Texed

Thanks for posting.  😊

I believe the only ships that there has been reported "excessive" noise is Beyond and Ascent.

6 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

I'm really interested on how many define Oceania -   They do not consider themself a Luxury Line but in between Celebrity and a Premium Line.  

Mr. Jim,

I agree.  I do not think Oceania and Azamara are  luxury lines,  But, they are very nice cruise lines.  When we sailed both lines we thought the regular restaurants were a smidge above Celebrity.  We thought the speciality restaurants were a smidge above Celebrity specialty restaurants also.  The service was comparable, even though Celebrity has many more passengers.

We sailed in the Owner's Suite and the forward Vista Suite.  We could only enjoy the forward veranda when we were at slow speed, very windy.  The rear Owner's Suite is our second favorite suite.  The "M" class Penthouse is very hard to beat.

If you like a quiet lounge with a drink, you will love Oceania.  We are not partiers at all, but Oceania was too quiet for us.  We do like a little night life and active casino.  But, I am betting you will like your cruise on Oceania.  

All of the above is a personal opinion, which I usually do not give because everyone is different.  😊

Catsmit,

Thanks for your pictures and posts.  😊

12 minutes ago, Lois R said:

It has been 7 years since I last sailed with Celebrity..

Wow Lois, is that really you?  It has been a long time since I have seen a post from you.  Thanks for posting.  😊

On 3/1/2024 at 12:21 PM, Whinenowine said:

Did it come with a butler...????!!!😇

No butler.   But it does have a chauffeur, me.  😁

3 minutes ago, BACON227 said:

You must have had different umbrellas, there was no possible way for the passengers to put these umbrellas up.  See the earlier posts that agree with me and pictures posted to prove it.

I was not doubting your word, I just didn't want anyone to doubt mine.  IMO, you did the correct thing by asking for assistance.  I should have also.  😊

1 hour ago, BACON227 said:

I'm guessing you didn't spend much time on the pool deck during your one time in the Retreat.  If you did you would know that the passengers are unable to open the umbrellas themselves. 

I am not trying to be argumentative, but I have to disagree with you.  The umbrellas have a pulley system.  You have to lift up on one side to access the rope.  There is a slot to secure the rope while you tie the rope at the bottom of the pole.

But, I suggest folks not try to do it themself.  While I was securing the umbrella, one of the pool attendants came to assist.  They probably knew I didn't know what I was doing.  😂

I put my own umbrella up.  

We board Ascent for a B2B on April 7th.  We are looking forward to your comments.

Thanks for posting.  😊

8 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Good thing you are in Texas you don’t have worry about it rusting out 

LTZ crew cab ? 

LZ-1 with a 9" lift.  🤠

The Penthouse might be worth it.  But, I bought a Chevy Silverado 4 wheel drive instead. 😁

3 minutes ago, travel1light said:

Seeing some conflicting information on signature suite.  Booking page information does not show specialty dining, in room alcohol, etc, but ship info page does. Are those perks included with suite? Thanks. 

Yes they are.  😊

We have been very pleased with Luminae on all of our recent cruises.  😊

Thanks for posting.  We will be on board Ascent again starting April 14th.  😊

10 minutes ago, At Sea At Peace said:

I like your comment on the 'just the two of us' and 'our size.' 

 just us years and years later, a whole lifestyle change with the following 'healthy' tenderloin steak and appropriate portion 🙄 (we 'split it' and still have 1/3 left over for Sunday)

Steak and Eggs Sunday morning is/are great.  😋

32 minutes ago, jelayne said:

We’ll  be waiting for you!  We board in 41 days😀.

is this a recent booking? I haven’t seen you on the Roll Call.  

My mess up.  We board Ascent in 49 days.  Our B2B on Edge is in June.  😛

15 hours ago, jelayne said:

We have been on all 3 classes and prefer the E class

We also have a B2B on the Edge and while I prefer the Ascent or Beyond, I am looking forward to getting on the ship 6 weeks from now.

Ditto on all of the above, except our B2B on Edge starts in 50 days.  😉

19 hours ago, At Sea At Peace said:

Nice.  We have our oldest son in Texas near Austin and 2 GKs.  What an eyeopener going to the grocery store (the size of a small mall back north in the summer) the first time and see the # of butchers and the % of custom cuts (and the size) and the size of the 'meat department.'

Yes sir.  We are very fortunate.  There is usually just two of us and they will even cut a brisket to "our size".  😋

2 hours ago, Rustyman said:

I recommend that you have a look at the roll call for this cruise, that’s where you’ll get lots of advice and ideas for this cruise.

I agree about the roll call.  And, I am on it.  😁

On 2/19/2024 at 6:57 PM, doghog said:

 With all this burger talk, I grilled burgers tonight. 

I think I will go grill a couple of rib eyes. 🐂🥩  😋

21 minutes ago, CruisinShips said:

 I guess the follow-up question would be How many of those kids who love cruising on Celebrity had previously been on more kids-oriented cruises?

 When our sons were young, we cruised on Celebrity most of the time.  But, I didn't want to be "that kind" of parent.  So, we did one of the Royal Caribbean cruises with all the whistles.  I endured it, and did not complain.  I wanted them to enjoy it.

When we got home, I asked them if they had a great time.  They said that they really liked it, but they liked Celebrity better.  🙄

28 minutes ago, sun bum said:

We were on the Ascent in January. We booked the RTG for our port day in San Juan since we did not leave port until 10pm.

We did the same thing on our Ascent cruise in January.  But, we didn't have rain.  😊

1 hour ago, hcat said:

we ate there on ASCENT recently.   large portions..no room for dessert!

You definitely should have left room for desert.  The warm chocolate chip cookie is wonderful.  😊