Live From the Summit, 8/7 to 8/31, from an Aqua passenger viewpoint

[dleighb]

Finally had a moment to catch up. Did the speed test for you since we have Basic. We are in the aft part of the ship, port side, deck 7. Not sure how long this will take to upload, but maybe you'll be able to see it before tomorrow some time. We may try to use some of our shipboard credit to upgrade to Premium though as we aren't using it for alcohol like we though we would. I've been managing any of my photo uploads in ports using my phone's hot spot. It hasn't been too bad to deal with.

 

Thanks for the moscato sub recommendation. We have found there isn't a lot of point in asking for something specific or on the menu. They typically don't have what we ask for and we end up with a substitute. My husband went for a wine flight tasting as advertised in the Schedule and they didn't have any of the wines for the flight. The bartender also seemed clueless that there was an "anytime" wine tasting flight that you could chose from during certain hours of the day. *shrug* Alcohol seems to be a hot commodity.

[Ken the cruiser]

7 hours ago, Scottishclover said:

Enjoying your live report Ken. We are just off our first Celebrity cruise,Apex to the Baltic,  and also enjoyed the game shows each night with our teens. Great that you’re including some of the entertainment options. We would love to do this itinerary but there are quite a lot of sea days - is there enough to do, especially when the weather isn’t great? 

 

We loved our Apex cruise last November. Did they wheel out the Tree of Life in one of their production shows? That prop cost over $1 million to create!

 

Asfar as things to do on sea days, you can check out the Today sheets I post every day. But for us, we go to the lectures, usually 3 on sea days and then to an afternoon game show and trivia in the afternoon. Here’s a picture of our crowded it was at the 11 am lecture today. But as you might notice the majority of the audience was seniors. 😁

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

2 hours ago, dleighb said:

Finally had a moment to catch up. Did the speed test for you since we have Basic. We are in the aft part of the ship, port side, deck 7. Not sure how long this will take to upload, but maybe you'll be able to see it before tomorrow some time. We may try to use some of our shipboard credit to upgrade to Premium though as we aren't using it for alcohol like we though we would. I've been managing any of my photo uploads in ports using my phone's hot spot. It hasn't been too bad to deal with.

 

Thanks for the moscato sub recommendation. We have found there isn't a lot of point in asking for something specific or on the menu. They typically don't have what we ask for and we end up with a substitute. My husband went for a wine flight tasting as advertised in the Schedule and they didn't have any of the wines for the flight. The bartender also seemed clueless that there was an "anytime" wine tasting flight that you could chose from during certain hours of the day. *shrug* Alcohol seems to be a hot commodity.

Not quite sure what a wine tasting “flight”, so if you could elaborate that would be great. Just went on the balcony with the sliding door closed, as my DW wants to stay warm and I love sitting out in the open air, and took this test around 12:40 pm. The download speed is strong, but the upload speed is definitely a little weak, especially if you’re trying to upload some large photos like I’m getting ready to do. Well, 3-4 mb size photos anyway.

 

[kwokpot]

14 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Not quite sure what a wine tasting “flight”, so if you could elaborate that would be great.

"A flight is an order of samplings or tastings of selected beverages or food items that is served on a wooden board or in a specially designed carrier."

[Ken the cruiser]

This morning there were 3 lectures, one at 9 am, 10 am and 11 am. We went to all 3, but were a little late finishing breakfast, so we missed the first part of Mike West’s “The Queens of the Seas” lecture.

 

 

 

 
Then there was Dr Thom Duryea’s lecture which explained how the “Vikings” spread their influence early on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Then is was time to learn more about forensic science by Norma

 

  

 

 

 
BTW the upload of the pictures didn’t take long at all! 😁

 

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

1 hour ago, kwokpot said:

"A flight is an order of samplings or tastings of selected beverages or food items that is served on a wooden board or in a specially designed carrier."

Well, there you go then. I learned something new today! Thanks!! 😁

[Oville]

Ken, got a chuckle out of this when I saw it in today’s newspaper end of week quiz.

[Oceansaway17]

17 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

We are on our way to Qaqortoq, Greenland, just before the fog set in, with 2 sea days in between before we get there.

 

well it should be interesting if the ship blows the horn much due to fog.

Hope you have good weather in Greenland.

[Ken the cruiser]

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

well it should be interesting if the ship blows the horn much due to fog.

Hope you have good weather in Greenland.

