Jamisonke

Awesome! We’ll be right there with you enjoying New Years Eve and cruising into 2022 aboard ms Koningsdam. Cheers to everyone and excited to go on this cruise!

We must all proactively compel Holland America Line to permanently ban any and all smoking aboard ships post haste! Excuse me, I ordered a Zima, not emphysema. 🚭

The Jade would always prevail for us. We've sailed her 4 times and she is our favorite NCL ship.

i hope you meant remodeled...

lol!

We were in OS 1003 several years ago and there was a problem with noise. The bass speakers in the Observation Lounge are located directly above the bedroom of the OS. I would not ever book that room again - 19 days of "thump, thump, thump" over my head into the wee hours of night was quite enough for one lifetime. I know that the people on our sailing who were booked in 1203 had no issues.

Help me understand your question;

 

If you want "refundable points", why not just cash in your points instead of getting an OBC?

 

Then, use the cash to pay your NCL Mastercard bill (and get more points).

I have just gotten cash in the past. I just disembarked the Jade today and noticed on the statement that they were very clear about what was refundable vs. non-refundable OBC. As such, I wanted to know which category the OBC resulting from using points fell into.

This may have been answered somewhere in the 3600+ posts in this thread, but is OBC earned from points refundable or non-refundable?

If you have paid for a suite, the answer is yes. I do not believe any are open for non-suite guests.

Have you ever seen the speed at which molasses flows? The Internet speed during your voyage will be much, much slower than that.

Down to 15 days!

You will have a copy of your charges sometime through the night at your door waiting for you in the morning.

 

You can go down the night before and wait in the long line to get printout etc.

It will be on your cc by the time you get home, well maybe in a day or two. But NCL and the CC company don't waste any time these days.

 

Our cruise in Sept ended 25th and the charges were posted on the 26th.

Similarly, I have routinely seen it take two (also known as a couple) days to post to my cc. This has been the case in >50% of NCL cruises we've taken. YMMV.

I have typically seen the charges post a couple of days following the date of disembarkation.

Thanks ! I had seen that....but I was confused by other posts...thought some people were getting NCL specific offers via mail....:confused:

I do get offers for bonus points in the mail frequently (every other week, it seems). I've noticed they are frequently the same offers to be found online, so don't worry that you're missing something.

Yes, they do. You can exchange money at the purser's desk. As previously mentioned, the exchange rate is terrible - you're far better off using a credit card while you travel abroad.

We once had a forward penthouse on deck 9 (9500) on the Jade, so one deck above the room you're referencing. The noise from the Stardust Lounge was very loud. Lots of thumping, etc. This happened during the day for rehearsals too. I would think that 8534 would be further back toward midship that you wouldn't be impacted as much.

75 days until we sail away on the Jade!

If you enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning, be sure to ask your waiter to bring you French Press coffee. It's far better than the drip coffee they'd typically bring you...and no additional cost!

We sailed in OS 10004 on the Jade. It was a beautiful suite - our favorite of any we've sailed in. You're going to love it!

We were in an OS on the Sun in 2009. It has a full bathroom off the bedroom and a water closet (half bath) off of the living room.

This is our first time sailing on Celebrity Silhouette. Which Specialty Dining options would you recommend or not recommend?

Just off the Silhouette and Tuscan Grille was fantastic.

Still in port, so I'm able to comment. There are several of us on the ship who sailed exactly one year ago. All of those guests have noted the same decline in service. As for me, my concern is that the staff on this ship are going to get someone very, very sick with their general lack of concern over food safety. I have a food allergy, which is simple to address. It's a situation where an ingredient is simply omitted and the Executive Chef agreed that it is easy to address. I had to send all of the first 4 dinner entrees back over concerns with my allergy. Some of you may disagree, but it simply shouldn't have to be concerned over such a thing - I should alert the chef to my allergy and be able to move forward knowing that Celebrity cares and that they will serve me food that has not been contaminated with my allergen. This is what I expect of any cruise line and I do not believe it to be an unrealistic expectation. The issues with my food allergy combined with the food contamination issues I observed at the grilling station in the Oceanview Cafe (on more than one occasion across multiple days, I may add) make me concerned that Celebrity doesn't take food safety concerns seriously. For that, Celebrity doesn't deserve to be rewarded with my future cruise dollars.

I'm sitting in my stateroom on the Silhouette writing this as our cruise is quickly coming to an end. We sailed on the Silhouette approximately one year ago and were impressed by the quality and service. The X product was fantastic. Unfortunately, there has been a severe decline in service and, in particular, food quality on the ship. It has left us scratching our heads and wondering why. The crew wanders about on the ship completely disengaged. There is an attitude of "we just don't care" on the ship. Staff is untrained and inexperienced. I have personally witnessed several instances of food contamination (for example, a crew member using utensils on cooked (grilled) meats that had just been used on raw meats). We've spoken with the Maître D, Restaurant Manager and twice with the Executive Chef, and yet these things are continuing. There are so many guests on the ship who are unhappy and nothing seems to be done to correct the issues. It is disappointing to see such a reversal in such a short period of time.

Following our last cruise on the ship (our first on X), we thought we had found our new favorite cruise line. After observing what has been going on aboard the Silhouette, we're not sure we want to sail X again. We're just so disappointed because we had such phenomenal service on the ship last time.

I will give a full review when I return home in a few days. I thought that those of you with an upcoming cruise on Silhouette might want to prepare yourselves.

You should also try cruising Celebrity in a suite....Pure bliss.

 

Say hi to Jelena and her colleague in the Molecular bar...They are the BEST:)

I haven't been able to figure out what the benefits of a suite on Celebrity, but everyone seems to have the same opinion as you. What makes it so special?

We are frequent NCL cruisers and took our first Celebrity cruise on Silhouette last year. We sail Silhouette again in a week. We found the Celebrity cruising experience to be more elegant without feeling stuffy. When we sail NCL, we only sail in suites because we appreciate the additional perks/attention. We sailed Concierge Class on Celebrity and we felt just as special as we do on NCL in a suite. We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the Silhouette and would highly recommend the ship.

We read your review of this suite and we have it booked for next year. One concern I have is the level of noise from the pool area. Can you hear the music from the outdoor area with the room doors closed? We like to take a nap during the day and I am a light sleeper. I'm just trying to be as informed as possible.