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We were also on Apr 3 sailing, seriously though, we reserved 6:00PM select…..upon arrival to cabin was a note to assemble at MDR at 5:30.  As stated above MDR opened doors 5:20 -to- 5:25

Shhhhhh……you guys are letting out subtle secrets for us early dinner arrival passengers, lol 

Thanx everyone for your responses, small table is disappointing but more importantly if chairs fully recline with foot stools that will suffice 

DW and I tend to spend a lot of our time lounging/eating (room service) on our veranda on at sea  days.  Our last cruise was Dec 2019, just as pandemic was beginning.  We usually book aqua or Concierge where chairs fully reclined w/ foot stools and a ‘usable’ table to eat on.  We are ready to take the plunge again and are booked on an upcoming 12 day  April cruise (retirement celebration) CC sunset veranda.  What differences should we expect on veranda in regards to loungers/chairs and table.  Wifey would be very upset if she can no longer stretch out and nap (listening to waves) as she used to.

Lol…..I was actually kidding about dragging it myself.  When the pool/deck loungers used have the full pads we always had our cabin steward bring us two that we’d  stretched out onto our veranda lounger and foot stool.  

Thanx all for reply's……looking at those chairs, I think we’re going to have a problem.  They certainly don’t look like they recline fully like they used to.  hmmm, maybe I’ll drag a couple loungers from  pool deck a replace them with those chairs…lol

Sorry, wrong location!!

Have the loungers, footstools and table been removed from concierge and aqua class state room verandas?  If so how uncomfortable are the new chairs and is the coffee table useable for anything other than two cups.  We tend to spend at sea days on veranda (room service breakfast) and lounging but that no longer seems possible.  What are people’s thoughts/complaints and does celebrity care?

Have the loungers, footstools and table been removed from concierge and aqua class state room verandas?  If so how uncomfortable are the new chairs and is the coffee table useable for anything other than two cups.  We tend to spend at sea days on veranda (room service breakfast) and lounging but that no longer seems possible.  What are people’s thoughts/complaints and does celebrity care?

Don’t forget the annoying light on the phone that doesn’t go off until you delete the messages also

I hope I’m not speaking out of turn here, I thought I read they also removed reclining chairs and usable table.  If so hopefully they’ll also bring back the reclining chairs and a table for room service use

Do you buy trip insurance at time of initial booking or at final payment?

What are the pros/cons of either?

Btw LindsayC, I just got Celebrity to honor one of the two screenshot mock booking after the third try.  So yes I received (3) perks [two in original booking] at $100 less total cost...yea!!!

Did your TA have any luck?

I did the same thing as you with two future cruises I have booked directly with celebrity.  I also have the screenshots with reduced prices and three perks.  When I continued to do the 24 hr price hold I got error messages.  I called my Celebrity vacation planner and was told it was a software mistake.  If I was able to compete and get confirmation on the 24 hr hold he would’ve honored it.  They can’t take a screen of an overview as a confirmed booking.  I’ll keep an I out to see if you received different reults

Yes I’m quite certain.....DW and I could’ve stayed in sky lounge from 5:00-7:00 and drink til our hearts content ‘OR’ go to a bar/lounge and receive 3 drinks between said hours. 

Now if you’re asking can we begin drinking in sky lounge ‘and then go to a bar/lounge’, that I can’t answer but I’d assume that answer would be no.  Celebrity’s policy seems to be a moving target, prior to our cruise Celebrity had switched to a 3 drink max every/any where (bar/lounge/restaurants)and we had been looking forward to having wine with our dinner in the MDR without having to carry our glass down with us from sky lounge.

We do not do the drink package or take it as a perk.  We are not big drinkers so it’s no benefit to us, however an elite perk drink or two at dinner/breakfast works fine for us.

P.S.

they did go back to unlimited drinks in sky lounge (5:00 - 7:00pm) and three drinks at any bar/lounge.  

Just off Reflection yesterday.....three drinks coupons (posted on sea pass) no longer honored in MDR or any other restaurant!!

You can go to big box store and buy universal remote, follow instructions to do a search and your done.

Very nice/beautiful black and white photographs....outrageously expensive!!!

We were just there in April.......we did trikes aruba (in Aruba) and bonaire cruisers (golf cart) in Bonaire. Both were great, you can google them to see if you’d be interested

(4/7- 4/15)

Just off the equinox 4/7-4/13)....tv was hooked up for pc input so hdmi ports are not active. What I always do is bring a universal remote ($7 at the big box stores) an hdmi cable and an apple lightning digital adapter. Plug your device into one the hdmi ports find the tv with the universal remote and change the input and you’re done, this takes all of 5 min to do. Every time you turn off the tv it defaulted back to pc input (Celebrity channels) when turned back on. To view your device again just change the input with the universal.

Generally enjoy the shows for what they are....cruise ship entertainment. Every now and then you do get one of ‘those’ acts and Uptown was it. And not in a good way, they were pretty bad!!!!Although they pulled a nice lady from the audience ‘Mary’ who stole the show.....she was a piece of work, I mean that in a great way!!!

Sorry OP for above statement.....had to vent!!!

We generally had a good/great cruise.....but people please, coughing into ones hands then grabbing and using utensils is just disgusting!!!

The cruise was a cough fest with people spreading germs like they don’t care, including to my wife who ended up in bed for two days with a nasty cough. And yes when she started getting symptoms we began self medicating and ‘staying in our cabin’ (either room service or I picked up food and brought back) until she began to feel better.