Live Review Apex 1/8/2022 - 1/15/2022 Virtual Cruise Plenty of Pictures.

[kwokpot]

32 minutes ago, NavyCruiser said:

The last night's show, Rockumentary, was the best show ever, in our 35+ cruises.  Awesome band played the best rock n roll classics ever.

The woman who sings the Joplin song is AMAZING!

[mac_tlc]

22 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

Interesting art that would not be appreciated in the bible belt.

Reminds me of an Everybody Loves Raymond episode😜.

 

mac_tlc

[SNJCruisers]

2 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

There you are, I was wondering if you made it on the ship last week because you didn’t say anything on any post!  Hope you are enjoying this cruise as much as we are.

It's been great.  Enjoyed our dinners last week at Tuscan, Cosmopolitan and Normandie, with Normandie being our favorite.  Since we had 450 in OBC this week, we will be at Fine Cuts and Eden twice each and still have 120 to burn.

We'll have to pick a time and location to have a drink this week.

[RedneckBob]

1 hour ago, SNJCruisers said:

Was it in the main showroom or the Club?  Last week the R rated was in the smaller club.  Thanks

Showroom.
 

We had 1700 passengers on our cruise

[RedneckBob]

18 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

The woman who sings the Joplin song is AMAZING!

Ditto

[SNJCruisers]

2 hours ago, Birdnutty said:

It looks to me like you can serve yourself?  I thought the staff had to serve everything so the pax didn't touch the tongs.  Those desserts.... groan......

No self serve at all.  Staff does it all.

[CruiserKris34]

First of all, thank you for all of the posts & especially pictures....they are great!!  We're debating booking the Apex for 2/26.  Can you use OBC in the casino?  And do the slots seem any better or worse than land-based casinos?  Are they doing table games, like 3 card?  I like to gamble 🙂  LOL  Thx!  Kris

[#55worktoplay]

1 hour ago, SNJCruisers said:

The best thing about the Apex is that there is no traditional MDR.  Instead there are four, Tuscan (Italian), Cosmopolitan (American), Cyprus (Mediterranean), & Normandie (French).  Each location has there own specialty menu that remains constant for that venue only.  There is also the classic menu that remains constant all of  the time at all four venues such as french onion soup, caesar salad and shrimp cocktail under apps and ny strip steak, chicken breast and grilled salmon for entrees.  In addition there are the daily choices that are constant in all four venues but change in a daily basis.  The bottom line is that you have 10 apps and 10 entrees to choose from on a daily basis.

Thanks for the info. I’m sold 😀. @BennyBrun pictures are making me very hungry and the ship, oh my it looks beautiful.  I actually researched this morning so Celebrity should pay him commission. Is the Beyond going to be the same?

[SNJCruisers]

2 hours ago, Peery5 said:

Where are the smoking sections on apex?  We board on the 15th.

1.Port side aft deck 5 next to Eden.

2. Starboard side aft deck 15 @ Sunset Bar

3. Starboard midship deck 15 next to pool bar

[SNJCruisers]

1 hour ago, BennyBrun said:

How was the food?  We are scheduled there in a few days!

Delicious.  My DW had the Caesar Salad and the 9 oz bone in filet

[SNJCruisers]

1 hour ago, mocruzer said:

Did you pay to upgrade, or was it free?  

Free

[SNJCruisers]

20 minutes ago, #55worktoplay said:

Thanks for the info. I’m sold 😀. @BennyBrunIs the Beyond going to be the same?

The Beyond is going to be slightly larger, have two cantilevered pools and if you have deep pockets the Retreat is going to be enlarged and improved.

[Islandhop9]

16 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

Free

Was your original floor taken for quarantine? 

[LMC]

Wow!  We are on a B2B on the Apex on March 12 and 19th and you’re killing me!  The ship, the food…..all  looks so beautiful!  Thanks so much for your info…..glad you had a great time!

[kabmab]

Tks for this great live post!  We were on the Apex out of Piraeus in August with 400 passengers.  Best cruise ever.  Supposed to be on the Connie currently but we cancelled.  

[Hogladyrider]

@BennyBrun....WOWZA what a beauty of a ship!  Talk about cruising in luxury, guessing it is pretty pricey to sail on Celebrity.

 

Your photos are amazing and really enjoying following along.

[Waterluv]

On 1/8/2022 at 12:05 PM, BennyBrun said:

Day 1

 

For the casino crowd!

Thank you so much for posting actual pictures of some of the slots. When you play slots we have our go-to favorite machines. I’ll be on for my birthday in April and I can’t wait. Stay safe and have a fantastic voyage 🎂😜

[SNJCruisers]

1 hour ago, Islandhop9 said:

Was your original floor taken for quarantine? 

No.  We were on deck 9 inside cabin, this week we're on deck 8 IV cabin that we booked 2 years ago on the Edge.  Last week we got upgraded to an IV concierge cabin on deck 9.

[SNJCruisers]

1 hour ago, Hogladyrider said:

@BennyBrun....WOWZA what a beauty of a ship!  Talk about cruising in luxury, guessing it is pretty pricey to sail on Celebrity.

 

Your photos are amazing and really enjoying following along.

If you get a perks free inside cabin, it's very reasonable if you can get one last minute.  We did our 5 day inside with classic drinks package, wifi and tips for about 700 pp all in with port fees.  

[verizon]

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[BennyBrun]

3 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

They are using the same bags as the treats from Cafe Al Bacio go into.  By the way, the almond croissants are to die for.  Nicely washed down with a double espresso over ice with Baileys.

I LOVE the almond croissant.  I hand write that on my breakfast menu for room service.  They are so nice and always include that on my tray.

[BennyBrun]

1 hour ago, Waterluv said:

Thank you so much for posting actual pictures of some of the slots. When you play slots we have our go-to favorite machines. I’ll be on for my birthday in April and I can’t wait. Stay safe and have a fantastic voyage 🎂😜

Thank you!  Have fun on your cruise and best of luck!

[BennyBrun]

2 hours ago, #55worktoplay said:

Thanks for the info. I’m sold 😀. @BennyBrun pictures are making me very hungry and the ship, oh my it looks beautiful.  I actually researched this morning so Celebrity should pay him commission. Is the Beyond going to be the same?

Same class ship.  The layout might be slightly different.

[hcat]

4 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

Thank you son much.  I am glad that you are enjoying my review.  I like photo reviews so people can judge for themselves.  Not a fan of over the top click bait travel reviews.

 

it’s going to be hard to say farewell but we have Oasis of the Sea at the end of January to look forward to so we will try to hang in there.  Please come along and join another virtual cruise.  It’s going to be a different tone than the current reviews on Royal’s board.

Hope you wont be too let down.   E Class was  a much finer experience,

Oasis was Okay but dining , shopping and the ship itself could not compare.

It did have good music and shows but there were line ups for everything..maybe not a factor nowadays

[hcat]

4 minutes ago, BennyBrun said:

Same class ship.  The layout might be slightly different.

Check out the BEYOND  thread for differences..and good  links. Ship looks like it will be amazing.  We are booked!