Live From Celebrity Constellation 3/11-3/23

[jam19872016]

Good morning from Tampa.

 

I didn't sleep too terribly last night but 630 is still an awfully early hour. 

 

Finishing up last of the packing and then grabbing some breakfast.

[cruisetonowhere10]

6 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Good morning from Tampa.

 

I didn't sleep too terribly last night but 630 is still an awfully early hour. 

 

Finishing up last of the packing and then grabbing some breakfast.

Sad to end a vacation but it’s always kind of nice to get home…

[jam19872016]

+4.2 for a total vacation gain of 18.0.

 

[jam19872016]

First time at MDR breakfast.

 

 

[princess76021]

Safe travels home!!

Hugs from Texas!

(And don't forget to let me know when we are cruising again please)

Edited March 23 by princess76021
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[jam19872016]

Walkoff has begun at 721. All walkoff may leave. I guess a smaller ship does not need to organize their walkoff process.

[jam19872016]

Salmon and cream cheese.

 

[jam19872016]

Breakfast has arrived.

 

[luvcruzing]

Eighteen pounds?  Ugh!  That would hurt me to my bones.
 

Thanks for taking us along. Now safe travels home.

[jam19872016]

Checked luggage has begun being called at 758. Tags 1-2. My mom has 27 because we are not in a hurry.

[jam19872016]

Doing a final sweep of the room and then heading out to wait. They want us out by 8 but we are a couple minutes late.

[jam19872016]

Now we wait. 

[jam19872016]

9 hours ago, Germancruiser said:

Oh, what´s wrong with her elevators? Thx.

They seem to be working again but had intermittent issues the first several days.

 

The back set was the worse, with two out of three stuck. I heard one person say he got stuck. 

 

The middle set seemed to malfunction just when getting heavy use, like port days, they would not open for certain floors even if the call button was lit up. Eventually it would come but you never knew how many times you would be skipped. Conversely, when you did get on, it was amusing zipping past all the waiting floors while people looked on at bewilderment.

 

The front set did that one time but I witnessed no other issues.

 

They seem to be working now but for how long is anyone's guess. 

[jam19872016]

6 hours ago, perfect match said:

Thank you for another great review! I’ve enjoyed following along with you and your mom on this cruise. Hope you’re sailing again soon! 🛳️

I hope so too 😀. Thanks for following along. 

 

2 hours ago, cruisetonowhere10 said:

A good bananas foster takes the ick out of it too…sounds very similar.

Guess I'm still waiting on a good one then 😆. 

[jam19872016]

1 hour ago, cruisetonowhere10 said:

Sad to end a vacation but it’s always kind of nice to get home…

I am looking forward to adult sized bed again 😆 

 

1 hour ago, princess76021 said:

Safe travels home!!

Hugs from Texas!

(And don't forget to let me know when we are cruising again please)

Thank you! I will send out the bat signal (princess signal?) when I'm cruising again. 

[jam19872016]

50 minutes ago, luvcruzing said:

Eighteen pounds?  Ugh!  That would hurt me to my bones.
 

Thanks for taking us along. Now safe travels home.

It does indeed! Hurts in the waist as well as I squeeze into pants that were already snug 18 pounds ago 😬.

 

Thanks for following along 😀 

[riredsox]

20 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

Better for my waistline and wallet as well 😆. 

 

I enjoyed the UDP on Oasis but so..much..food. I need it to not go on sale next time so I am not tempted. Full price is too expensive but when I see a bargain the temptation to buy kicks in.

What is a UPD room on Royal?

[jam19872016]

1 minute ago, riredsox said:

What is a UPD room on Royal?

Sorry, it's the Unlimited Dining Plan. It allows unlimited specialty dining for one upfront cost with a few exclusions.

 

I have seen it on the Celebrity cruise planner recently but not seen any discussion about it, likely as the price Celebrity wants nobody is buying it. Even for this 12 day cruise with almost no upcharge dining the cost was almost $50 pppd plus gratuities. That's insane.

[jam19872016]

All numbers have been called. Heading out at 931.

[jam19872016]

Last call at 949. Having some issues getting the scooter offloaded but I'm in no hurry.

[bluewater1298]

Thank you for a wonderful review and letting us sail along! Safe travels to your mom's house and then on to yours. Like I always tell my children (who are your age) "Let me know when you get there!" 

 

[SusieV]

1 hour ago, jam19872016 said:

Sorry, it's the Unlimited Dining Plan. It allows unlimited specialty dining for one upfront cost with a few exclusions.

 

I have seen it on the Celebrity cruise planner recently but not seen any discussion about it, likely as the price Celebrity wants nobody is buying it. Even for this 12 day cruise with almost no upcharge dining the cost was almost $50 pppd plus gratuities. That's insane.

 

Many years ago they used to sell the unlimited specialty dining package on Celebrity for $29pp/pd but you had to buy for the whole cruise. They were pretty limited. Of course specialty dining was cheaper then too.

 

I was so excited to see the Fraisier dessert is back! It's my very favourite treat on Celebrity.

[az4ship]

Thanks for the great review.  Alway love your trips! Hopefully another soon. Safe travels home 

[Altamar]

Safe travels.

[hcat]

5 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

It does indeed! Hurts in the waist as well as I squeeze into pants that were already snug 18 pounds ago 😬.

 

Thanks for following along 😀 

  Enjoyed the review..

 

How long will it take to trim that weight down.? Was it worth it? What were your favorites?

 

Elevator situation sounds very bad..hope you and your mom get off the ship OK..Safe trvls!