Ugaaucruisers Posted October 15, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 15, 2021 We are booking a cruise on the Summit. So many choices because there are not many booked on the ship. Prices are great for all categories. Please weigh in. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyCruiser Posted October 15, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) aft facing balcony! Or Sweet 16. I like aft better though. Edited October 15, 2021 by BettyCruiser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted October 15, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Since our OP is seemingly not interested in a suite I would suggest the aft Aqua Class stateroom number 1140. Great oversized balcony which is partially covered. Rear elevators make it so convenient to head down to lower decks. The Ocean View cafe is one deck below so very convenient for a bite to eat. Sunset Bar located just below, so again very convenient for a beverage. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofysmom99 Posted October 15, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Below suite, I would choose any aft facing cabin or any of the four C1s on Deck 6. Since there were no afts available, I chose one of the Deck 6 C1s with the nice deep, teak balcony for a Thanksgiving cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted October 15, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Are the corner FVs suites now? If not, that would be my choice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted October 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Are the corner FVs suites now? If not, that would be my choice. Yes! They are. FV or aft Aqua deck 11? 1140 is available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted October 16, 2021 38 minutes ago, Northern Aurora said: Since our OP is seemingly not interested in a suite I would suggest the aft Aqua Class stateroom number 1140. Great oversized balcony which is partially covered. Rear elevators make it so convenient to head down to lower decks. The Ocean View cafe is one deck below so very convenient for a bite to eat. Sunset Bar located just below, so again very convenient for a beverage. Suites are sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Ugaaucruisers said: Yes! They are. FV or aft Aqua deck 11? 1140 is available. They are not suites but are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted October 16, 2021 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, Ugaaucruisers said: They are not suites but are available. Just to be clear -- are, for example, 8166 and 8181 still classified as FVs? And, if so, are you able to book one (they are often held back for parties of four or five)? If you can, I would grab one; these are fabulous two-room cabins with humongous balconies. Same for the corner FVs on the other decks, but we like Deck 8 because there's a cabin above and below. Here's the review I posted (with photos) of 8166 from our New England/Canada cruise in 2019: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 16, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 16, 2021 As others have said, if the corners on 7/8/9 are still categorized as FV for your particular M-Class ship, and you want to stay under a suite, THESE are by far the best value on the boat. LOTS of space both inside and out. What you do not say is WHEN. If you will be cruising when families might be cruising, you may not be able to book these cabins for 2. If you plan to cruise when school is in session, you'll want a TA who understands how to manage the 'ghost booking' that makes booking one of these cabins for 2 fairly easy. If you find one that has worked extensively with Celebrity over the years, they should know. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted October 16, 2021 #11 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, goofysmom99 said: Below suite, I would choose any aft facing cabin or any of the four C1s on Deck 6. Since there were no afts available, I chose one of the Deck 6 C1s with the nice deep, teak balcony for a Thanksgiving cruise. Agree with that idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Turtles06 said: Just to be clear -- are, for example, 8166 and 8181 still classified as FVs? And, if so, are you able to book one (they are often held back for parties of four or five)? If you can, I would grab one; these are fabulous two-room cabins with humongous balconies. Same for the corner FVs on the other decks, but we like Deck 8 because there's a cabin above and below. Here's the review I posted (with photos) of 8166 from our New England/Canada cruise in 2019: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #13 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Trying to decide between 1140 and 7199. Is the extra space of 7199 a better value than Aqua class? We love having extra space on the balcony and that being said both cabins have large balconies with 7199 being larger. Both cabins are the same price. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 16, 2021 #14 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Ugaaucruisers said: Trying to decide between 1140 and 7199. Is the extra space of 7199 a better value than Aqua class? We love having extra space on the balcony and that being said both cabins have large balconies with 7199 being larger. Both cabins are the same price. Thanks for the input. 