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mac_tlc

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  • Location
    CT, but sometimes Orlando
  • Interests
    Traveling, gardening
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Royal Caribbean, Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Cozumel

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  1. We certainly hope to meet up again. I was just talking to the DW this morning about some Spring 2026 options. Looks like the Silhouette is heading the pack so far. I'm heading back down to Florida this afternoon for a golf week + 3 days with my BIL and a mutual golfing friend. mac_tlc
  2. I am also looking forward to your experience. I keep looking at YC but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I am hesitant due to the number of passengers and the continued reviews of the non-YC areas. Have a great time ! mac_tlc
  3. Symphony has one 9-nighter departing on July 4, 2025 and one on April 30, 2025, They usually do one to switch their departure day from a Friday to a Sunday. (July 4th). The one on April 30th gets their departure day to a Friday. And those four cabins that were $9,700 in 2023 are over $28,000 for July 4, 2025. mac_tlc
  4. We are in a similar spot. We had 4 adjacent balcony staterooms on Oasis last year for a 9 night cruise out of NJ. Total cost about $9,700. Looking at a cruise on Symphony in 2025 -- and its only 7 nights -- same exact four cabins is over $17,500. I didn't dare look at the Symphony 9-nighter in 2025. mac_tlc
  5. We just did the Beyond in February and stopped at Aruba and Curacao. We did not do any ship excursions, just got off ourselves and wandered around. Curacao was fun walking to the floating bridge and then wandering through the old part of the city. We really liked the ship and the itinerary. More info and pix on what we did here: mac_tlc
  6. I did not include the grats, that would be another $23pppd. The deposit requirements are an intangible to me. I would probably never pay the extra $$ for a refundable deposit on X. You are correct— will never know if you don’t try it. I probably would not go all the way up to a Medallion Suite to find out! mac_tlc
  7. Have been investing early 2026 myself. I can find any price relationship anybody wants 😂😂. I was intrigued by the “$408pppd more than Regent” . For 2: Celebrity Ascent - Feb 23, 2026 - 11 nights - CS= $17,849 = $811 pppd Silversea Silver Ray - Feb. 27, 2026 - 11 nights - Medallion Suite= $21,200 = $963pppd Regent Grandeur - Feb. 28, 2026 - 14 nights - Penthouse Suite C= $25,283= $902 pppd. No air in any of those numbers. What am I missing? As an engineer, I have a spreadsheet for everything —- except the intangibles. Ship size, passengers, activities, entertainment, food—- I wish I could have a formula for those. 😂. That 14 night itinerary is nice. mac_tlc
  8. Great picture of the Vista. We should be on her this November for 15 days from Rome. Its great to see that "a&l_1720" is back home !!😉. Looking forward to the next week. mac_tlc BTW - not to sidetrack but did you pull the trigger on Beyond for July???
  9. It's partly pricing as to why we have no Royal cruises on the books for the first time in 20 years. Its also the emphasis on 3/4 nighters. No desire for that. Finally at a point in life where we like to choose a suite. Icon, Wonder, Star, Utopia suite prices are beyond crazy. Frankly, any Oasis class is also much more than other options. Only "reasonable" one is Harmony out of Galveston but not interested in departing from there. $1,000+ a day for a GS to not worth it to us. Icon/Star sometimes approach $2,000/day for 2. Last week I had a Villa Suite on hold on Symphony for July 2025. It was 70% more than the Villa Suite we sailed on Harmony in 2022. I couldn't pull the trigger though due to the price. The next day, it was still available and the asking price was $8K more than what I had held -- a full 100% more than the Harmony in 2022. Moved most of our recent sailings to Celebrity, but they are drinking the "corporate suite price KoolAid" and we are looking elsewhere there too. mac_tlc
  10. Took me a day to find this and I'm already on page 3?? I'm in !!! Have a great time .. mac_tlc
  11. But boy did they have a hike to get to that Retreat sun deck! We could never manage an aft SS. More of what we would use is up front. We will keep looking for a deal and maybe grab our favorite, 10123. The extent of the chair hogging really startled me. Celebrity knows it’s a big issue —- Captain Kate opened her talk on the last day at 10:15am thanking everyone for coming and giving up their loungers by the pool. Even she knew that any attendees just left a towel behind…. mac_tlc
  12. @CruiseDoc79, The forward looking Retreat prices are giving us pause as well. DW loves the E class so we may “downgrade” to a sunset Veranda, if you can get one, or maybe a porthole veranda. The issue we have with those is it’s a walk to the elevators and with my wife’s mobility challenges, that is not ideal. mac_tlc
  13. Duh! post has been edited !!!!
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