Boatharbour
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Sydney, Australia
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Travel, food, fishing, walking, beach
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Celebrity
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We were very happy with the buffet on the Apex last July and disappointed with the four main restaurants. So much so that for the first time on a cruise we had several dinners at the buffet. The specialty dining especially Eden was superb.
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Celebrity's Tuscan Grille, a go or no go?
Boatharbour replied to DJLDRUMS's topic in Celebrity Cruises
We’ve eaten at Tuscan Grill twice on S class but won’t repeat. The first time we had a table next to the wake view and this made up for lacklustre food and patchy service. The second occasion was booked especially for our wedding anniversary and was noted. We arrived to find our table for two was next to a very large, very loud group who seemed to monopolise the waitstaff. The service was very slow and indifferent, so much so that we decided to leave after the main course. We let the maître d know of our displeasure as we left. An hour later an anniversary cake was delivered to our door. -
Help me sort out Eden - cafe, restaurant, more?
Boatharbour replied to BuckeyeMark's topic in Celebrity Cruises
The cafe has a small outside dining area which is a really nice place to sit in good weather. We loved our evening meal at the restaurant, so much so we booked again and then twice more on our upcoming Edge cruise. The elevated seating areas overlooking the wake were our favourite place to just sit quietly, read and relax. -
I think the Matt Moran restaurant that is nominated as one of the best in Sydney is Aria, not Crafted. The Good Food guide awards are probably the closest we have to Michelin which isn’t used here. The number of chefs hats awarded is equivalent to stars.
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Boatharbour started following New Zealand Cruise / Australian Land tour Dec. 28th 2024
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Same here. We don’t sail until January 2025, first time with Princess and have been able to book the MDR for each night already.
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Thank you for a frank and honest review. I’ve really enjoyed reading along. It reassures me that our decision not to sail with Celebrity to Antarctica was the right one for us. We’ve chosen another line which has four days cruising in Antarctica. Our Japan cruise on Millenium in late 2019 was one of the best cruises we’ve done. Great itinerary and not many sea days. We had a few days in Tokyo at the start and used mainly private tour companies for excursions. There were no tendered ports so no trouble getting off the ship.
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I have enjoyed following your trip so much. Thank you for taking the time to share. Could I ask if you know anyone onboard who took the Volunteer Point excursion instead of the Bluff Point one? I believe there are more king penguins at Volunteer Point but it involves at least two hours each way over rough terrain.
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Our cancellation email said Equinox was being redeployed to the Caribbean for “exciting 7 day itineraries”. It turned out to be a good thing for us as with a little more research we realised that only two days in Antarctica would be chancing it with the weather. With so many sea days we then booked a 17 day Princess cruise rather than the 22 day Holland America.
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It’s a pity that Celebrity only spends two days cruising in Antarctica. There’s little time to double back or vary the route for the weather Princess and Holland America spend four days in the region. Not to say you couldn’t end up with four foggy days, but at least your chances of seeing something clearly are doubled. We were booked on the January 2026 Eclipse sailing until Celebrity cancelled it. Now we’re sailing with Princess in January 2025.