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I'm going to be booking a last minute (and very much needed)  4 day cruise in March or April.  Ship options are Freedom, Liberty or Indy.  I've never been on any of them.  Any recommendations as to which one to choose?  Thanks. 

Thanks for the info.  Freedom it is! 

Freedom.
El Loco, Playmakers, Giovanni’s Kitchen, no brainer 🙂 😋

Thanks - the going going gone list is what I was looking for.  

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I can’t help it 😞 The bloggers on this board enticed me to try star class - which I did in May for the first time! It was a great experience but not one I’m willing to spend over $13k for 2 of us to replicate (almost as much as it cost for 7 of us in the rccl villa last month).  But I’m a deal hunter and Celebrity’s 60% off sale and the room availability made it possible for me to get the royal treatment again at a more reasonable cost 😂 The best part is celebrity is giving us OBC and the TA I use will give some too!  
 
But I will be sailing RCCL sometime in the next 12 months so I’m still staying on this site!  I have a cruise certificate that needs to be used by June 2023. I’m going to look for last minute deals somewhere between November and March.  

Hi everyone,
 
I’ve been a die hard royal cruiser for over 28 years (only a diamond as there were some lean, limited travel years).  I just got a really good deal on a Celebrity Equinox cruise - retreat class, royal suite - that I jumped on for next May.    Life has presented some unique challenges the past few months and it was time to do something positive.   This cruise it will be just my husband and me - we’ll be celebrating 35 years! 
 
Has anyone sailed the Equinox since it was refurbished? I know this is a royal blog but would love to hear thoughts on sailing the equinox compared to the Oasis class ships   Thanks  
 
 
 
 

Hi everyone,
 
I’ve been a die hard royal cruiser for over 28 years (only a diamond as there were some lean, limited travel years).  I just got a really good deal on a Celebrity Equinox cruise - retreat class, royal suite - that I jumped on for next May.    Life has presented some unique challenges the past few months and it was time to do something positive.   This cruise it will be just my husband and me - we’ll be celebrating 35 years! 
 
Has anyone sailed the Equinox since it was refurbished? I know this is a royal blog but would love to hear thoughts on sailing the equinox compared to the Oasis class ships   Thanks  
 
 
 
 

I can’t help it 😞 The bloggers on this board enticed me to try star class - which I did in May for the first time! It was a great experience but not one I’m willing to spend over $13k for 2 of us to replicate (almost as much as it cost for 7 of us in the rccl villa last month).  But I’m a deal hunter and Celebrity’s 60% off sale and the room availability made it possible for me to get the royal treatment again at a more reasonable cost 😂 The best part is celebrity is giving us OBC and the TA I use will give some too!  
 
But I will be sailing RCCL sometime in the next 12 months so I’m still staying on this site!  I have a cruise certificate that needs to be used by June 2023. I’m going to look for last minute deals somewhere between November and March.  

What ever floats your boat.  Hahahahahah, get it!  No really, life is about choices and you made the one you want, at the time you want it, for the reasons you want.  Good 4 ya!

I can’t help it 😞 The bloggers on this board enticed me to try star class - which I did in May for the first time! It was a great experience but not one I’m willing to spend over $13k for 2 of us to replicate (almost as much as it cost for 7 of us in the rccl villa last month).  But I’m a deal hunter and Celebrity’s 60% off sale and the room availability made it possible for me to get the royal treatment again at a more reasonable cost 😂 The best part is celebrity is giving us OBC and the TA I use will give some too!  
 
But I will be sailing RCCL sometime in the next 12 months so I’m still staying on this site!  I have a cruise certificate that needs to be used by June 2023. I’m going to look for last minute deals somewhere between November and March.  

Thank you.   Hopefully we won’t have any service issues since we’re  in the royal suite (retreat). I just took our first star class on royal Caribbean last month and got completely spoiled.  The prices were really high for Royal Star class next May, which is why I looked at celebrity.  For whatever reason the week we’re going is 3-5k less than other celebrity Royal suite  sailings in May and June.   

not eqinox but I did Summit recently in the retreat. For us there was really no comparison. Celebrity takes everything to another level. The service, food, ship condition, everything was incredible. I was blown away by the quality of food and service in Luminae. We have 2 more Celebrity cruises booked, can't wait to go again. 

There is a forum called Celebrity & Silver Sea…you might want to look at that.  Just go to all the topic listings and you should see it.
I have not sailed any line but Royal…but I do look! 😃🥴🤪

Hi everyone,
 
I’ve been a die hard royal cruiser for over 28 years (only a diamond as there were some lean, limited travel years).  I just got a really good deal on a Celebrity Equinox cruise - retreat class, royal suite - that I jumped on for next May.    Life has presented some unique challenges the past few months and it was time to do something positive.   This cruise it will be just my husband and me - we’ll be celebrating 35 years! 
 
Has anyone sailed the Equinox since it was refurbished? I know this is a royal blog but would love to hear thoughts on sailing the equinox compared to the Oasis class ships   Thanks  
 
 
 
 

Hi everyone,
 
I’ve been a die hard royal cruiser for over 28 years (only a diamond as there were some lean, limited travel years).  I just got a really good deal on a Celebrity Equinox cruise - retreat class, royal suite - that I jumped on for next May.    Life has presented some unique challenges the past few months and it was time to do something positive.   This cruise it will be just my husband and me - we’ll be celebrating 35 years! 
 
