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today was a navy blazer with sequin velvet pants 😏 but i would NOT bring them on a cruise because they are too heavy for climates. 

 
oh believe me i am so excited about #6!!!!

Can you PLEEEEEESE TAKE ME SHOPPING!!!

Pack horse!  I think Roger & I will manage the 10 day Explorer with a 24” checked bag & a 21” carry on.   You know how much I hate clothes shopping!  @WAAAYTOOO will have to ignore how many times I repeat outfits!

i will endeavor to keep as detailed an account as possible!!!!
😘🥰😘🥰💚 back at you, my friend 
we were hopeful to try a move up bid to the retreat but i think we will wind up loving aqua class with blu in the meantime 💚 i remember eating in blu years ago when i was with my parents and we had a really great time. 
yes!! i am looking forward to their “jammer.” i have heard the pizza station is also delicious and i am quite partial to gelato 🥰
yes sweety!!!!! i am so glad you’re almost pinn💚
ahahahaha it will mostly be evian, champagne and margs, i fear 😂

We sailed on the Apex and loved it.  The only thing I really missed was the flowrider. We were in the Retreat and ate at Blu once and really enjoyed it.  We also ate in the  Oceanview and was a step above Royal's experience.  Check out the gelato flavors at the ice cream stand.  With the outrageous prices on Royal ,  we have more Celebrity booked then Royal.

Joining the group here as I am becoming more interested in Celebrity (and of course I 🥰 @asquared17!!). 

also somehow forgot to mention — for the first time ever, we have a drink package. 
……i kNOW. 
WHO ARE WE EVEN????

the time has come, friends...
(and this liveblog is farther behind than i thought it would be 😱)
 
itinerary
FLL > at sea > puerto plata > st. thomas > st. maarten > at sea > at sea > FLL
 
thank god we are going back to st. maarten. after we didn't get off while on symphony last month, the only thing keeping me going was that we'd be back again!
i am so sad because we will be missing @WAAAYTOOO and dan by ONE DAY in at least one, if not two of our stops. SO CLOSE!! and yet. alas.
 
 
(if you are just in it for the MSC piece, that starts on page 17!)

oh that sounds so wonderful!!!! we are in a sunset verandah for our ascent 2026 next december and i am so looking forward to it. aft views are my favorite type of balcony 😍

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1486459558738499/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Celebrity Silhouette.......Feb 28...quick 3 day cruise..been 6 years since  Celebrity cruise so lookin forward to it...

Go to the current sailing on your ship.  Menus will be there.
Click on the torso at the top
click on select a different sailing 
scroll down to add a different cruise
browse our ships
Click on your ship & select the current cruise 
 

Are you just wanting them all in their own special place? I feel like YouTube does a good job of it already? Also I feel like the Live Blogs do kinda do that?

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/07/08/utopia-of-the-seas-new-elevators

I sometimes get this screen even when my CP items have populated,  It seems that when this happens it's just a page loading error....and if I refresh or go to a different part of the website and come back, it's resolved.

This is a new and improved process for the UDP and we love it! Just bought UDP for 2 upcoming cruises and were able to make our reservations online thru the website. It takes the stress out of getting onboard and having to go take care of that first thing!

I just double checked on two of my reservations; one in April and one in October, different ships and both let me book reservations after I added it to the cart and before I pay.  Even after I pay I can go back and change the reservations or add new ones.

They have changed the way UDP works while booking.  I have done many of them over the last 7 years.  Before this last year they would give you and unknown one for boarding day.  I would go directly to a specialty restaurant as soon as I board and book everything.
Now... I just booked on this month and before making my payment online they let me set all of my lunch and dinner reservations for all 14 days of my cruise.

We had the same scenario for our boarding yesterday on Enchantment.  Due to issues with some of the navigational equipment at Port Tampa, EN arrived late into port, so our boarding was scheduled to be 1.5 hours late. Our 11:00 boarding time was moved to 12:30.  As it turned out, we were onboard at 11:30 and enjoyed our noon lunch at Chops without issue.
If it were me, I would plan on being at the port earlier than your newly-scheduled time.  If, for whatever reason, you miss your scheduled lunch due to their boarding schedule changes, they will “make it right” for you….either refund your money or reschedule you to an appropriate time. 
 
Enjoy your cruise !

Day one of every X cruise I've been on when folks walk up to the bar and order a drink... 
Bartender: "Do you have the premium beverage package because that drink isn't included in the classic package".
Titos, Belvedere, Gray Goose are considered premium.  Some kind of vodka is available with classic.  So if well drinks are good enough for you, classic has some well drinks.  
As for WiFi, my most recent experience was on Reflection which has been upgraded to Starlink but retains the old slow basic wifi and the premium wifi from days of old.  Premium is 4Mbps down x 2Mbps up which by today's standards is pretty slow.  The basic plan is good for texting without photos or video.  Not much else.  

It was definitely worth purchasing the upgrade from classic (included with the "Have it All" package) to premium for me. If you like beer and basic cocktails, classic is okay. If you like real cocktails, go for the upgrade.

Sounds perfect for us, we'll have to try Celebrity next year.
Less Kids 👍
Quality of Food 👍
Smoke Free Casino 👍
Don't really care about entertainment 👍
More relaxed atmosphere 👍
Matched Status 👍
Although very few departures from our home port, Cape Liberty.
Thanks for the video @Matt

@PRMLVM I found the live music on Beyond fantastic. It can be found in a few different areas of the ship in the evenings 

Remember....Costco does not participate in RoyalUp so if that's something you might want to do down the road, that is not the agency for you.