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barneyboy

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  1. Last week we had long delays when disembarking and almost missed our wine tour in Picton. However I notice that you are in the Retreat so you shouldn’t have to queue and will be escorted off by your butler. That’s what happened last week with those on our tour who were in the Retreat.
  2. We disembarked from Edge yesterday and had loungers on our SV.
  3. We had 2 loungers and 2 chairs although it was a little crowded so we stacked the loungers when we weren’t using them.
  4. Hope you have great cruises. We disembarked in Sydney this morning. My husband and I were in a sunset veranda and our son was in a single IV cabin. we had a great time and were so lucky with the weather. The cruise director, Guiseppe, is the best we’ve sailed with. we’re spending tonight in Sydney and flying home to Edinburgh tomorrow which we’re dreading! Looks like it’s going to be a lovely sailaway.
  5. We used Shore Experience. It wasn’t a private transfer but only cost about €30 each. The pick up point was about 5 minutes walk from the ship.
  6. I would agree with Kiwifruit. We sail with both lines and choose depending on itinerary and cost. We find the food to be slightly better on Azamara and the entertainment better on Celebrity. I would agree about the small cabins and showers on Azamara unless you move up to a suite, but we just get used to it.
  7. You can get bottled water at the Elite Happy Hour
  8. The menus look good for breakfast and lunch at Eden cafe. Just a pity it closes up so early at lunch time.
  9. We wouldn’t be upgrading at this increased cost. Our main reason for upgrading is for the Whispering Angel and Atlas Bar cocktails if we’re on the Onward. On our last cruise in March they didn’t have Whispering Angel and I wasn’t too keen on the substitution.
  10. We’ll be in 7310 on the 13th March sailing. We’re expecting to hear some noise from Eden but hoping we’ll be ok as we’re not early to bed.
  11. Some of them have a larger balcony.
  12. Thanks I’ll check over on the Silversea board for updates.
  13. I’ve enjoyed your postings as we are doing a similar cruise on the Edge in March. Enjoy the rest of your cruise.
  14. The carpets and curtains looked newer, in a greyish design but the sofa was the old orange colour and looked a bit worn. The shower had a door and not a curtain with it being one of the newer cabins.
  15. Yes we got buzzers and waited in Cellar Masters until a table became available. We were on deck 11 which we liked although there was some noise from the movies running on the Rooftop Terrace.
  16. Sorry to hear this. We disembarked Infinity on 18th November. Our stop in Porto was also cancelled due to the port pilot strike. We had a stop in Cartagena instead. We boarded this cruise with fairly low expectations, after reading some critical reviews, however we got an aqua class cabin for a great price. We were last on Infinity in May 2019, when we thought she looked a little tired. We were surprised how well maintained the ship was and the crew were outstanding. Unfortunately there were often long waits for Blu. The hostess said this was due to passengers arriving for dinner at 5.30pm and still occupying the tables after 8pm. It was also difficult at times to get a table in the Ocean View due to passengers occupying tables for long periods and chatting who were not eating. we wouldn’t hesitate to sail on Infinity, and am sorry you had a different experience.
  17. Yes it’s the reddish sofa but newer grey carpets and curtains. We disembark tomorrow so let me know if there’s anything else you want to know.
  18. I’ll have a look later when I pass that cabin.
  19. The stairs are through a door at the end of the hallway. I wouldn’t like the deck 9 cabins as we like to have sun in our balcony. Our room steward brings us 2 bottles of water every day. Blu has been busy and we’ve started eating earlier, around 7.15pm, to avoid a wait for a table. We’ve ordered from the MDR menu sometimes as we don’t eat duck or lamb. Also squab and gnocchi feature a lot on the menus.
  20. We are currently staying in one of these cabins. There is some noise from the movies running at the Rooftop Terrace but it wouldn’t put us off booking this location again. As the above poster said it’s very convenient for the buffet and pool deck and we like the loungers on deck 11. there is a shower door and a multi jet shower.
  21. It’s such a lovely place. We spent 11 nights there last summer and did lots of wonderful day trips to Pompeii, Naples and all the islands. When ever we stop at Naples on a cruise we always take the ferry to .Sorrento for the day.
  22. We got the 53% discount for next year’s Australia cruise and Alaska cruise but not for our Spain and Portugal cruise in 12 days time.
  23. Our November cruise is also still showing the higher rate. Our March cruise is £14.07 so we’ll upgrade for that one.
  24. We’ve stayed in these staterooms several times and have another one booked for Alaska next year. We’ve never had a problem with noise from the theatre, although we wouldn’t be in our cabin when the shows were on.
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