Live: Oct 22 2022 Constellation Mediterranean Passage Transatlantic

[mahdnc]

Antipasti board at the Tuscan Grille:

 

[onyourmark]

I was wondering if the Future Cruise desk is offering an incentive to book your next cruise on board.

Thanks for checking.  We'll be on Celebrity Equinox in December, hoping to book a January cruise while on board.

 

 

 

 

[mahdnc]

17 minutes ago, onyourmark said:

I was wondering if the Future Cruise desk is offering an incentive to book your next cruise on board.

Thanks for checking.  We'll be on Celebrity Equinox in December, hoping to book a January cruise while on board.

 

 

 

 

They are offering the usual incentive for booking on board. Up to $500 OBC depending on the cabin category and length of the cruise booked. I can send a photo of the flyer that has the offer later tonight. Or someone may post it for me. It’s the same offer that’s been out there for a while. 
 

Coincidentally, we just visited the Future Cruises department today to put down a $100 pp deposit that allows us to book another cruise 18 months from now—and qualify for the same OBC offer. 

Edited November 2, 2022 by mahdnc

[mahdnc]

Current position:

 

We are a day and a half from our stop at Nassau. 

[mahdnc]

I took the last two lemon tarts tonight

[hrhdhd]

Save me an olive! 😉

[mahdnc]

Dessert at the Tuscan Grille:

[GonzoWCS]

Those Camp folks are some happy campers!

 

Cheers

[onyourmark]

2 hours ago, mahdnc said:

They are offering the usual incentive for booking on board. Up to $500 OBC depending on the cabin category and length of the cruise booked. I can send a photo of the flyer that has the offer later tonight. Or someone may post it for me. It’s the same offer that’s been out there for a while. 
 

Coincidentally, we just visited the Future Cruises department today to put down a $100 pp deposit that allows us to book another cruise 18 months from now—and qualify for the same OBC offer. 

Great timing!  A photo of the sheet would be fantastic.

 

 

[mahdnc]

1 hour ago, onyourmark said:

Great timing!  A photo of the sheet would be fantastic.

 

 

[Tee & Chilli]

Those pictures at Tuscan look delicious. Have you seen any on board dining offers? Did you try the steak? This will be our first Tuscan experience. Thank you

[mahdnc]

18 minutes ago, Tee & Chilli said:

Those pictures at Tuscan look delicious. Have you seen any on board dining offers? Did you try the steak? This will be our first Tuscan experience. Thank you

I’ve yet to see any favorable offers being made for specialty dining. 
 

I had the filet mignon two nights ago and my wife had it tonight. The steak was excellent both times. 

[mahdnc]

I played blackjack at the casino from 8-11 pm this evening. For those three hours I was the only one at the single deck/$10 table. In fact the casino was largely empty. The other two active blackjack tables including the $6 table had only a couple of players. The $25 and $50 tables were idle and not even staffed.  Early on I figured it was because people were at the evening show, but as the night wore on, it was clear that was not the answer.  

 

I finally asked the dealer where everyone was and she politely told me that the European and Transatlantic itineraries have an elderly  passenger demographic that go to sleep by mid evening. She said by midnight the casino is usually shutdown because it is empty.
 

She also went on to say that it will change when Constellation beings its winter Caribbean season. That passenger demographic is typically younger, likes to party, and hits the casino well into the evening. 

 

[mahdnc]

I played blackjack at the casino from 8-11 pm this evening. For those three hours I was the only one at the single deck/$10 table. In fact the casino was largely empty. The other two active blackjack tables including the $6 table had only a couple of players. The $25 and $50 tables were idle and not even staffed.  Early on I figured it was because people were at the evening show, but as the night wore on, it was clear that was not the answer.  

 

I finally asked the dealer where everyone was and she politely told me that the European and Transatlantic itineraries have an elderly  passenger demographic that go to sleep by mid evening. She said by midnight the casino is usually shutdown because it is empty.
 

She also went on to say that it will change when Constellation beings its winter Caribbean season. That passenger demographic is typically younger, likes to party, and hits the casino well into the evening. 

 

[mahdnc]

 

So as far as blackjack goes, there were three tables in operation at the Fortunes Casino:

 

1. $6 table. Multiple deck. A continuous shuffling machine of sorts. 6:5 payout for a blackjack. You can double after splits. 
 

2. $10 table. Multiple deck. Manual shuffling. 6:5 payout for blackjack. You can double after splits. 
 

3. $10 table. Single deck. Manual shuffling. 6:5 payout for blackjack. You cannot double after splits. 
 

You had to play at the $25 and $50 table to get a traditional 3:2 payout for blackjack. Neither of those tables have been opening on this cruise due to lack of demand. 
 

 

Edited November 3, 2022 by mahdnc

[mahdnc]

The old movies continue to be shown on the stateroom television. Von Ryan’s Express (1965) was on this evening. Juno (2007) was on last night. 

[Islandbuoy]

8 hours ago, onyourmark said:

Great timing!  A photo of the sheet would be fantastic.

 

 

Are they offering on simply sail bookings?

 

[mahdnc]

 

[mahdnc]

Some pictures from yesterday:

 

 

 

[mahdnc]

3 hours ago, Islandbuoy said:

Are they offering on simply sail bookings?

 

I don’t know. If I think of it and if they’re not busy, I ask. 

[cruisemom42]

14 hours ago, mahdnc said:

Dessert at the Tuscan Grille:

 

Love the zeppole!  My favorite Tuscan Grille dessert. 😁

[BermudaBound2014]

What is the occupancy for this sailing? (sorry if I missed it).

 

I appreciate all your posts 🙂

[mahdnc]

The current view from the aft:

[postnobills]

Really enjoying following along on your trip report, especially since we are on the return trip to Europe next spring.

 

Do you know if there is a way to connect a laptop to the TV in the stateroom in order to play movies stored on a PC (or to stream from a phone/ipad).  The ship's collection of provided movies seems pretty dreadful.

[mahdnc]

16 minutes ago, postnobills said:

Really enjoying following along on your trip report, especially since we are on the return trip to Europe next spring.

 

Do you know if there is a way to connect a laptop to the TV in the stateroom in order to play movies stored on a PC (or to stream from a phone/ipad).  The ship's collection of provided movies seems pretty dreadful.

The HDMI connections are there, I’ll have to see if you can select the input on the monitors. We brought a Nintendo Switch to connect to the TV. We haven’t tried connecting it yet, but we will. I’ll let you know how it turns out.