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I can totally agree with early booking. I've been on over 35 cruises. The last 15 years I usually book spring and fall. My least amount of experience is with Carnival (2018 & 2020), but I find this is true across all cruise lines.

I just found your posts. Sorry for being so late. Thanks for posting. We are considering a trip on the Oosterdam in 2025. We are really looking forward to all of you thoughts.

Great input from everyone. TeeRick, good to hear from you it's been awhile. I'll probably look into the Voyager (1st) & Radiance class ships. I'm not unhappy with Celebrity at all. In fact I have another one booked on them right now. Sometimes it it just nice to shake it up a bit. Lol. I may be easy, but I've never had a bad cruise.

We haven't sailed on Royal for years (1990's). We really like the Celebrity Millenium, and Solstice class. We are considering trying Royal again. For those of you who have been on both, which Royal ships would you consider similar to the Millenium and Solstice class ships on Celebrity? Which ships would you recommend and why? We really don't like the very large ships on any line we have been on. We plan on avoiding prime family travel time as we are aware Royal is much more family friendly.

For those who have recently been on the Vista: What was your favorite food in the main dining room?

Great pictures. It always seems that I invariably leave something behind. Usually nothing I can't live without though.

Very informative. It sounds wonderful.

Thanks

Is there anything around the cruise ship port that is walkable and worth seeing in Tortola? We don't have a tour planned and was wondering if we should book one or just walk around.

Does anyone know of good restaurants in Phillipsburg that you would recommend. We always end up on the French side and have not spent much time around Phillipsburg itself.

Glad you are on. I agree Celebrity boarding is usually glitch free. We are getting on Reflection on Feb. 17th. We are looking forward to your input.

This is why I really wished that they had kept the practice of having the ship staff serve in the cafe. It just makes sense when you are dealing with that many people around that much food and that many utensils. I am glad that Celebrity is that diligent about reporting and cleaning.

You did so well documenting your trip. It has been fun to follow along. We are going to be on the Solstice early next year. What do you think about the ship?

Do the taxis take credit cards? Thanks

I have a question about the taxis and credit cards. Do they have card readers in the cab? I don't have apple pay so I would have to use a traditional credit card for payment. Thanks