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DH wanted to know what was in that green concoction. Looks like something The Wicked Witch would drink!

I’ve sailed Edge three times, Apex and Beyond once…all in an infinite veranda cabin…not a suite. Honestly, if you didn’t know The Retreat existed you’d never know. True the suites have the only forward facing area…and I thought I’d miss the Sky Lounge of the S Class…but Eden is a spectacular venue! And the 4 MDR concept with the extra menu options is amazing! Edge Class ships are stunningly beautiful; you definitely do not have to be in a suite to enjoy them.

Yes!! At first I thought it was a moose with quite an exotic rack!

Well, Lucy would make sure he shared…

Was this an aft or forward cabin? I have a sunset veranda booked on Beyond soon…hoping for the best. Have a porthole cabin booked on Ascent but not until 2026…refundable deposit…if these reports continue I’ll cancel that cruise and stick to only M and S Classes on Celebrity. Sigh.

So glad you had a wonderful time!

The Mast Grill will be open.

Have there been any reports of noise issues in the porthole veranda cabins?

Yes, @lexmiller, Eden is aft.

As the Edge and Apex are slightly smaller than Beyond and Ascent…I’m assuming something in the design change adding more cabins is at fault for producing the noises.

As to why people continue to book Beyond, I don’t know how many people who either reported here or experienced noises but are unaware of Cruise Critic (🙀) are actually giving Beyond another try. I know I mentioned in my post +301 that I’m only giving Beyond another chance because I’m booking an aft Sunset Veranda. So many people here have read the comments but not experienced the noises first hand and poo poo the complaints as “all ships make noises while sailing.” If I experience the same banging hammer and bowling ball noises I had in an IV in the Sunset Veranda, you can absolutely believe I will not sail Beyond again!

The CD did not give Captain Kate the question re noise. Surprise.

What ship? Things are a bit different on Solstice Class ships versus Edge Class ships.

I experienced this banging noise on Beyond in an IV cabin, 7161, in November 2022. I reported it on these boards. We sailed Apex, IV cabin 7231, in November of 2023 and experienced no noise issues. We’ve also sailed Edge several times in IV cabins with no noise issues. This leads me to believe the Edge and Apex don’t suffer (at least to the extent) from the noise issues that Beyond does. That worries me about subsequent builds. We are sailing soon on Beyond in a Sunset Veranda and I haven’t heard reports of these aft cabins being affected. I’ll report if our cabin does.

We filed for an extension. DH’s family company never has their forms ready in time to file in April…