Marella Celebration Caribbean Cruise 27th Dec 2018

[chizzy369]

Myself and 4 of my family members will soon be on this cruise

 

Has anyone any tips , tricks or ideas for this cruise , we would welcome a meet up as well

 

Regards

 

Neil😉 

[newbiewaves]

This is a lovely friendly ship but still expect the scourge of early lounger bagging on sea days and the 'best spot' bagging in the Broadway sometimes up to an hour before showtime....

Bring clothing and footwear larger than you expect as cold feet in shoes in the UK encounter the shrinking shoe syndrome when they dont fit on the cruise as naturally it isn't your hot swollen feet and ankles 🙂 plus the opportunity to eat 24/7 unless you dare leave the ship.

Do be aware of the Celebration shudder/vibration which can double as a slender tone treatment in rough seas so those more movement sensitive may find they need motion solutions they may not have needed on other ships.

Main criticism is the food.....too much....too good.....omg.

Can help with more q's once the nightmare return trip to Gatwick aka Birmingham has subsided. 🙂

 

[Katomerikaf]

Have you cruised before ?

What sort of help do you need - more specific questions might be an idea.

Also ages/abilities of your group might give people more of an idea of what tips to give.

[chizzy369]

Hi

Yes i have but no one else has so firstly tell us what electric sockets are in our outside cabin as ive heard conflicting reports of all UK Usa or Euro ???

Neil

[Katomerikaf]

We had an inside cabin and they were uk plugs but it is always a good idea to plan for all eventualities and take a multi adaptor

[newbiewaves]

Our outside cabin on deck 2 worked on euro 2 pin but had to be an adapter with a hole for the third pin which was in the ships socket so you need an adapter that allows this. There was a socket at floor level another by the dressing table which was enough for us so we didnt use any multi plugs. There is a hairdryer and a kettle wired in and switched. The TV has several channels but around the Caribbean it can be random what is shown so dont rely on that for entertainment. Getting Sky or BBC World news was often a bonus. There are 2 in-house movie channels but frankly with the amount of ship entertainment we never watched them even with 6 days transatlantic.

 

Ship and shore internet is also hit and miss so try going cold turkey 🙂

 

Must-haves are pegs to hold towels on loungers, empty drink containers to take water ashore. If doing several ports of call they didn't mind rolls and food from breakfast taken as packed lunches so food plastic bags useful.

 

Ample storage space, cases under beds, no 'magnetic walls' no way to decorated door for Xmas our one 'sticky' snowflake walked frequently (thanks guys...) Plenty of new water dispensers around and glass carafes for water in cabins. Free washing machines including powder and dryers. No washing line in shower room. Hand wash soap dispenser and shower gel dispenser in shower.

[Brummijam]

Perhaps the newer ships in the fleet can learn something from the older ships.

free washing machines....how good is that?  Especially on two week trips. you can reduce your luggage weight by one third if facilities are available to launder clothes yourself. 

[Katomerikaf]

I'm liking the water dispensers and carafes for cabin.

I always felt that we shouldn't fill our bottle for shore or the room before.

[Katomerikaf]

Has anyone any info on who the cruise director onboard is at the moment and any of the entertainers. We have been lucky to have had Protégé onboard when we cruised the Caribbean the last twice but I dare say that they will be elsewhere now!

[chizzy369]

What shows can we expect for the next 2 week's ???

[newbiewaves]

We had a guy called Taylor (?) i think. The in-house singers and dancers were ok and did the usual mix of music from musicals, movies, moulin rouge French theme night etc. Sadly some performers were reluctant to crack a smile or seemed to be on an out-singing or out-performing each other kick. Costume changes were impressively timed.There wasn't one show we wish we hadn't attended and competition fierce for good seats.