WrittenOnYourHeart

Oh...regarding formal night, there won't be. Celebrity has Evening Chic. Not sure what night it will be, but it's not "formal night".

Interesting. I didn't see the similarity there. I adore E-Class, but I hated Anthem of the Seas.

5. I much prefer the Key Lime Pie Company for Key Lime Pie.

AMEN!!!! Fellow teacher here - of the special-education variety!

Yeah, That too.

And were there tons of staff just standing around twiddling their thumbs? I suspect that they leave tables empty so that each table gets the service they'd expect. If they filled all the tables, there would be complaints about noise AND about lack of attention from servers.

This. I guess if I wanted to travel only every 5 years I might be able to do a suite - but being a solo traveler it would be A LOT. I did splurge on Aqua Class last summer and am again this summer (I actually was going to downgrade to a solo cabin, but my sailing is now sold out other than suites) - but in Feb 2026 I'm back to a solo IV on the Beyond. The only restaurant you can't go to as a non-suite guest is Luminae (and as a non-Aqua guest you can't go to Blu). And there's the Retreat Lounge and sundeck that are only for suites, but there is plenty of deck space and other space for everyone. As far as spa, I don't really do the treatments (I hate the hard sell for products or other services, and I never have luck with them paying attention to NO SALES PLEASE written on my intake form) - I'll do the area that comes with Aqua occasionally. I've seen it offered as a length of cruise pass under spa on the planner, so I gather from that there are spaces for those other than Aqua guests.

To me "truly vulgar" would be X-rated and not R-rated.

If you were just changing to a different sailing, you could have - by calling or using a TA who would call - just changed the cruise. Anything prepaid for the one you were on would be refunded back automatically.

Ah, got it. Thanks!

12am for the departure port. So if it's a FL-based then midnight Eastern. If in Alaska, midnight their time. If in Europe, midnight their time. I have no issues using an app so I've never tried it any other way.

Just curious about how you "barely went on" a cruise. Did you almost not make it? Or was it a 3-night? I've just never heard that phrase in relation to a cruise.

Please don't. Ship septic systems are not capable of handling the plush tissue most people use at home. You're just going to cause blockages and issues for many more people than just you.

I’m confused. You flat out said “If you do, why do they need one? Have an occasional mocktail.” If that isn’t advocating for people to not get their kids packages and use their alcoholic package to get the kids drinks, what was your intent?

Unless you're Orthodox. Then it's May 5. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.

Yes. Or leggings. Either. People eating in the buffet or room service go about in shorts or leggings or whatever. No one knows when you're not in the dining room.

And sometimes planning 2 is the right play if you accidentally pack your intended leaving the cruise outfit in your luggage. Planning for the final night's outfit to go into carry-on would prevent the pajama-clad "I forgot to leave something out" debarkation of shame.

I've always changed after dinner when on X and never been questioned about it.

And this is why they have requirements for people in the same stateroom to have the same package. People cheating the system and getting drinks for others.

I've always seen that they request luggage to be out by 10 or 10:30. Plenty of time to finish dinner and toss your dinner clothes in. Plus they continue sweeping the halls until 1 or 2 to grab late luggage. So no. No shorts on the last night unless you want to eat in the buffet. (I've never been stopped going into the theater wearing shorts.)

Yeah, I imagine that would make a difference. No partial charters on mine.

52 here and I love the E-Class. I did love the Summit...though a lot of that was being in Aqua (and Blu). My next cruise is Beyond this summer. I've currently got Feb 2026 on Silhouette, but I may well change that to either Beyond or Apex.

And not music, but Little House on the Prairie is 50!!!!

Nope. In July you were allowed to take your carry-on to your cabin and drop it off - and pick up your card.

That'll be interesting considering there are songs with that title and it's just a common phrase...