7199 in a heartbeat! You even get 50% more closet space than a Sky Suite. Honestly - back in the day, they would sometimes offer an FV guarantee. The nightmare back then was being 'upgraded' to an S3 Sky Suite!. What are the prices for the two cabins? Edited October 16, 2021 by canderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugaaucruisers Posted October 16, 2021 Author #15 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, canderson said: 7199 in a heartbeat! You even get 50% more closet space than a Sky Suite. Honestly - back in the day, they would sometimes offer an FV guarantee. The nightmare back then was being 'upgraded' to an S3 Sky Suite!. What are the prices for the two cabins? 706 per person with drinks,grats and internet. 5 day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofysmom99 Posted October 16, 2021 #16 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Ugaaucruisers said: Trying to decide between 1140 and 7199. Is the extra space of 7199 a better value than Aqua class? We love having extra space on the balcony and that being said both cabins have large balconies with 7199 being larger. Both cabins are the same price. Thanks for the input. 7199, for sure! That balcony is awesome! Bigger cabin, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acwmom Posted October 16, 2021 #17 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Ugaaucruisers said: Trying to decide between 1140 and 7199. Is the extra space of 7199 a better value than Aqua class? We love having extra space on the balcony and that being said both cabins have large balconies with 7199 being larger. Both cabins are the same price. Thanks for the input. We had 1140 on the Connie and loved it. Being able to eat in Blu was a treat, as was the shower spa. The balcony was fabulous, and the Sunset Bar was just beneath us-less than a 30 second walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted October 16, 2021 #18 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Still trying to pull you my wayf for 7199 ... about that closet space ...😋 ... and a sailaway party we held out on our veranda. Just so you get a sense of the size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sun bum Posted October 16, 2021 #19 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1133,1141,1140,1138 and 1130 is located just above the aft bar, so easy to just walk down the outside steps one flight to get a drink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted October 16, 2021 #20 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 hours ago, goofysmom99 said: 7199, for sure! That balcony is awesome! Bigger cabin, too. Absolutely for sure!!! It is not often parties of fewer than 4 or 5 are able to book the FVs at all, let alone a corner FV. Go for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted October 16, 2021 #21 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 hours ago, canderson said: Honestly - back in the day, they would sometimes offer an FV guarantee. The nightmare back then was being 'upgraded' to an S3 Sky Suite!. On the two occasions when we were lucky enough to be able to snag corner FVs, I had our reservations marked "Do Not Move, Do Not Upgrade." (In fact, in each instance, we "downgraded" ourselves from our originally booked C2s when the FVs became available.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njpln Posted October 16, 2021 #22 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Definitely aft facing balcony (concierge). The balcony is HUGE. We were booked on decks 7 and 8 several times and it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted October 16, 2021 #23 Share Posted October 16, 2021 14 hours ago, Ugaaucruisers said: Trying to decide between 1140 and 7199. Is the extra space of 7199 a better value than Aqua class? We love having extra space on the balcony and that being said both cabins have large balconies with 7199 being larger. Both cabins are the same price. Thanks for the input. I guess you can't go wrong either way. We have been in those corner FVs 4 times including 8166 on Summit--but that was because there were 4 of us in that cabin. I can tell you that the corner FV cabin and balcony size is actually larger than what is published by Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted October 16, 2021 #24 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I did a B2B2B once and moved from a royal suite to one of those corner afts. Liked the corner aft much more and it was definitely larger. This was prior to the suite dining room and all the suite benefits. By all means, take the corner aft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted October 16, 2021 #25 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, canderson said: Still trying to pull you my wayf for 7199 ... about that closet space ...😋 ... and a sailaway party we held out on our veranda. Just so you get a sense of the size! Actually there is even more closet space in 7199 than what is shown in your photo. Although it is spacious, your photo is of a non-corner FV which is slightly smaller than the corner FVs (below). The smaller size translates into one less closet and a shorter desk (pre-Revolution). Turtles06 photo Edited October 16, 2021 by mahdnc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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