Maui4us Posted April 21 #901 Share Posted April 21 34 minutes ago, haynesra said: One thing I really like about Celebrity is the Beyond the Podium series. Seeing your dailies posted for Sea days they had multiple presentations each day. Here's hoping that the Edge has as many as Solstice have had on your cruise. Last summer on Apex, we had fantastic speakers and went to every Beyond the Podium possible. We even watched the reruns on our cabin TV!! The Captain and his Navigation Officer also gave very interesting talk and answered lots of questions we had including why we changed departure ports from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. -Kelley 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted April 21 #902 Share Posted April 21 58 minutes ago, haynesra said: One thing I really like about Celebrity is the Beyond the Podium series. Seeing your dailies posted for Sea days they had multiple presentations each day. Here's hoping that the Edge has as many as Solstice have had on your cruise. They usually have on the Beyond The Podium on seadays and on the TP or TA there is a lot of seadays 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maui4us Posted April 21 #903 Share Posted April 21 47 minutes ago, Maui4us said: Last summer on Apex, we had fantastic speakers and went to every Beyond the Podium possible. We even watched the reruns on our cabin TV!! The Captain and his Navigation Officer also gave very interesting talk and answered lots of questions we had including why we changed departure ports from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. -Kelley Mary Amanda & Brent Nixon were so full of energy and information. They really enriched our cruises! -Kelley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted April 21 #904 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, Maui4us said: why we changed departure ports from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. -Kelley Puts me off booking a cruise on Silhouette now, as we would have to fly to the port- but which port? Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted April 21 #905 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, upwarduk said: Puts me off booking a cruise on Silhouette now, as we would have to fly to the port- but which port? Crazy. Aren't Amsterdam and Rotterdam about an hour apart? Or am I missing something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binbrooklady Posted April 21 #906 Share Posted April 21 16 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: The slots have been good to me. Took the photo last night then realized I still had the final cash out of $700 still in my pocket. Slots on Solstice have been really tight. You are immediately locked out when pull cash off room charge until you play (not win or loose) 50% of the withdrawal. To make it easy. plus’s the amount I skimmed off for my pocket. Shhh don’t tell Iain. Must be my commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binbrooklady Posted April 21 #907 Share Posted April 21 Hi Jim, As always, thanks for all your hard work in your live review. My DH and I will be joining you in Hawaii for the B2B to Alaska. Regarding the slots, is there some secret way to know when you have spent 50%? thanks, Janet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted April 21 #908 Share Posted April 21 3 hours ago, abbydancer2003 said: Aren't Amsterdam and Rotterdam about an hour apart? Or am I missing something? And the airport is somewhat in between. About an extra 1/2 hour to get to the Rotterdam cruise terminal vs the Amsterdam one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted April 21 #909 Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, abbydancer2003 said: Aren't Amsterdam and Rotterdam about an hour apart? Or am I missing something? Yes, but which port do you book your flight to if they are subject to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplsmurf Posted April 21 #910 Share Posted April 21 19 minutes ago, upwarduk said: Yes, but which port do you book your flight to if they are subject to change. Is there even an airport in Rotterdam? We are sailing on Silhouette in June. We are flying into/out of Amsterdam. We will take the train to Rotterdam where we embark/disembark. Seems easy enough. Hope it is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted April 21 #911 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, Purplsmurf said: Is there even an airport in Rotterdam? We are sailing on Silhouette in June. We are flying into/out of Amsterdam. We will take the train to Rotterdam where we embark/disembark. Seems easy enough. Hope it is! Too much hassle. At our age we prefer to go to Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauimary Posted April 21 #912 Share Posted April 21 It should be very easy as there is a train station on the lower level of the airport. You can buy your ticket right there at the ticket booth. We have flown into Amsterdam many times. Stayed at the Sheraton Hotel connected to the airport then the next morning taken the train to Maastricht which goes right through Rotterdam. Very easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted April 21 #913 Share Posted April 21 20 minutes ago, upwarduk said: Too much hassle. At our age we prefer to go to Southampton. This isn’t the thread to whine about Celebrity not catering to your desires Let Jim write about his amazing adventures 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare May B Posted April 21 #914 Share Posted April 21 I’m late to this party, but I’ll try to catch up! I trust you are having an appropriately wonderful blast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 21 #915 Share Posted April 21 27 minutes ago, Purplsmurf said: Is there even an airport in Rotterdam? We are sailing on Silhouette in June. We are flying into/out of Amsterdam. We will take