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Just to follow up, I did call and the promo is non changeable. The promo works out to a good deal but if you want to add on time before or after the cruise, you are booking your own air, hotel and transfers and can't use the promo.

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I assume the use ATN and they seem to have daily flights.

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Hi all,

I realize the T&Cs for the Tahiti promo (air & hotel inclusions) say there are no deviations, but I was hoping to fly in a day early and book my own hotel (the IC) using points/free night instead of their hotel (Le Meridien). Has anyone had any success getting Wind Star to allow them to fly in early/get OBC for hotel promo instead of using it?

Thanks!

We were on Celebrity Silhouette in June and spent three wonderful (sunny) days in St. Petersburg. We had Russian visas because we visited Moscow pre-cruise and had no problems with the immigration staff or the cruise line holding us back. The lines were fairly long the first day but moved quickly as many of the lines were open. We were able to use Uber to return to the port each day as well. Hope to be back in Russia before our visas expire in 2019.

On our Silhouette cruise this past June, that excursion was cancelled, stranding our friends who had to scramble to fill their day in Warnemunde. They only booked it because they had OBC to burn, but they ended up wishing they had come with us on our tour to Berlin. Burn your OBC at the specialty restaurants (if that's why you're booking a Celebrity excursion) and use a private tour guide to Berlin. I recommend Jeremy Minsberg if you can book him.

Our day in Berlin might have been our favorite day on the whole trip because of our tour guide, Jeremy Minsberg. His driver got us to Berlin in 2:15 and we had over 7 hours there (still just a taste of this wonderful city). I highly recommend him if you can book him. Don't wait as his schedule fills up.

We were in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Tallin, Berlin & St. Petersburg (and Moscow pre-cruise) this past summer. We did get Rubles in Moscow & St. Petersburg from ATMs, but had no problem using cards for most meals, etc. We had Euros from a previous visit (and got more from ATMs) and used those to pay our tour guide in Berlin. Didn't really need them in Helsinki & Tallin (used credit cards). We had no Danish or Swedish currency and didn't bother getting any. Everyone (even ice cream vendors) take credit cards. Sweden is basically going cashless via mobile phones and credit cards.

We've been in a hump on Equinox and an aft sky suite on Silhouette. To be honest, if I could do it over, I would have taken a non-aft Sky Suite. It was a long walk and there's no shade on the balcony. It was nice and quiet, but it was pretty quiet in the hump cabin too. It was pretty looking at the wake, but if it rained (this was a Baltic cruise), there was no protection.

Are any of the INDOOR bars open in the daytime (besides the Oceanview that is)? We loved the Sunset Bar as well, but it seems the indoor bars only opened at 5 or so....at least in my recollection. We are going on the Silhouette again in January.

I'm pretty sure the Passport Bar on Deck 3 was open during the day.

When we were on Silhouette in June, we loved the sushi restaurant and had a bunch of OBC. After our first visit, they gave us a 20% or 30% discount for each time we went back.

Thanks for the reminder Lori! Sorry for the delay in concluding the report. Work got in the way.

So, we have reached the end of the review. What did we think about the trip? How was the Silhouette compared to our previous experience with Celebrity Equinox? How was Moscow as a pre-cruise destination? Was the trip everything we hoped for and more?

Probably the easiest way to grade everything will be to summarize our thoughts on each destination, then the ship, then the trip as a whole. I’ll quickly re-run through the highlights, the transportation options and the food so you don’t have to go back and read the whole review if you don’t have the time.

Moscow

Moscow was fantastic. It was incredible to stand in Red Square and think back to the 80s and the Cold War when we were kids, watching the (seemingly endless) military parades. There is so much to see and do there. I could definitely make a return trip, hopefully in the winter to see everything with a coating of snow.

The metro is efficient and fairly easy to use. They seem to have improved tourist infrastructure in recent years compared to some of the trip reports I read. There are information desks and English maps all around the metro and the city.

I would definitely recommend staying somewhat near Red Square as you are going to want to visit there (Kremlin, History Museum, St. Basil’s, GUM). Many of the other sites are easily reachable via metro or Uber. Uber is another great option there, but you’ll need a Russian SIM card as Wifi is plentiful, but not everywhere.

The food is good and there are some unique Russian cuisines that are fun to try. With the weak ruble, now is a great time to go to Russia. We found it easy to withdraw Rubles from the ATMs, although they tended to limit us to 7500 per transaction (about $120).

