lexmiller

YES, I just commented on my total brain meltdown, my directionally challenged brain let me down (again) so it's the porthole verandas which are aft, port side, which are just above the Eden smoking area, which are the concern for the possibility of smoke wafting up.

YES, DUH!! 10 Edge Class cruises, I knew that.......Thank you! BUT STILL, there are Porthole Veranda cabins AFT - that is still my concern. Except for my total faux pas, stay with me here, there are porthole verandas aft as well as forward, so the porthole verandas that are AFT PORT (not starboard - I had myself completely turned around) - would have the concern of the smoke.

My only concern about these cabin, the ones which are forward, starboard - is that they are positioned above the smoking section outside Eden - meaning, the smoke from the smokers, if you've got your balcony door open, could waft up there, effecting your outdoor experience. Anyone comment on that?

I've had to be very careful, as I have indeed seen posts deleted by using that name that shan't be named. So many times I've wanted to be very specific about not only the always-more-active-than-here-on-CC roll calls, but also the info packed ship specific threads, like the one about Summit - not the roll call for this impacted cruise, but the ship specific thread.

More first hand accounts from the people who are on board, who are current passengers - who have been personally effected, and are hearing first hand the announcements, etc. There have been a few of those on this thread, definitely, it's just that there is more information, more accounts, more insights, on the other site - the name of which is not supposed to ever be mentioned here on this platform or comments containing such a reference are deleted. That other site is simply easier to use, more user-friendly, very much so - which is why in general, in a case such as this, you'll find more info.

@hcat definitely check it out, too much information to repeat and it's not my story to tell, but I can direct you there. Lots of first hand accounts, many direct quotes from the captain's various addresses. Some of the flooding appears to have been significant depending upon your deck and cabin location on that deck, the toilets being closed down, etc - many eye witness accounts.

The loss of power and the broken water line were not caused by the weather. There is an active thread about this on another social media platform with many, specific details.

I brought a box of wine onboard (yes, there are some outstanding boxed wines!) and there was no problem whatsoever, no question, no comment, no notice of it, nada. Honestly, the folks who are screening your bags, as I mentioned in another thread, are most concerned that you're not bringing your weapons or hibachi grills onto the ship. Tasking them with being the wine police is "a lot" and I am pretty sure there is some unofficial flex here - depending upon the individual screener.

Please report back on this forum, thank you! I've read many many differing points on this - that at the end of the day, it really depends on who is screening your carry on bags at the port. I've read several times that again, depending upon the individual screener, that they really don't care to take the time and stop you if they happen to notice that you have 2 bottles in your bag. See what I mean? The screener doesn't even know who you're with, or what the makeup of your traveling party is. They're happy not to see a weapon or an iron or a hibachi grill in your carry on, so if there are 2 bottles instead of 1, they may not care at all, as this could be your partner's allowed bottle......personally, I'd put 2 bottles in my carry-on, and your partner, who may be in a different security line, 2 bottles in his/hers. Worst case is that they take 2 bottles and save for your next cruise.

We LOVE all of the game shows! To us, the game shows are one of the reasons we love Celebrity - sure we could sail Regent, but there's nothing "fun" about the luxury lines. And conversely, we also will not sail larger lines - Celebrity has the perfect balance for us - fun activities, amazing entertainment - especially the theater production shows on the Edge Class ships, excellent crew, excellent food, "fancy" but not stuffy and on and on. We are now a bit over 40 cruises with Celebrity, with 8 coming up. Getting involved in the activities on board we feel is what contributes to having a great time - we have met so many people on all of our cruises which have contributed to our enjoyment, many of whom we have maintained friendships. More than a few times, we've boarded a ship on the first day and an Activities Team member will recognize us and come running up to us, so happy to see us again - that's a lovely experience. Back to the particular games - we love the YES/NO game - you are questioned by one of the Activities Team members and have to never use the word 'yes' or 'no' the entire 3 minutes. We have been on a few cruises where the time was reduced to 1 minute in order to give the passengers a chance, lol, as it's truly hard! My husband has done so well, that he often turns the tables and becomes the one asking the questions of the team member, and gets them to say the forbidden word! Get involved! Usually every night, there is a game show at 8pm, between the two theater shows - timed so that you can do the game show and see the theater show. Every night, 8pm, is a different game. The Activities Team members work so hard on these activities, and they do a fantastic job. Get involved, don't be a wallflower - your cruise experience will be vastly enhanced.

The complaints have been for Ascent, and lots of them. But they are resolving, cabin by cabin, as the passengers report the banging issues. I can only speculate that perhaps it's an issue with Edge Class ships out of the gate - the sounds/noises/banging?? I have no idea, but as the ships get a bit older the complaints are minimal. In any case to answer you directly, it's been Ascent that has had the recent complaints (thus my theory, since Ascent is the newest ship!😇)

Definitely not all itineraries will be effected - will depend upon distance between ports and how long it takes to get where Apex needs to go......

Oh, that's VERY unusual!! Never NOT gotten a substantial printout in our room of all of the shore excursions, and our most recent cruise was on Apex in November.......wonder if they're phasing the shore excursion printouts out.......as long as they never do away with the printed "Celebrity Today" daily planners! The app is unreliable and I've been told many times by many different Celebrity Life Activities team members, to always defer to the printed word vs the app - unless of course there is a rain situation and something needs to be moved inside at the last minute. Well, thanks anyway! I was hoping to get a firmer grasp on what Celebrity is offering as far as Mardi Gras directed activities - tempted to do my research (which we of course always do anyway!) and plan all of the parades, etc, on our own but to have reserved seating and bathroom usage is tempting. The transportation aspect that Celebrity would provide to the parades is not important at all to us as we are big walkers, and know how close the venues are to the port......and the 2025 excursions are not yet posted, we will continue to monitor the website.

Does anyone on this cruise still have the shore excursion booklet which is given to you in your cabin on day 1 of the cruise - and if so, would it be horribly difficult to take a few photos of the NOLA offerings and post them here? Thank you!

Chiming in here, as we are veteran Celebrity cruisers - if you have ANY classification of suite, you absolutely have access to the Retreat Lounge/Michael's Club and Luminae, the suite class exclusive dining venue. You also have access to any suite exclusive deck, which on the Edge Class ships is a major deal - private suite only pool and incredible outdoor decks, really amazing actually.