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Hi everyone. Hoping to book Celebrity Silhouette for a UK cruise. Can anyone tell me how strict they are on ages for the kids club? My eldest granddaughter turns 10 just 2 weeks before we leave which would put her into an older club than her cousins. Is there any flexibility on this ? Many thanks Janice

Thank you all. When I cruised with my husband we always had a balcony. Sadly he passed away 3 years ago . Last year the family came with me and we had these rooms on the Indy. I loved it and didn't really miss the balcony. It was so relaxing to lie on the bed and watch the waves. 

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Thank you. My list is compiling ! 

Does anyone know which of the Royal Caribbean ships now have these staterooms? Thank you 

Thank you. I'll do that. Haven't been on the site for a while so I'm still finding my way around.  Did email Royal Caribbean but they didn't reply!

Can anyone tell me which ships now have these staterooms ? Many thanks

the decks get EXTREMELY hot. water shoes are my go to. you do need closed toe shoes for rock climbing

On independence shoes are provided for the climbing wall. No need to bring any for that. Do need socks though !!

Some ships have a family Quest earlier in the day. The late night time Quest for adults is usually held after 11 pm.

This was the late night one at 10.30pm. I seen a number of Quests now and this was not one of the better ones. However I was told there were 800 children on board so it's maybe it's tailored to their audience. My grandchildren were with us but all tucked up in bed !

How much was the escape room and where do you need to go to book it?

 

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Escape room was $20 each. Sorry I can't remember where you booked it but it was mentioned in the Welcome show and was in the Compass

Thank you so much cisco for the Q&A, we're cruising Indy next year. And I'm really excited to discover this ship, seems so different for us...we have mostly cruised Carnival plus twice on Oasis and once on Allure.

 

Can't find if you mentioned, did you have anytime dining? Wondering about the wait times for that and want to confirm if it is on the third level of that gorgeous dining room.

 

And you're saying that the Windjammer didn't seem crowded to you? That has been our biggest complaint on Oasis class ships, WJ always seems crowded, disorganized, always a hard time finding seats....

You're most welcome ! I've learnt a lot from Cruise Critic over the years so I'm always happy to help. We did have My Time dining but only used the MDR a few times. We booked a table beforehand and had no wait at all. Food was good and the wait staff very efficient. We used the Windjammer more because our grandchildren were with us . They're quite adventurous eaters and loved the choice there. It could be busy but we were a party of 8 and always managed to find a table for us all. My Time dining in the MDR was on Deck 3. Enjoy your cruise !

Seems to vary by ship. We were on the Indy 2 weeks ago and one of the rounds was specifically for under 10s. That was definitely family friendly.

I'm glad you had a great cruise and happy to hear your grandkids did too! I'm going on Indy again on Thanksgiving but it's the first cruise for my 7-year-old. I'm really hoping she has a great time so we can do Oasis class next. She's 52 inches so it sounds like she should be all clear for the slides. I'm thinking there should be lots of kids on a holiday cruise and in Adventure Ocean so she'll enjoy it more. Did your grandchildren go and what were there opinions? Thank you!

They did go to Adventure Ocean and really enjoyed it. Didn't go every day as we wanted to spend time with them too, but when they did go they had a ball. Activities are very structured and the staff are fantastic

Won lots of prizes too ! There are also family activities such as quizzes which are fun.

Who was the hotel director?

Do you mean the Cruise Director ? If so it was a guy called Joff Eaton and he was very good.

how did u book the ice shows ? onboard or before going? I'm a little confused

We booked both ice shows on board on the second day. They're obviously free but it just gets you in earlier. People without tickets have to wait until 5mins before performance starts.

Were any or all of your grandchildren allowed on the water slides? How were they restricted?

The restrictions are height rather than age. I think the "Perfect Storm "is 48 inches. Our 7 yr old wasn't big enough though her parents enjoyed it ! Its less in Splashaway Bay but we didn't really use it as all ours love to swim so spent most time in the pools .