Stockholm

We both really liked Stockholm. Gamla Stan, while touristy, is fun to walk around and combines history and shopping (which was great for our two vacation styles). You also have to get on the water at some point and see some of the city that way. We only took a ferry instead of a boat tour, but it was a real highlight.

Speaking of highlights, Vasa is a must-do. I recommend going when they open at 8:30am (in summer) as you will almost have it to yourself for an hour before the buses arrive. If you can’t go early, some folks reported it was pretty easy to visit later in the afternoon after 3pm.

The 24 hour bus pass was easy to buy at the airport and was great for getting around as our dock was not walking distance from the city. The buses are quick and frequent. There didn’t seem to be too much traffic in Stockholm even on a Monday.

We didn’t really eat any meals in Stockholm as the timing worked out for us to eat on the ship. We did have some good ice cream in Gamla Stan. There’s also a great thread on CC for any questions about this city. We didn’t exchange any Swedish Krona as every place took credit cards, including when buying the bus tickets at the airport.

Helsinki

A real pleasant surprise. I had low expectations based on reading other reviews. We absolutely lucked out with the weather; cloudless skies and 75 degrees F. The Market Square area was really nice to walk around in, with the bay one side and the cathedrals on the other.

Suomelinna Fortress and the ferry ride to get there and back was really enjoyable, probably also due to the weather. It wasn’t crowded on the island and there is a lot to see. It seems like a great place to take kids as there’s no cars and they can just wander around. There’s a great brewery there where I had a nice lunch (not cheap though).

The tram system is easy to figure out. Most of the lines stop near the train station so if you get on the wrong tram, just ask the driver. Seems like most Fins speak pretty good English too. Hopefully the port construction will be done by next summer, but that was a minor inconvenience. Helsinki is really a great one day stop on a cruise as you feel like you can see most of what you want without rushing around. There’s a great thread on CC for any questions about this city too.

St. Petersburg

Loved it. Wish the port was closer to the center part of town, but that’s the downside of being on a huge ship I guess. As we had three days, I felt like we saw most of what we wanted to see, but if you have limited time here (1-2 days), I would make sure you see the Hermitage, either Peterhof or Catherine Palace (my preference would be Peterhof if the weather is nice and CP if not), Church on Spilt Blood, and a boat tour. The rest is somewhat subjective in my opinion. We liked the Faberge Museum, but it’s probably not for everyone. Of course, having visas, we also saw some off the beaten path places like the Kunstkamera, Museum of Vodka and the Museum of Political History. I really wish that last one was on more tour agendas as it was really interesting.

This is another city that I would like to re-visit, perhaps in the winter. I would take my time in the Hermitage, see some more of the less popular rooms and also enjoy the food and drink without having the ship to trek back to each night. It would also be neat to take a high speed train either to or from Moscow.

Uber was great in St. Petersburg, but of course, most of you won’t need it as you will have your tour guides and their vans/buses. We did find it can get exhausting spending three days there so make sure you pace yourself, especially if you plan to go back out at night to a ballet. We just didn’t see the point of walking around like zombies just to say we saw “everything.”

Tallin

Like Helsinki, we had awesome weather here. I’m sure that contributed to our enjoyment of this port. It was nice to just walk into town from the ship – no buses, uber, cab, or metro to worry about. The Old Town was really interesting and gave some great photo vistas from the higher points. The market was fun, per J, and there were lots of great artsy stores that she loved.

We only spent about 4 hours off the ship here as we were pretty wiped out from the eight previous non-stop days of walking and touring. While I don’t feel like I need to come back, I would certainly get off the ship if I happened to return and explore some more.

Berlin

Another pleasant surprise. With Berlin on a Baltic cruise, it’s all about the tour guide, and we had the best: Jeremy Minsberg. I booked him almost a year out and I was really happy that we got him.

We had a small group of 6 so we were able to get out of the port extremely quick and we were in Berlin by the time some of the tour buses were probably making their halfway bathroom stop. We were fascinated by the Olympic Stadium tower, Track 17, Topography of Terror, and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We spent as much (or more) time walking than we did on the van and that gave us a great overview of the city. Again, we had awesome weather.

We would love to return here as a part of a longer trip to Germany. I know it’s a long way from the port and a private tour can be expensive, but I recommend going to Berlin if you have never been before.

Copenhagen

Probably our least favorite port, but ONLY because we had the worst weather here (still not that bad) and because we had seen so many palaces and museums by now that we were somewhat over them. Still a great time, especially the Segway tour and the boat tour. Nyhavn is a must-see as is the Old Town (which is not as set apart as the ones in Stockholm (island) or Tallin (walled)).

