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Eating Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in the MDR. Is this possible?

They don't know what they're talking about. Make the switch and enjoy the bigger balcony.

... What makes one roll call more chatty than another?

We've had several breakfasts and lunches at the Bistro on our last few cruises, but only because the fees were waived with our Ultimate Specialty Dining packages.) I don't think it's worth paying extra for.

I also agree. I worked in marketing for another type of entity and the emphasis was always on getting new blood. Do people really think that cruise lines have not studied in depth all the pros and cons of offfering cross status? If it was in their best interest, they would be doing it.

They have both types.

No.

I don't think Qsine is worth it. Go to Normandie instead.

Great idea!!!

 

But that still isn't good enough. Each stateroom must have it's own laundry facilities. Why would I want people looking at my dirty clothes in a, horror of horrors, COMMON laundry room? I don't take my clothes at home to a public laundry - why should I have to on a cruise ship??????

 

Until they make the changes, I'm immediately cancelling all my Celebrity cruises. I'm on the phone right now booking on Princess because, as we have been told, "Princess really rocks when compared to Celebrity in the area of laundry", and I have some laundry I need to do right away so sure could use their Rockin' laundry facilities. :D

Everyone should boycott Celebrity until they add free self-serve laundries to every deck of every ship.

When you board the ship (or even before) you'll see a crew member at a table selling packages. Talk to him/her.

Concierge cabins can be found all over the ship. The perks are nothing special imo.

Honestly, I am starting to get a little worried about this Cruise. So far, the negative answers to the coffee cards and self-service laundry really dissapointed me. However, tried to keep a positive spirit and went to the link provided to check the non-alcoholic packages but...... the soda link sends me to a completely irrelevant page, and the water package link gives me a Not Found Error. Nice..... Travelled with RCCL and Princess so far, and this is the 1st time I am truly worried about the upcoming cruise quality. Strike 2 for Celebrity.

Pay in full at booking.

Honestly, the situation in the OP seems to me to be almost the same as going to the Martini Bar and ordering a virgin martini, or maybe asking for a vegan prime rib in the MDR. Sometimes you can't just leave the main ingredient out of a recipe.

Hello from someone who is not the sharpest tool in the shed, digitally speaking. I use the Tripit app to organize reservations, appointments, tours, etc and really like how it keeps everything in order. But am I going to be able to use it while we are actually cruising? I use it on my Android smartphone, not a tablet. We never use our phones on board because we don't want roaming charges. I am contemplating printing everything out, because I don't want to rely on data that I can't get to once we are on board. Thanks for you help in advance.

We recently sailed on the Solstice and purchased the Ultimate Dining Package, is this package offered on every Celebrity ship? I am aware there are only a limited number, but we are sailing on the Reflection in February 2015 and seeing the prices are higher it seems in most of the restaurants I didn't know if it was offered at all or for the same price? Thanks in advance.

We love sea days. In 2012 we did a transatlantic with a full week between ports — and it was great!

You can buy them just a few steps off the ship. It's cash only.

You won't go hungry if you have to dine in the buffet. There's pizza, pasta, and a selection of other dishes.

Taller cruisers should not neglect the overheads (ceilings, for landlubbers) either. I like to store my magnetic clip-on sunglasses there. ;)

Magnets will stick to the wall surfaces, but not to the wood-veneered cabinetry.

Sounds like they're operating in norovirus protection mode. Maybe a lot of waitstaff are ill.

You put a ship into dry dock to work on the outer hull. Not the carpets.

Silk Harvest is a great restaurant. I wish they'd scrap Qsine and put it on all the ships. The sushi rolls are excellent. In fact, I can't think of a dish on the whole menu that we didn't like. (And we've tried almost everything.)