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Thanks for a great review!

Did Captain Tasos and/or Alejandro mention how long they're onboard for? We're on the 4/27/24 sailing.

6 minutes ago, pyrateslife4me84 said:

Quoting this older post. If Liberty will be calling in St. Marteen in summer 2025, I presume she isn’t sailing from Cape Liberty (that seems a bit far even for the 9-day itineraries). So, perhaps Freedom will be coming to Cape Liberty instead. 

St. Maarten is typically a stop on the 9 night Bermuda/Caribbean itineraries.

I think this rumored Discovery Class will be about the size of Celebrity's Edge Class. But even with that, it might still be the end of sailing from Baltimore and Tampa. I wonder if Royal thinks they'll just accommodate those cruisers in Cape Liberty and Miami, PE, and PC, respectively. I do hope the new class will be small enough for the Panama Canal and Vancouver, which seems more doable than Baltimore and Tampa. 

I just can't imagine them going any smaller than Edge Class. Because the smaller you go, the further you sacrifice the amenities and features that define Royal's brand.

To clarify, are reservations at the complimentary dining rooms made via the cruise planner recognized onboard?

14 hours ago, zitsky said:

Thanks.  Where did you get this information?

https://www.celebritycruisespresscenter.com/press-release/1302/celebrity-cruises-announces-unique-new-places-and-elevated-new-spaces-for-2025-2026-season/

The 10 night Ultimate Southern Caribbean itinerary from Fort Lauderdale is going to be on the Ascent in January 2026. 

I paid 54.99 for Eden several months ago for our Ascent cruise in April. But now it’s up to 77.99 too.

And Le Voyage up to $115.99. We paid $68.99 a few months back.

But the Premium Bev Package is down to $49.99, which I think is a great deal.

Some interesting developments now that the 2025 European itineraries have been released. 

Apex's fall 2025 transatlantic ends in Port Canaveral

Equinox's fall 2025 TA ends in Buenos Aires

Eclipse's ends in Fort Lauderdale

Ascent's ends in Fort Lauderdale

And some interesting findings on a social post by Celebrity:

Beyond to Miami year round

"Iceland: New Round-Trip Sailings" (Not sure what this is referring to - nothing was released with Europe except for a couple sailings to Iceland from Southampton/Amsterdam, but those aren't necessarily new)

Surprised to see Independence as the Sunday ship from Miami

Bermuda is set to be released the week of December 4

I think that is a good price for a TA hitting Iceland/Greenland. It'll be a popular sailing, and pricing will probably only go up. 

16 minutes ago, nelblu said:

Tomorrow is a tentative date for release of phase 1 Caribbean sails.  Do we know what it encompasses.

I believe it is all the 7 night Caribbean sailings other than Star.

Just now, zitsky said:

You keep telling yourself that.  😂

Not telling myself anything...just color theory

2 hours ago, zitsky said:

Blue and orange is just about the ugliest color combination I could think of.

Blue and orange are complementary colors. 

Just now, Cruise Gopher said:

Yes eastern or western from Port Everglades. Nothing new or exciting at all. 

Thanks! I was able to find them by using Microsoft Edge instead of Chrome. 

So Xcel is going to take the Sunday slot. Let's assume Ascent switches to Saturdays and Beyond stays on the 10/11 nighters. That frees up Apex. Wonder where she will go. 

Looks like they already got pulled from the site. What are the itineraries generally? Eastern/Western from Port Everglades?

7 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

I've also wondered if it's inevitable that the Royal franchise partnership are coming to X...Mast Grill to be replaced by Johnny Rockets (I'm okay with this) and Cab Al Bacio to be replaced by Starbucks...On RCI, neither are free

Royal is no longer adding Johnny Rockets to their new ships, and Starbucks is always added in addition to a free coffee venue (Cafe Promenade, Pearl Cafe, etc).

15 hours ago, princessfanboy said:

So which ship would be making Bermuda and later the Canada and New England?

Was wondering the same. @Jumping Cruiser, you're seeing 3 ships in the Caribbean throughout the summer? I have to imagine one of them will make their way to NJ. 

8 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

It's somewhat surprising to me that folks don't believe X's official X/Twitter account as I have used (and highly recommend) them many times and they have always been accurate as they actually have a POC in all depts and ships.  They have confirmed all sorts of things despite their call centers saying the exact opposite.  Things like cutbacks answered visa questions, answered the overnight tender schedule, if at embarkation port XYZ, can you board the ship and get back off.  They gave the standard canned response because there are no changes to the recipes/quality, they are reverting back to 2022 menus and are adding some new food items

It's not that I don't believe X's official accounts, but this just seems like an awfully specific question to expect the social team to have an accurate answer to.

I don't think this is indicative of anything and it sure doesn't seem like an "official" answer.  Seems like a standardized response.  I highly doubt they're providing the social team with information about what quality of meats they're purchasing. 

If you click on the person icon in the upper right corner, then click the 'Select a different cruise" button under your sailings, then scroll to the bottom of that page, under "don't see your cruise" click on the "Let's add it now" button, then click "browse our ships" on that page, and it will take you to the listing of all ships and sailings. 

Lot of steps, but its still there. 

I find it interesting that South America is back as a destination. Thought when they pulled Equinox and sent her to PC that spelled the end of South America cruises. Glad to see I was wrong! I guess with another Edge Series ship coming online, they have a M/S Class to spare.  

The complaints must be very loud and consistent if they put the effort into producing a video. I am glad they are at least addressing the concerns. 

I'm surprised they haven't published a release schedule yet.  Royal Caribbean has, with their first batch of summer 2025 cruises (Alaska) being released next week.  I thought Celebrity was always a bit ahead of them. 

I'd like to see the Le Petit Chef concept retired and replaced with a new specialty restaurant experience.

15 hours ago, kwokpot said:

That will NEVER, EVER happen. It's all a inside space. What you proposing is impossible. In order to do what you're asking is to create a standard balcony cabin. An IV cabin is not, was never meant to be, and can never be, a cabin with real outdoor space. 

Like the original poster of this comment mentioned, I don't understand why this could "NEVER" happen. Add a better seal on the bi-folds and have those be the trigger of the AC. Everything else could be the same, and the captain could still have total control of the IV opening/closing. But that at least eliminates the AC problem and allows for a bit more separation for those on differing schedules.