There’s probably a lot more that we just didn’t have the energy to see in Copenhagen, but there’s a great thread on CC that has tons of info. We ended up not using public transit. We mostly walked and used an Uber on the second day when it was raining. We didn’t exchange any Danish Kroner as everywhere took plastic like Stockholm.

Up next: We evaluate the Silhouette, its restaurants and its crew.

Sorry that Jeremy was booked (he's great). Try Heidi Leyton. She was also very responsive when we were planning our tour.

Hi there,

We were in St. Petersburg June 22-24. We had Russian visas as we visited Moscow before our cruise. The staff at the port were very helpful in making sure that everyone got into the shortest line. They also assisted the border control officers when they were confused that we had a visa and not a tour ticket.

One criticism is the taxi price at the stand in the port. They charged us 1500 Rubles to get to Peter & Paul Fortress when Uber was only 300 Rubles the other way. Of course, it's hard to get Uber at the port so I get they have a monopoly there.

The shops are also much more expensive than what we found in town, but again, they have a monopoly and everyone is trying to get rid of their rubles on the last day.

Overall, it's an efficient, well-run operation considering the number of cruisers that pass through there on most days. Now if only you could do something about the mosquitos....

Here are the Concorde Room menus:

Our gate was posted on the screen around 2:50, and it was ugh, at the end of the C gates, which meant a ride on the transit and a long walk. We left the lovely Concorde Lounge and headed out into the sea of people. We made it out to our gate around 3:15 and waited about 15 minutes before boarding was called for First/Club/Gold all together. We were shown to our seats and, well, that was about it. Nobody offered to give us a quick rundown of the seat features or anything.

We were offered a pre-departure beverage, so we had champagne. We were a little late pushing back, so there was time for a refill. We did receive our amenity kits (different male and female kits), pajamas, and menus for the flight.

The door closed around 4:10pm and we pushed back around 10 minutes later. We had a long slow taxi and finally took off at 5pm. As soon as the seatbelt sign went off, I changed into my PJs.

About ½ hour after we took off, we were offered a drink and some warm nuts. I ordered some more champagne.

Lunch was served around 6pm. I ordered the smoked salmon, soup, and sea bass. J tried to order the burger, but was told that they had no more left. I know BA allows people to pre-order their meal in business and first, but seriously, can they not load a couple more burgers?

The smoked salmon was very good and the sea bass was OK. After I finished the sea bass, the flight attendant apologized that he had forgotten my soup (apparently so I had I after all that champagne.)

For dessert, I had the berry pie and ice cream. Then I ordered a small glass of the Glenlivet. So, of course he brought me about four fingers of it.

I watched a couple of movies on the flight. 10 Cloverfield Lane (per J’s recommendation) was very entertaining and then I watched Eddie the Eagle about the British ski jumper, which was dumb but reasonably entertaining. I also finally finished Show Me a Hero from HBO which I had downloaded onto my iPad for this trip.

The seat was comfortable, but it was hard to sleep as this was essentially a day flight, even though it was creeping past midnight UK time by the time the second meal was served. The “tea” consisted of stale sandwiches, scones and cakes. I was looking forward to it, so it was rather disappointing, but I was too stuffed to order anything else and too tired to complain.

The flight attendants on this flight literally disappeared after the first meal service and never even walked back through First Class until they took orders for tea. When I got a little hungry after a few hours, I went up to see if they had anything and they told me to go back to the Club World galley for snacks. That information would have been nice to know when I boarded.

We landed about 40 minutes late in Atlanta around 9pm and we were allowed to deplane first (before the Club World folks) which was nice. I had read an article that morning while surfing the web in the lounge about a new App called Mobile Pass which allowed us to skip both the regular line and the kiosks when landing at certain US airports from an international flight, so I had downloaded it. We looked for the sign at immigration and it was there. We were ushered through straight to the passport check and breezed through really quickly. We don’t have Global Entry, but this must have been almost as quick.

Our luggage was among the first pieces to come out and we headed out through customs to see my mother-in-law waiting for us. We headed home and I think I was asleep within 20 minutes of walking through the door.

It was a fantastic trip. Up Next: We grade the Silhouette and give out our best and worst awards.

7/1 – Amsterdam to Atlanta (via London) OR Where’s My Soup?

