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Bistro pics from ASCENT Feb 2024..

Hope you let guest rel and excursion dept know..not so much for a credit but to have them square things away with the vendor, We had a simlar experience on St Kitts..long trek in hot sun to board an obviously too small ferry...then we were asked to get off..long wait in the sun for a larger vessel..No one from Celeb excursiin dept in sight..at least to hand out water! Dropped off at same inconvenient spit...had to take a ling trek thru shops. Our ferry ride and tour on Nevis were great, but X excursion Dept was useless!

Sad to hear that ASCENT has joined the creaky party ! Why sea trials did not reveal this is a big miss! Hope the new XL will be tested big time! We were lucky with EDGE and hoping APEX will be OK

Great menu for lunch or early dinner...see X website. Love the soups, entrees and wine service there,....nice views. Daily menu changes . You will be very full! (Upcharge) Will post a few pics later... Differs from the petit chef.. set menu with cartoon which we do not do. We recently had a great take out lunch at Bistro on ASCENT..sammies on fresh bread and shared a dessert.. We were served at the little tables out front and dh grabbed drinks from the bar next door.. Sometimes the Elite breakfast is served there... One of the best places on E Class..hope it is not ruined or swapped.

Thanks We'll keep it in mind.. seems much less crowded that the last stop you made, where the umbrellas were tip to tip...

Sal liked the idea,..thanks for this info! We would stop over but go to kw... one time trip!

WOW...Truly amazing! I would not mind lounging at the Key Largo hotel pool, but sorry you are missing the dive trip! I am thinking we might enjoy the drive down the keys. In .all our yrs in Fl we never did it! Right now, Summit is asking high prices for AQ and Concierge..We have a limited budget these days & might try a shorter cruise to check it out before plunging ahead! So I will enjoy your review even more! ENJOY!

forgot the Spa Cafe for lite lunch..great taste!

I am a long term type 2 diabetic so this is my way of life on land and sea: BUFFET: Breakfast for me is a half toasted bagel, cr cheese, smoked salmon, capers, onion and tomato. Alts are French toast ( 1thick slice) with lite syrup or jelly, or fresh egg omelet with veggies, ham and cheese.. Splurge is bacon! For lunch, X buffet offers fresh and steamed veggies..... great variety for salads...go light on dressings, eat fish when available, avoid carbs in bread, rice, pasta and dessert.. skip ice cream drink diet or club soda, unsweet tea /coffee.. Never feel deprived! BLU (usually) or MDRs... Great for breakfast ..skip pastries .Same choices as buffet, but frittata or eggs beneduct are nice! (Alt..go to E + lite breakfast if eligible, splurge on a Mimosa or Bellini) For dinner in BLU: enjoy a few breadsticks, skip rolls and butter, enjoy soup (can be salty but worth it), ask for sauce/ gravy on the side, skip pasta, request double veggies and eat half of any plated carbs . Most meals in BLU are healthy with lower salt and fat. .I like poulty but not squab, all fish including shrimp cocktail and lobster, and splurge on beef. Skip dessert. They are not that great but my husb loves the Creme Brulee (If BLU gets boring try Raw on 5...and esp EDEN! CAFE BACCIO..teas are great with biscotti or a few almond cookies...SPLURGE for me is the IGLU..once per cruise and a MUDSLIDE ( at a bar or pool deck).. Nice for afternoon pick me up. If in certain stateroom categories, you receive afternoon canapes..quite meager so better to look elsewhere for a snack. (We pack small bags of nuts) GELATO; one time splurge! yummy. ALCOHOL .not a big drinker..it conflicts with my meds and liver test result. Drink wine coolers, and lower carb alcohol. My SPLURGE is Amaretta or Baileys on the Rocks (my husb drinks lite beer and scotch) WATER: Use bottled water. Bring spring water on board, buy Pellegrino or Evian..to avoid bloat. We walk, use the stairs, and the gym a few times if we can. My blood sugar does go up after a cruise but usually no weight gain. My husb does Ok too ENJOY..Never feel deprived!

see itin at post #5

very well done..the music was perfect with these pics

love the sunsets and nightime shots AND the flowers are truly amazing !

Couldn't tell that by the loud music, go go go vibe and party atmosphere on ASCENT. It was lively and sometines over the top! What might keep beakers away is the X price, but they are pushing 3 and 4 to a cabin with discounts! For a short cruise limited cabin space would not be a big issue!

Have a great cruise..enjoy all those sea days..hope for calm waters. We are booked on Silhouette for Dec..short Carib cruise

Beautiful...nice views What beach was it? I see they are busy raking the seaweed

Hello! Looking forward to another great review! The itin looks great ..if you write that Summit is in good shape, we might just look for this itin. We would book AQ Class or Concierge. .We have never done the FULL transit, and east to west is best for us based on time zones! Also interested in posts about your pre cruise trip.

One cab check local pharmacy for sea bands OTC or even airportt stores.. Some remedies may help with sea sickness or Vertigo, but I see no value if a room is Loudly Creaking... that's a NOISE PROBLEM!

I think the post had great merit..Hope this will not come to pass on X We manage quite well without using the app, no medallions, no open sesame codes! For those who enjoy the tech stuff..it's fine, but my no robot world suits me fine, even if my husb likes to play with the lighting and IV window buttons!

glad this worked out.. our sound went til about 11..our usual bedtime!

Fabulous pics, and one of our fav ports! Enjoy!

decks 8, 9 and 10 middles seem best. We had a deck 7 middle in EDGE when she first sailed and had noise and bass thump from EDEN in the hall by the bathroom..not terrible but now I belueve they have music there nightly! We are booked in SV 10280 on APEX for a Carib cruise Hope no issues,?,

yes, here some districts but not all had a short break for Easter, then 1 day off at end of Ramedan..and now a week Over Passover . We cruise in January for my b day and have had no breakers...but the pool party and loud music on ASCENT kept us away from that area ! We enjoyed the cruise, but the CD ran a party type cruise.....

I wonder if Travel Agents disclose the creaking , banging & loud noise potential ( which they should), and people still go ahead and take a chance it won't happen to them?

some spring break dates are odd this yr .some local high schools in NY are having it next week check around I think trips including Coco Cay will attract more breakers

All the bars have descriotive menus available and many have been posted on line. My fav is IGLU...at Cafe baccio..non alcoholic...but yummy!