SAILSKAT

We are currently sailing in a sky suite on the Summit on our way to Mexico.  At the port there is a Retreat podium, where they take your luggage, and then an escort will take you into the special check in area, then whisk you onto the ship. They go over all your special dining options etc. along the way.  We were able to go straight to our cabin and our butler stopped by to go over everything with us.  We also had special invites waiting for us.  We’ve been on the ship less than a day and our experience has been extraordinary!   It’s a noticeably different and special experience.   The ship is beautifully redone and the staff is amazing.

On board the Summit out of Miami right now.  The staff at Luminae told us that last week's cruise had about 400 passengers and this week we are just under 300.  (I believe full capacity of this ship is nearly 2000.). They are so happy to have guest on board and everyone is upbeat and smiling (you can see it in their eyes, since they are all masked.). They clapped for us as we boarded the ship and everyone  keeps saying "welcome back, we're glad you are here."

There were about 25 people in Luminae for lunch and I've been in the  solarium all afternoon and have seen less than 10 guest in this area.  It's nothing like I've ever experienced before.  Very serene and laid back for sure.  The staff are over the top attentive and friendly.  

They are taking the "healthy at sea" mantra to heart for sure, we had to show our vaccine card and negative test at least 5 times from curb to ship and we were greeted with the "washy washy" lady on the gangplank.  You get to take off our mask as soon as you board (if you want to).

We did 3 Specialty on our Breakaway cruise last year and I could have done all 3 at Le Bistro! Don't let French scare you away, it's not pretentious, it's delicious! Our 2nd favorite was Teppanyaki (the best hibachi we've ever had) and of course we love Cagney's (at the level of Flemmings, and close to Ruth's Chris or Capital Grill). We didn't try the Italian, since we frequent Italy and have the North End of Boston at our doorstep, so we wanted to do something different. The specialty dining was worth every $, on our upcoming 4 night cruise we are doing 3 nights of specialty dining (and plan to be off ship for one night). Totally worth it. You are getting at $200-$300 dinner for a fraction of the cost.

markstours.com

We used Mark Tours last trip and thought he was terrific. Trying to access website and it isn't coming up today. Is there a new web address?