jodie84124

We are staying at Divi Little Bay Resort starting Nov 29 for a week. I just spoke with someone from there and they said they had minor water damage to a few rooms and all amenities were up and running there and nearby. Worst damage, as mentioned, was on the French side. Can't wait!

#1 I kept hearing that you could buy the drinks packages 'pro-rated' on board but I don't have any firsthand knowledge.

#2 We bought our packages for 'convenience', then on 2 days the computers didn't work, so everything was done by hand and we still had to sign. It was hit and miss as to how easy it was. We had the cards: sometimes they were swiped, sometimes not (guess those bartenders knew us) or sometimes we still had to sign something.

#3 Water leaving the ship: again hit and miss. And it was always the Evian, so those with the 'regular' package would have to pay for it if they wanted it.

#4 Coke Zero (my husband's fav) not available the first 1 1/2 days. Guess it too that long to restock the bars, restaurants, then they ran out 1 1/2 days before the end of the cruise. Still had Coke Light though.

#5 If you do buy a package, take a lanyard (to hang around your neck) and get Guest Relations to make a 'punch' in one end. They sell them onboard with a little 'weird' leather pouch' that we discarded for $7 in the gift shop. It made things a lot easier.

Jodie

Our cruise ended July 8 in Rome. We just got home after spending an additional week touring Venice and Rome.

We bought 1 Prem Alcohol Pckg and 1 Classic Alcohol pckg. Neither of us are what I would consider big drinkers. But I like good wine and mine was covered with the Prem package. I honestly doubt that we consumed close to $1000 on board. Our printout shows all zeros, but not what the prices would have been. I had cappacino every day. If I had to pay, maybe I would have been fine with regular coffee some days. We tried the martini bar (never had one before!) and found several that were delicious. My husband LOVED the chocolate martini and we loved the antics of the barmen there. But most days we just had cokes or water (about $2/can/bottle).

If we go again, I think I'll skip pre-buying the package and see how things go for a day or two. Plus we had a very 'port intensive cruise' (new concept for us) and were away from the ship for 5-9 hrs on 5 1/2 of the days we were on the cruise.

Just some more to think about.

Jodie

Deck : Resort (12)

Cabin # 2106

Class: Concierge 2

Starboard or Port Side: Starboard

Bed near?: Near the balcony; this allowed ample room near the closet and BR for dressing, etc.

Quiet Cabin (With comments on problems. Note if connecting. ): Very quiet. No noise from BR/Oceanview Cafe right above.

Balcony View: We could see forward and aft without really leaning out. It was gorgeous for sunsets, ports, etc.

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Balcony was HUGE! Much bigger than either of our neighbors. It's a 'hump' cabin. We loved it even though we truly didn't utilize the size.

Was wind a problem? Never... although we didn't leave anything outside when we weren't there to find out if it would blow away.

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? Not an aft cabin and no soot.

Any specific problems with this cabin? None... great location just off the midship elevators.

Any other comments? Great location, quiet, easy to get to the pool, smoking area (for my husband) and the Oceanview Cafe(so my husband could run up and get me a cappicino while I got dressed). Plus we went to the gym most days and it was a straight shot. Convenient to elevators to get to 3, 4, 5 where all the action seemed to be. Also, if something good was there to see on the other side of the ship, we just walked out the door and across the lobby and we were able to see everything.

If you buy whole bottles of wine on the ship, is there still a corkage fee to have them opened? Will the save remaining wine for you for the next night?

Thanks. Jodie

This has all been very informative. But on Celebrity's website, it appeared that Premium and Classic had completely different offerings. With Premium, can you chose from the Classic Package as well?