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On 4/11/2024 at 2:21 PM, Itchy&Scratchy said:

Continuing with the food review. 🙂

 

As previously mentioned, we had all of our dinners at Opus MDR. I made the Any Time Dining reservations in advance through the app for 6 pm and 6:15 pm on different days. We really liked the location and the waiter team on the first night, so we asked the hostess to book the same table for us for the rest of the cruise. They were wonderful (Ruben and Aji).

 

We liked pretty much all of the MDR food we ordered. There were some hits and misses which I will mention with my photos, but overall, we were pretty happy with the food.

 

An interesting difference with other cruise lines was a trio of dipping sauces/butter served with bread. Different flavors of breadsticks and breads were served every night - we liked them all. We didn't like the blue cheese dipping sauce, but that's because we don't like blue cheese.

 

I like steaks and shrimp, and I am not very picky. DH leans more towards fish dishes and loves salads. DS loves pasta (red sauce in particular) and Caesar salads.

 

 

All of the shrimp cocktails were traditional and good:

 

An apparently customary picture of the salt and pepper shaker. Don't know why. Don't ask.

 

Our table:

 

I had the mushroom soup which was very good:

 

I was told not to get this, but I didn't listen. I should have listened. This Thai coconut soup was bad.

 

DS loved his caesar salads. He had one almost every day... I didn't like the flavor, though.

 

I had the prime rib and loved it: I get all beef without jus or gravy. I am fine with herbed butter, though.

 

DH got the seared salmon and loved it:

 

DS ordered the ravioli, but hated them. There was nothing wrong with them, but they were green and too mushy on the inside, so he balked at it.

 

 

So, he got spaghetti marinara and loved it:

 

They didn't have plain spaghetti marinara on the menu or the kid's menu, but they were serving Beef and Veal Spaghetti Marinara that evening, so I asked for the meatless version. DS does not eat veal and doesn't let us eat veal either.

 

Dessert:

 

 

 

DS ordered the apple pie and liked it:

 

Chocolate cake was good:

 

We didn't like the rum raisin ice cream - too much rum. I like Haagen Dazs version.

 

 

Cherry Chocolate trifle was delicious!

 

Cheesecake with passionfruit topping was very good:

 

 

How long before your cruise was you able to 

On 4/11/2024 at 2:21 PM, Itchy&Scratchy said:

Continuing with the food review. 🙂

 

As previously mentioned, we had all of our dinners at Opus MDR. I made the Any Time Dining reservations in advance through the app for 6 pm and 6:15 pm on different days. We really liked the location and the waiter team on the first night, so we asked the hostess to book the same table for us for the rest of the cruise. They were wonderful (Ruben and Aji).

 

We liked pretty much all of the MDR food we ordered. There were some hits and misses which I will mention with my photos, but overall, we were pretty happy with the food.

 

An interesting difference with other cruise lines was a trio of dipping sauces/butter served with bread. Different flavors of breadsticks and breads were served every night - we liked them all. We didn't like the blue cheese dipping sauce, but that's because we don't like blue cheese.

 

I like steaks and shrimp, and I am not very picky. DH leans more towards fish dishes and loves salads. DS loves pasta (red sauce in particular) and Caesar salads.

 

 

All of the shrimp cocktails were traditional and good:

 

An apparently customary picture of the salt and pepper shaker. Don't know why. Don't ask.

 

Our table:

 

I had the mushroom soup which was very good:

 

I was told not to get this, but I didn't listen. I should have listened. This Thai coconut soup was bad.

 

DS loved his caesar salads. He had one almost every day... I didn't like the flavor, though.

 

I had the prime rib and loved it: I get all beef without jus or gravy. I am fine with herbed butter, though.

 

DH got the seared salmon and loved it:

 

DS ordered the ravioli, but hated them. There was nothing wrong with them, but they were green and too mushy on the inside, so he balked at it.

 

 

So, he got spaghetti marinara and loved it:

 

They didn't have plain spaghetti marinara on the menu or the kid's menu, but they were serving Beef and Veal Spaghetti Marinara that evening, so I asked for the meatless version. DS does not eat veal and doesn't let us eat veal either.

 

Dessert:

 

 

 

DS ordered the apple pie and liked it:

 

Chocolate cake was good:

 

We didn't like the rum raisin ice cream - too much rum. I like Haagen Dazs version.

 

 

Cherry Chocolate trifle was delicious!

 

Cheesecake with passionfruit topping was very good:

 

 

How long before your cruise were you able to schedule your my time dining times?

8 hours ago, jelayne said:

If the price difference is $100 pp or less or if you are trying to get more CC points then CC might be good.  The cabins are identical and most CC perks are marketing fluff. Just my opinion.

The difference in price is $323. 

9 hours ago, zitsky said:

I think you mean infinite veranda as it’s not a balcony, just a window.  What’s your budget?

 

It's an E1 Prime Edge Stateroom w/Infinite Balcony. 

I've never been on Celebrity and am trying to decide between C1 Prime Concierge Class and the Prime Edge Strm w/Infinite Balcony on Ascent. I know the main difference is a higher deck for the C1 plus some goodies. Is it worth the price difference to get a C1? What's your opinion?

Can anyone tell me the noise level in Cabin 2106 on Equinox? It's on the pool deck and under the cafe. Would this be a good cabin to pick?

After a cruisetour you stay overnight in Anchorage hotel. The next morning they transfer you to the airport what is the earliest you can make your air reservation?

The Refreshment pkg would be the way to go although it's $10 a day higher than in February.

What terminal doe Wonder port at? Is there any hotels that shuttle to that terminal?

What terminal doe Wonder port at? Is there any hotels that shuttle to that terminal?

What terminal doe Wonder port at? Is there any hotels that shuttle to that terminal?

What terminal doe Wonder port at? Is there any hotels that shuttle to that terminal?

Looking for a shuttle company to transport a group of 40 to 50 people and luggage from Ft Lauderdale hotel to Miami cruise port. The company we have used in the past has apparently gone out of business. Can anyone recommend a company?

We had 21 cabins booked on the Oasis 2/7/21and all but 4 cabins were Lift & Shifted to the Oasis 2/6/22. Hopefully all this will be a bad memory and we can go back to having a great time sailing.

Is there any All Inclusive Day Pass Resorts in St Lucia?

Is there any All Inclusive Day Pass resorts in Barbados?

Is there any All Inclusive Day Pass Resorts in Tortola?

Going on Carnival Sunrise in October. Looking for a good, clean hotel for the night before the cruise, Ideally I would like one that allows free parking while we are on the ship.

We were on the 4/29 sailing and loved it. No complaints here.

A few years ago there used to be a Jeep rental about two blocks from the Royal Caribbean pier that you could walk to. Does anyone know if it's still there and what the name is? 

Has anyone received an upgrade that they bid on?

Has anyone recently stayed at this hotel in the last year and a half and can give a review?

Anyone know if they have any luggage service in San Juan in February?

Has anyone visiting Saint Maarten traveled to Saint Barts or Anguilla for a day trip? If so, can you give any information or suggestions?

We have rented twice from Coast al. They are located at the cruise port. https://www.coastal.sx/. We rented a 4dr Jeep in 2015. It was between 140 - 170 USD for the day.

Great to deal with.

 

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Did you do the All Access Waiver?

We'll be arriving on Jewel of the Seas in February. Can you tell me if you can rent Jeeps and if so, where and how much?