Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1226 Share Posted September 14, 2021 St Kitts - Guests without tours are permitted to go to the Pier "for a shopping opportunity" To leave the port you must be on either a Celebrity Tour or a Government approved private tour available at the end of the pier (Non-Celebrity). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1227 Share Posted September 14, 2021 23 hours ago, fstuff1 said: Wished we could also explore the pier at st kitts. (Been to st maarten and st kitts so not taking any excursions. But getting off the ship for just a little while is nice) Your Wish is MY command.... You are free to go ashore today for a shopping opportunity at the port. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1228 Share Posted September 14, 2021 17 hours ago, durangokid said: Yikes! On our November 7 cruise we are on the 6th deck...unless they move us between now and then. I think you should be ok. They have new staff coming aboard shortly and should bring the staffing up to about 95% by November. New crew are put into isolation for I believe 14 days upon joining the ship thus the reason they have the rooms prepped and tables outside the doors. Meals are left there so there is not contact. By Mid to Late November they hope to start increasing passenger load. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstuff1 Posted September 14, 2021 #1229 Share Posted September 14, 2021 14 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Grandeur of the Sea (looking like a ghost ship) was parked next to us all day and about 5:30 it departed turned around and then redocked about 2 piers away. We had to wait for them to get docked before we could leave. The sun finally broke through, just in time for our sail away. Another strange thing: There was another cruise ship in the harbor all afternoon. Why didn't it dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1230 Share Posted September 14, 2021 16 hours ago, Arzeena said: Jim, What port is next? St Kitts which is our last port of the cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1231 Share Posted September 14, 2021 16 hours ago, taylortime05 said: Thank you! I'll feel great when we are onboard with our 1st cocktail. It does sound nice not to have a full ship. I have 2 ship excursions booked for Aruba and Curaca. For Bonaire we have a cruise & snorkel with Woodwinds. I haven't heard of port cancellations for the next cruise. Lets hit we get the full ABC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1232 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, peony1 said: Hi, can you just refresh my memory. We are going on the Septemeber 26 cruise, which was suppose to be the same. How many days prior did they change your itinerary. Thanks for all your information! It varied. We had our first change of Nassau being cut and replaced with a sea day about a week prior to sailing. Antigua was cancelled the evening prior to arrival. The cause of the cancellation was Antigua put in a 24 hour quarantine for all visitors. When Antigua was cancelled they put us into St Thomas and switched a couple ports causing all excursion on those to be cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1233 Share Posted September 14, 2021 St Kitts today. Predicting 50% chance of showers today 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1234 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, fstuff1 said: Another strange thing: There was another cruise ship in the harbor all afternoon. Why didn't it dock? Actually 2 ships out there - Vision of the Sea and Rhapsody of the Sea. It appears they are here until sailing again in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted September 14, 2021 #1235 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hope weather holds..St Kitts is one of our favorite ports...beautiful place , great views, lots of history..love the old buildings in Basseterre . ( avoid photos with monkeys!) St Kitts is one of the ports listed on our Reflection cruise itinerary in January. We have 3 sea days, St Lucia, Barbados, Antigua and St Kitts, 2 sea days and Port Ev. If we make it off the ship in more than one we will be pleased! We have toured most of them quite extensively, visited private resorts, etc, but we will look for the Private Journey for St Lucia. Jim... Should we let the Retreat Concierge ( or Excursions Manager) know as as soon as we board..St lucia is our 1st port after the 3 sea days.? Can you re post company you used and name of your guide.( too lazy to scroll back) .thanks,..no rush, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylortime05 Posted September 14, 2021 #1236 Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, MartinsCruise said: We'll be having our first drink at the Sunset Bar so stop by if you see us. Yes, we will for sure! Look forward to meeting you both. Rick & sue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantstopingcruising Posted September 14, 2021 #1237 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I don't know if anyone addressed this issue, but I am very concerned about the elevators. Are they crowded? And do people wear masks in the elevators? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted September 14, 2021 #1238 Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) . Edited September 14, 2021 by Arzeena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted September 14, 2021 #1239 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Just now, Arzeena said: In August when we on the Equinox, we found that that the elevators were not crowded most of the time. Our cabin was on deck 8 right by the elevators. The few times (when we were in an elevator) and it started to feel that more people were getting on, we got out and used the stairs. We cannot ask people to get off, so we thought it was best to just get out ourselves if we felt uncomfortable. Everytime going down we used the stairs, unless there was a filled coffee mug involved. And yes, we wore our masks in the elevators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantstopingcruising Posted September 14, 2021 #1240 Share Posted September 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Arzeena said: Thank you