Live From Celebrity Constellation 3/11-3/23

[jam19872016]

5 hours ago, bluewater1298 said:

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!" 

 

Made it to my mom's 😀

 

5 hours ago, SusieV said:

 

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.

That would be a much better than the current price. 

[jam19872016]

5 hours ago, az4ship said:

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

 

2 hours ago, Altamar said:

Safe travels.

Thank you 😊 

[clanger]

20 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

 

Thank you 😊 

 

[Travelling2Some]

Thank you for a wonderful "sail along".  We are on the Constellation in May.  I will be thinking of you and torn between all the wonderful treats you generously shared and the warning about the darn 18 lbs.  I wonder what will win . . . Nahhh, I already know.

[jam19872016]

3 hours ago, hcat said:

  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!

Hopefully not too long. Once I get going again the weight comes back off pretty fast for at least the first several days.

 

Totally worth it 😆. 

 

The Brownie sundae and the red velvet cupcake from al bacon. None of the meals had enough to them to stand out even if I enjoyed them. The St. Patrick's day buffet was very good.

[jam19872016]

13 minutes ago, Travelling2Some said:

Thank you for a wonderful "sail along".  We are on the Constellation in May.  I will be thinking of you and torn between all the wonderful treats you generously shared and the warning about the darn 18 lbs.  I wonder what will win . . . Nahhh, I already know.

Enjoy your turn! 

[jam19872016]

It was an exhausting travel day but we made it to my mom's around 330 so probably an easier day back than most people, especially as there seemed to be a lot of Canadians onboard.

 

I plan to wrap this up tomorrow with our travel day as well as my final thoughts. I also have the pictures from Cartagena to share still. 

 

Thanks again for following along!

[cinderellen]

On 3/16/2024 at 10:38 PM, jam19872016 said:

Sue singing for the crowd 😲 

 

 

 

 

What a talent!

 

Mustang Sally 🎶 

We’ve had Sue on a couple cruises and absolutely love her. I want to be her when I grow up 🤣

[riredsox]

Thank you for this wonderful live report!  I was on for the 12 night Mardi Gras in February and was pleasantly surprised how good the MDR was.  Happy future sailing!

[bluewater1298]

11 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

It was an exhausting travel day but we made it to my mom's around 330 so probably an easier day back than most people, especially as there seemed to be a lot of Canadians onboard.

 

I plan to wrap this up tomorrow with our travel day as well as my final thoughts. I also have the pictures from Cartagena to share still. 

 

Thanks again for following along!

Yes! I'm interested in how the shuttle back to the hotel was. Would you recommend doing it that way instead of parking at the cruise terminal?

And please let me know when you sail again! After our cruise in April, we have several land vacations scheduled so I probably won't be lurking on these boards until the fall.

Thank you again for wonderful review and for all the food pictures...especially at Al Bacon!

Take care!

Edited March 24 by bluewater1298

[Missusdubbya]

Wonderful review, thank you!

[#55worktoplay]

Thank you. I hope you rested up some today. 
 

All those delicious desserts were I’m sure worth the 18lbs. It seems like allot consider all the steps you get in each day. 

[Salt Lifer]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:17 PM, jam19872016 said:

Hopefully not too long. Once I get going again the weight comes back off pretty fast for at least the first several days.

 

Totally worth it 😆. 

 

The Brownie sundae and the red velvet cupcake from al bacon. None of the meals had enough to them to stand out even if I enjoyed them. The St. Patrick's day buffet was very good.

What are your secrets for getting the cruise weight to quickly come off?  (Asking for a friend....)

[Travelling2Some]

I have friends that want to know too!

[jam19872016]

On 3/23/2024 at 11:07 PM, cinderellen said:

We’ve had Sue on a couple cruises and absolutely love her. I want to be her when I grow up 🤣

I enjoyed her a lot unless she was the reason for the below average entertainment. She was quite a character though. 

 

On 3/24/2024 at 7:48 AM, riredsox said:

Thank you for this wonderful live report!  I was on for the 12 night Mardi Gras in February and was pleasantly surprised how good the MDR was.  Happy future sailing!

