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That's along the lines of my point but would have been more effective if it said which ship.

No but you can put her clothes in with yours.

Full disclosure - I have not read every post in this thread and at this point, I do not intend to do so. However, from what I understand from what I have read of this thread and the companion thread about OVC on Edge, the reduction in what is being offered in the OV has/is happening on Edge. I have not seen confirmation that it is happening on any other ship. My intention is to see what actually is happening when we sail on Millennium unless between now and then there are multiple reports from cruisers on multiple ships that this is in fact happening across Celebrity M, S, and E class ships. Once i have my own personal observations as to what is/is not being eliminated, what changes actually have/have not been made in comparison with my previous experiences, etc., then and only then will I made any decisions regarding future sailing, including one scheduled for November, with Celebrity.

We fly United predominately and when we have a cruise that sails out of Miami we still fly into Fort Lauderdale. Usually it is cheaper and flying into Miami from Washington Dulles almost always requires a stop in Orlando and transfer to Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines is at the top of my Will Not Fly list. Also, we've found it cheaper to fly into FLL and Uber/Car Service to Miami than to fly into Miami.

I can't help but wonder if the four pieces put together and the 8 pieces put together are the same overall length? I guess I'll find out next month on Harmony. I have pre-ordered lunch at Izumi for us.

Here's a thought. Take a cruise, go to the OV for dinner and experience it for yourself. Inform an officer on the ship your thoughts on how it was. Send emails to Celebrity's upper management. Put your comments on the feedback card. These will go a lot farther in getting the attention of someone who can impact change than making comments here based on the observations of other.

Our World Wine tour, Mixology, and MaCallan's Tasting have all been in the afternoons on sea days.

Yes. For the MaCallans my wife was present but did not participate. For the Mixology class, another person attending was giving his wife, who was not participating, a tase of each of the drinks he made. I am a Type II diabetic and I have been under the impression that hard liquor is no worse than wine for you. The sugar content in hard liquor is actually quite low.

@A&L_Ont A couple of quick questions if I may: Suite lounge bar is open for drinks 1100 - 2300? Beer, wine, and soda are free in Coastal Kitchen for lunch and dinner? Reservations not really needed for any shows except the Ice Show for suite guest?

Was Ben and Jerry's been informed of this? Does Haagen-Dazs know? Personally, I am much more of a gelato fan.

That's where my dessert wines ended up. Found them too sweet for my taste. Did not drink a lot of the whites either, my wife was trying those I favor reds and pretty much stuck with what I like unless the sommelier talked me into something else.

I guess that depends. I saw a gentleman turned away at Luminae on Edge in 2020 who tried to enter for dinner in shorts and a t-shirt. The Maitre D politely informed him that the dress code for Luminae did not permit shorts for dinner. The gentleman left without any commotion. Not sure if he came back or not.

Sadly I do not with one exception. That was the spicy rum old fashioned. I remember that one as I had been drinking them in the Ensemble Lounge most of the cruise and the waiter/bartender there was the one that conducted the class. The Mixology class each of us duplicated the full drink made by the bartender and could drink it if we wanted. The McCallan tasting was a dram of each for each of us.

I have done the World Wine, Mixology, and the McCallan's. I agree with @kathynorth comments on the World Wine tasting. Very informative and an opportunity to try new wines that otherwise I would not have tasted. I had a lot of fun at the Mixology Class I attended. The head bartender for that was the same individual that conducted the McCallan tasting. The Mixology class had us made our on four drinks, one shaken, one stirred, one mixed, and one muddled. Depending on your taste in alcohol you may or may not like it. I enjoyed it. The McCallan tasting consisted of a sampling of four different varieties of MaCallan's single malt while the bartended explained the process of making the whiskey and going over the tasting notes for each.

on Quantum in August / September they were large bottles of water. We ordered a 12-bottle package pre-cruise of Evian but received a letter saying Evian was not available so they gave us 15 bottles, sorry I do not remember the brand, and I think $15.00 of OBC. Sorry, but I have only used my vouchers for alcoholic beverages.

I have had them all -- nothing to be afraid of at all. Besides, what about blood sausage? Do not see that on the list and it was intimidating at first but in name only.

I do not know what to say in that case. Print out a copy of your order receipt and take it with you just to be safe.

I love food ! There are some things I will not eat but not a whole lot in the scheme of things. I only eat lamb when on a cruise or in a restaurant. My wife does not like the smell of it when it's being prepared and so I do not eat lamb at home. I really enjoy well prepared lamb and order it almost every time it is offered onboard. I think the only time I have come close to raiing my voice to a waiter on a cruise was when one tried to put that mint jelly concoction on my lamb shank - blasphemy. I dunno -- that's a tough call. After all it is a white wine and not a delicious red.

I have never had that happen with Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, or a Long Island Ice Tea. YMMV depending on your fellow cruisers.

I do not believe this type of OBC shows up until you are onboard. To see this prior to boarding you would need to going into your account on the web and look at "orders." It should show up there.

Can you get items from the Vegan with a side of lamb shank? I have nothing against vegetarians, vegans, etc. I have had some very tasty vegan dishes but wonder if they would not be even a little better with added non-plant based protein.

Our last cruise was a B2B -- The lunch menu, unlike the dinner menu, was not different all seven days and when you have 14-days of more or less the same menu choices, you look for alternatives. Ordering off the children's menu has nothing to do with the palate but more to do with wanting to try something different. Personally, I like being served my meals when I cruise and I tend to avoid the buffet for that very reason. We made it a habit of walking through the buffet around and then going into Coastal Kitchen for lunch. We knew if we saw something in the buffet that we really had to have, the wait staff in Coastal Kitchen would have been more than happy to prepare a serving of that for us but other than steamed rice with most meals, including breakfast, we ordered off the menu, either adult or children's.

Unfortunately I do not. That was prior to my introduction to cruising.

That brings back so many memories from my time in service. I guess "quarters" are too hard for kids these days, they have resorted to using ping pong balls instead of quarters.

Royal Caribbean offers you the option of choosing the room type and location that you want when you initially book your room. I believe you answered your own question when you said "In our circumstances, this type of program is not for us," Remember this program is for the majority and while I am sympathetic to your circumstances, it just does not seem feasible for Royal Caribbean, or any other cruise line for that matter, to manage an upgrade program in this manner. Consider, you win a Royal up bid, but the room is not to your liking so you cancel. By winning the bid, you have prevented someone else who may have been okay with the room from getting it. It is not practical to manage a program in the manner you propose on a scale of 2,000 - 5,000 guest.