balconies,state of the art tvs but NO MENTION of our statements or On Board CREDIT ----also  nothing about room service.  

 Today I met the cruise director and hotel manager who were both FANTASTIC individuals----they were well aware of the lack of correspondence from ACL and asked me to please correspond with corporate--------I also mentioned the disappointment in the lack of variety and portions of the menu---again they blamed corporate as the menus are standard ===I explained that 1 soup 1 salad and 3 entree choices are totally opposite of the cruise industry standard as other ships including "American Queen" adhere too!

both recommended that I write in what we would like to eat,which I did and had a wonderful steak dinner that night  

  Entertainment

Again, I understand that this is a small vessel so I will compare to AQ----on AQ, there were several cruise members involved that sang and danced along with artists that were brought on board--here it has been the guest lecturer the first night that sang and was very good---2nd night there was a group that came on board and again was very good.

18 hours ago, BaumD said:

Regarding the 2 hour tour --- from the ACL website:

On the heels of an exclusive stay at The Guest House at Graceland, join us for a thrilling tour of Memphis, culminating at your cruise ship the next morning. Set the tone for your Music Cities itinerary by starting in the home of the Blues and the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll before you climb aboard your Memphis riverboat.

This is true but as I said---there was very little correspondence from ACL before the cruise and noone seemed to know much at the hotel---Im reporting what the majority of the people were complaining about!

Of course, we know AQ has gone bankrupt but thought it helpful to all AQ cruisers to compare

  First---this our 160 cruise with 8 AQ so IM very familar and with our experiences,I feel that we are very capable in an honest and frank review

    which are MY OPINIONS, so please dont try and rationalize this review!

DAY 1----Nashville ----------Gaylord Opry hotel and Grand OLE opry

                VERY LITTLE info or instructions from home office including calling the GAYLORD the OPRY LAND HOTEL---upon check in the gentleman knew nothing except buses will pick up to the OPRY at 5:30---------Hotel is beautiful but arrival at the OPRY oiur tickets were on the very end of the back row! Dont say they were free because the hotel and tickets were $700 of cost of cruise.

Day 2-----again NO info at all---we were given pickup at 10:30 am which is alot better that AQ having to sit at hotel until 3-4 pm, but no one told us that there was a 2 hour tour before going to ship which is great but really would have liked to know ahead of time!

  ARRIVAL AT SHIP-----BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Employees are very very efficent and friendly---looking forward to a great trip--

 COCKTAIL HOUR---there isnt any Champagne and very small bar but it does the purpose!

  DINNER-----Now the trouble begins----MENU--unlike the great choices on AQ a the bountiful portions, we encounter a menu of

                        1 soup

                        1 salad

and                   3 choices of entrees            Turkey Pork Chicken

                                        and the portions were very small!!!!

We choking called it the HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME menu

  Taste was ok and yes you could request more but very disappointing as the ALL ABOARD menu

    hope tomorrow is better

FRANK

REALLY-----------Had no idea

Every CC will dispute and credit your MONEY!!!!!!!

Mine was credited by visa immediatly!

Thanks ----------hope so

We are doing Nashville-Chattanooga next week and signed up on short notice after AQ cancellation------we have done 8 AQ and as of now IM regretting spending the 10k on this cruise!

I was assured it was the same but from all I can find out its NOT!!

Entertainment is nothing like we are used to

Majority of tours are extra charge and those that are complimentary are mostly full

I was assured by rep that there is NEVER a charge for a drink but from message boards,its   impossible to find a bartender during the day

more but you get my drift----I even called a week after I paid and tried to cancel with a significant penalty but no-----Hopefully it will be great but after 159 cruises on many lines im afraid it wont be!

could you elaborate on the nightly entertainment and tv movies??

As a veteran of AQ (bankrupt), what is the entertainment at night --we enjoyed the shows etc but not necessarily a TALK st night instead---also the tv movies etc--

THANKS

Anyone familiar with them?

type of music etc?

We are veterans of 159 cruises but never on Seaborne, but possibly now. 
we really enjoy Regent and enjoy the shows every night but have heard that the entertainment is a bit more refined on Seaborne:). 
Comments on on board entertainment please.