We were on the 14 night cruise on 16th June and had a fantastic time. I see reviews from people on the same cruise as I was complaining about all kinds of things and I wonder if I was really n the same cruise? Even at busy times we always managed to find a table in the Windjammer without too much of a problem, and we always got a sunbed when we wanted one, although obviously not in a prime position as we aren't into grabbing beds early.

 

One thing we did find was it was sometimes a bit difficult to find somewhere to sit for a pre dinner cocktail, but that wasn't too much of an issue for us.

 

Service in the MDR was better than I have ever experienced with our waiter, assistant waiter and the supervisor constantly trying to please.

 

To the person doing the three nighter, I have heard that these are becoming something of a booze cruise with people drinking to excess and spoiling it for everyone else.

Hi I am so glad you enjoyed your cruise too. I have read some of the reviews from my trip and like you wondered if we were on the same cruise. My experience was very positive.:D

Hi,

 

Indy has 2 ice shows, "Strings" or 'Freeze Frame".

 

Wondering which Ice show did you see?

 

Everything sounds good, can't wait to cruise on Indy again.

 

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We saw both shows and they were equally good. My grandchildren enjoyed "Strings" better because they said it had a story and wasn't "just dancing " !!

Should have added- it was the Scottish and Northern Irish school holidays and we were told there were 800 children on board. Didn't seem like that but you'll not have that in September !

I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise. We were thinking of doing 14 nights in Sep on the Independence but many of the reviews since the refurb talk about queues and lack of seating with the additional staterooms that have been added. Did you notice queues when re boarding the ship in ports, difficult finding seats in the evening or tables in the Windjamer ? Or was it go at a busy time and it will be busy

 

 

Thanks.

Hi, I've read those reviews too but that honestly wasn't my experience. We were actually in one of the new rooms on deck 12. Our grandchildren loved the pool and we were always able to get sunbeds. If you didn't need to be near the pool there were always lots of free sunbeds at Independence Dunes and other spots on deck 12. Deck 4 had lounging chairs which were usually deserted. We were a party of 8 and sometimes had breakfast in the MDR - no problem, we were taken straight to a table. Other meals were generally in the Windjammer and even with our large party we always managed to get a table for all of us. Never experienced a wait while reboarding. Can't speak for the bars at night as I was heading for bed after the shows -which could be late enough !

Janice

Thank you! Very helpful. Did people tend to dress up for the formal nights?

 

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I'd say it was about 50/50. Some people didn't bother at all but I saw some very elaborate ball gowns and some very smart men in kilts !

How long was your cruise? We have a little 3 nighter on her in October, and I'd be very interested in the frequency and availability of shows- Grease, the ice skating shows etc. I believe you don't book tickets in advance, you just turn up and hope for a space? This will be my first RCI cruise so I'm a little clueless here.

 

Also how did you find availability for the activities such as the VR trampoline things?

 

And finally, any food recommendations?

We were on a 14 night cruise which I thought might be too long but there is so much to do on this ship, it wasn't long enough ! Grease was brilliant and was on 3 times. Ice show was on twice and was equally good. Very talented performers. We arrived 30 mins before the start for Grease and had no problem getting seats. And there were 8 of us ! We could and did book seats for the Ice Show which simply meant we had to turn up 15 mins before the performance. People without tickets were let in 10 mins later. Trampoline (Skypad) was never busy. Apart from the Flowrider we never had to queue for any activities. Bear in mind there are age restrictions on most activities. My 3 grandchildren (4,5 and turning 7 on cruise!) were with us and the 4 year old couldn't do a lot of things. Our just turned 7 year old however got to the very top of the climbing wall ! Proud granny here:D :D!

We ate in the MDR , Windjammer , Sorrentos Pizza and Promenade cafe and enjoyed everything. Seafood was excellent and salad variety impressive. Can't comment on speciality restaurants as we didn't use them. Hope that's all helpful

Could you possibly let me know what specialty restaurants are onboard apart from Chops please - thanks

As I remember, as well as Chops there is Giovanni's Table and Izumi. To be honest we ate in the MDR , Windjammer, Sorrentos and the Promenade and didn't feel the need to try out speciality restaurants. The food was always good in the included ones.

As above - got off the Indy on Saturday. Had a wonderful time. If you have any questions I'll be glad to help.