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Ate there twice. That was enough. A lot of the food was getting mixed together with the salads on either side. No one seemed to be monitoring the cross contamination of the buffet dishes. It was soooo crowded. Not a very pleasant atmosphere to be dining in. We went to the MDR instead. It worked for most of our meals,

It’s unfortunate that a big city like Vancouver has no Uber. Most Vancouveries are not to happy about it. Your best bet if you can handle your luggage is the sky train. Faster, cheaper and less time. It’s about 24 min from the airport to waterfront station. Good part about the sky train is NO TRAFFIC. You have a couple very short right hand turns totalling about a block when you exit at waterfront. Cost is minimal

On one cruise we bumped into neighbours, whose wife worked with my husband for ten years. Wasn’t expecting that, as we live in Vancouver and the cruise was out of Miami.

I second the Hilton Rose day pass. We took all our family and grandkids there in March. Everyone

loved the water park, jerk chicken shack, free bar, and lunch at any of the many resteraunts

Most of our cruises have been with a Celebrity. The Food has always been very good for the most part. Took our first RCCL trip with all the family this March. I thought the food was clearly not at the same level. I was rather disappointed. Food seemed to be thrown on plate, messy, sauces were terrible. Not sure RCCL is even close to Celebrity

My most memorable cruise ports have been Venice, Santorini and St. Petersburg.

On Eclipse in Feb for 14 days. Found the food very good. well presented, tasty and cooked to order. I. March we sailed on Allure of the Sea. I must say, I was so disappointed. The main meat dishes were never cooked to order, every meat dish was over cooked. Most dishes seemed to be thrown todether. I think that celebrity wins hands down in the food department.

My sister once did the same thing. They refunded all her money except for the deposit in 5 to 7 day's.

We are a couple in our mid to upper sixties. We left Fort lauderdale early morning on the express freeway. Had a wonderful drive down to key west. Got their for lunch,went to hemmingways, strolled all around for several hours. Stopped for dinner in Islamorada.Arrived home around 8:30. Was a wonderful day. We were so happy we just went ahead and did it, because everyone said don't do it, to long a drive, too far to go. I loved the scenic drive. Best to pay and go on express lanes.

We took the train from termini. Was very straight forward. Got to civi went inside station and on the right is a booth/store to buy ticket to the port shuttle. Went outside the station, bus was waiting (make sure you ask the driver if this is the bus to the port) one bus is comming and one is going. After a very short ride we got on the port shuttle and we had arrived. The train trip was lovely, scenic and stress free. The civi station seemed very small, so a lot less hectic than termini. Give yourselfs a lot of time to get around termini. It is a very busy, huge place, but signs are well displayed. We fortunately only had carry one luggage, so it made it much easier

We tend to take ship excursions on anything longer than 2 to 3 hrs. We always take ship excursions on any activity using a boat or the ocean. We had a boat, anything can happen out at sea. Can take hours to get help.

On our last cruise I had my husband wear these bandaids they make for the nose. They worked so well, that I actually got to sleep. We also like wax earplugs as they soften with the heat of your hand as you insert them. They never fall out either as they are moulded to the shape of your ear.

I have been to both. I prefer Old Lahaina. I think the overall show, and setting is much nicer at old Lahaina. I really didn't like some of the food offered at feast of lele. I guess I really preferred at buffet. The selection is outstanding at Old Lahaina.

Thank you so much for your interesting,informative daily reviews. Was able to get several new tips to use on our trip to Rome in the fall. Appreciate it greatly.

If you have time I would suggest going on a water taxi across to Granville island. It is a wonderful place for lunch, scenery is so beautiful with all the boats coming and going. I would forgo Chinatown. Over the years it has become run down. It certainly not what it used to be. Grouse mountain, capilano suspension bridge, and Stanley park are all worth a visit.

We have a Canadian issued USA master card. It has become very handy. In Fort Lauderdale for example, most of the parking meters take credit cards, some only credit cards or phone. There are several banks that do not charge for the card. It is very convenient to have. T.D, Royal offer them

I would recommend using an excursion from the ship.we just took this excursion last week on the Equinox. The excursion ran late. We would have missed the ship, fortunately it waited, as their was 8 tour busses from the Equinox. We had

A lot of wasted time on this cruise waiting for our 3 pm transit.

Here is my list. It is no wonder I have to keep moving at all times to burn of those calories. I am so greatful for the gym, the stairs, and lap circuit. Otherwise I would have a huge problem when I got back home. I love most of the dessert that are offered in the specialty coffee stand. The coconut cake, the black/white cookies,the cheesecake. They are quite good. I love the ice cream offered in the buffet. I really like the candies that are available in little cups. Love M & M's. Found out they get 4 bags of m & m's a day, once they are gone. Too bad. Made a bee line for them every afternoon. Truth be told. I had my husband in line behind me for extra. He hates candy.

It was mentioned that it is to late for celebrity to do anything about the overnight situation. It is never to late to correct a mistake, or at least admit to a error. I really do not care how big the corporation is. Norwegian fixed there mistake once they recognized it, and heard countless complaints.

If we have to overnight in Cartenage ( still hoping they will change the new policy, as I would like Costa Maya back on my cruise) I will be going no where. I read a recent travel advisory to still be cautious and if you go out at night go in groups....does that sound like fun?

We want our Costa Maya port back on our scheduled cruise.

I am going to look at what else is being offered that week..I think once the brochures and itineraries are established and printed then they have should leave them alone. We choice our cruises based on what we see in the brochures. I can see cancelling for some danger, boat problems, or medical emergency. I do not like the way celebrity handled this at all.

Hubby and I are so sad we are going to miss Costa Maya. One of the reasons we chose this cruise was to see the ruins. My have to check my other cruise to see if they have messed with it! 😪

Woke up the morning we where to leave on cruise with a toothache. Fortunately I was able to get into the dentist right away. He loaded me up with antibiotics. Two different ones, in case one didn't work. Worked very well. Was able to enjoy the cruise, came back and had my root canal taken care of.

Once was enough for us. Came away still very hungry, went straight up to the buffet to finish our meal. we are small to average size 65 yr active seniors