DBaines30 Posted November 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 6, 2023 If anyone is interested I'm currently working on the Retreat sun deck and thought the speed test would be helpful to someone planning the same. Currently bang in the middle of the Atlantic, I think. 4.79 and 2.88. Teams worked well in the cabin earlier with some latency and arounbd 10% dropped packets. All seems to be fine for an office in the sunshine. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted November 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Thanks for posting! How’s the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBaines30 Posted November 6, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Rough for the first 3 days. Captain turned left for a bit and now it's all smooth, nice weather too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lv2cruisgrl Posted November 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 6, 2023 We board her on the 13th, how has the food been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymncruise Posted November 6, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 6, 2023 What are the temps like on deck? Is it warm enough for shorts & a t shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted November 6, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2023 From the title, I thought this was going to be a "Live From..." thread by a Celebrity employee. Clearly my brain cells aren't firing properly this morning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted November 6, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Enjoy! Be sure to try the Eden Cafe's (lunch only) chocolate cake, it's the only complimentary baked dessert that's not bland and therefore worth the calories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBaines30 Posted November 6, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted November 6, 2023 33 minutes ago, lv2cruisgrl said: We board her on the 13th, how has the food been? Don't want to jump on the Celebrity hating bandwagon but it has noticeably gone downhill. We were on Beyond a year or so ago and things are very different. Buffet food is really cold and bland now. The breakfast sausages which I usually love are not any better than value brand bought from a cheap supermarket. Eden for lunch is a poor reflection of what it used to be. The tuna pita I had yesterday was half of a very small pita. Petite Chef wasn't great. Why does tough as hell shot rib get put on a plate with fillet beef? Eden for dinner was outstanding, so make sure you book for that. We have 3 more specialty dining bookings to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBaines30 Posted November 6, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted November 6, 2023 30 minutes ago, ymncruise said: What are the temps like on deck? Is it warm enough for shorts & a t shirt? I'm in that exact outfit now. Embarrassing design but still warm enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lv2cruisgrl Posted November 6, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, DBaines30 said: Don't want to jump on the Celebrity hating bandwagon but it has noticeably gone downhill. We were on Beyond a year or so ago and things are very different. Buffet food is really cold and bland now. The breakfast sausages which I usually love are not any better than value brand bought from a cheap supermarket. Eden for lunch is a poor reflection of what it used to be. The tuna pita I had yesterday was half of a very small pita. Petite Chef wasn't great. Why does tough as hell shot rib get put on a plate with fillet beef? Eden for dinner was outstanding, so make sure you book for that. We have 3 more specialty dining bookings to come. We have Eden and the steakhouse booked. We were on Beyond last November however we were in a suite. So Luminae was great. This time just have balcony so thinking dinner in the dining rooms may not be so great. Keep me posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare slewis7 Posted November 6, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) My wife and I are currently in the Beyond in a lovely Sunset Veranda cabin on deck 9. Here are my thoughts on the cruise so far: - Service is uniformly excellent across the ship - Food in the main dining for dinner seems consistent with my many Celebrity cruises over the year - typically good with the occasional hit or miss. Perhaps the selection is not as good as in the past, but still usually I can find something I am excited about. - We have had lunch in the Oceanview a few times and there are plenty of choices and food is pretty good. Sometimes it can be difficult to find seating. - Our meal in Fine Cut was a mixed bag. We loved the salad, appetizers and desserts. The mains were not great; in fact the first Prime Rib they served me was unrecognizable as such; the second try was better but still unsatisfactory. - Dinner in Eden was superior on every aspect! We are booked there again. - We are enjoying the drinks by the pool bar. The bartenders there are great; our favorite is named Mark. - We have the Premium internet package. It is fantastic and by far the best we have ever experienced on a cruise ship! After reading many comments in the Celebrity forum that the sky is falling, I am puzzled. We are really enjoying the cruise. Edited November 6, 2023 by slewis7 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottaluvit Posted