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I believe Blu opens at 5:45. As an aside, I where hearing aids and have purchased an optional microphone which my wife either clips on or wears on a cord around her neck. I also bring it on tours and the guides are more than happy to clip it on for my benefit. It's slick, especially on walking tours and small tour vans where there is no amplification. It's rechargeable and lasts several hours.

 

I got it at Costco. Hope it violates no rules saying so.

Thanks for the tip. I bought my hearing aids there, but didn't realize you could buy a microphone.

If I go the first night as soon as they open and choose a table, will I be able to ask that they give me the same table each night at 6:00 (when they open)? The reason I would do this is because I have quite a bit of hearing loss, and need a table for two that is protected from at least two sides if I want to be able to hear my wife during dinner (which I do:))

The "everyday" chocolate cake in Blu is far from ordinary. It's absolutely delicious and decadent.

yes it is! get a scoop of ice cream with it.

If you booked online, then book a new reservation online. Once that is done with the new price, just cancel the old booking, and you should get reimbursed for your deposit.

Hi friends,

 

Going on our first Celebrity cruise in June and would love to know what is your

favorite dessert onboard. It can be from a specialty restaurant or anywhere that really made you go mmmmm!

 

Thanks!

Chocolate cake with ice cream in Blu was really good. i think it's a dulce de leche cake, but am not positive.

DH has the same problem. He has found that in Blu a table at the very back wall next to where the wine is kept gives him the padded banquet & solid wall behind him and a wall on his left. Blu has a lot of hard surfaces so we have tried a lot of locations & for him this works best.

Thanks, jelayne. I'll check it out.

I am hearing impaired and have a hard time having a conversation with my dw in the mdr. On a transatlantic last April, on the the first night I was at the door as soon as they entered, and was taken to table 454 which ended up being perfect for us. It has a window on one side, and a partition behind where I sat, so I was only hearing noise from in front of me and to my right. I asked if we could have the same table every night if we came right at opening time and they made a note of it and took us to the same table every night. We're doing the TA again this April, but in aquaclass so I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a table for 2 to us.

Thanks cruisestich for the reply.

Is there any way of finding out ahead of time who the lecturers will be on any given cruise? And what the topics are?

Is there any way of finding out ahead of time who the lecturers will be on any given cruise? And what the topics are?

The only thing that might bother me is missing a sea day (assuming that is the first day??)...otherwise, it doesn't cost that much to get between islands.

Doing a transatlantic going east, the first chance we would have had to board would have been 8 days later in Portugal. We're from northern Canada so we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale Friday night for a Sunday departure. Takes all the stress out of the pre-cruise travel.

On our transatlantic in April, we made an unscheduled stop in the Azores to drop off a sick and/or injured passenger. On the same cruise we had to return to the port of Vigo Spain to drop off another passenger. At a third port there was an ambulance waiting to take yet another passenger. It's a good thing the cruise finished a few days later or there would have been no passengers left! :eek:

 

On a RCCL cruise some years ago, the hotel director suffered (we were told) a heart attack. They didn't airlift him off but increased speed to get to San Juan much earlier than planned.

 

Medical emergencies happen on a ship, probably more frequently than we realize. When you think of the number of people aboard, crew and passengers, it's the equivalent of a decent-sized town.

We were on that April TA. In addition to all that, we were told that someone died before we even left port in Ft. Lauderdale, and that's why we were a little late leaving.

We prefer forward (no overhang) and starboard a few cabins in from the elevator. You wind up under the salon and not subject to the scraping of deck chair in the AM or loud pool parties in the evening. Try 1542 if you like the bed near the bathroom.

We'll be in 1542 on the Silhouette in April - TA. I'm happy to hear a recommendation.

I booked our cruise on the Celebrity website as I have done previously with other cruises, but this time I was not give the opportunity to prepay gratuities. I'm wondering why. I like to have that paid before I ever get near the ship.