We set our alarm at 6:30am as we had booked a 7:30am Celebrity transfer to the airport with the last of our OBC. Quick tip: They will put you on a transfer based on your flight time, so if you want a slightly later transfer, just tell them you have a later flight. They won’t bother double-checking.

We didn’t bother with breakfast at Luminae as we knew we would be eating (and drinking) a lot today. We grabbed a quick pastry and coffee at Michael’s and waited for Anca to escort us off the ship at 7:25am. I tipped Anca, as she had been very helpful throughout the cruise. I did not tip our butler (other than when he brought room service a couple of times) as he was basically invisible.

When we left the ship, I really wasn’t too upset. I was looking forward to a First Class trip home and I was ready to be home and see our youngest when she returned the following day from her summer program.

Anca took us out to the bus and we grabbed seats. It was basically full. It was a quick 20-25 minute drive to the airport (against the flow of rush hour traffic.) Our luggage arrived slightly after we did, but we were waiting under cover (it was raining) and then picked up our suitcases.

We checked in at BA and it was nice to be in the First/Club line as the Economy line was pretty long. We then went to the VAT refund desk and after getting a customs stamp, received a refund on some of J’s larger purchases. She was kicking herself because she forgot our receipts from our recent Italy trip and she could have received refunds from those receipts as well.

Then we then got a little lost as we tried to find the security line, but we eventually found it. I’m not sure if there was a First/Business line, but there weren’t many people there so we just went through the regular passport check and then security line.

We found the BA lounge, which I understand was recently moved and remodeled. It was really very nice for an outstation lounge. There was a nice continental breakfast set up (including Stroopwaffels – my favorite!) and good self-serve espresso/cappuccino. The lounge received the British newspapers on the first BA flight of the day around 10am.

Our flight was at 11:40am so we headed over to the gate around 11:00am. We were among the first to board and we were in the last row of Club Europe (i.e. regular economy seat with middle seat blocked). Due to weather delays at Heathrow, we were about 30 minutes delayed taking off.

Once in the air, we were offered a beverage and served a nice snack lunch of cold cuts and cheese with salad. J said it was the best airline meal she had so far on this trip. We landed at T5 about 35 minutes late at 12:35pm.

We went through Fast track passport control and through transfer security, which took about 10-15 minutes. We then headed to the Concorde Room for our layover.

I had originally booked a massage for both of us at 1pm and 1:20pm. When I checked at the spa, they had an opening for a wet shave at 2pm, which I had hoped to be able to book. J also wanted to switch to a facial so she booked one for 2pm also. She headed back down to do some shopping (now that the pound had dropped since the Brexit the week before) and I headed to the bar.

The lounge was not very crowded, and the atmosphere was friendly, not stuffy. I did look around for celebs, but nobody I recognized was there.

I started by trying both of the champagnes on offer. I preferred the regular Laurent-Perrier Grand Siecle to the Rose version. Then I switched to Johnnie Walker Blue, because well, why wouldn’t I?

J returned from a successful shopping expedition and it was time to head to the spa for our appointments. The shave was very relaxing although a little uneven. She missed a few places so I must have looked like I normally do. :) J enjoyed her facial.

Now it was 2:20 so we headed back to the lounge for a spot of lunch (as one says in BA land). J wasn’t too hungry so she had the cauliflower salad, which she enjoyed. I had the curry, which was very good and pretty spicy.

Could you tell me what tour company he is from or Jeremy's contact information. I'd really like to personalize our Berlin tour and be able to get out and actually see some of the sites rather than just seeing them from a tour bus. Might be worth the extra $$ for the private tour. You can email me directly at: Teannetx@hotmail.com

 

Thank you

I can post it here since you asked and I'll email you as well:

http://theberlinexpert.com/

6/30 – Sea Day 2 OR A Fishy Day at Sea

You probably think that we gave Copenhagen short shrift, as we didn’t set foot in a palace, museum or in Tivoli Gardens. Well, this itinerary is exhausting and we were mentally worn out from all of the history. Yes, I know, first world problems and all that. We figured that it’s one of the easier cities to reach in Northern Europe and we will likely be back some day via air, boat or train.

One of the things I noticed about this itinerary vs. the Mediterranean is that it doesn’t really offer the same mix of natural beauty vs. history that the Med itineraries offer (Santorini vs. Athens, Myknos vs. Ephesus, etc.). This is one long history lesson (with a few exceptions for some parks and rivers, but no real wow scenery).

