SpeedNoodles

I went to one the first night of my Mariner cruise up at Ellington's and there was nobody there, lol. I'm one of those people who's totally ok hanging with myself though, so it didn't bother me.

You're golden, then. Don't worry about it. ENJOY!

I took the stairs almost always on Mariner for that reason, unless it was from deck 1 to deck 12! But with Symphony being so much bigger, I'm sure that won't be the case quite as frequently.

I guess walking in and of itself doesn't bother me so much (remember I'm the one who walked 37 miles during a 4-day Mariner cruise!). I was just thinking it's more of a time thing (oh, hey, I for got *this random item* and I need to run back to the room). Thanks for all of your perspectives - I'm going to run them by my husband and see what he wants to do. He's decided that he wants to do 3-4 cruises a year now - that's a dangerous thing to tell your wife!!!

That's me - I'm GREAT at helping other people spend their money. I told one of my partners at work, and I'm not so sure he didn't book one before he went to bed this morning, lol.

For anyone who is thinking about booking a Celebrity Cruise they currently have $20 cruise deposit - save up to $300, 2 Free Perks and 50% off 3rd & 4th guests -. Haven't figured out what the catch is, but seems like a "heckuvadeal" (as we say in Minnesota). Drawback, ending in about 15 hours - just noticed it ?

They are a quick place to get bottled water, too. Most places didn't even ask for my Sea Pass card to get bottled water, which I thought was odd (I had the UDP, so I was legit, but they usually didn't know that).

I'm just considering an ocean view balcony still, but on a different deck - they are on the back side of some of the bars/restaurants and I'm just not sure how loud they'd be.

We're booked on midship deck 12 for a standard Ocean-View Balcony stateroom. Now I'm kind of mulling it over and thinking that we are probably just so far away from, well, everything. Talk to me about Balconies on Decks 6 and 8 (Boardwalk level/Central Park level). I assume they are convenient to most areas except the pools. What about noise? I originally turned down one on Deck 6 because I just automatically thought it would be a loud/busy region. So tonight, as I do most nights at work this time of year when there's absolutely nothing to do after midnight and I have about 7 full hours to contemplate my life, I started rethinking my Symphony plan. Yes, I know it can be a lot of "personal preference", but only those who have stayed near the public areas know if they are comfortable or chaotic. Deck 6 is above the jogging track - better than under it, but still? Indulge me ?

You have made my entire night! Thank you! I'm sharing with my other cruise-loving night shifters here at work tonight!!

This I must see.

Yep, should it (dog forbid) ever happen to me, I'll just be sure to wave and bow to anyone with a camera. Might as well embrace the pain! Glad you're still with us and posting :)

Awesome! I'll be doing a similar itinerary next Feb (omg, a year away still!) on sister ship, Symphony. Have a fantastic trip :)

Share with us which ship you're going on, and where you're going! We live through each other's experiences here!

Some bars, pools, Windjammer will be open - rooms are ready usually by 1:00. It gives you a chance to grab something to eat before the crowds get heavy, to explore the ship a bit before there are a lot of people on board. You're going to wait somewhere - why not the ship? I like to start my cruise ASAP! The kids would probably rather hang out by the pool rather than in a hotel room, I reckon - just bring their suits in a small carry on so you don't have to wait for your luggage to be delivered. And have a great time!

We're definitely going to get a pair. The husband gets queasy on the boat (I never do) and we both feel it after (which I expect, but still). Thanks! He's told me that he wants to cruise about once every 3-4 months now, so we'll just need the right stuff!

I'd support this, lol

Is it an excursion through RCCL?

^^^^ This

Yes! We've been on 2 Alaskan cruises, have one this June and are talking about another one (since my husband has decided that he wants to do 3-4 cruises a year now, lol). Highly recommended!!!

When I was on Mariner last week I just made my reservation either the night before or that morning from the app. One time they didn't have the time I wanted available on the app, so I just showed up when I wanted to eat and was seated within a few minutes. It's pretty flexible.

I loved the outside-facing elevators on Jewel! It’s going to be hard for another class of ship to win me over. But I'm going to let them try!

Just don’t trust anything on the app as far as times. It’s notoriously inaccurate. Go by the cruise compass. Although I found the menus on Mariner to be accurate.

Quick! Take a last minute 3-night cruise on Mariner in a JS! ?

Good morning! Sorry guys, i thought I saw or heard the answer to this somewhere, but I just can't find it. Is it "you can reprice before final payment date" OR "you can reprice before your final payment"? I.E. if the cruise is paid off months before the official "final payment date" do you lose your right to (at least easily) reprice if the fare goes down? Or is this not a worry at all?