Peery5 Posted January 16, 2022 #26 Share Posted January 16, 2022 40 minutes ago, ohiojohn said: Yes mask mandate is in effect for this cruise. We have not seen anyone without masks when inside. But outside masks are not required. Watching NFL games outside on the big screen on the Roof Top Garden is fantastic. Second game currently chilly. I must need to clean my glasses as I have seen numerous people without masks and even more with them under their noses and chins. Big difference in Silhouette and Apex. Not a bottle of hand sanitizer to be found in casino. On Silhouette there was one by each machine. At dinner In Normandy we asked for seats away from others. We were seated at the most distant table in the dining room. Which we thought was going to be great. Until they started seating others. Our waiter could not get between our table and the nearest one to us. When we left, over half the tables were empty. No need to cram us up like that. Maybe others like that close social atmosphere, but I do not. Will give it one more night and I may be having my dinner from room service or the buffet. The ship is a beauty though! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmagee Posted January 16, 2022 #27 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Following you here and on IG, Paul. Always glad to read your live reviews! Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie.1008 Posted January 16, 2022 #28 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On the Edge and Apex we had SV with regular veranda. I will be interest to see what you think about the IV. I think I would really miss a veranda sliding door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msteries Posted January 16, 2022 #29 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, ohiojohn said: Yes mask mandate is in effect for this cruise. We have not seen anyone without masks when inside. But outside masks are not required. Watching NFL games outside on the big screen on the Roof Top Garden is fantastic. Second game currently chilly. Great news about the big screen for NFL games (must remember my good windbreaker). Not keen on (hopefully) watching my beloved Packers play the championship game at an indoors bar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted January 16, 2022 #30 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Just followed you on Instagram!👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted January 16, 2022 #31 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Also on the 29th. I followed Bennys live report bit always look forward to yours. Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted January 16, 2022 #32 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Following! My only regret is that we don’t do social media so will miss a lot of post, but will take what we can get. Doing a B2B on Apex in February part our 49 days at sea challenge. was supposed to sail on Silhouette this week to start the adventure but moved that to March after disembarking Apex. Sailed Edge in September in a SS and enjoyed Edge. Hope you can grab a suite to compare the Retreat. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 16, 2022 #33 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, countess5 said: Following! My only regret is that we don’t do social media so will miss a lot of post, but will take what we can get. Doing a B2B on Apex in February part our 49 days at sea challenge. was supposed to sail on Silhouette this week to start the adventure but moved that to March after disembarking Apex. Sailed Edge in September in a SS and enjoyed Edge. Hope you can grab a suite to compare the Retreat. Cheers! Not sure why the preference is to post on Instagram i think we would have to sign up to participate. As a result, we will also miss out on any Instagram posts, but will follow here. Hope there will be some posts with photos here on Cruise Critic...along with the review , Enjoy! Edited January 16, 2022 by hcat 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrothead33 Posted January 16, 2022 #34 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Have a great cruise Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandp407 Posted January 16, 2022 #35 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Following - Wishing you & Edward another fabulous cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltcruisers123 Posted January 16, 2022 #36 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Exciting! We’re on the Apex next week. Looking forward to your updates. Have they announced how many are sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelexpert35 Posted January 16, 2022 #37 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Following along as well. Always enjoy your reviews. We always stay at the Riverside Hotel in Las Olas as the location is fabulous. Lovely hotel as well. Enjoy the cruise and stay safe & healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted January 16, 2022 #38 Share Posted January 16, 2022 12 hours ago, msteries said: Great news about the big screen for NFL games (must remember my good windbreaker). Not keen on (hopefully) watching my beloved Packers play the championship game at an indoors bar. One of the very few advantages of being a Chargers fan is not having to find a good place to watch the playoffs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijscheer Posted January 16, 2022 #39 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Can you get a picture of the passageway (on Deck 5) between the elevator lobby and the Eden/Blu area? I know what it is on the EDGE (I refer to it as the "Enchanted Forest." ) Wondering what it's like on APEX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted January 16, 2022 #40 Share Posted January 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, MamaFej said: One of the very few advantages of being a Chargers fan is not having to find a good place to watch the playoffs. I wish I hadn't watched the Patriots last night. It was just ugly! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland Posted January 16, 2022 #41 Share Posted January 16, 2022 ChicagoPaul-we'll be on the Apex Eastern Caribbean cruise in March. Would like to know what shore excursions for St. Thomas are being offered on the ship. On the website the options are very limited and don't appeal to us since we've been there numerous times. Just want to go to a beach and chill. I know we can hop on an open air taxi to take us to a beach which we've done in the past, but we have shipboard credit to burn. Thanks and have a fabulous time 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Posted January 16, 2022 #42 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Just finished following Benny's posts as we'll be sailing Apex soon and was so glad to see your thread that we can now follow. 😃 Have a great cruise and keep posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted January 16, 2022 #43 Share Posted January 16, 2022 46 minutes ago, ijscheer said: Can you get a picture of the passageway (on Deck 5) between the elevator lobby and the Eden/Blu area? I know what it is on the EDGE (I refer to it as the "Enchanted Forest." ) Wondering what it's like on APEX. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted January 16, 2022 #44 Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, kwokpot said: I like this much better than on EDGE, that was the only part of the ship I was like what were they thinking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwlane Posted January 16, 2022 #45 Share Posted January 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, maryland said: I know we can hop on an open air taxi Not now. Only way off the ship are Celebrity excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijscheer Posted January 16, 2022 #46 Share Posted January 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, kwokpot said: Thanks. For comparison, here's my shot of the EDGE. Note the mirrored walls ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted January 16, 2022 #47 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Much prefer that Edge corridor; the white suds look like a washing machine has had too many bubbles ( and I dread to think what it would be like in a crush with everyone exiting Eden at the same time) As a Brit could you find out if they are showing any football games ( round ball ⚽️) in the Craft bar please? And estimated pax numbers for next week too please ! Edited January 16, 2022 by little britain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peery5 Posted January 16, 2022 #48 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, cltcruisers123 said: Exciting! We’re on the Apex next week. Looking forward to your updates. Have they announced how many are sailing? I heard somewhere close to 1100. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiojohn Posted January 16, 2022 #49 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Only 1090 guests on this sailing of Apex 1-15-22. Told to us by the Cruise Director during the Comedian show last night. I also confirmed total by asking an officer while in an elevator. Also most of the crew have been double masked. About my previous statement of seeing most people with masks. We are mostly confining ourselves to the retreat area and when we go to the theatre we are far away from people. Getting coffee on deck 4 has not been crowded for us. Last night about 10pm we had drinks away from people around the Martini Bar. If there are people near us we just move. Edited January 16, 2022 by ohiojohn 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland Posted January 16, 2022 #50 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, jwlane said: Not now. Only way off the ship are Celebrity excursions. Last time I checked, St. Thomas you could do on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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