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  1. We will be traveling on the Star to the UK, and Faroe Islands, Shetland and Iceland. We choose this because all but one port is docking. It makes a big difference in the amount of time you are on shore, as well as the convenience. There are stories in the past of changes at the last minute and most ports become a tender especially in Iceland, and Shetland, which is also on their list of often skipped ports due to weather. Has anyone had experience this year ? How about last May, were their changes at the last minute. I just wonder if everything has to go perfectly for this cruise to work as planned, or does it usually work well with occasional changes. Thanks for your help.
  2. There are always lots of taxi's lined up outside the terminal, and there are lots of people helping in the terminal, and police directing traffic to keep things moving and they do. It clears out fairly quickly. We took the Canadian Cruise last year, but we live close by and were picked up. I find Boston an easy place to board and disembark from a trip.
  3. Just when we figured out a way to get to the port on May 5 from Massachusetts we find out there is a large bike race closing roads, highways and bridges all over the area. The information on line basically tells you not to go to the New York Boroughs during the day on May 5. This will affect people coming from any type of transportation even those who fly in and then need to get from the airport. Does anyone live locally and have any thoughts on how to get there. Will everyone have to book a hotel the day before to be sure to get there ? I checked and hotels are filling up at premium prices because of this event. Any ideas are welcome.
  4. We made our decision and we canceled this cruise, and our deposit is being refunded. We were really looking forward to it, but they canceled why we signed up for it in the first place. This has never happened to us, where a cruise so dramatically. We are just not that interested in the Caribbean, and not for so many days. We are very disappointed. I also wonder how many people made the same decision.
  5. We do not like to fly, so another appeal of this cruise was no flying with the chance to go to some very interesting ports. I think we have traveled together before out of Boston. We do the Boston to Bermuda cruise each year and see lots of the same people.
  6. We are in the exact same situation that you are. We also are not beach people and not interested in that may Caribbean islands, we were very interested in the Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Key West and even Bimini. A few changes would have been OK, but this is a completely different cruise. I talked to our travel agent today, she encouraged us to wait until at least January, and see if they make some other changes. We got the same benefits you did, when we booked almost a year ago. It is hard to give this all up, but the Itinerary does not sound very interesting. We also live about 45 minutes from the port and have enjoyed many cruises out of Boston on a number of cruise lines. I have looked at every other cruise out of Boston in October and it is just Canada which we did last year, and the year before. We were really looking for something different. We will wait till the new year at least. Let's hope they rethink some of this.
  7. I tried I could not find the Roll Call for this cruise. Thanks for letting me know there is one. We are going to think about this over the holiday, like you we have been on Caribbean cruises and were most interested in the Panama Canal and South America. Have a good holiday everyone.
  8. Just got an e-mail stating a change in our cruise round trip from Boston that included, Bermuda, the Caribbean the Panama Canal, South America, Key West, the Bahama's and Port Canaveral Florida. The change eliminates, the best parts, the Panama Canal, Key West, Cartegena Columbia and includes lots more Caribbean islands. I understand they can make changes but this is a different cruise altogether, and much less interesting. We booked this cruise almost a year ago, and got some great benefits and an aft cabin. We have to make a decision, has anyone else received this ?
  9. We were on that cruise out of Boston, and our first time on Celebrity. We are Diamond on RCI so we looked forward to a nice cruise with some of the same extra's. We booked late and there were only veranda cabins left, in the aft. It was a walk down a long corridor to get to anything, but the cabin was very nice. We enjoyed our cruise but there was lots to get used to. We found the food excellent especially in the buffet. I can't imagine it was even better in the past. We were disappointed in how many area's of the ship were not available to us at any price. The three specialty restaurants we could go to were OK, but not much better than the MDR as far as the food goes. Two restaurants were only for passengers with certain cabins, on RCI if you want to pay extra you can eat anywhere you want. Because there were only two of us, we ended up in strange locations in the MDR, next to the stairway behind a pole, the staff had a heck of a time getting our food to us. Once we were so tightly packed near the window, food had to be passed so close to the next table they always had to move for them to reach us. We also found the Elite benefit of unlimited drinks for 2 hours and in certain locations cumbersome. We are not big drinkers, so the unlimited part is lost on us, but we always had to a bar to get a glass of wine and carry it in to dinner. Then if we wanted water to take on an excursion the next day we had to get it before 7pm, and carry it back to our cabin. RCI allows four drinks of anything per day in any restaurant, or bar, so it works better for us. We were told they took out the library, I always look forward to finding a good book and just sitting there. Still we will probably try it again since the itinerary was outstanding and we loved the length of the cruise.