for replying. Did the others wear masks in the elevators, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandhop9 Posted September 14, 2021 #1241 Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: I think you should be ok. They have new staff coming aboard shortly and should bring the staffing up to about 95% by November. New crew are put into isolation for I believe 14 days upon joining the ship thus the reason they have the rooms prepped and tables outside the doors. Meals are left there so there is not contact. By Mid to Late November they hope to start increasing passenger load. Hoping they don't fill our cruise up. Seems like the buffet may get clogged up if the ship gets very full without self serve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted September 14, 2021 #1242 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, cantstopingcruising said: I don't know if anyone addressed this issue, but I am very concerned about the elevators. Are they crowded? And do people wear masks in the elevators? Thanks On Silhouette , there were 4 circles in each corner of the lift. Everyone stuck to their circle, unless they were in a wheelchair. All passengers that I saw wore masks, but we were supposed to inside the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cangelmd Posted September 14, 2021 #1243 Share Posted September 14, 2021 42 minutes ago, cantstopingcruising said: Thank you for replying. Did the others wear masks in the elevators, too? On our August cruise, the elevators were rarely crowded, but after the first couple of days I started masking when I got on an elevator with someone else, I just felt more comfortable. Honestly though, given the short period of time you are on an elevator, I’m not sure what the risk is, and may not matter if the other people are actually on with you, vs just got off the elevator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny&Gary Posted September 14, 2021 #1244 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Jim, I am a Real Estate Broker in Dallas, TX. One of my agents, George Durstine, gave me your info when I told him that my husband and I would be on the Equinox this weekend. He said that he and his friend Trish had met you on a previous cruise, that you were currently on the Equinox, and would be on our cruise as well. Since then, two more couples of friends have booked and will be joining us as well, so we will have a Dallas contingent of six! We hope to meet up with you onboard! Any advice you can give us as we prepare and pack will be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted September 14, 2021 #1245 Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, cantstopingcruising said: Thank you for replying. Did the others wear masks in the elevators, too? Specific to our sailing : Very few that I observed in the beginning, but more wore masks as the cruise progressed. Edited September 14, 2021 by Arzeena 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted September 14, 2021 #1246 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, cangelmd said: On our August cruise, the elevators were rarely crowded, but after the first couple of days I started masking when I got on an elevator with someone else, I just felt more comfortable. Honestly though, given the short period of time you are on an elevator, I’m not sure what the risk is, and may not matter if the other people are actually on with you, vs just got off the elevator. In red is my reason too And in blue.....just felt better to walk out and avoid any potential situaton. I think you were on the same cruise as I was 8/15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1247 Share Posted September 14, 2021 6 hours ago, hcat said: Hope weather holds..St Kitts is one of our favorite ports...beautiful place , great views, lots of history..love the old buildings in Basseterre . ( avoid photos with monkeys!) St Kitts is one of the ports listed on our Reflection cruise itinerary in January. We have 3 sea days, St Lucia, Barbados, Antigua and St Kitts, 2 sea days and Port Ev. If we make it off the ship in more than one we will be pleased! We have toured most of them quite extensively, visited private resorts, etc, but we will look for the Private Journey for St Lucia. Jim... Should we let the Retreat Concierge ( or Excursions Manager) know as as soon as we board..St lucia is our 1st port after the 3 sea days.? Can you re post company you used and name of your guide.( too lazy to scroll back) .thanks,..no rush, You can contact Retreat Concierge and they will coordinate with Jenifer the Excursions Manager. We had a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1248 Share Posted September 14, 2021 5 hours ago, cantstopingcruising said: I don't know if anyone addressed this issue, but I am very concerned about the elevators. Are they crowded? And do people wear masks in the elevators? Thanks We have tried to avoid except when we see an empty. No most people do not wear masks and most do not in elevator. I've seen some with as many as 8-10 people in it and chose to walk instead. We each have our tolerance levels and do what you feel safe doing. I find most times if you take the far aft elevators they are usually empty. Being on a B2B we are all super cautious so we don't get contract traced and forced to leave the ship at the end of cruise 1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1249 Share Posted September 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Islandhop9 said: Hoping they don't fill our cruise up. Seems like the buffet may get clogged up if the ship gets very full without self serve? there are lots of options for dining besides the buffet or avoid at the prime times. We have enjoyed Aqua Spa Cafe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 14, 2021 Author #1250 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, upwarduk said: On Silhouette , there were 4 circles in each corner of the lift. Everyone stuck to their circle, unless they were in a wheelchair. All passengers that I saw wore masks, but we were supposed to inside the ship. Unfortunately on Equinox people pretty much ignore the floor markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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