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I think you will have a wonderful trip. As has already been said, layering is your friend. I lived in a long sleeved shirt and a fleece vest. The only place we used our puffy jackets was on the Mendenhall Glacier.

Safe travels!

Carolyn

Norway is stunning!

Does the package price include the gratuity/service charge? I don’t the restaurant pricing does.

23 minutes ago, JDPCruisers said:

I'm thinking this is from a refurbed M or S class,

S Class - Silhouette or Equinox

8 hours ago, zitsky said:

 

In the case of noro do they advise you to stay in your cabin?  What is the treatment?

Been there, done this.

They tell you to call the medical center and stay in your cabin. An RN visited me and left immodium. She told me to quarantine for 24 for hours or possibly 24 hours after last symptoms. They limit what you can order from room service but my butler brought me whatever I wanted. It seems like I got call from the medical center checking on me.

I have been in an aft Sky Suite, now a Sunset Sky Suite, on all the S Class ships, except Reflection, and never felt vibrations. 

My deposit on my refundable fare in 2025 is not refundable. If you have a copy of the Celebrity invoice, it shows what is and is not refundable.

My condolences on your loss. My husband died last year and it is very hard. I agree with the advice you’ve already been given, don’t say anything in advance. People are not going to mess with a grieving widow because it would be like stomping on bunnies.

1 hour ago, Stem to Stern said:

Sorry for the hijack, but could you please enlighten me on how one shares a link to another thread on Cruise Critic?  Thank you!

I copied your title and put it in the search bar in the upper right corner of the Celebrity forum page and it came up. I clicked on it and copied the link at the top of the page.

Here is the link to Stem to Stern’s review and comparison:

I agree with others comments. I would almost always choose a suite.But there are some things you need to think about.

My husband and I were in a Sunset Sky Suite on the Beyond last year. It is far with a wheel chair or a walker (he used a walker.)

Do you need a handicapped sky suite? I personally think the tub/shower combination in the regular sky suites on E Class is a challenge. The tub is large and there is one grip bar in an inconvenient place but it is easy to step in and out of.

42 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Had a tough time finding a city, as Fitbit doesn’t like just changing the time. 

I use this website with the cities sorted by time

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/?sort=2
 

The aqua class sky suites are usually better in location or have a better balcony size. I personally don’t think the amenities are meaningful.

1 hour ago, markeb said:

Unfortunately, I've not found on my more recent sailings any real ability of the server to suggest a wine. It's more of a "do you want a cab or a merlot?" discussion, if they have a merlot available. With rare exceptions, they're just not that skilled at wine pairings. Admittedly, it's a 7-14 day menu so it would be harder to match on the fly, but I'd think they'd work up pairings ahead of time. And agree on Decoy... (Now if they had Duckhorn, it would be a different story.)

Agree, agree, agree!!!

5 hours ago, MandL said:

 We finally purchased a bottle of good wine towards the end of the cruise that couldn’t be purchased by the glass.  That’s how they hold back the best wines.  

The sommeliers used to have the ability to provide those wines by glass if the number of glasses at the premium package top price totaled more than the bottle price. I admit is has been a long time.

25 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Will be interesting to see how it works out on QM2

I think you will find it amazing!

Our first cruise in the retreat was on the Summit in 6146 after she was revolutionized. I am in that cabin in November 2025.

6145 and 6146 are my favorite sky suites because they have a separate real shower and tub which is great for used towels. The Dakuna is right on target about noise.

10 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

How different was Cunard.   I hear some gripes but we enjoy dressing for dinner so should not be a big issue for us.   It is very close to the price of flying Business Class -   I booked it on a Christmas Sale for $8,000 in Queens Grill.      I am guessing the room is in-between a Sky Suite and a Celebrity. 

I think the dressing for dinner was the biggest difference. The shows were good and I thought the activities, mostly lectures, were better than Celebrity. We found the open balcony to be unusable because of the ship’s speed and the cold North Atlantic.

Thebeverage packages were not a good value for us so we paid as we went.

We booked two future cruises on board but both were cancelled during the pandemic. We never got back to Cunard. We opted for much simpler cruises due my husband’s health once cruising restarted.

2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

October East TransAtlantic on Cunard to Southampton - 5 days at our favorite AirBnB in Lymington (where we rode out Covid) with a road trip to Scotland.   We will be completing the journey with a TransAtlantic on Equinox back to Florida. 

Impressive planning! In 2018, we did a Cunard crossing, followed by an Iceland Ireland cruise and an Ireland land tour but we had to fly back.

52 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said:

We have always received the B2B discount when booking legs at different times.

Same here.

I am Zen (just over halfway to Zenith) and will never make it. I do appreciate also being Discover Plus on Azamara.

My late husband’s cruises were all there but they didn’t add correctly.

If no one is taking specialty reservations when you embark, I would go to the closest speciality restaurant and a make a reservation. Sometimes someone is outside the ocean view making reservations. I would not go to the retreat and lineup with others to speak to concierge first thing.

21 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

When on Edge and Apex they allowed ordering from both MDR and Blu.  

Same on Beyond early last year.