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19 minutes ago, Tyler414 said:

IMO the filet at Rooftop is better than Fine Cut, every time for me.  I usually always go to Fine Cut because I love a filet, but will be doing another Rooftop instead on my next cruise.

DW prefers rooftop filet over Fine Cut, so we will book Rooftop grill twice a cruise.

Appreciate your post, enjoyed the posts. Thanks

Our January Beyond trip was full. Couldn't find decent location of chairs in the sun. Retreat area had space, but not for IV cruisers. But that was our only issue.

On 3/31/2024 at 12:57 PM, lienf said:

We will be doing b2b on the Solstice in the fall Vancouver to Sydney with a little different itinerary but will definitely follow your adventure. 
 

Neil

We are booked Honolulu to Sydney Oct 25 on Solstice. Following, thanks

Our last trip we had a regular table assigned, in dining room A. We Asked for menus from restaurants B,C,D, and could order from those. This was during our assigned early time.

Or, we could choose to go to restaurant C, as example, at anytime, and be seated in open dining time, only wait based on available open tables.

Your choice, do what suits your style best. Want the same dining team? Go to same place every night. Want variety? Mix it up.

20 hours ago, Eno said:

Thanks!!!!  Think I will purchase it now. Best case prices go down and I cancel and rebook. Prices could always go up before then so will be safe from that. 
 

Keep checking, Black Friday usually has great sales. I rebooked options multiple times.

Interesting comments as I was on the same cruise.

Found sky lounge closed on embarkation day for large group while doing our "tour of ship", but that was only time I found it closed. Did not go mornings to drink coffee, I drank room service coffee on my balcony.

I did not find any bar swamped except for the show-lounge martini bar.

Only place I found crowded was lowest minimum BJ tables. And after watching, that probably saved me a bunch of $$.

We enjoyed our trip, sorry yours was not to standards.

Beer starts at $9, drinks $11-12.  premium drinks start at $15, most are in $17 range. World class bar are $19

You noted the ingredient in 1 course, but how did it taste?

Just off Reflection, dined once i. LPC. We had Lobster/Filet on last night of cruise. This menu was served earlier in week.

Just did LPC on Reflection. One in our party really didn't like course 2 offered, bouillabase. Claimed even the sight or smell was off-putting. The alternative was chicken breast, mashed potatoes.  Seemed like a lot of food before getting filet mignon as next course.

Our server suggested the minestrone soup as alternative, from Tuscan next door.

Perfect solution for our party of 4. Lighter meal, everyone happy. And the soup was very good.

Menu posted was second menu for the week, not on our night, just an FYI.

1 hour ago, cruise_lover_2309 said:

Can you purchase the wifi by the day? Or do you have to purchase the entire cruise?

Recently on Reflection. If you buy wifi, it's for entire cruise. Premium upgrade discount was offered 2 days before cruise end.

They also had some per minute packages, but I didn't get the details, as we had old all included classic service.

3 weeks ago we were in 7242, no issues. Didn't notice in any other areas that we traveled, but weren't paying n g attention.

Thanks for the thread. Great reading.

For us, the shuttle was already waiting upon walking out of terminal. We waved, he pulled up closer, got our bags and left immediately. Extremely prompt. Shuttles flow non stop. Single ship pickup.

Just now, High on the Seas said:

They do. It is on the first page of the menu. 

Thanks much! Have friends going us, didn't want to talk it up if not available.

The Beyond menu had a list of alcohol specialties on first page, also included DW fav the salted carmel martini. Just wondering, I've found in past that some cocktails tend to not be "system-wide". Boarding tomorrow....

Does Al Bacio offer the coffee house old fashioned on their drink menu?

Is deck staff clearing chair hogs loungers?

Last Beyond trip month ago never found a lounger before noon on sea days. Not able to use Retreat, but all were taken.

Beyond shows first week of Feb were 7 and 9. We needed to be seated in theater at 830 to get seats.

Our dining service was very slow in Tuscan dining room. 

Tuscan is just the name of the dining room on E class, like Normandie, Cosmopolitan, or Cyprus. It is NOT like Tuscan Grill on Equinox/Solstice. That is a specialty restaurant ( extra $$) on those class of ships.

2 hours ago, Canadianhey! said:

. Shampoo, conditioner, and lotion are now in large containers not individual. I have hair that is down to my waist and the first night I found out that the shampoo didn't lather up at all.

 

 

I thought it was just me. Got off Beyond week ago. Shampoo and shower gel were thin as water, neither lathered in my hands. I thought steward just took shortcut and topped off with tap water. 5th day shampoo was thicker.

Following, we board on Sunday!

Just got off Beyond yesterday. Shows started at 7 and 9. Theater would be full, so we went in half hour earlier.

They did a couple Eden shows at 10:30pm, smaller production shows.

Theater shows were a comic, an illusionist, couple singers, pianist, and trio called Uptown twice. Couple were staff perfomers/aerialists/gymnasts/singers/dancers.

Beyond had open pickleball most sea days 11-4:30, except for 3pm movie starts.