Treasure Hunter Posted January 18, 2022 #201 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Only Celebrity excursions allowed. Masked indoors and outdoors regardless of vaccination status. Friends went to the beach. They said charge to go was cheaper than if they had arranged to go themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judatt Posted January 18, 2022 #202 Share Posted January 18, 2022 As we get ready to depart from our final port of call on this cruise I suppose I’d sum it up like this. we booked a 12 day cruise with 7 island stops and assuming we make it back to Fort Lauderdale in a couple of days we’ve had a successful 7 island cruise. Yes, one island was different than advertised but it was a great stop. We’ve done 3 ship excursions and 2 taxi tours on our own. The other 2 ports we were able to go into a contained shopping area and do some souvenir hunting. the food has been very good and I’d probably say excellent. We’ve dined in Murano twice and Le Petit Chef once as well as our normal meals in Luminae. All have been great and the service great. The crew seems to have good morale. while there have been no singers and dancers revue type shows, we have had a headliner each evening and they've all been good. Very talented performers. best I can recall we’ve had a grand total of 5 Covid cases among passengers and 2 among crew. With 1500 passengers and 1000 crew that’s about 1/3 of 1% among passengers and 1/4 of 1% among the crew. we’ve worn our masks except when eating and drinking. We’ve enjoyed the solarium several times and no one sat with 15-20 feet of us so we didn’t wear our masks in there. all in all a different cruise but an enjoyable cruise. We’re glad we came. We get off this ship Friday and get on the Silhouette on Monday for a similar cruise but different ports. Looking forward to that cruise as well. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kik35 Posted January 18, 2022 #203 Share Posted January 18, 2022 @judattgreat positive summary of the cruise!! Glad it went well and hope you have a great cruise next week!!🛳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kik35 Posted January 18, 2022 #204 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Treasure Hunter said: Only Celebrity excursions allowed. Masked indoors and outdoors regardless of vaccination status. Friends went to the beach. They said charge to go was cheaper than if they had arranged to go themselves. Thanks for the info! Even though it was not what I wanted to hear, hoping things change in a month🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixi_lynn Posted January 18, 2022 #205 Share Posted January 18, 2022 19 hours ago, kptbylorraine said: Wow! Looks similar to a dessert served in Wonderland on RCCL Symphony OTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted January 18, 2022 #206 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Great summary, glad you enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 18, 2022 #207 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Friends said the beach was only ok. There were bathrooms and a bar but the land dropped off dramatically once in the water and there was a bad undertow . People had problems getting out of the water. The beach was a 40 drive from the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 18, 2022 #208 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Also I disagree with the quality of the entertainment. The two comedians were very good as was Celli and the violinist. The singers were poor ( screaming) and obviously last minute emergency replacements. I missed the production shows. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t love the cruise just that I spent more time in the casino. Also the area used for game shows was too small without enough seating. Staff was wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted January 18, 2022 #209 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Treasure Hunter said: Also I disagree with the quality of the entertainment. The two comedians were very good as was Celli and the violinist. The singers were poor ( screaming) and obviously last minute emergency replacements. I missed the production shows. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t love the cruise just that I spent more time in the casino. Also the area used for game shows was too small without enough seating. Staff was wonderful. What area were they using for game shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 18, 2022 #210 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just right outside the theater. In an open area that everyone walks by to get to the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptbylorraine Posted January 19, 2022 #211 Share Posted January 19, 2022 That was never a great area for game shoes. Always thought they should move it into the small theater for more seating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharonK Posted January 19, 2022 #212 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Treasure Hunter said: Just right outside the theater. In an open area that everyone walks by to get to the theater. I agree. Even before covid I thought that wasn't a good place to have things as it blocks the walkway. But no one ever asked me for my opinion!😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 19, 2022 #213 Share Posted January 19, 2022 There was just an announcement by the CD ( around 10 pm) that we were stopping at St Martin because of a medical emergency but it would not delay our arrival in Fort Lauderdale. No other information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judatt Posted January 19, 2022 #214 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Captain just announced 2 crew have tested positive so that’s a total of 5 passengers and 4 crew on this cruise. Still extremely low percentages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judatt Posted January 19, 2022 #215 Share Posted January 19, 2022 20 hours ago, Treasure Hunter said: Also I disagree with the quality of the entertainment. The two comedians were very good as was Celli and the violinist. The singers were poor ( screaming) and obviously last minute emergency replacements. I missed the production shows. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t love the cruise just that I spent more time in the casino. Also the area used for game shows was too small without enough seating. Staff was wonderful. My wife will tell you I’m easily pleased 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 19, 2022 #216 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Two more people in medical with covid symptoms. Close contacts are being checked. I think is is a total of 7 passengers with one sea day to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hawkstar33 Posted January 20, 2022 #217 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 2:58 PM, judatt said: As we get ready to depart from our final port of call on this cruise I suppose I’d sum it up like this. we booked a 12 day cruise with 7 island stops and assuming we make it back to Fort Lauderdale in a couple of days we’ve had a successful 7 island cruise. Yes, one island was different than advertised but it was a great stop. We’ve done 3 ship excursions and 2 taxi tours on our own. The other 2 ports we were able to go into a contained shopping area and do some souvenir hunting. the food has been very good and I’d probably say excellent. We’ve dined in Murano twice and Le Petit Chef once as well as our normal meals in Luminae. All have been great and the service great. The crew seems to have good morale. while there have been no singers and dancers revue type shows, we have had a headliner each evening and they've all been good. Very talented performers. best I can recall we’ve had a grand total of 5 Covid cases among passengers and 2 among crew. With 1500 passengers and 1000 crew that’s about 1/3 of 1% among passengers and 1/4 of 1% among the crew. we’ve worn our masks except when eating and drinking. We’ve enjoyed the solarium several times and no one sat with 15-20 feet of us so we didn’t wear our masks in there. all in all a different cruise but an enjoyable cruise. We’re glad we came. We get off this ship Friday and get on the Silhouette on Monday for a similar cruise but different ports. Looking forward to that cruise as well. Question please. Have you or when will you be tested for Silhouette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 20, 2022 #218 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Finally tonight fabulous entertainment 4 guys from the UK rocked the house. Our Lady Valentine -do not miss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kptbylorraine Posted January 20, 2022 #219 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just googled OLV. They sound great. Hope they’re onboard Feb.11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKL Posted January 20, 2022 #220 Share Posted January 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, kptbylorraine said: Just googled OLV. They sound great. Hope they’re onboard Feb.11. According to their schedule they are on the Equinox until Jan 30th and not back on the Equinox until the end of March. They also appear on other ships. I was hoping they'd be on our March 13th sailing however, it looks like we'll miss them too. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 20, 2022 #221 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Tonight is Uptown . Saw them on another ship. They are also very good. But I’m sure you’ll have production shows. The troupe is on board. Packing today. Captain did Liars Club last night with Shawna and Gregg the comedian ( it was wild and definitely 18+) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmalbers Posted January 20, 2022 #222 Share Posted January 20, 2022 13 hours ago, Treasure Hunter said: Finally tonight fabulous entertainment 4 guys from the UK rocked the house. Our Lady Valentine -do not miss. Wow they do sound great, I knew X would move from those beetles acts eventually, they were getting really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judatt Posted January 20, 2022 #223 Share Posted January 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Hawkstar33 said: Question please. Have you or when will you be tested for Silhouette? Yes. We get off equinox on Friday and can’t test for our Monday departure on silhouette until Saturday so we plan to use the Abbott/Optum tests recommended by Celebrity. We also used them for this cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted January 21, 2022 #224 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Off the ship and crying. Great safe cruise. .003% covid all mild. Much safer than staying home. Book another on the Edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted January 21, 2022 #225 Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Treasure Hunter said: Off the ship and crying. Great safe cruise. .003% covid all mild. Much safer than staying home. Book another on the Edge. Thanks for bringing the ship back safely for those of us sailing today! When is your Edge sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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