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Definitely do this once! So fun! But after you have seen it once.......not sure I need to see it again......

A Celebrity cruise was my first experience with Europe. We spent a few days in Rome and Barcelona on each end of the cruise. I wish we would have spent more time in Rome actually. I had reserved a few tours in Rome and Barcelona, just to make sure we saw all the highlights. The other cruise ports we were on our own, but enjoyed walking around, shopping, eating/drinking, taking pictures. However we did take a "ship's" excursion of Cinque Terre. We were on a bus, boat and train.....and it was a long day!

We were in your beautiful Oslo last June. Loved your city! Have a great cruise. Looking forward to your posts.

Never have eaten at Raw5, but have eaten at Fine Cut. It was fine, above average. We get plenty of good steaks in Texas.......and Fine Cut was nothing special IMO. And I thought the service was rather slow. We will continue to eat at Eden as it is our favorite.

We sailed the Baltic Sea last May/June and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was afraid it was going to be really cold, but it was very nice. This year we are cruising around Japan, so I will report on that when we get back. I have looked at the South America cruises and debated on them for a couple of years.

Looking forward to reading your report. Have a wonderful cruise!

Thanks for sharing your experience. We sailed on Apex last year and really liked it. No complaints at all. However, it wasn't a full ship, and that made it nice.

I have been on a southern Caribbean cruise on the Reflection and loved it. Have not sailed with Royal in many years. I'm a Celebrity fan!

Loved reading your report! And photos too! We were on the Apex last May and loved it!

Love all the photos. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your cruise.

Yes, there are tables for two. My hubby and I dined here for the first time last May on the Apex. We thought it was quite fun! However it did take a long time to be served, and there was a lot of "down time" just waiting for the next course. We thought we might be late for the show in the theatre, but we made it with 5 minutes to spare..... I personally do not need to eat at LPC each cruise, but I would do it again someday. The food was good, but nothing over the top.

Looking forward to your posts on this trip. Sounds exciting!

Love all the photos. Thanks for sharing and taking us along on your wonderful cruise!

I recall getting the Lobster, but also liking something else on the menu.....so the waiter brought it too! Can't recall what the second entree was...... We loved our meal at Eden!

To answer your previous question.....yes, the Luminae menu changes every night.

We love sailing in The Retreat! We also love eating in the Luminae! While the menus are not large, there is usually something we can eat. If not, you can always choose the standard filet or chicken breast. On our last cruise, we got to know our waiter really well.....and he knew I loved seafood and my husband loved pasta. One night there was not anything on the menu to our liking, so the waiter said he would bring me a sea bass and my DH some spicy spaghetti. It was perfect. We did eat in Eden one night and it was fantastic! Don't miss out on that one! The steakhouse was okay, good, but nothing special since we eat a lot of good steaks in Texas. Le Petite Chef is good for the experience......may not do again however.

Thanks for writing this wonderful review! I would LOVE nothing more than to do a B2B cruise, and even more a B2B2B cruise! I have to settle for 12-15 night cruises, as I can't keep my DH away from the golf course longer than that. 😏. Can't wait to read more of your travels. Looks like a lot of Eagles fans on here.........but I have to root for the Chiefs......sorry about that!

I'm enjoying reading your review. We were on the Apex last summer and loved every minute! We ate breakfast in the Luminae every morning except one. I love being waited on and eating leisurely. I found the breakfasts to be outstanding. I'm not a fan of the Oceanview Cafe and waiting in line for eggs and then trying to find a seat, but that's just me. Celebrity and the Retreat has really spoiled me.......

When we were on the Apex last summer, there were two nights my hubby and I didn't really like anything on the Luminae menu. We had gotten to know our waiter pretty well (ship was only half full), and he brought us a filet one night, spaghetti for hubby and a sea bass for me another night. These were not on the menu, but he knew what we liked and he did accommodate!

We sailed on the Apex late May/early June. Loved it so much! I'm glad to hear it was one of your favorite cruises. Looking forward to reading your review.

We are currently looking at the August 2023 cruise from New York to Reykjavik, Iceland due to the itinerary. It would cross off a couple of things from our bucket list as we have been meaning to cruise New England/Canada for awhile as well as Iceland. However, my husband is prone to seasickness and we are wondering how bad the seas are around Greenland and Iceland. He does take Bonine pills, and wears the pressure point wristbands and they do help tremendously. Any help would be appreciated, especially since this will be on a smaller ship, the Insignia.

We too are BIG Celebrity fans, having been on four Celebrity cruises in two years, and one booked for next year. However, I am currently looking at a HAL cruise for next year based on an itinerary. We had been on a couple of HAL cruises some years ago, and I do remember the food being outstanding, and I remember enjoying the size of the ships, etc. I'm having trouble getting the "cabin" I want on the Celebrity site, so I think I will go with HAL this time! And the pricing is so much better!

Can't wait to read about your travels! Have a wonderful cruise.......I have always wanted to do a transatlantic cruise, however my hubby gets a little motion sickness, so it may not be in the cards for us. Please let me know how the waves are.......😉 Thanks.

Be sure to book one dinner at Eden. It was fabulous! One of the best meals I had!

We found our waiter in the Luminae to be very accommodating to our likes. Several evenings there were not many entrees that we found appealing and our waiter knew I liked seafood and my hubby liked beef. He brought me a delightful sea bass, and my hubby a wonderful filet. One evening the waiter brought my hubby some spicy spaghetti, because he knew he liked that type of pasta. None of these things were on any menu, we just got to know our waiter and he got to know what we liked and disliked. On one occasion, we just said "surprise us". Our last cruise in May/June was only half full, so we had time to visit with the wait staff, and it was very enjoyable.