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Thank!

yes, aware I can do this. thanks. guess I should have phrased it better - as in need to figure out which hotel since I am not so familiar with where to stay, and want to avoid being in the midst of a bunch of drunk kids throwing up in hotel hallways 😁

Thanks. I was not aware of the festival. The cruise departs on April 17, which is a Thursday. I think I will go ahead and book something since we may still have some spring breaks that fall a week before Easter. I think there's a hotel called Riverside that seems to be a place spring breakers would avoid. I'm not sure what you mean? I am just wanting to understand if spring break is happening, I will avoid a peak area for the beach? I'm going to book now, and refundable - so not sure what you are asking?

We have a departure out of Port Everglades in mid April 2025. Does spring break run into mid April? I know peak is March. Just trying to think how early I may need to book a hotel, and if that is still spring break for some - I would want to book farther away from the beach areas. Thanks all!

Thanks for taking us skiing in your journey. It has really made me look forward even more to our trip next year. I think the only difference is Mazatlan instead of Puerto Vallarta and departing from Ft Lauderdale instead of Miami. I think I will reserve that Dora your you mentioned. Thanks again!!!

We saved a certificate from an equator crossing. We are doing the Panama canal full transit next April and if we get certificates, I will save them. 😁

This is exactly what I think a lot of people should be doing more of. And I like how you phrase 'complain' in quotes, because often it's not complaining, but pointing out an issue and how it could be resolved to your satisfaction. If staff is not aware of something or not given a chance to correct, they cannot improve. If given a chance and they correct, then yes, reward them

Yes - it is a hike. I think I am the rare minority that likes the distance - I actually really like to walk - but it's always good to point out that it IS a long walk as most people either don't care for it or want to be aware in case it is an issue. It seems especially long if you just forgot one thing in the room. You don't realize how big that ship is until you have to go from one end to the other constantly. 🤣

I would also like to add about the tub / shower combo on sky suites on Apex - for someone that uses a wheelchair - it could be a challenge. It is an actual tub, so be aware of that. It would require stepping up and into the tub. You may want to consider selecting a handicap accessible room if that is available to make it easier. Your butler will bring blankets to use while sitting on the balcony. I've had an aft sky suite on the Apex, and it is a really nice large balcony. Aft is indeed very far from everything if mobility is an issue. I am actually about to go on the Apex in a sky suite on a B2B in the Fjords this July - a 12 night followed by a 7 night. If you would like any specific photos or have something specific I can find out for you, please let me know.

This looks so exciting. We will be doing this next April on the Summit, but it sails out of FLL. Your posts are making me look Forward to it even more! Thanks for sharing!!

If they have a good price I book. I've had awful experience and no problems with them. One thing I like... I can book really early business class and often get a good deal. I can put this on hold and not pay until final payment. I can watch airline until final payment and buy direct from the airlines if I choose and cancel the flight by celebrity one. If I don't get a better deal by final payment, I still have the flight.

Usually the blank spaces are some sort of crew / storage areas / mechanical areas. A great tool is cruise deck plans website, with the deck drag tool. You can use that and see that the cabins you are looking at are actually really below the ocean view cafe not the blank space, but that blank space may be over your balcony??? It is probably some area that is mechanical or something for the cafe. Celebrity Edge Deck-Drag (cruisedeckplans.com)

You are incorrectly assuming that those of us who HAVE had problems do not know what we are doing. Just because you have not had an issue does not mean that those of us who have had issues do not know what we are doing.

Go for it! You will look fantastic, and will likely have many people tell you so! (and who would not want that)

Qatar does as well. I just booked business class on Qatar through FbC because I was able to get the flights for 4K less per person than I was booking direct with Qatar. When I priced on Qatar site, outbound I could pick seats for free, but return would require paying to pick seats. Same via FbC. Weird and frustrating. BA does waive the fee if you have Gold status in their frequent flyer program.

If it's on American and you paid for premium economy yourself, ask you need to do is go on the American site, there s form for cancelled/changed flights where you can submit to get the refund for upgraded premium seats. You have to submit this yourself. You just need the confirmation number. I did this for flights made by flights by celebrity that changed and we got the refund within 48 hours.

We did outer loop. I thought the water was great. We did not have rain. It was not too hot, but the sun was it, so sunscreen is a must. I need a sweater in the ship dining room at night ( I'm often cold), but it was nice outside at night. It was humid, but not too bad.

Each interior magic carpet sky suite joins via a vestibule to an inside cabin and the two outside magic carpet sky suites each join to a concierge class room. (ie - the magic carpet sky suites do not actually join to each other via the vestibules in case it is not clear in the deck plans) Your kids sound mature, so you should be fine as long as they are comfortable not actually adjoining to you. Hope that helps explain how they join. Sorry if you already understood this - could not tell if you were thinking the sky suites joined via vestibule.

Interesting.... I guess everyone from here needs to start contacting this guy instead of contacting Celebrity directly when they do something like start charging for room service or wipe out entire sailing seasons (like take out South America and replace it with more Caribbean) and so on.... Sounds like he may be able to actually do something.

I had to re-read the article to figure out "who" is saying "my advocacy team almost never hears from Celebrity customers". OK - so what Celebrity customer would actually contact Christoper Elliott if they had an issue 🤣. It says he has a customer advocacy group. His group is not who anyone contacts. And where / when do you get a welcome onboard drink and a gift basket? And what is a virtual reality excursion? This guy is living in la virtual reality.

Thanks both. We have 6131 booked for 14 days and 16 days on 2 upcoming cruises and just wanted to be sure I wasn't going to be woken up daily by the dinging.

The thing to know about the menu / show (if not already aware) is that the food is paired specifically with the show (like the show may feature a character fishing in the sea or something like that, then you are served some fish - I meanin a fun Pixar type thing - not graphic realistic way if that makes sense). So to handle special dinner requests - yes, they can do it, but the food won't match the theme of the show if that makes sense. So she could still follow along the theme/food by watching what the rest of you are served, but would she find it as much fun if her food did not match the theme? If she would still have fun - then go for it.

Anybody stayed in the rooms around this area on Summit/Millie/Infinity - 6131, 6129, 6132 or 6130? Are the elevators making dinging noises when they arrive, and you can hear it in the rooms? I know that people getting on/off elevators may be talking - but if the elevators are making a loud ding noise every time they show up and you can hear it in the room- that would be old pretty fast. Thanks!

You can see this on the celebrity website. Look at the individual ships, then find the deck plans. See the diamond symbol - it is marking the cabins with obstructed views. If you want confirmation of obstructed view - just type the room number into "find my room" and it will say if the view is obstructed. It WON'T tell you the percent obstruction or what is obstructing it (pole, lifeboat, window washing equipment, etc). You can call Celebrity and ask or have your TA get that information. The cabin compilation was relying on individuals who stayed in the rooms to report back. For example, here I put in room 6229.

I don't have kids, but I think this would depend on the kids. If you know what your kids would be more drawn to, that's the vibe you would choose. If your kids like the atmosphere of water slides, amusement rides, running around, then Celebrity is a poor choice. I've seen young kids on Celebrity reading and playing cards. So probably RCCL would be a poor choice for them. All depends on thinking about what the kids would enjoy too.