November 6, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 6, 2023 I am on the next sailing! SO excited as this is my first ever Celebrity cruise! Enjoy your crossing ..... I will be at the terminal in Port Everglades on Monday waiting for her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckswain Posted November 6, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 6, 2023 58 minutes ago, slewis7 said: My wife and I are currently in the Beyond in a lovely Sunset Veranda cabin on deck 9. Here are my thoughts on the cruise so far: - Service is uniformly excellent across the ship - Food in the main dining for dinner seems consistent with my many Celebrity cruises over the year - typically good with the occasional hit or miss. Perhaps the selection is not as good as in the past, but still usually I can find something I am excited about. - We have had lunch in the Oceanview a few times and there are plenty of choices and food is pretty good. Sometimes it can be difficult to find seating. - Our meal in Fine Cut was a mixed bag. We loved the salad, appetizers and desserts. The mains were not great; in fact the first Prime Rib they served me was unrecognizable as such; the second try was better but still unsatisfactory. - Dinner in Eden was superior on every aspect! We are booked there again. - We are enjoying the drinks by the pool bar. The bartenders there are great; our favorite is named Mark. - We have the Premium internet package. It is fantastic and by far the best we have ever experienced on a cruise ship! After reading many comments in the Celebrity forum that the sky is falling, I am puzzled. We are really enjoying the cruise. Thank you for taking the time out of your vacation to post this. So many comments in the Celebrity Forum are negative and from people who have not sailed and are making assumptions. Enjoy the rest of your cruise! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPCruisers Posted November 6, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 6, 2023 1 hour ago, slewis7 said: My wife and I are currently in the Beyond in a lovely Sunset Veranda cabin on deck 9. Here are my thoughts on the cruise so far: - Service is uniformly excellent across the ship - Food in the main dining for dinner seems consistent with my many Celebrity cruises over the year - typically good with the occasional hit or miss. Perhaps the selection is not as good as in the past, but still usually I can find something I am excited about. - We have had lunch in the Oceanview a few times and there are plenty of choices and food is pretty good. Sometimes it can be difficult to find seating. - Our meal in Fine Cut was a mixed bag. We loved the salad, appetizers and desserts. The mains were not great; in fact the first Prime Rib they served me was unrecognizable as such; the second try was better but still unsatisfactory. - Dinner in Eden was superior on every aspect! We are booked there again. - We are enjoying the drinks by the pool bar. The bartenders there are great; our favorite is named Mark. - We have the Premium internet package. It is fantastic and by far the best we have ever experienced on a cruise ship! After reading many comments in the Celebrity forum that the sky is falling, I am puzzled. We are really enjoying the cruise. Thanks for the balanced review. Good to hear as we're on Beyond next April. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted November 6, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Thanks for the post, looking forward to the Beyond being back over in the Caribbean. We sail on her in February/March for 21 days. That’s after jumping off Ascent. 😀 Sailed on Beyond for a B2B last winter and the only issue I had was the bar service at the Sunset Bar. Very poor. We called the servers walking around swoopers! They would swoop your glass away and not ask if they could get you anything else. That’s when they showed up. 😩 I do love the Sunset Bar area! 🍸 Overall though we did enjoy the sail. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare AbbyCruiser45 Posted November 6, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 6, 2023 My parents are onboard the Beyond now and they have easily been able to send me videos of the waves. They have also quickly received videos from me of adorable kittens. They were surprised that Starlink is holding up in the middle of the Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike981 Posted November 6, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 6, 2023 4 hours ago, RichYak said: From the title, I thought this was going to be a "Live From..." thread by a Celebrity employee. Clearly my brain cells aren't firing properly this morning. My thought as well Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellyd22 Posted November 6, 2023 #18 Share Posted November 6, 2023 How does the premium internet handle video calls? Hoping to video message with my daughter via fb messenger while on board Beyond next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted November 6, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Shellyd22 said: How does the premium internet handle video calls? Hoping to video message with my daughter via fb messenger while on board Beyond next year! FaceTime works perfect for me with the Premium so would expect no problem wihh FB Messenger. I've also done numerous Zoom Calls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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