davidblu Posted January 26 #276 Share Posted January 26 It seems that Awaken has been canceled this cruise due to technical difficulties. It was very hyped up so I’m a bit disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted January 26 #277 Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, davidblu said: It seems that Awaken has been canceled this cruise due to technical difficulties. It was very hyped up so I’m a bit disappointed. Oh boy! Too bad.You'll miss the smoke bubbles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 26 Author #278 Share Posted January 26 (edited) 11 minutes ago, davidblu said: It seems that Awaken has been canceled this cruise due to technical difficulties. It was very hyped up so I’m a bit disappointed. Looks like Andrew Derbyshire is coming back for two shows tonight. I hope tomorrow’s production show doesn’t get cancelled. They were a highlight on Beyond and I was looking forward to all three. mac_tlc Edited January 26 by mac_tlc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 26 Author #279 Share Posted January 26 (edited) We did go ashore for an hour and a half or so today. Tenders are fun and a good way to get a different view of the ship. From shore, she is a beautiful lady: And pulling alongside on the way back: Edited January 26 by mac_tlc 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2h2 Posted January 26 #280 Share Posted January 26 Just now, mac_tlc said: We did go ashore for an hour and a half or so today. Tenders are fun and a good way to get a different view of the ship. For shore, she is a beautiful lady: Surprised they are not using the Magic Carpet to tender or does Ascent not have this feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 26 Author #281 Share Posted January 26 Just now, r2h2 said: Surprised they are not using the Magic Carpet to tender or does Ascent not have this feature? It does, but for some reason it is not utilized in Grand Cayman. Wasn’t on Beyond last year either. mac_tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidblu Posted January 26 #282 Share Posted January 26 11 minutes ago, mac_tlc said: Looks like Andrew Derbyshire is coming back for two shows tonight. I hope tomorrow’s production show doesn’t get cancelled. They were a highlight on Beyond and I was looking forward to all three. mac_tlc Yeah, unfortunately wasn’t too fond of his previous performances so I’ll probably skip tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 26 Author #283 Share Posted January 26 (edited) Not a fan : Edited January 26 by mac_tlc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 26 #284 Share Posted January 26 42 minutes ago, davidblu said: It seems that Awaken has been canceled this cruise due to technical difficulties. It was very hyped up so I’m a bit disappointed. what is Awaken? A show? do you think it will be back next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 26 #285 Share Posted January 26 30 minutes ago, mac_tlc said: We did go ashore for an hour and a half or so today. Tenders are fun and a good way to get a different view of the ship. From shore, she is a beautiful lady: And pulling alongside on the way back: great shots/ perspective... glad you went to shore..sometimes seas are rough or there are too many ships/ port congestion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tyler414 Posted January 26 #286 Share Posted January 26 30 minutes ago, r2h2 said: Surprised they are not using the Magic Carpet to tender or does Ascent not have this feature? In Grand Cayman they use local tenders. I was told the magic carpet is only used with Celebrity tenders. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidblu Posted January 26 #287 Share Posted January 26 13 minutes ago, hcat said: what is Awaken? A show? do you think it will be back next week? Yes it is one of the production shows onboard. No idea if it’ll be back up next week, though the technical difficulties sounded rather significant from what we were told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Fan Cruiser Posted January 26 #288 Share Posted January 26 6 hours ago, EatonDoolittle said: Hi, Did you happen to notice up there if the Roof Top Grill does gourmet burgers for sea day lunch? Some S-class do - I think maybe the Reflection...Delicious, and a great break from other crowded sea day lunch spots. Thanks for taking the time to report for us all. They had the burger lunch on the Apex on sea days last March but not three months later on the same ship in Scandinavia. We didn’t know why. Sounds like it may be at the discretion of someone with bars on their shoulder or that wear a tall hat. 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 26 #289 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, davidblu said: Yes it is one of the production shows onboard. No idea if it’ll be back up next week, though the technical difficulties sounded rather significant from what we were told. guess there will be a few other shows. we usually prefer them to indiv performers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted January 26 #290 Share Posted January 26 9 hours ago, mac_tlc said: I have a mission for the day! @hcat, @countess5, @blueslily I will try to get you some answers! mac_tlc Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 27 Author #291 Share Posted January 27 (edited) And finally, for day 7: Edited January 27 by mac_tlc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 27 Author #292 Share Posted January 27 (edited) I little congestion on the commute this morning, as we round the west end of Cuba. But a great picture of the moon! Thankfully the ships are not as close as the first picture might indicate!!!😂😂😂 mac_tlc Edited January 27 by mac_tlc 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 27 #293 Share Posted January 27 Hope your last day on board is enjoyable...We are headed to Dania Beach Fl for our pre cruise hotel later today...abt a 3 hr ride ..including Alligator Alley. First time at a Wyndham hotel. I appreciated the posting of the Celebrity today.. I saw the nice ASCENT commemorative coin, and now the Effy necklace. Very nice! For my last big b day 5 yrs ago on EDGE my husb presented me with a beautiful dancing diamond.. Maybe somethIng new and sparkly will come mh way on this trip?? thanks to you and others on board for a great preview of ASCENT. