first mate

6 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said:

 

You are right, first mate, and it’s good thing to point out. On the other hand, if you are relaxing with your book at the verandah end of the stateroom, your phone may not be handy, especially for women without pockets. So you can either stand up and press/hold the button, or go find the phone.

 

Usually on cruises, I turn off the phone and leave it in the room safe, but on Edge, you end up taking it with you, which for me meant carrying a small purse all the time (I have an iPhone 7plus, which is somewhat larger than my husband’s pocket-size phone). I liked all the app’s uses, but some people have commented that they don’t want to stay tethered to the phone on vacation.

I wasn't thrilled about carrying my iPhone XS Max around on the ship.  But it does take nice pics!  And it's a lot smaller than our regular cameras.    

Marilyn,

I know what you mean about the orange color, it's not exactly soothing.  But it wasn't a deal breaker.  I agree that blue or white would have been better.  re: the window on the balcony  I liked the extra view but we also were able to look down on the IV cabins and I felt like that was invading people's privacy.  So I tried to just look out at the view.  Noise:  the balcony was quiet for us. 

I was hoping to see the MC go by but never did.

Bathroom:  when showering in the evening, I could hear our neighbors talking.  

I love reading your reviews!  Many thanks for taking the time to do this.

Silkroad:  Glad you like the pics!  I like your idea of the "art walk".  I enjoyed a lot of the photos on the ship. 

Another shot in Luminae.  We really enjoyed eating here.  Wished we could book a suite on every cruise!

Luminae for suite guests

This photo on the Edge made us laugh!

Starting breakfast with yummy berries in Luminae. I have to admit that being served breakfast was wonderful instead of going to the buffet. Feeling spoiled.

This baked Alaska in Luminae was the best I’ve ever eaten. Even better than Blu.  Served with delicious fruit, so it was a healthy dessert lol.  Yes, that’s Baileys on ice.  

Back to the ship in Grand Cayman

The suites located between the rails of the Magic Carpet.

Covered area just outside from the Retreat Lounge

Another shot from the Retreat

The Retreat deck is mostly sunny but you can find a little bit of shade.

Pool & hot tub in the Retreat

The Retreat

Welcome to our first suite (S3)  How sweet it is!  

The Retreat deck 

Pano shot of the bathroom

Wish we were still on-board

View from inside the cabin

This was our balcony. The orange post (for the magic carpet) didn’t have a door on it like the one Jazzbeau posted. It didn’t bother us, I guess I was focused on the view.  Never saw the  Magic Carpet go by.

Did you have the orange box in the corner of your balcony as well (saw it on another corner S3)?

The "orange box"...do you mean the window?  Yes, we were fine with it, gave us another view. 

We were in 8210.  Loved Luminae, the food was delicious and the service excellent.  The view of the water from the floor to ceiling windows was fantastic.  

We sailed in a S3 and it was great except for the leaking shower/tub.  We were disappointed the large balcony didn't have lounges as there was plenty of room.   Those suites are expensive, lounges should be standard.  The chairs are more comfortable than they look.  At the very least, there should be footstools.  

On 1/18/2019 at 7:31 AM, Caribbean Chris said:

Sorry that I missed answering your questions earlier:

 

Bed - ours was by the veranda area. No problems, but it’s “six of one, half dozen of another” - I travel with a service dog, so we liked having extra space in front of the sofa as we entered or left the room, but more space close to the veranda also would have been welcome. 

 

The spa was attractive, and I liked the young woman, Sara, who gave me a haircut. I walked around in the thermal suite (free for Aqua class) and mostly enjoyed the heated loungers facing the view. A huge deck area with three gold penguin statues are in front at the bow, only accessed through the spa. Big waste of space for general passenger use, IMHO.

 

in-room shower was excellent, although I’m glad our friends clued us in on how to operate the controls before I used it.

 

Blu was top-notch with excellent service. As good as Luminae, without the amuse-Bouches. Only a few misses, such as enormous, very fatty lamb shanks one night. It’s too bad the beautiful Blu dining room does not have windows, though.

 

We didn’t use the open window as much as we use a standard balcony. For one thing, you must stand there holding the button until the glass descends (I know, First World problem), and for another, the IV is small, and often I had to move a chair to reach the window control. Our room steward piled all the Kelly Hoppen pillows onto a chair overnight, which meant moving the pile of pillows to use the chair, etc. etc. It just was not as useful as a typical balcony. 

The IV window can be opened with the Celebrity app on your phone with one touch.  Then you don't have to stand there holding the button until the window opens or closes.  We were happy to figure that out...but not on the first day.

Yes, there is a bathroom in Luminae.  I went to use it one evening and a male passenger came out and said "I wouldn't suggest you go in there.  Someone made a mess"  He went to report it and I went to another bathroom. (up one deck, I think)  We met a passenger in the casino bar who got locked in one of the public bathrooms.  She was sitting at the bar with the bathroom handle!  And wasn't giving it back. Not a happy camper.  She was locked in there for a while before someone finally came to help.  I think it was a single restroom. The employee she talked to said: "we'll have a meeting about it tomorrow".   Most of the public restrooms with numerous stalls were staffed with someone constantly cleaning up.  (on the Edge)