  10. You are braver than we are, I can't imagine getting a Uber ride in NYC, from a place we are not familiar with. Also we also do not have smart phones.
  11. I went on the cruise terminal website, and there are no car rental places at the Red Hook Terminal. I even called Hertz and they show nothing at the terminal. The closest seems to be 1 mile away, and we are trying to find out what kind of area we would be in.
  12. We are trying to figure out the best way to get to the Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn from the Boston area. We are only going one way, and flying back from Europe. Flying seems expensive with too much risk of delays and lost luggage, train just seems to difficult with heavy luggage. We have thought of driving a rental/zip car. Has anyone tried this ?
  13. Thank you for the review. We also will be on the Serenade on October 29th, I really appreciated the show times. We never eat in the MDR the first night for some reason there are always long lines. I often wonder where all those people are as the week goes on, since there are never lines after a day or so. I am glad to hear they have Maine lobster, I usually don't order the lobster because it is very tasteless rock lobster. We are really looking forward to this cruise even though it is short.
  14. My computer is older and I cannot connect into the Write a Review section for some reason. So here is what I would have written there. Celebrity Summit Review-Maine and Canada October 2 We are first time Celebrity cruisers, and had a wonderful cruise on the Summit. Though this was our first time on Celebrity but we are Diamond on Royal Caribbean so we had the status of Elite and the benefits that went with it. We booked this 11 day cruise over a year ago, and it was almost sold out. We got a standard Veranda cabin on deck 8 in the forward section. Con’s Veranda cabins are very small 170 sq. feet. Elite benefit cocktails though unlimited are 5-7pm at certain bars, vs. RCI 4-drinks each day available all day and includes restaurants. We like a glass of wine with dinner, so it required us to go to a bar get a glass of wine and carry it into the restaurants. The ship is older 2001, it shows it’s age in places, and rust apparent outside and even in the shower. The toilet paper holder in the bathroom, very poor design the roll of paper would not stay on. No library, I understand they had one with two stories that was recently removed to add cabins. Pro’s The incredible friendly and helpful crew. Our Steward Nengah could not have been better. Everyone we asked always had an answer and lots of smiles. They create a nice family atmosphere from Captain Dimitris on down. The food in the Ocean View Cafe was outstanding in variety and quality. We enjoyed it more than the dining room and specialty restaurants. Our cabin though small had plenty of storage drawers and shelves, including larger shelves above and below the sink. Comfortable reclining chairs on our balcony, and a good size table. You saw the officers all around the ship. They even greeted us every night at the door of the theater. The Beyond the Podium Lectures were outstanding especially, Larry Hess’s presentations on music through the decades. The port talks by Dominique were informative and not about shopping. Large fitness center at the top of the ship with a view, lots of machines and chilled towels. The entertainment could not have been better. The variety from singers Crystal Stark and the Irish Tenors, to the comedian magician Jason Bird. The production cast was also fabulous, we really enjoyed every show. The Cruise Director Manual was everywhere, and lots of fun. The decor and art work around the ship were lovely, muted colors very relaxing. Lots of public spaces, Loved that the cruise was longer 11 days, with great ports in Canada and Maine. We may do this one again, though the Summit is heading to Florida and then Alaska and being replaced by one of the larger ships.
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