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Very good to know that we can request half/appetizer portions. Normally, I prefer appetizer offerings to the entree in selected restaurants as those are dishes I normally do not have enough time/energy to prepare for ourselves and they tend to show more creativity. I can never eat a whole NY or rib eye on my own and save half to look forward to to be used as salad topping, in fried rice, Asian style noodle, frittatas, quesadillas, and even as sandwich filling in bahn mi for the two of us next day. Thanks for the information.

We are not big portion eaters and when we grill T-bone or porterhouse, we share. Can we do that when dining in Tuscan? I know there is a surcharge for dry aged prime porterhouse and that is fine.

Not looking good for sure.😑

I see no seafod tower at Sushi on Five from the menu I see. Are you referring to the Porch which seems to have the seafood tower?

Very much like polenta but the grains are bigger making them more coarse. I like them served in many ways including very creamyand rich with cheese and milk and simpler with water and butter only.

Your wife has pretty hands. Although we did not grow up eating grits we really like various styles now. We especially like Cajun shrimp over grits for lunch or dinner. I even appreciate the Waffle House’s grits with their simple offering. No Waffle House around here.

Haha, we return to Japan annually and few months before our trip, my husband urges me to walk with him in preparation as walking 5-7 miles through crowds in Tokyo is the norm on daily basis. It is very brutal in July through August in the heat with all the trapped in heat from concrete jungle. He walks everywhere here at home. To doctors’ appointments, Post office, stores, downtown area etc. So walking 10 miles up and down in Japan is second nature to him. Unfortunately, I no longer walk everywhere for daily to day activities - just on walks. ☺️

Awesome - the wine list really helped me. Thank you so much! My husband is much easier to please as he normally likes beer (preferably Asahi Dry for mid range beer), some sparkling wines and sake I choose for us.

I attended my first American English school through Tachikawa too when my father was at Tachikawa AFB.

I lived in Yokohama as a child for few years and even then their well-known food offering was packaged shumai. Still is and always get their shumai which can now be found at most major train stations in Tokyo like Tokyo and Shinagawa Stations at bento shops.

Very nice look of Fujisan.

Hahaha, I know what you mean. They all start looking, smelling, and tasting the same.

Cruise critic members are so helpful. Thank you so much for clearing up our questions. I plan to bring a Japanese folding clothes hanger like this one for socks and underwear. We always use this when we are in Tokyo staying in airbnb. Works great and many Japanese use these too in Japan. Having a bigger bathroom helps like this sky suite we won. Through Amazon. alladaga Clothes Drying Hanger with 32 Clips and Drip Foldable Hanging Rack (Light Pink)

Still confused with what comes with successful move-up bid. We are Elite member going from concierge to sunset sky suite on our 13 day Baltic cruise on Silhouette 5/24. What we know: We will be keeping our already paid for premium beverage pkg and basic wifi. Losing concierge first day lunch which was not important for us. Pay for higher gratuities based on sky suite. What we are getting: access to the retreat, Luminee dining, priority check-in, departure, and port tendering, and reserved theater on chic nights. How about laundry? We can’t find it now but thought we get one free bag on our original cabin. But, perhaps that comes with being elite? Does that still stay the same? Do we get free room service? Any help much appreciated.

If ever in Japan in mid to late September, visit Nikko via direct train from Tokyo even as a day trip. Incredible colors. We have done fall colors on a cruise from Boston into Quebec City in the fall many years ago, and it was very pretty. We want to do that again.

What change or changes causing this? I am returning to Celebrity after considerable absence and accepted the fact that it is no longer the Celebrity of pre-2010 I am familiar with.

Weather in October will be very good as long as no typhoons decide to make its presence known. You will be missing the fall color though. I now avoid cherry blossom season due to all the tourists flocking there. It gets very crowded in spring.

Glad she liked it. It makes flying almost effortless for my husband. Good food, all the beer he wants to drink, watch 2-3 movies and go to sleep laying flat. Unfortunately, no amount of pampering on flights is going to make me fall asleep. Usually white knuckle time for me.

From Dulles to Japan, if you ever get the chance to do business class through ANA or JAL, I recommend it. Your wife would love the Japanese meals. I normally order Japanese meals and my husband, western which looks terrific too. Also great personable service always. We could not fly ANA or JAL on our upcoming flight to Europe so will be going on United Polaris.

Wow, since 1990? That is almost a quarter century ago. My husband goes with me almost every year since retiring. Enjoy your trip. We did Japan with another couple through Azamara in 2015. That was a great cruise.

Ship: silhouette Length of Cruise: 13 nights Cruise Sail Date: May 24, 2024 Date email offer received: 2/27/2024 Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: direct Current Cabin: V2 - Concierge Prime Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Sunset Sky Suite Bid Offer: USD 1,330 Notification Date: May 3, 2024 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted

Yes steak, but it is sirloin according to our app menu coming up later this month. Not NY, rib eye or tenderloin. And, I am disappointed in those. I have already decided not to order any of their sirloin “steak” offering. We will order from Tuscan instead.

Ok, thanks, it has been 9 years since our last cruise.

Gosh, reading all your posts I am already concerned. Please tell me if I have this covered. I feel like Celebrity against us in this fight to keep everything error-free and accounted for. 1. have a cabin attendant remove all items from mini refrigerator and take a photo. 2. Check charges daily and refute all errors while on board. 3. Before leaving your cabin for the final time, take a photo of your charges and mini refrigerator. 4. After returning home, keep close eye on any miscellaneous charges and pending charges from Celebrity. Wait several days for pending charges because they can disappear. anything else?

We have one about 4 miles away. Hawaii menus versus California/Texas menus are similar with one or two differences.