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 27 Author #294 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 9 minutes ago, hcat said: Hope your last day on board is enjoyable...We are headed to Dania Beach Fl for our pre cruise hotel later today...abt a 3 hr ride ..including Alligator Alley. First time at a Wyndham hotel. I appreciated the posting of the Celebrity today.. I saw the nice ASCENT commemorative coin, and now the Effy necklace. Very nice! For my last big b day 5 yrs ago on EDGE my husb presented me with a beautiful dancing diamond.. Maybe somethIng new and sparkly will come mh way on this trip?? thanks to you and others on board for a great preview of ASCENT. I will endeavor to get some more info on the coins today. There was no one in the photo shop when we passed by. Here is a picture of the coins in the display case Not sure if the coins shown are the two sides of the same coin but one side has a picture of the brother captains, the other says Ascent Inaugural Voyage and the date. Edited January 27 by mac_tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 27 #295 Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, mac_tlc said: I will endeavor to get some more info on the coins today. There was no one in the photo shop when we passed by. Here is a picture of the coins in the display case Not sure if the coins shown are the two sides of the same coin but one side has a picture of the broth captains, the other says Ascent Inaugural Voyage and the date. thanks.. guess we'll pick one with our Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted January 27 #296 Share Posted January 27 @mac_tlc Thanks for taking us along on the Ascent. Great info and comments made along the way. We are looking forward to our Ascent cruise on February 11th. Looking forward to meeting you on Beyond afterwards. Safe travels home! Cheers! 🍸 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 27 Author #297 Share Posted January 27 (edited) The sea spray can really affect visibility through any glass such as the lower half of your balcony. The bridge windows are probably the most important to keep clean. So how do they clean the outside? They spray water on the outside of the windows and have windshield wipers! As an added bonus, above the bridge is the veranda of the Iconic Suite… IMG_5549.mov Edited January 27 by mac_tlc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted January 27 #298 Share Posted January 27 (edited) We are in a SV on this cruise so I’ll a few comments related to the non suite experience on the Ascent. For those of you have had sailed on a E class where the chair was to high to fit under the desk/vanity that has been corrected and the chair fits nicely. The small round stool that’s top switched to a hard surface is gone. There is no place to sit a cup or glass except the desk or nightstand. We have ate in the MDR on 6 of the 7 nights, service has been excellent. On night 2 we went to Normandie and had an excellent waiter, assistant waiter and sommelier. We have returned to Normandie and they have served us every evening. The food has been 85% excellent, 10% very good and just 1 dish that was a miss. I was very concerned by the changes to the wines under $17. It hasn’t been a issue, we tell our amazing sommlier Windy what we are ordering and she has found some very nice wines with no upcharge, so there more options than those on the by the glass list but not in large supply. 1 we enjoyed on night 2 was gone by night 5. We have sailed exclusively in suites since the restart and booked this as an unplanned (unbudgeted) cruise. We downgraded our upcoming TP from a Suite to a SV as with the changes we didn’t feel the suite price was worth it. We are now looking forward to our TP in a SV. Another comment- for those who like movies there are 21free on demand movies available. Edited January 27 by jelayne 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 27 Author #299 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, jelayne said: We are in a SV on this cruise so I’ll a few comments related to the non suite experience on the Ascent. For those of you have had sailed on a E class where the chair was to high to fit under the desk/vanity that has been corrected and the chair fits nicely. The small round stool that’s top switched to a hard surface is gone. There is no place to sit a cup or glass except the desk or nightstand. We have ate in the MDR on 6 of the 7 nights, service has been excellent. On night 2 we went to Normandie and had an excellent waiter, assistant waiter and sommelier. We have returned to Normandie and they have served us every evening. The food has been 85% excellent, 10% very good and just 1 dish that was a miss. I was very concerned by the changes to the wines under $17. It hasn’t been a issue, we tell our amazing sommlier Windy what we are ordering and she has found some very nice wines with no upcharge, so there more options than those on the by the glass list but not in large supply. 1 we enjoyed on night 2 was gone by night 5. We have sailed exclusively in suites since the restart and booked this as an unplanned (unbudgeted) cruise. We downgraded our upcoming TP from a Suite to a SV as with the changes we didn’t feel the suite price was worth it. We are now looking forward to our TP in a SV. Another comment- for those who like movies there are 21free on demand movies available. Thank you for adding this. Always nice to get various views! mac_tlc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesetiff Posted January 27 #300 Share Posted January 27 Thank you Mac_tlc for sharing your journey with us and menus. We leave in t-12 days (aka 12 sleeps) but who’s counting and your journey got me even more excited. We were on the Beyond in a Sunset SS and this time we are trying the MC suite. More to come from our journey mid Feb ❤️ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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