I wanted to do that cruise! I did it in 2020 and it was so much fun! One of these years the stars will align for me to do that one again!

[jam19872016]

On 3/24/2024 at 8:49 AM, bluewater1298 said:

Yes! I'm interested in how the shuttle back to the hotel was. Would you recommend doing it that way instead of parking at the cruise terminal?

And please let me know when you sail again! After our cruise in April, we have several land vacations scheduled so I probably won't be lurking on these boards until the fall.

Thank you again for wonderful review and for all the food pictures...especially at Al Bacon!

Take care!

I will be sure to include my thoughts on the shuttle with my wrap up. There were some issues but overall I think I would use them again, especially on a longer cruise like this where it was cheaper than port parking.

 

I will be sure to post a link next time I cruise.

 

20 hours ago, Missusdubbya said:

Wonderful review, thank you!

Thanks for following along 😀 

[jam19872016]

6 hours ago, Salt Lifer said:

What are your secrets for getting the cruise weight to quickly come off?  (Asking for a friend....)

 

2 hours ago, Travelling2Some said:

I have friends that want to know too!

Intermittent fasting and calorie counting. There are some great YouTube videos on it that explain how it works and why it works.

 

Using my scale at home, which weights heavier than at my mom's, I've already taken off 5.4 lbs and I've been eating back into responsible eating.

[jam19872016]

19 hours ago, #55worktoplay said:

Thank you. I hope you rested up some today. 
 

All those delicious desserts were I’m sure worth the 18lbs. It seems like allot consider all the steps you get in each day. 

No rest for me 😆.

 

My mom had a lot of stuff she needed around the house and I had just one day to work on it since I could not come down early.

[jam19872016]

Well with all the stuff my mom needed, that I still did not finish, I did not get to wrap this up yesterday. 

 

I'm back home now and heading into work but I will get this wrapped up in the next couple of days.

 

I am officially booked again. That countdown though ouch 😫 😳.

 

 

Hopefully something will come up before then, that is an awfully long wait.

[princess76021]

29 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Well with all the stuff my mom needed, that I still did not finish, I did not get to wrap this up yesterday. 

 

I'm back home now and heading into work but I will get this wrapped up in the next couple of days.

 

I am officially booked again. That countdown though ouch 😫 😳.

 

 

Hopefully something will come up before then, that is an awfully long wait.

You know that one you are definitely going to have to remind me 😁😁

Hugs from Texas

[laurieal]

Thank you so much for bringing us along. Hope the return to real life isn't too brutal!

[Travelling2Some]

2 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

 

Intermittent fasting and calorie counting. There are some great YouTube videos on it that explain how it works and why it works.

 

Using my scale at home, which weights heavier than at my mom's, I've already taken off 5.4 lbs and I've been eating back into responsible eating.

Great!  Cruise/restaurant food is salty so some of the gain is water. I've had very good results from intermittent fasting combined with Keto.  Keto drastically reduces appetite after the first few days, which makes it very easy not to eat.  Although I suspect it will not work for emotional eaters because they will eat when they are not hungry.  BTW, I was very happy to see how small the portions are on Celebrity.  I like to try things but I don't want the calories or the waste if I don't like it.

Edited March 25 by Travelling2Some

[Travelling2Some]

4 minutes ago, laurieal said:

Thank you so much for bringing us along. Hope the return to real life isn't too brutal!

That first day is rough.  You keep looking for the buffet and hoping someone will wait on you or at least bring you a drink 😞

[fla33023]

2 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

Well with all the stuff my mom needed, that I still did not finish, I did not get to wrap this up yesterday. 

 

I'm back home now and heading into work but I will get this wrapped up in the next couple of days.

 

I am officially booked again. That countdown though ouch 😫 😳.

 

 

Hopefully something will come up before then, that is an awfully long wait.

Have you been on Adventure before? I'm debating on a similar cruise but I've never sailed that class (only higher). I'd love your thoughts whenever you are rested from returning to work.

[bluewater1298]

4 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

I am officially booked again. That countdown though ouch 😫 😳.

 

We'll be sailing on Harmony that same week but in a different direction. Hope you find something sooner. Don't work too hard.