The sun is starting to come out now, but they are still blowing it on a regular basis and have been for quite some time. That explains, though, why I’m not seeing any whales. The horn is scaring them away! 😂

 

 

 

[Oceansaway17]

Just now, Ken the cruiser said:

The sun is starting to come out now, but they are still blowing it on a regular basis and have been for quite some time. That explains, though, why I’m not seeing any whales. The horn is scaring them away! 😂

 

 

 

aw sorry to hear this.  yes horns are needed but can harm the delicate ears of the whales and humans.  hope weather is great in Greenland.  Loo forward to your photos.  BTW JJ Cruise You Tubers are on board so look for them.  They are two nice married guys who are friendly and provide lots of good videos and stories.

[Ken the cruiser]

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

aw sorry to hear this.  yes horns are needed but can harm the delicate ears of the whales and humans.  hope weather is great in Greenland.  Loo forward to your photos.  BTW JJ Cruise You Tubers are on board so look for them.  They are two nice married guys who are friendly and provide lots of good videos and stories.

Will do. Just checked the weather for Sunday and it looks like it will be chilly, but no rain forecasted for that day. 🤞🤞

 

[Oceansaway17]

Just now, Ken the cruiser said:

Will do. Just checked the weather for Sunday and it looks like it will be chilly, but no rain forecasted for that day. 🤞🤞

 

chilly is GOOD as you won't get over heated and makes for enjoyable walking with a nice jacket.

That is why I love the northern routes like Norway, UK, Alaska and NE.   

looking forward to your photos.  I won't get to Greenland any time soon but will do Iceland (god willing next year)

[Ken the cruiser]

Went to an intense game show this afternoon up in the Sky Lounge called Mad Gabbin. 
 

   
The goal is to guess what the clues given actually represent. For example, here’s an easy one. 
 

[eyelovcrusin]

19 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

OK, it was slow in Blu at 5 pm this evening, so I ask the sommelier what were the best red wines they had. He showed me these 3, all of which require a Premium Beverage Package to get them by the glass for free. Hope this helps.

 

 

  

 

Ken,

  Thanks for checking.

[miched]

4 hours ago, Oville said:

Ken, got a chuckle out of this when I saw it in today’s newspaper end of week quiz.

I think it is Lantern bugs.  They create havoc to the fruit trees

 

https://detroitnews-mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=03a0194a6_13485b0

[Oville]

8 minutes ago, miched said:

I think it is Lantern bugs.  They create havoc to the fruit trees

 

https://detroitnews-mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=03a0194a6_13485b0

I got the answer correct because of Ken’s pic in Halifax.

[Ken the cruiser]

2 hours ago, Oville said:

I got the answer correct because of Ken’s pic in Halifax.

Yay!! 😂

[Ken the cruiser]

This evening after another tasty dinner in Blu, it was off to see the production show, Intimate Broadway Cabaret. But IMHO I have to say we must have been spoiled by the E and S class production shows (since cruising started back) up because the shows we’ve seen so far on the Constellation (in Dec) and now on the Summit have just not been up to Celebrity standards. But, like I said, that’s just my opinion.

 

 
Then it was off to the evening game show in the Rendezvous Lounge to have a good laugh. Tonight is was Friendly Feud.

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Ken the cruiser]

Day 7 - Aug 13 - Sea day

 

 

 

 

 

[Mary loves to travel]

The Elton John tribute should be fun!    

 

I'm impressed with the number of daily lectures.   Very nice.

[Ken the cruiser]

11 hours ago, Mary loves to travel said:

The Elton John tribute should be fun!    

 

I'm impressed with the number of daily lectures.   Very nice.

They definitely fill up the morning on a sea day! 😂

 

[Ken the cruiser]

This morning after having a late breakfast in Blu just before 9 am, we missed Mike West’s lecture on Funnels, Flags and Funny Paint. However, we’ll be able to watch it later on TV, like we can with any of the other lectures we might miss.

 

But we were able to see Dr Thom Duryea’s lecture on “Viking Discover of Greenland”. Interesting side note, I didn’t realize Greenland’s climate was warmer back then than it is now due to the direction change of the Gulf Stream flow back in the 1300s, as noted in the last slide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Ken the cruiser]

BTW I’m sitting on the balcony with the current temperature at 49F, with a light coat on of course. But another perk of booking an aft-facing cabin is that there is usually very little breeze, if any, while the ship is moving. So you can do something like this if you’re addicted to the balcony during downtimes like I am. 😁

 

[Ken the cruiser]

I haven’t seen any whales yet, but I did just see some wildlife flying behind the ship looking for anything tasty to zero in on.
 

 

BTW if you would like to see our current location at any time, just click on this link.

 
https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Celebrity-Summit-713

[Ken the cruiser]

After another tasty lunch at the Spa Cafe, we headed over to the theater to watch Norma give another very interesting lecture on finger prints and DNA.

 

 

 

 
And wow, the sun is trying to finally peak through the clouds. Yay!! 😂