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It should be nice & sunny. May get the occasional bad day but on the whole will be nice. Pack a cardigan for the evening as it’s usually a bit cooler.

Does Azamara have casino’s? Dh likes a flutter on board & we sail celebrity as we like the vibe & non formal dress code. We will probably be looking to move after our next cruise with them if the vaping policy goes fleetwide. Looking at Oceania. Considering MSC Yacht club as well.

One of the reasons we stick to CS on E class. I don’t think the RS or PS merit the price tag without a proper balcony. EV out as I’m limited mobility.

Non smoking & non vaping indoor helps differentiate Celebrity from other lines. If they change this then we may as well look at other lines. We generally sail suites & dh is in the casino nightly.

Thank you. We cruised Norway on silhouette in May/June & I still managed a balcony!

Thank you for this thread. With retreat pricing looking to switch after our next cruise. (Just got to persuade dh!) So we are in X penthouse when sail with our kids & CS when just the two of us on E class as I prefer the bigger balcony than the RS on E class. So what would be similar to CS please in YC? Thank you

Just saw this on BBC news page. Think other cruise lines will also be impacted?

Interested in possibly trying Oceania one time. But husband spends a lot of his evenings in the casino so would need to be one. However if X brings carries on with their experiment then he won’t spend any time or £££ there!

We were on Silhouette in May. For sailing into Olden the captain opened up the helipad at 5am. I went into the OVC at 5.30am as I wanted coffee. (Was up at 4.30 watching some from my balcony.) By 6.30am we had reached the end of the fjord. Absolutely worth getting up for & breathtaking. Husband missed a treat. Was not the same view sailing out later in the evening.

We used this company on our recent celebrity cruise. But please note they also used coaches but cheaper than the ship’s excursions. https://www.norwayexcursions.com/en/search-tours/?tour-search=&tax-tour_category=fjord-tours&tax-tour_tag=&tax-tour-destination=&tax-tour-activity=

For me E class ships only retreat will do as I like a proper balcony not a pseudo one. S class we’ve done Aqua & would do so again depending on itinerary & number of sea days.

The wines in the premium package are just not really good enough & we end up buying a few bottles. Life is too short imo to drink poor wine.

Every X cruise I’ve ever gone on I’ve requested a kettle. I always take my own teabags. Twinings everyday.

Proper balcony? As opposed to the IV? I’d have booked the proper balcony in the first place 😁 not helpful I know. I’m not a fan of E class though unfortunately husband is. I prefer S class, so go for it. It’s a great way to travel. Lots of places & you unpack once.

I’m starting to voice it. I’m at the age where I’m retired so no longer care about keeping my job by voicing for the silent majority. But trying to be respectful at the same time to the few. Easier said than done when they are generally not respectful to me.

We have done 4 DCL cruises when they kids were small. Stick to Celebrity now. DCL were phenomenal for when the kids were small, now I prefer a more adult line.

For us we like the Celebrity S class ships. M class too small & E class too big, though my husband has persuaded me to go on Apex again next year. On E class it’s retreat or not sailing as I don’t like the IV. I also like not having a formal night. I worry about SS or SB as possibly too small for me. So looking at regent or Oceania for our cruise after Apex.

We do a mix of both private & ship with more private excursions. Just need to do your research. However on our next cruise we’ve booked mainly ship (at the moment) as we have a lot of OBC. I’m sure once I start my research I’ll be swapping for private & using the OBC for better🍷 than AI wine.

Same. Haven’t been on deck for a sailaway party for years.

I’m not affected by this but it’s making me wary of booking future cruises with X. My grandad always said treat people how you would like to be treated. Id have thought annoying loyal customers isn’t the way to go about things but seemingly Celebrity aren’t bothered. I wonder if there’s been a negative feedback in the media.

We were on Silhouette on 29th May sailing. The buffet was a zoo between 12-2 especially on the two sea days & embarkation. One passenger we met called it ‘smash & grab’ lunch! We probably noticed it more as the ship was bursting at the seams due to U.K. school half term. There definitely weren’t enough tables for the passengers but I didn’t see card etc playing during those times. The problem I think on X is that lunch service stops at 2.30 so people feel in a rush to get there. We just went a little later when it had calmed down but still had issues on a couple of the days after an excursion.

My sister in law & family has sailed RCCL suites, Disney suites & Haven. They didn’t like Haven at all. We keep trying to persuade them to try X retreat with us. Their favourite experience is Disney but the kids are older now so are sailing RCCL this year. These threads are definitely making think we have to try YC one time even if only for the experience :))

Thank you so much! We are in CS on Apex next but definitely I’m beginning to look elsewhere at those retreat prices 😁

We had considered MSC YC for September with our daughters but now doing a land trip. Can I ask please what the rest of the ship is like once you leave YC? X is imo good everywhere most of the time. Forgot to add that we like the non smoking inside & that’s a big deal for us. thank you

Wonder how many will jump ship (pun intended) to other lines for the Med or are X just not going to have a ship covering that destination?