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In March it was not on the menu but I was able to order anyway. You're correct, it was a buck or two over the premium limit.

I vaguely remember there being seats, but not much shade at bar. Think maybe 4 or 5 stools at max. It was off in the front corner of the upper deck, iirc.

I vaguely remember a small bar on the retreat sun deck last year. Also, Jim is correct, the cabanas that you can rent are on the pool deck, but there are also little covered cabana type structures on the retreat sun deck that are available to the first person who walks up at no charge. We had a half empty ship last year and still had a hard time making it to those before the chair hogs. Attaching a picture that kinda shows the retreat ones.

Well phooey. I can see that though. It's definitely been hit or miss for us food-wise, but decent enough that the view makes up for it. No matter what, it'll be a great birthday cruise! Dh and I have the same birthday, so we try to do a joint trip for our birthdays too!

To throw out something different, my DH loves Tuscan for the first night. Watching the wake and the sunset after sailaway really is gorgeous. We love murano and luminae as well, but sunset during dinner is special.

Yup, that's the one! And how I learned as well!

If you booked through a TA, some of them do not participate in move up.

Husband and I will be in a royal on silhouette in March and I'm loving reading your review! I had to read your breakfast experience out loud to DH and we both giggled. Sounds like something that we'd experience. Great story! Glad you're enjoying yourselves, thanks for bringing us with you!

It took a couple weeks before I heard back. You may also want to try emailing emergencytravelteam@celebritycruises.com. that's who the captains club directed me to. So sorry for your loss.

The did for me a couple months ago. I had already paid a penalty for moving our cruise, but I did not incur any additional "penalty". They simply adjusted to the new rate plus the $200 previous penalty.

I'm looking at a picture from rs 1116 in January on the silhouette and the bed clearly was able to be split. I also remember the incredibly uncomfortable hump in the middle of the bed. I would suggest asking your stateroom attendant when you board.

It was incredibly moving. Walking up and seeing all the stripes - dad would have absolutely giggled over it.

I had called the CC number and was told to email emergencytravelteam@celebritycruises.com. i did get an email back after a couple weeks indicating it was possible. I had a follow up question that I never heard back on though, so definitely not the best communication.

Also, flying with human ashes was interesting. You'll want to check with your airline for specifics and plan more time for security even if you have precheck.

We took my father on one last cruise in September on the edge - appropriate as it was the same ship he sailed last on. All was as Jim stated. In addition, we met with the concier5on board who arranged everything. They asked if we wanted a private burial or if we wanted an officer (beyond the environmental officer) to attend. I thought my dad would get a kick out of having an officer just for him, and said so. We were blown away when the captain himself attended. He read a poem and gave us a lovely portfolio with lat/long. It really was lovely and my father would have loved it. On a side note, they did comment that the boat had to slow to a certain speed and the wind had to be just right, so timing was really all based around that.