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Our cabin steward (Aqua) on Silhouette in June was a gem! If I had a ‘host’ like him I’d be happy. Boarding Beyond in 2 days - magic carpet suite. So let’s see! m Edit: I intend to have a great cruise. Butler or not!

I’m gluten free but not coeliac. I don’t eat gluten as it affects my rheumatoid arthritis. Eating it means I can’t walk for a week or more and I’m in severe pain with swollen joints. This was all done under hospital supervision. There was a study at my consulting hospital and it was found that over half the rheumatoid patients reacted badly to eating gluten. Some were also diagnosed with coeliac- unsurprisingly as both are autoimmune conditions.

I was watching one of these ancestry programs and the archivist said that on death certificates ‘failure to thrive’ often could be coeliac, while a ‘choking fit’ could be anaphylaxis. There was one more that they said but I can’t remember!

We sail Friday on Beyond in a Magic Carpet Suite. We have been in an SS, PH CS and Aqua before. I’ll be comparing the service we get. If it’s more similar to the Aqua, then I’ll be making it known on my return by filling in the survey and emailing head office. But I still intend to have a great cruise!

How on Earth is this in any way acceptable? Insurers having to make up for a mistake that was most likely foreseeable. We’ve booked our first regent cruise (concierge) next year and I’ve sold it to my husband as a wonderful experience from start to finish. If it isn’t great I’ll be miffed.

Personally I wouldn’t bother with LPC. Was just a gimmick and the food was just not good enough. Loved Eden and ate in fine cut. Next cruise we have reservations at Le Voyage as well.

It’s a small reason but I downgraded our CS next June to an SV. £20,000 for a CS. No minibar and no guarantee that the suite experience won’t degrade any further. With the saving I’ve booked a cruise on Regent Splendor to try next October.

Mind you for the amount a CS costs it’s a little cheap to not include at least some soft drinks imo.

I watched it. They had one character who seemed to be waiter, housekeeping and helping out with cruise activities. God it was dire. So dire that I loved it! I’ve put on series link 🤣

Happy birthday to your husband. We are also on your cruise in a magic carpet suite. (Was a suite guarantee- so happy with the price) Hopefully our paths cross at some point.

We were in a CS last October. Our mini bar was stocked with beers (including gluten free beer), water and soft drinks of our choice. The stock was replenished as required.

We found this on our cruise on Silhouette in May/June. It was half term so I thought that may have had something to do with it. So many times ended up going back to our balcony as nowhere to sit before dinner or after. OVC was always packed! It was hunt the table.

Personally if you have never been you can’t beat Rome with all the history. However Barcelona has an added buzz and closer to the port. Have you thought of starting in one of the ports and finishing in the other? (I know not what you asked) and then can experience both of them? If so I’d start with Barcelona, less frantic imo and I think easier to get over the jet lag, then end the cruise with a few days in Rome.

@Tampa Girl We used PK travel. Were excellent.

Enjoy. Happy anniversary. Was onSilhoutte in June and loved her. Sad we’ve got Apex in exchange!

That was my fault - blame the steroids!

We will be on Beyond in the 20th 🤞in a MCSuite. I’ll try and remember to post and to give an accurate account as to what I think. Silhouette In June was a bit of mess service wise, (Aqua) as it was U.K. half term, so absolutely packed to the rafters, but we still had a great cruise. If we couldn’t get a drink in one bar we just tried another or took back to our balcony. Cafe al bacio was awful but a lot of staff were sick. So excusable

Dh got a blue chip offer on our last cruise for an inside. As we usually sail suites and it wasn’t a time we could go we passed. However if we get another offer and we can take it we will. Inside or not 😁 a cruise is a cruise!

We also always stay at the Hotel des Artes - fabulous hotel.

Eden was fantastic on Apex. Loved it. Booked it for Beyond in a couple of weeks and for Apex again next year. We also have a suite guarantee for Beyond - wasn’t a great deal more than SV for what you got. On Apex we’ve cancelled our CS and snagged an SV when it became available.

My very first cruise on Celebrity Galaxy. Blew me away. Then Disney Wonder - just loved the art deco theme. Beautiful.

Thank you @DaKahuna and @Cap_D I really like Paul Bembridge but hadn’t seen his latest video regarding Celebrity. I now have. So thank you I’ll look out for the travelling gamblers. Am on steroids at the moment and been awake since 2.30am it’s now 3.45 so May see if I can while away my time 😁

I have a destroyed nerve in my inner ear. (Since 1988 & finally diagnosed 1992). I regularly do the Cooksey Cawthorne exercises but doesn’t always help on the sea hence the cinnnarizine. I also always take lemon and ginger tea with me and ask for a kettle in the room so I can make it myself as needed.

Can you post a link to Gary Bembridge review if possible please as I can’t find anything.

Well done. At some point Celebrity will need to start listening.