RSV-Cruiser

We had a somewhat similar situation in 2012 sailing a 12 night Mediterranean on the Solstice out of Barcelona. This was a cruise with my wife and college classmate and his wife. We had adjoining balcony cabins. Because we had a state residency discount and they did not, we booked one cabin with the guys and the other cabin with the ladies. Then once on board we would make the switch so each couple had their own cabin. Only a few days before departure my college friend and wife could not go due to medical reasons.

My wife and I checked in and asked guest services about the possibility of trading the 2 balconies for a higher grade cabin but they said no as I assume nothing was available. We thought they could upgrade an inside room for someone to our balcony cabin and get some good PR and they would have been very happy.

When we got to our cabin and met the steward she thought we were brother and sister and wanted separate cabins. With a straight face I told her "no, we are husband and wife but we don't sleep in the same room". She said in all her years on the cruise ship that was the first time she ever encountered this. I let a couple minutes go by and then gave her the true story. She laughed and then said "I'm glad because I was thinking about how difficult my job was going to be servicing your rooms with such a strange marital relationship".

We had a great cruise. My wife loved having her own bathroom and I had the other cabin for my video stuff. Also, the steward only had to basically clean one cabin as we did sleep in one bed only. True story!

I have not done this personally but you may want to check out Spencer Ambrose tours. His company gets very good reviews on CC and Trip Advisor. Here's a link to his Piton climbing tour: http://spencerambrose.com/island-tours/heavenward-bound-gros-piton-climb/

Good luck!

The OP was asking about suite perks. We booked a CS on the Equinox on 8/22/16 for the 10/16/17 sailing which included the Go Best. The price actually dropped for us $200 pp on 11/1/16 and is still the same as of today. We contacted our TA and got the lower price and the Go Best is still included. According to X website all "suites" sailing to almost everywhere through April 2018 get the Go Best (all 4 perks) but the current offer says if booked from Nov 1 to Nov 30, 2016. Here is the link: http://www.celebritycruises.com/htmlpage/celebrity-suites-offer

You may want to hurry as no one knows what will happen with the next promo. Good luck!

Anyone who has sailed recently to these ports: St Thomas, St Marteen, Antigua, St Lucia, Tortola, Barbados? What side of the ship was docked to the pier. I realize it can be different but we like to pick a cabin that is facing the pier. If you have docked with X recently please let us know.

Just returned from a Med cruise and used RomeInLimo in 3 ports. There were 6 of us in the vehicle in 2 ports and another joined to make it 7 at the last port. I will say these tours were excellent and the best decision I ever made. Jany was so helpful to work with and always answered my questions in a very timely manner. Quoted below is a "thank you" I emailed her upon our return. I would never hesitate to use their services again!

"I want to take this opportunity to thank you and Rome in Limo for three of the greatest excursions we have ever taken while using your services in Livorno/Florence, Civitavecchia/Rome and Naples while cruising on the Celebrity Solstice these past two weeks. Your company came highly recommended from other cruisers on the Cruise Critic message board and now I know why. Your drivers, Laura in Florence, Sergio in Rome and Carmine in Naples were the best I have EVER had while using private tours when cruising into foreign ports. Each of these drivers were unique in their own individual way, very friendly, extremely knowledgeable and just a real pleasure to spend the day with. By the end of the tour, we actually felt like we made a new friend and became a part of their family for a day."