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I still miss the Zenith, Galaxy, and Mercury, I don't think that we'll be going to "The Edge" anytime soon. Trying Oceania Marina this summer, we'll see how that goes.

Ed

Stay cool, they well may have what you are looking for. It will be at the same price as in the Apple Stores, but NO SALES TAX so there will be some savings.

Ed

Interesting comment. We just got off the Eclipse TA in November, and thought that the buffet's food was the best we have ever had on Celebrity. Hot, well prepared and a lot of variety. The MDR was also top-line on this voyage. Some of this, I think is due to the Executive Chief who was very visible on the entire cruise ( 15N) and should be recognized.

Our first O cruise will be in July. We'll see.

Ed

I think that the conclusion here is that you can either make the person who takes the recyclables away happy, or they can be out of a job. I think that we need to keep as many people employed as possible.....

Ed

Ice in a carafe, twice daily. Extra Pillows.

Ed

We were on the Silhouette in mid January in the Caribbean, and there were perhaps 4 or 5 men in Tuxedos second seating on "Formal Nights'. Overall, it was just another day at the office.

Ed

Our favorite ship. Cabins are more comfortable and have more storage than the S class ships.

I think that it's fair to say that the M class ships ( of which Constellation is one) are less frenzied than the S class.

Enjoy.

No problems. We have been on three other S class ships and have never had a noise issue. Enjoy your cruise.

Happy New Year, Andy, to you and all of our Cruise Critic friends.

Ed and Gail

Host Jazzebeau, For your information. Alfa Romeo is back and has been for some time now. The new Guila will be here before you know it.

Ed ( '84 Spider veloce)

Andy, very sorry to hear about your Mom, but glad to hear that she is expected to make a full recovery. That's at least good news.

Interesting that you sailed on Princess, I begin to wonder if X management is perhaps getting to complacent about itineraries and pricing.

Ed

Welcome Home, Gail. Remember Key West on the Zenith?

Sorry to hear about your troubles, but you clearly have survived them and that's what counts.

ED

Thanks Andy, the point that I was trying to make was that Bill was always very straight-forward about who he was and whose interests he represented. It's not so with everyone and it could be that this particular identity might well be more than one person. As anyone who has ever spoken to a rep at Celebrity knows, you can ask the same question multiple times and get multiple answers, some of which are mutually exclusive. It's always nice to know who is actually answering the questions and the source of the information being dispensed and sometimes you have to dig a little deeper.

I submit that Celebrity needs to have a designated person or persons posting here, and we need to know who they are. Just like with Bill.

Ed

I think that the question here is whether or not "Celebrity Cruises" is one single person, the same person as before, or, if in reality, this is a generic identity that is used by the Company to reply to and indicate the Company's position on various questions or issues. I submit that the answer to this question is not known at this point and that the latter proposition would seem to be the more likely.

Andy, I remember Bill very well when we were cruising Azamara, he and I didn't always agree, but I always remember him with a great deal of respect. He was a true asset for Azamara and is exactly what is needed here.

Best Regards,

Ed

We are also on the Millennium in February in Asia and have be reassured that the ship will issue the Visas as needed. Please join our roll call if you have not done so.

Ed

No!

I think that you need to remember that you are going to be on a 120,000 ton ship with 2800+ of your closest friends. There probably is NO cabin that is going to feel like a smaller ship.

Ed

We booked on board the Solstice in Alaska this past June. We received the 1-2-3 promotion, an aft C1 on Millennium, and a $550 on board credit. The price we paid is about $ 250 pp less than what's currently advertised. So far a good deal, we think.

Ed

Yep, once you have the card.

We are booked on Celebrity Millennium in February, 2016 leaving from Hong Kong. We have CLT-DFW, DFW-HGK on the outward leg and SIN-HKG, HGK-DFW, DFW-CLT on the return. All on American Airlines. Price was about 1100 pp. Hope that's useful to you.

Ed

Yuuuup!

You can always put down "Washington, DC" that'll do the job.

Ed

The Top Chef Menu was very poorly executed on the Solstice last month.

ED

AND, no chocolate on the pillow before you go to sleep.......

Ed

You're going to love it, we've been in 8170 three times and I think that it's the best cabin on the ship. Enjoy your cruise..

Ed