vtcruising Posted February 23, 2019 #26 Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Fighterone said: Paul, thank you for posting about your upcoming cruise and offering to answer questions. We are also booked in an S3 in a couple of months. What deck are you on if you care to mention it. I am concerned about the Magic Carpet passing by our balcony. It appears that we have an adjoining room and I am a bit concerned about the noise coming from the adjoining door. Never had a suite on Celebrity so not sure what Michael’s Lounge has to offer and how it compares to the Top Sail Lounge on MSC another favorite line of ours for their Yacht Club area. With this in mind, I’ve been looking at pictures of The Retreat on Deck 16 forward? Is food served here or is there only a bar, pool and sundeck? Concerning “Luminae at the Retreat”, is The Retreat what used to be called Michael’s Lounge? I cannot seem to find anything about Michael’s Lounge on this ship. Also curious to know about the menus available at Luminae and the quality of the food here and at the OVC. Will you be checking out the 4 MDR dining venues also, Tuscan, Cosmo, Normandie and Cyprus or will you be satisfied with Luminae? I had made reservations for these until I realized that they are part of the MDR. What specialty restaurants did you book if any? TIA Cheers and looking forward to learning a lot from your experience! Here are a few threads that may answer your questions prior to your cruise (not sure if you have been following the Edge threads):🙂 The first post in this thread will outline the Retreat (and Edge Suite Life) as first rolled out - the end of the thread will give you some of the feedback after the ship was launched (some surprises). This one discusses the Edge Sky Suites (again the end of the thread will have info from those who have sailed in Edge sky suites): This thread will give you the Luminae menus for 7 days: Edge Dining Venues: This may help with explaining the dining venues Paul and Edward, have a great cruise!!🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravbo Posted February 23, 2019 #27 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi Paul and Edward, Have a great cruise. Looking forward to your impressions of Edge. Are you doing 7 days or are you doing B2B? We are currently on the 2nd leg of 21 days on Reflection. Arrive in Aruba today. Stay safe and have a good time. Bob (and Terry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastern flygirl Posted February 23, 2019 #28 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi Paul and Edward I have been waiting for you to cruise again, love what you have to say. Have a great cruise and I will read every word🛳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted February 23, 2019 #29 Share Posted February 23, 2019 So excited as no winter cruise for us this year. So looking forward to your review. Have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted February 23, 2019 #30 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hey CP! It will be very interesting to have a very experienced cruise passenger and blogger such as you report your views on Edge. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkette76 Posted February 23, 2019 #31 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Seeing this review brightened my morning! Love your travel blogs Paul. You always include very helpful information. We're in a Sky Suite on Edge at the end of March. I am very much looking forward to reading your insights. Thanks for taking the time to let us all tag along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted February 23, 2019 #32 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Here is a picture I took a couple of weeks ago of the S3 cabins while we were docked next to edge on Summit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerMom#3 Posted February 23, 2019 #33 Share Posted February 23, 2019 If I can't go on a cruise, the next best thing is a cruise with Chicago Paul. Looking forward to "cruising" with you again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpark895 Posted February 23, 2019 #34 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looking forward to what is always a great ChicagoPaul review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagopaul Posted February 23, 2019 Author #35 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well our flight was uneventful, just how it should be, albeit with a hard landing and some longer than normal wait for luggage. Planned to take an Uber from the airport but the signal on cellular and WiFi was terrible. It seemed like everyone was using it. At least we didn’t have to wait long in a cab line, there was no wait. We are currently heading to the hotel where we will check in and then meet our friends Bob and Kathy for a drink. On here we affectionately call them Mr. and Mrs. Dewars. Here is my first official drink drink vacation on the plane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikisDad Posted February 23, 2019 #36 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Always love your reviews. Bon voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyhooked Posted February 23, 2019 #37 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looking forward to your review. We will take our 1st Celebrity cruise on Reflection In a few weeks. Thinking about Edge for 2020. Your review will be great to learn all we can. Thank you for taking the time to share. Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Chrissi3010 Posted February 23, 2019 #38 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi Paul, great to read another review of yours. I always enjoy them very much. Where's the cruise going to? Safe travels & happy cruising 🚢 Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecruzin Posted February 23, 2019 #39 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looking forward to “traveling” with you again! We stayed at the RC in FLL after an Azamara TA in Nov. Thoroughly enjoyed it, great staff and the breakfast buffet is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrothead33 Posted February 23, 2019 #40 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi Paul. Always enjoy your blogs and have been waiting patiently for this one to start. We don't sail on the Edge until November so will be closely following and looking forward to your insight. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Bon voyage! Kym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted February 23, 2019 #41 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yay! Another Paul & Edward Adventure! I’ll follow gleefully along now that I’ve finished snowblowing 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxedfun Posted February 23, 2019 #42 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Paul, did I meet you at a concert at the Oakland Coliseum in the 90s? Or was that another Paul Blackburn from Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raudacruise Posted February 23, 2019 #43 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi ChicagoPaul & Edward! As always, so excited to read your live report. Bon voyage! 🍸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatTomcruise Posted February 23, 2019 #44 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hello Paul, So looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Edge! Great to be escaping Chicago for a bit. I don’t think we are able to get away until March. Until then I will live vicariously through you! Safe travels and enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted February 23, 2019 #45 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looking forward your impressions of Edge, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florisdekort Posted February 23, 2019 #46 Share Posted February 23, 2019 My partner and I will be on board as well. We’re also traveling in a suite. Looking forward to meeting you both! Floris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suekay Posted February 23, 2019 #47 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I've not got the slightest interest in sailing on Edge, and it's unlikely we'll ever sail in a suite barring a lottery win, but I do enjoy reading your blogs, so I'm looking forward to this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JoePDX Posted February 23, 2019 #48 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Have a great trip Paul & Edward! Always fun to follow along on your adventures. Especially looking forward to hearing your impressions on Edge. My husband and I board Edge in 64 days for the Transatlantic. 😊 Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20cruzer Posted February 23, 2019 #49 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Thank god you are finally going on the Edge. As you know I just got off the equinox today, we are at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale and fly out at 8:30 in the morning back to San Francisco. Paul what I would like to know was what do you think of the furnishings throughout the ship in my opinion they all look like they came from IKEA nothing looks high and to me I hope I am wrong about my opinion and I’m looking for your thoughts. I have seen from someone else’s post that the barstools at the Sunset bar falling apart and had to be replaced already. Most importantly I want to know about the martini bar, is it big enough is it, it looks so tiny to me. Please give a big hello to Imade for me. Taz is also there another person you could say high from me. My regards to Edward, have a great cruise. Norma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisingxpert Posted February 23, 2019 #50 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Looking forward to following along. Really enjoyed your last adventure. I have a favour to ask. I have posted about the Kelly Hoppen rocking chair having been removed from the suites and asked if anyone has any information about they might be putting there instead. If you can find anything out, I would really appreciate it. We are on the March 24th cruise. Edited February 23, 2019 by cruisingxpert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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