Portaits of ye past quick sumary

[stevedeccaman]

Hi all good peeps

Alas returned home on Monday from Portraits of the Past repo cruise

On ye good ship Celebration :)

Flight out of Manchester no problem new aircraft 3 by 3 seating

Arrival at Sharm very chaotic no one seemed to know what was going on

………. All good fun

Onto ye coach to port Q to check in for big ferry?

Luggage from coach taken to cabin within 1 hour

We were on deck 3 inside, nice to see the upgrade with bathroom good job done

Plenty of space but no fridge

Lido has been spruced up but where they get the Platinum name from ?

All that has been done needed doing anyway

All waiters/ staff brill as usual .it was like meeting old friends, although we have never met

Entertainment good, show team etc

Food good in MDR and Lido

Problems, minor for me

On the deck we used for sunbathing (adults only small pool with Jacuzzi which was out of action for the whole trip)

We had the soot fall problem as ,I had on Dream so took all my shorts , swimwear to reception

No problem nice lady was aware on all stuff back in cabin next day

We had 2 days at sea plus a day going thru Suez Canal (that was great)

So that is when the fun started , I am an early bird but at 6.40 AM the towels were out sunbeds gone

Late peeps were seen on deck looking for a plastic chairs to sit on

One deck (sports deck was closed as all the old tv’s had been stored there

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Ship spotless

Cabin lady so good had to give a tip

Day

Port

Due

Depart

1

Flight from the UK

1

Sharm el-Sheikh

00:00

23:59

2

Sharm el-Sheikh

3

Port Sokhna (for Cairo)

4

Suez Canal

5

At sea

6

Beirut

7

Larnaca

8

Ashdod

9

At sea

10

Alanya

11

Rhodes Town

12

Marmaris

06:00

00:00

12

Flight to the UK

 

Ports of call above

Only did the tour in Beirut and to the Grotto as done the other trips before

The Grotto below was amazing!!

http://www.beautifulworld.com/asia/lebanon/jeita-grotto

NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED

Well worth the price for 11 days and fantastic ports of call

weather v good

We were not AI but pint £3.70 house wine about £12 BH (does not drink much)

If you buy a bottle of winre and do not drink it all they will keep it for you

The AI onboard @ package was £344 per person and both peeps must have it

My bill including ye trip ,drinks onboard, and duty free stuff was £320

Note a bottle of water 1.5 ml is £1.90 non AI and £1.40 if AI?

However if yo go to ye bar it is free iced water from , yes from a bottle ?ask for a pint no probs

(no ice water dispensers )

To sum it all up a good cruise for the second time on Celebration

Weather good and ports of call very varied

Would we do it again ?

No been there

Another cruise? No next holiday will be on a quiet beach AI in Turkey (sea warm)

Then again I will say it was probably the best holiday we have ever had !!

Just one last comment, Celebration has been in the Red sea based at Sharm in the winter for the last 5/6 yrs and will not be returning(Majesty taking over)

Upon leaving Sharm the local taxis. Police cars. Fire Brigade were at the dock

With car horns blowing sirens sounding and waving us away a cacophony of sound and lots of waving.etc

 

In fact I had tear in my eye

 

 

As mentioned before in another thread saw Smiffy cc member

 

Did not come across any more cc members .. don , grez which deck did you use for the sunbed competiton?

 

 

Oh yes make your mind up lady was on board and did an audience with night

 

Cheryl Baker , BUCKS fizz

 

(Nice lady and down to earth)

 

To sum it all up would we travel on another Thomson Cruise ?

Perhaps if the price was right

(Ps nora was not onboard this time,two days, food was not help yourself.and then

It was after 2 days)

Linda, Kalos hope you are both now ok(mrs Kalos I mean )

Best regards to all cc members (or non members) ;)

Stevie

Pps have latest bar prices but scanner broken so ask away :cool:

et c'est</SPAN> la fin de cet étage</SPAN>

[kalos]

Nice to have you back Your cruise sounded great Stevie and Mrs Kalos says " Thankyou kind Sir ":D

 

 

I think she's mended as she is planning a raid on my Becks stash in our fridge tonight :cool::)

[geomagot]

wow!.....the grotto....what a fantastic place! many thanks for sharing this

 

good to have you back, glad you had an enjoyable time....really enjoyed reading your report

[CRUISIN LINDA]

Glad you had a good time Steve. Tummy pains getting less. I rang the doctors and was told to ring Monday or Tuesday and the doctor will phone me on Wednesday! When I take my cat to the vet I get results almost immediately! But then you have to pay at the vets :rolleyes:

 

Should have done the Suez cruise - I know, I know! - wise after the event :D

[toonhibby]

These reviews are great for us who are new to cruising pleased you enjoyed your holiday and thank you.

[stevedeccaman]

Sorry good peeps for all the typos in my post and errors with the fonts

was trying to put everything down whilst sampling my duty free supplies

(hic);) things like that do not mix well :cool:

one good thing our return from Marmaris was an afternoon flight at about 4pm ,so we stayed onboard until 11.30 and had a late brekie (avoid buying anything to eat at Dalaman airport very overpriced)

 

The fight back was a much larger aircraft with seating 2/4/2 formation

 

On take off the captain said that as it was out of season the plane had over 100 free seats so feel free to sit where you want,myself and beloved one were stretched out on four seats each with armrests up....bliss:)

now that is the way to travel !:D

have a good weekend all

Stevie

[kruzseeka]

Sorry good peeps for all the typos in my post and errors with the fonts

was trying to put everything down whilst sampling my duty free supplies

(hic);) things like that do not mix well :cool:

one good thing our return from Marmaris was an afternoon flight at about 4pm ,so we stayed onboard until 11.30 and had a late brekie (avoid buying anything to eat at Dalaman airport very overpriced)

 

The fight back was a much larger aircraft with seating 2/4/2 formation

 

On take off the captain said that as it was out of season the plane had over 100 free seats so feel free to sit where you want,myself and beloved one were stretched out on four seats each with armrests up....bliss:)

now that is the way to travel !:D

have a good weekend all

Stevie

 

Pleased you had a good time Stevie - and what a bonus on the flight back! ;)

[Jim The Scot]

Welcome back to dy land Stevie

 

Was unaware you were away :D ;)

[stevedeccaman]

Welcome back to dy land Stevie

 

Was unaware you were away :D ;)

 

Sneaked out the country whilst you were not looking Jim;)

 

Stevie