the train to Rotterdam where we embark/disembark. Seems easy enough. Hope it is! It was very easy for our Apex Iceland cruise last July. We flew to Amsterdam, took the train into the main train station and stayed at the Doubletree for two nights which was 10 minutes walking distance next door. Then walked back to the train station and took the train to Rotterdam where we stayed one more night pre-cruise at the Holiday Inn Express which was also 10 minutes walking distance from the station. On embarkation day we took the street tram which was right across the street from our hotel to the Rotterdam cruise pier. The street tram stop was again about a 10 mins walk to the pier entrance. All very easy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted April 21 #916 Share Posted April 21 Jim, is your next cruise on Oceania? I hope you will be doing another review, as it will be interesting to hear about the demographics in Europe, along with how everything compares to Celebrity. Hopefully, cruise lines will become more consistent with their offerings and quality will improve overall. Okay...back to your TP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted April 21 #917 Share Posted April 21 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: This isn’t the thread to whine about Celebrity not catering to your desires Let Jim write about his amazing adventures I’m not whining, I’m commenting. As an 82 year old, I need to be sensible about travelling. Edited April 21 by upwarduk 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted April 21 #918 Share Posted April 21 42 minutes ago, upwarduk said: I’m not whining, I’m commenting. As an 82 year old, I need to be sensible about travelling. I can remember when we toured all over Europe, luggage limited and in hand…Catching buses, trains and walking were no issue. Now I just hope when we fly our gate isn’t the one at the end of the satellite! Like yourself I need to be realistic about what I can/can not do. It is a sad but inevitable fact that sometimes changes to ports happen. Most recently Amsterdam/Rotterdam Venice/Ravinna. Whilst for most guests changes can be easily accommodated for those with mobility issues it can add a real stress to a journey. 2 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: This isn’t the thread to whine about Celebrity not catering to your desires Let Jim write about his amazing adventures upwarduk is a much respected poster, I have followed and respected the views expressed for many years. Not a poster to complain about anything or detract from Jim’s wonderful narrative but he is totally correct that the older you get the more sensitive you are to travel issues…The more you have to consider distance and ease between airport and port… 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 21 Author #919 Share Posted April 21 10 hours ago, upwarduk said: Puts me off booking a cruise on Silhouette now, as we would have to fly to the port- but which port? Crazy. Really doesn't matter. If you recall, we did the trip last year and arrived Rotterdam and departed Rotterdam. Both are very easy to reach via train and about equidistant from AMS. The train comes right into AMS terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 21 Author #920 Share Posted April 21 Good Morning from the Equator. We passed the equator at 6:40 last evening. There were many post on our Facebook Group with actual compass and GPS locations as many were watching for the exact moment. About all we have planned for today is an invitation to the Bridge for a friends Zenith initiation - Bill and Linda. That will be followed with the Neptune Party, which is a tradition of all sailing vessels when they cross the equator. Those that are crossing are initiated with food being dumped on them an kissing a fish. 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billc23 Posted April 21 #921 Share Posted April 21 8 hours ago, Binbrooklady said: Hi Jim, As always, thanks for all your hard work in your live review. My DH and I will be joining you in Hawaii for the B2B to Alaska. Regarding the slots, is there some secret way to know when you have spent 50%? thanks, Janet I think that your tier points keep track of your spend. From Celebrity: Tier points are earned when gaming in the casino. 1 tier point is earned for $1 wagered on a slot machine, $2 wagered on a video poker machine. The other option is to count your spins but that is no fun. What I do is just periodically check my personal banker to see if I am able to take out more. Safe travels and will see you onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_K Posted April 21 #922 Share Posted April 21 5 hours ago, upwarduk said: Too much hassle. At our age we prefer to go to Southampton. That one hour-ish flight from Leeds to Rotterdam can’t be that bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 21 #923 Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: This isn’t the thread to whine about Celebrity not catering to your desires Let Jim write about his amazing adventures Agree.. they shoukd start another thread 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 21 #924 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said: Good Morning from the Equator. We passed the equator at 6:40 last evening. There were many post on our Facebook Group with actual compass and GPS locations as many were watching for the exact moment. About all we have planned for today is an invitation to the Bridge for a friends Zenith initiation - Bill and Linda. That will be followed with the Neptune Party, which is a tradition of all sailing vessels when they cross the equator. Those that are crossing are initiated with food being dumped on them an kissing a fish. sounds lIke fun and Congrats to the new ZENITHS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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