ShelleyQT

We just got off the Solstice 6 days ago. Service and food were spectacular! Everyone, including staff and guests were so friendly! Definitely our best cruise yet. And, I want to point out that we were in a basic balcony cabin, so not in Aqua class or above.

We leave tomorrow on the Solstice. This is our first time on Celebrity, but we have cruised many times on other cruise lines. We have always needed reams of paper documents from the cruise line for check in at the terminal. For this cruise, I understand that we need to show our Xpress Pass on the app, and of course we need our passports. Do we need other ticketing on paper? I have not been able to log in on the Celebrity website today from our computer, because for some reason the website just keeps asking me again and again to sign in (even though I know I have the correct password). I even tried using a different browser, but no luck. I can't print paper documents unless I can log in. If I can never get logged in successfully, and I going to have a problem? Obviously I won't have any luggage tags, but I imagine I can get some at the terminal if necessary.

I agree with you. I would move seats in this scenario, and in fact I did this just a few weeks ago when I was waiting at the airport and the lady next to me kept coughing, sneezing, and reaching for the Ricola. My point is only that people should not be terrified that Covid is rampant just because people are coughing and sneezing. Cheers!

People cough and sneeze for many reasons. Some people (like me) sneeze due to allergies. Some people cough and/or sneeze due to having a cold (which they may or may not have caught before the cruise). Sometimes people cough because they got something caught in their throat. Some people have COPD. You can't assume Covid based on coughing or sneezing.

These both look delicious!

Hm...lifelong Seattleite here. This has not been my experience. 🤔

Okay, I've tried several times now to find the chat feature on the website. I even pulled up the Mexican Riviera for those dates, @AnnaNicole, with the same view you are showing, and it does not show a chat feature on the page. What am I doing wrong?

No, I still get the same "not ready" message.

The email I received today from Celebrity called the ship "the newly Revolutionized Celebrity Solstice." (Departure date is Sept. 24, 2022).

Long time cruiser here, new to Celebrity. We are booked for the Solstice Sept. 24th, and we are now at 37 days to departure. I was able to fill out the check-in process at day 45, but I still can't choose a boarding time. I called Celebrity at day 44, and she told me I should be able to choose at day 45. I told her that we were now at day 44, and I was still not able to choose. She told me to wait a few days and then try again, but now here we are, still with no boarding times available. The website and app both say, "Not quite ready for you." Is this normal? Am I missing something? We were originally booked on the Millennium, and Celebrity changed us to Solstice. Since then, there have been tons of waiting (cabin assignment, notifications, etc.). It has been stressful. As a new Celebrity customer, it has also made me rethink sailing with them again.

Those crumpled menus look terrible! X is cutting costs that much? Sheesh.

I'm new to Celebrity and confused about this. Thanks in advance!

Oh, yikes! When I was reading yesterday about your (free?) bus rides in Villefranche and Eze, I wanted to tell you that those rides are not actually supposed to be free. In case several other readers also told you about this, I didn't want to pile on, so I thought I'd read the rest of the thread and then tell you if no one else did. Unfortunately, no one did and I forgot about it by the time I got to the end. Sorry! Two years ago, we took the bus from Nice to Eze. During the ride, our bus was pulled over by an inspector. He didn't ask us about our tickets (which we had anyway), but he did check with a large family with several children, who did NOT have tickets for any of their members. He got off the bus with them and the bus went on its way. They looked really poor and unlikely to be able to pay. It was really sad and I hoped that he would let them off with a warning.

Your dresses are beautiful! I'm a slim petite and would especially love to wear a dress like the black one. Any chance you got that online so I could find one, too?

How is the pizza? It looks really good!!

Respectfully, one doesn't catch covid by being outside with others who have covid UNLESS they are right next to you for a significant period of time. The air you are directly breathing has to be saturated with a heavy percentage of covid particles for someone to catch it. On a cruise ship, especially a moving one, the air is moving around at such a rate that the chance of catching it from the balcony next door is statistically impossible. I've also seen that people who are quarantined on the ship, even in cabins on the "sick deck", are not exactly receiving top-notch medical attention...it seems most are reporting that they don't get checked on at all, except perhaps through an occasional phone call.

How horrible!! It would cost them nothing to give both of you WiFi. It would cost them virtually nothing to give you the drinks package. It costs them nothing to give your DH decent food. It is cruel to deny anyone fresh air and exercise, even if it's just to let Covid-positive people some time reserved just for them on the walking/jogging track, and he should be allowed a balcony. We know that people catch Covid when they have a certain number of Covid particles (saturation level) in the air... and being outside dilutes this enough that people don't catch Covid outside unless they are right next to each other for an extended period of time, especially on a moving cruise ship that has air blowing all over the place! This all feels like it's designed to make people decide to get off the ship instead of staying on for the return trip. Celebrity definitely needs to do better than this.

Hear, hear! I'm amazed by the number of people who come here saying they got Covid on their cruise, even though they wore their masks the whole time! If the masks worked, people wouldn't keep getting Covid when they are wearing masks. Our current vaccines don't prevent catching it (though for most people they reduce the severity of symptoms) and they don't prevent passing it to others. Neither do the masks. The best way to get over this is for people to just stop fearing it and live their lives.

I remember many, many years ago (1980s, I believe) there was an expose on 20/20 or some other TV news magazine, where they used hidden cameras to record footage of hotel maids using their cleaning rag (same one they used on toilet and sink) to clean and polish the drinking glasses. They showed this happening in several different hotels, including upscale ones. I wash our drinking glasses in the cabin or hotel room so I know they are clean.

You can also get the NYT crossword app. There is a fee to subscribe to the app, but it's not expensive, and the app's interface is easy to use. I've been a subscriber to the puzzle app for years and I can't live without it!

I'm looking at making reservations at the Fine Cut Steakhouse on Beyond. I'm reading the fine print: Cancelled packages are subject to full cover charges and there are no refunds for unused amounts. Does this mean you can't cancel a reservation at all? Thanks!

Long time cruiser here, but new to Celebrity. I'm seeing lots of posts talking about Le Petit Chef. What is it, exactly? What kind of show is it? Are there chefs cooking in front of you with comedy? I've seen pictures of tables from this event, and it looks like maybe it's some kind of cartoon table screen or something? Do you get to choose your meals, or is it a fixed menu? Can you see the menu ahead of time? How much does it cost? Thanks and happy cruising!