Anyway, moving on to our last day, we were headed out around the main peninsula of Denmark into the North Sea. We were told by the captain that we would enter the canal towards Amsterdam around 1am and dock in Amsterdam by 6am.

Here are today’s activities:

We woke up to a rocking ship. The North Sea was running pretty choppy (as usual), but we don’t get seasick (at least not within normal cruise parameters) and enjoyed the motion. We decided to give the Oceanview Buffet a try as J was getting a little tired of the Luminae breakfast menu. It was OK, although I would have preferred Luminae.

We went back to the suite for a snooze and then I decided I would attend the Beyond the Podium speaker final event. The ship had a former NASA director on board and he had been giving presentations throughout the week about his time with NASA. This last one was kind of a summary of lessons learned that could be applied to life and/or business. It was interesting enough to hold my attention for an hour.

Following that, I went to the gym to work up an appetite for lunch. We tried to go to Sushi on 5 for lunch, but they were completely booked! We made reservations for dinner so we wouldn’t miss out again.

We remembered that Murano was offering a special lunch menu that day for $30pp. We walked over and they had a table for us. It was a little strange being there in shorts and T-shirts.

Here’s the menu:

It was good, but not as good as dinner there. J had lobster (again) and I had the fish. The desserts were excellent though.

After lunch, J went to look at the shops and I went over to the casino for the grand prize drawing. I had two lousy tickets (and some folks had hundreds) so I wasn’t expecting to win, but you have to be present to win, so why not? Where else was I going to be?

Ironically, the same person won the top two prizes – $200 and $500 (I think). While I was down in the general vicinity, I went over to Michael’s Club and printed our boarding passes for our flights the next day.

At some point, the butler rang our doorbell (another suite “feature”) and asked if we needed anything. Well, it was a little late now buddy. You were invisible for the whole cruise and now you are skulking around looking for a tip. Here’s a tip: be around a little more and be proactive when we have an issue early on in the cruise.

At 4pm, it was bingo time in the theater. We bought our cards (prices have gone up in 4 years) and played along with the annoying banter of the host, one of the activities guys. We didn’t win – this cruise we lost every penny we gambled – and used our gelato coupons to get over the disappointment.

Dinner was at Sushi on 5 again and as usual, it was excellent. Yes, we had fish yet again for what felt like the umpteenth meal in a row. We said goodbye to the waiters and waitresses who had taken such good care of us throughout the cruise. They did an even better job than the ones in Luminae in my opinion.

We stopped by the final show, but frankly, it was a little boring (some vocalists) so we went to watch the Euros instead before stopping by the casino to lose our last few hands of blackjack.

We went back to the suite and had our luggage out by 11. The ship then rocked us to sleep. Up Next: First Class Disappointment

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and pictures. We're going on this same cruise May '17 and I have already gotten a bunch of plans made but you've given me some new ideas. I like how you did your tour of Berlin. We usually don't do the ships tours but since its such a long trip to Berlin and the ship uses a train-I decided to book through the ship. I may have to rethink that decision. I love how you did Berlin with a small group and got out before the tours left. Something to think about. Thanks again for all your hard work putting this together.

 

Teanne

Glad you're enjoying it. We thought about using our OBC for a ship tour in Berlin, but we're really glad we didn't, especially because the ship's train tour on our cruise was canceled 2 days before we reached Berlin. That left friends of ours with very few options. They ended up just going into Rostock and Warnemunde and missed Berlin altogether. If you can book Jeremy, you won't regret it.

I would imagine if you went out on your own in St Petersburg (with your own visa) you would also encounter a small knowledge of English by most of the people.

Len

You would be surprised. Many people (shop owners, food service folks, bartenders) speak pretty good English in Russia these days, especially in the tourist areas of St. Petersburg and Moscow. Izmailovsky market, however, is another story, but they spoke pretty good Commerce there.

Thank you for your review.

 

Is there a method to print the Celebrity Today file that you have linked and stored in Photobucket?

 

Marilyn

Hmmm - not sure. I suppose I could do it, but I'm not sure if someone else can do it from my photobucket account. I expect someone will chime in who knows more than me.

Here’s the Celebrity Today:

Lunch was at, you guessed it, Sushi on 5. We got a nice 30% discount. We still had some OBC left to spend on the last day. After lunch, we took a nap and watched a movie in the suite as the rain was still coming down.

Before dinner, we started packing, putting all the dirty laundry in one small suitcase (we didn’t bother doing any laundry on board). We started having that “end of vacation” melancholy a little.

