Neesa

You are very near Miami, I wouldn't be surprised if you arrive earlier then advised! Yes that's Grandeur! Is there a lot of motion? The winds here north of Tampa are quite brisk! Sending all positive energy to you today, may your plans work out seamlessly. Wishing you only good things, come on universe....let's have a successful rest of the day!

Okay maybe not popular but see if you can take out the very first flight Monday morning. Take your time disembarking. Maybe wait for the initial rush and stay overnight at the airport for as stress-free as you can be.

Yes, they take care of you. For us they fed us all day and extended wifi and drink packages. If I recall we disembarked around 5 pm. Oh and we had our luggage as we packed light. It took a hot minute for all the luggage to get taken off the ship. Maybe just browse the airline and see if there is an alternative flight, early bird and all.

Oh no! Yes in the Crown lounge as well. I am sad to say flying looks to be a mess tomorrow. From my personal experience coming in late on the Serenade due to the fog, it maybe ugly tomorrow disembarking. See if the concierge is making arrangements to get suites off. If you could push your flight I just might. Everyone and I mean everyone disregarded directions and practically stampede to the exit on our late arrival. Anger, frustration, yelling, fighting, please take care of yourself and pack your patience. I hope for you as smooth as can be off the ship tomorrow. And the Serenade was small, gosh I feel for you.

The Suite Lounge concierge can pull up the numbers on their computer for the sailing. That is where I located mine on the Wonder this past summer! She turned he screen and the breakdown was there to jot down.

@Ampurp85 thanks for the 411 on NC & Celebrity. Good to know! Also i agree 100% book a cabin you will be happy in, RUB is a nice treat if you score, but if not booking that initial cabin you are comfortable with makes for an amazing sailing!

Wow, another medical situation? Would you say the demographic includes many first time cruisers? Did I miss the C & A numbers? AND, did I understand you correctly, you are doing the same itinerary on the same ship in a few weeks? I am embarrassed to say I get bored easily, if I sailed a ship 2X I'm good unless it's an amazing itinerary that I haven't experienced before. No Next Cruise? Do they do placeholders still? Grab yourself one, actually do they sell them for Celebrity? Make the most of today, this has been an entertaining experience from here!

AND my Christmas decorations outdoors. After the exhaustive but fun planning and execution my outdoor winter wonderland in Florida is coming inside, the inflatables the first to go. I did think wowza, I'm happy I'm not on a ship as I am super sensitive to motion. It was such a mild storm season, hoping the weather people are being overly dramatic which is usually always the case. They audition on a daily basis for who can be the most animated, voted most likely to be hired by a more mainstream program for a bumped up salary!

Humph....finally! Sure took you long enough! Finally, a J sighting! Thank you and J for the proof! Seriously though, it's freezing here as well. I broke out my boots today, this cold is not fun. I hope the weather gets better for the remainder of the trip. BTW I love the colors on J. The brightest spot at PDCC today!

Love the dress, couldn't J even put her foot in the mirror? LOL, joking aside loving all the ducks (great job) and the trip so far. Enjoy your meal....oh how I wish I could run away for a week and join you on that celebrity sailing. And by you I mean @Ampurp85 & @asquared17 oh what an amazing trip that will be!!

I spit my morning tea across the table, thank you so much for this one! I love it!!! You have no idea how much I needed some laughter this morning

Personal question request, is J real? I saw the luggage, I see the champagne glasses. Would you give me proof? Maybe a picture with sunglasses? A picture from the rear? Hiding behind a crew member? Something? Inquiring minds want to know! Hey J it's me Neesa. Come on girl, show yourself!

You have weird luck with Uber drivers! Hope your embarkation is uneventful. I'm sad the RUB didn't pan out but you have a great suite and are sailing. Have so much fun! Can't wait to follow along. As an aside. I guess it's because I'm a great deal older then you but wowza, that's a lot of luggage! Yikes! Impressive!

Ugh, I'm old enough to remember when flying was part of the vacation. We dressed in our best and it was so special! Now there is no comparison. I dread it, it's mostly disgusting and if I never had to fly ever again I would be happy! I wish for you a wonderful vacation this week! Looking forward to your trip report.

So I found this for all our December cruisers! I'm living vicariously through you so the live blogs need to be on point, thank you!

I second this! Just STOP! I am doing my RUB dance down here for you! In fact every time you post I start a happy dance. The tire is a bummer for sure, it happens a lot down here with so much construction but speaking about the RUB related to this, blasphemous

Sending positive RU vibes to you. I want you to get it, it's only the 2 of you and you are high on the C&A tiers. My wish for you is a successful outcome. Let's go!!!! There's always a chance, remember my sold out Thanksgiving 2022 Serenade sailing?? The night before

This seems to be everywhere. The lack of kind etiquette flows equally on Royal....and on land for that matter. Gone are the times of cordial niceties. Holding a door for the person entering behind you is now an exception where I felt it used to be a rule. I think it's @teddy if I'm wrong I apologize who opines our behaviors with each other are changing and not for the better. I'm so happy for your honest review, it will keep my expectations in check when I finally sail Celebrity in the not so near future.

Or June!

You know I have to ask this most pressing question. Are there Ducks?

I'm an excellent student! I look forward to learning this new system!!!!

Thanks so much! Yikes now I have FOMO retreat & FOMO the other three MDR's . Looks like I'm going to sit this one out for a few years so we can do it right! So appreciative of the info!

So I am confused as to the MDR if not sailing in the Retreat. If my study of this ship is correct there are 4 MDR restaurants. If I forgo specialty my first time out on Celebrity & choose a traditional seating do you get assigned a table in the same restaurant every evening? Do they then rotate the menus through from the other venues or do they rotate us like on DCL? If and it's a big If I can swing this I have to be fine with a concierge cabin at best, we just placed our first University deposit so my cruising days are over for the foreseeable future. (Saint Leo University newest program, Bachelor of Science Nursing Program, proud mama here.... on the way to broke but proud, LOL!) I'm loving this trip report, it is so refreshing as it is new yet familiar at the same time. I really am enjoying all the food porn!! Thanks so much for the amazing trip report and Happy, Healthy, Blessed Thanksgiving to all!

100% this!

I was wondering the same thing. How do you return to Royal ? I'm living for this sailing!!