Has anyone sailed the Equinox since it was refurbished? I know this is a royal blog but would love to hear thoughts on sailing the equinox compared to the Oasis class ships   Thanks  
 
 
 
 

So…… just when you think life can’t get any more complicated, it does😥.  I’ve read some pretty crazy family stories on here and I think this one is worth adding to the list.   Please bear with me as I have to get this out of my system.   It does end up relating to this cruise.
 I had to make an emergency trip to Connecticut to help my sister who is dealing with a terminal illness.  I flew in first thing Friday morning and was there for several hours when my 78-year-old mom called and said she had tested positive for Covid (my mom).   Right before that  my sister had told me she wasn’t feeling well, but she has very limited visitors and doesn’t go out, so I  never considered Covid.  Like who in their right mind would go see someone who is terminally ill when there is even a remote possibility they have Covid ?  I guess the answer is my mother -  who wasn’t in her right mind😱😥
My mom then said she hadn’t been feeling well for about two weeks but still went over to see my sister the Saturday before Easter.  Without taking a freaking Covid test because she thought she had a sinus infection.    
Of course I tested my sister immediately and it didn’t even take five minutes for her test to show positive.   So guess who has now been exposed to Covid due to close contact with her sister?   Yep, that’s right - lucky me.  So now I am not able to do anything I planned to do for my sister because I’m hoping and praying I don’t have Covid and don’t want to take a chance of going  back into my her house. To add to my frustration, my mother told me today that she had to wait four days for her test results to come in - and then it dawned on me - she knew for four days before I flew out that she  had been tested for Covid and didn’t tell me.  I would never have made the trip if I knew she could possibly have Covid  
So now I’m worried about my sister who’s already pretty weak - luckily she seems to be holding her own but she’s not out of the woods yet.  Then I’m worried about my mom who is also pretty weak but also holding her own. And I have to check my frustration with my mom because she’s 78 years old and losing it a little.     
And now I can’t go back to Michigan and be near my husband or daughter for at least a week because they have health issues and I can’t get them sick.   And finally, my throat has been sore all day and I’m hoping it’s because of my flight and not because I have Covid.   Oh and let’s not forget the cost of this fiasco. Airfare $900 since it was a very last minute flight. Hotel fees $400 and counting (probably have 5 more nights to go).   This will be well over $2000 by the time I’m done.  
So with all that said, I am going to try to turn things around and think positively.   I tested negative today and I’m going to test the next few days. I am hoping and praying I don’t have covid or worst case, if I do, it clears up and I get a negative result before I need to take the pre cruise test in 19 days.  🙏🙏.   I really need this cruise and a vacation. 
 
Also, I promise my next post will have more information about my conversations with Andrei , who has been wonderful so far!

So, I’ve been anxiously waiting for this one year countdown to begin!  We were supposed to be cruising star class last year, but then this wretched little bug started going around.......???
As one who looks for silver linings, I will say that I got a better cabin (4 bedroom villa) at an even better price for this cruise than I had for the cancelled one!  And there will be much more room for all of us (we went from 5 to 7 travelers since we had the extra bedrooms)!  But I’m really hoping that roominess in no longer an issue and that the term social distancing is a very distant memory by then ????  
So, here’s to the countdown!  May the days go fast and the ridiculously out of touch CDC go ....... well, I really don’t care where they go as long as they let cruising resume! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I’m sad to say I’ve decided to end this blog now, even though we haven’t cruised yet and it was just getting close to the good stuff.  Without going into details, the universe just keeps throwing curveball after curveball.
While we are still planning on cruising, I need to disconnect and decompress so I can come back ready to deal with the impacts of all those curveballs😡.  I will take some pictures and post them at some point once things settle down.  
 
Thanks to all for following along until now. And all the great tips that helped me plan what will be an amazing cruise!  
 

I’m sad to say I’ve decided to end this blog now, even though we haven’t cruised yet and it was just getting close to the good stuff.  Without going into details, the universe just keeps throwing curveball after curveball.
While we are still planning on cruising, I need to disconnect and decompress so I can come back ready to deal with the impacts of all those curveballs😡.  I will take some pictures and post them at some point once things settle down.  
 
Thanks to all for following along until now. And all the great tips that helped me plan what will be an amazing cruise!  
 

I’m sad to say I’ve decided to end this blog now, even though we haven’t cruised yet and it was just getting close to the good stuff.  Without going into details, the universe just keeps throwing curveball after curveball.
While we are still planning on cruising, I need to disconnect and decompress so I can come back ready to deal with the impacts of all those curveballs😡.  I will take some pictures and post them at some point once things settle down.  
 
Thanks to all for following along until now. And all the great tips that helped me plan what will be an amazing cruise!  
 

I’m sad to say I’ve decided to end this blog now, even though we haven’t cruised yet and it was just getting close to the good stuff.  Without going into details, the universe just keeps throwing curveball after curveball.
While we are still planning on cruising, I need to disconnect and decompress so I can come back ready to deal with the impacts of all those curveballs😡.  I will take some pictures and post them at some point once things settle down.  
 
Thanks to all for following along until now. And all the great tips that helped me plan what will be an amazing cruise!  
 

What is the latest update, Marcella ?  How are you and your mom ??

I'm so sorry this happened.  Praying for a speedy recovery for your mom and sister, and that you continue to test negative.