Dinner was at Luminae as it was lobster night. The meal was very good and I’m glad we ended on a good note with Luminae after a couple of hit and miss evenings.

After dinner, we went to the casino to lose some more money and then it was up to the Sky Lounge for a Beatles tribute by the house band. It got fairly crowded and plenty of people were dancing. The only negative was that I asked if they could play Hey Jude (as it’s our wedding song – long story) and they said they didn’t know it. Really? The biggest selling single by the biggest band in history (who you are covering) and you don’t know it?

From there, we went with some folks we had met down to the theater for Liar’s Club. It’s basically To Tell The Truth, featuring the Cruise Director, the Comedian (from last night’s show) and the HR Director (I guess she was the only crew member they could get). It was cheesy, but pretty funny.

After that, it was approaching midnight so we checked in with our younger kid via FaceTime and then it was off to bed. Up Next: Rolling Through the North Sea.

6/29 – Copenhagen Day 2 OR What’s This Wet Stuff?

For our last port day on this cruise, we were up around 7:30am. We headed to Luminae for breakfast. We had no real major plans for the day. I had originally slotted the national museum and Rosenborg castle for me that day, but after all these ports, I had absolutely no desire to see another museum or castle/palace. I’m sure they are great and I will come back to Copenhagen some day and see them.

Instead, we brought our umbrellas and walked back to the Stroget area to check out a couple of stores that J had missed the day before. The rain held off for the morning and we walked from Stroget up past Copenhagen University toward the Globe Irish Pub. I was hoping to trade a Liverpool Atlanta Supporters Club scarf for a Danish one, but alas, they were closed until late afternoon.

We walked past Norreport station and saw some interesting memorials along the way.

From there we walked across Dronning Louises Bro to the Ravensborgade area where J had researched some antique stores and art galleries.

Swanning around:

We walked around the area, but it was still only 10am and some of the stores didn’t open until noon. We walked back toward Rosenborg castle and J found a great art gallery/store across the street from the castle grounds. We spent quite some time there and she bought some cool stuff (even something that wasn’t even for sale from the owner’s workshop).

Closest I got to the castle:

As we left, it started to pour. This was the first rain we had on the entire trip. As it was a straight shot down to Nyhavn, we went to the Hans Christian Andersen store and bought a couple of final gifts for folks back home.

We didn’t fancy the walk back to the ship in the rain, so we decided to get an Uber. We had no problem finding one and he drove us back to the ship around noon. We were really glad we booked the Segway tour and the boat tour for the first day in Copenhagen and felt bad for those touring around in the rain.

It was 10 pm by the time we reached the port with the uber cab and we all got a crash course in the new capitalism

Hmm, I think you got a crash course in something else. We returned via uber 3 days in a row to the port and never got charged anything other than the (ridiculously cheap) fare. It was around 300-400 rubles depending on where we we were picked up in town. Drivers didn't charge us any port fee.

Here’s what was on tap on Silhouette for this day:

Something weird happened with the pic of the first page - sorry.

When we got back on board around 7, I checked with Anca at Michael’s Club regarding the possibility of getting into Murano that evening, which had been sold out when I checked a day earlier. We were in luck. There was a cancellation at 9pm so we decided to take it.

Before dinner, we watched about ½ hour of the comedy juggler show. J didn’t like it, but I found it funny (probably due to a cocktail at the World Class Bar beforehand).

It was a good as we remembered from our last Celebrity cruise. We did have some wines that were slightly higher than the package price as there were not many available by the glass within the premium package. After dinner, J went to bed, but I went to see the last ½ hour of the comedy juggler’s late show. He had a great final act with a huge unicycle and knives.

I stopped by the Ensemble Lounge and watched Terry Dobson, the guitarist/pianist. For his final song of the night, one of the bar waitresses stepped in on drums for “Layla.” I went to bed, knowing that the forecast for the next day was rain for the first time in the entire cruise. Up Next: Hey Dude - No Hey Jude?

Following, the tour, which lasted about 2 hours, we walked to an antique store that J wanted to check out. We walked past Tivoli and this was as close as we were going to get. We’re not Disney fans and the idea of paying to walk around past a bunch of rides we weren’t going to go on didn’t appeal to us.

Then we walked to Nyhavn and got on the Netto boat tour. It was interesting to see the city from the water after seeing it from the Segway.

New Opera House:

Garbage processing plant/ski slope - under construction

We walked through Nyhavn and then walked back to the ship along the waterfront. There was a 10k race going on, so we had to dodge runners most of the way back.