celebrity apex booked!!

[dvandentop]

well we are booked in an infinite veranda room on the celebrity apex

going to San Juan
tortola
st Kitts


so far planning to jost van dyke excursion to take a boat ride to soggy dollar bar

in st kitta gonna take the train around the island

sail out of ft Lauderdale.

looking forward to the 7 night cruise been on a diet since 1st of year trying to cut down some weight had put on last year hoping to be down into 180s again by time we leave.

Going mid Feb

drink packages have been insanely increased used to be 400 for unlimited
now same package is around 1100.

I ordered some "shampoo bottles" off Amazon to pack my own booze hhh

[treyster]

drink packages have been insanely increased used to be 400 for unlimited
now same package is around 1100.



How much is the unlimited gambling package?
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[dvandentop]

How much is the unlimited gambling package?
.well its gonna be about 800 more due to not buying drinks package and packing my own hhh

[zeus]

That looks like a great room! And a nice cruise in February sounds pretty good. Nice itinerary too.

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[dvandentop]

That looks like a great room! And a nice cruise in February sounds pretty good. Nice itinerary too.

Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalkvalentines day will be sitting on the beach in virgin islands and superbowl on roof top big TV should be fun time

[charlie50]

well we are booked in an infinite veranda room on the celebrity apex

going to San Juan
tortola
st Kitts


so far planning to jost van dyke excursion to take a boat ride to soggy dollar bar

in st kitta gonna take the train around the island

sail out of ft Lauderdale.

looking forward to the 7 night cruise been on a diet since 1st of year trying to cut down some weight had put on last year hoping to be down into 180s again by time we leave.

Going mid Feb

drink packages have been insanely increased used to be 400 for unlimited
now same package is around 1100.

I ordered some "shampoo bottles" off Amazon to pack my own booze hhh

Sounds like a fun Excursion . so when does this go down ?

[dvandentop]

Sounds like a fun Excursion . so when does this go down ?superbowl weekend til the next wohoop

[KingJasonSlots]

So excited, Derek!!!
My 10 night on the Constellation allegedly earned me a Sky suite, even on newer ships so we are chomping at the bit to get something booked. I’m loving Celebrity!


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[Curlyd]

well we are booked in an infinite veranda room on the celebrity apex

going to San Juan
tortola
st Kitts


so far planning to jost van dyke excursion to take a boat ride to soggy dollar bar

in st kitta gonna take the train around the island

sail out of ft Lauderdale.

looking forward to the 7 night cruise been on a diet since 1st of year trying to cut down some weight had put on last year hoping to be down into 180s again by time we leave.

Going mid Feb

drink packages have been insanely increased used to be 400 for unlimited
now same package is around 1100.

I ordered some "shampoo bottles" off Amazon to pack my own booze hhhLoved the Jost Soggy Dollar Bottom bar. And if I remember our St Kitts train ride was one way by train and return by bus. There was entertainment on the train. Also did a snorkel tour on Tortola if I Remember. Just looked it up we were on Celebrity Millinmium .You'll have a great time.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230119/993969625e654dafdf2eebaed49777e3.jpg

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[dvandentop]

Loved the Jost Soggy Dollar Bottom bar. And if I remember our St Kitts train ride was one way by train and return by bus. There was entertainment on the train. Also did a snorkel tour on Tortola if I Rembrandt. You'll have a great time.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230119/993969625e654dafdf2eebaed49777e3.jpg

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalkwas between that and going to that baths rock area but figured can do that next time
some gold places next door to soggy dollar as well with good food so looking forward to it!

yeah train ride we were gonna do last time but this time doing it for sure.



anyone have any ideas for a short san Juan stop?

get in at 3 pm and leave 10 pm.?

prob go see umbrella alley and not sure what else to do

[Curlyd]

was between that and going to that baths rock area but figured can do that next time
some gold places next door to soggy dollar as well with good food so looking forward to it!

yeah train ride we were gonna do last time but this time doing it for sure.



anyone have any ideas for a short san Juan stop?

get in at 3 pm and leave 10 pm.?

prob go see umbrella alley and not sure what else to do

When we cruised the Caribbean we always left from San Juan so would stay 2 days before. There are 3 different forts that are interesting. You'll dock by Old San Juan. The town itself is interesting to walk around. But we did enjoy walking around Puerta De San Juan. It's part of the walled city with the big red entry gate. Castillo San Felipe del Morro is a hike up the hill. On the weekends families gather and spend the day flying kites in front of the citadel. We truly enjoyed our stays in Old San Juan. Also there are a few old beautiful churches. I also love the blue brick streets.


Thanks for your post. It made me look up our pictures from that cruise. I can never post pics from pc only from phone otherwise I share a few. Great things to see! Can't wait for your TR!

[charlie50]

superbowl weekend til the next wohoop

Cool . we will be keeping an eye out for this one .

[dvandentop]

Cool . we will be keeping an eye out for this one .will report best i can

supposedly ship upgraded to star link so hopefully good

[Georgiagambler]

well we are booked in an infinite veranda room on the celebrity apex

going to San Juan
tortola
st Kitts


so far planning to jost van dyke excursion to take a boat ride to soggy dollar bar

in st kitta gonna take the train around the island

sail out of ft Lauderdale.

looking forward to the 7 night cruise been on a diet since 1st of year trying to cut down some weight had put on last year hoping to be down into 180s again by time we leave.

Going mid Feb

drink packages have been insanely increased used to be 400 for unlimited
now same package is around 1100.

I ordered some "shampoo bottles" off Amazon to pack my own booze hhh

We have used these on many cruises with no issues

https://www.rumrunnerflasks.com

But I like the shampoo bottle version too

We usually just buy the unlimited soda package on the boat for our mixer


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[dvandentop]

We have used these on many cruises with no issues

https://www.rumrunnerflasks.com

But I like the shampoo bottle version too

We usually just buy the unlimited soda package on the boat for our mixer


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkyeah seen those before too.

now cheapest package is like 30 some per person a day for non alcohol packages

[zeus]

yeah seen those before too.

now cheapest package is like 30 some per person a day for non alcohol packagesSo, $400+ for two for Diet Coke? Holy hell! I guess that's where they make their money.

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[dvandentop]

So, $400+ for two for Diet Coke? Holy hell! I guess that's where they make their money.

Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalkhhh that is per person there buddy!

drinks free in casino via urcomp as well so yet another reason to not get a drink package will just pay if want one of those fancy pool drinks and then then drink own booze at night prob end up sneaking too much booze on to be honest lol

[Gypsy]

We are cruising the same week on NCL Prima! That sucks the drink package is so expensive, hopefully the food makes up for it! When in San Juan, we usually just walk to the fort and then find a good place for lunch. Everything is so close to the pier. We also visited Tortola once, and we did an amazing Lobster lunch and snorkel where they grilled the lobster on the beach. Hope you have an amazing cruise and great weather!

[dvandentop]

We are cruising the same week on NCL Prima! That sucks the drink package is so expensive, hopefully the food makes up for it! When in San Juan, we usually just walk to the fort and then find a good place for lunch. Everything is so close to the pier. We also visited Tortola once, and we did an amazing Lobster lunch and snorkel where they grilled the lobster on the beach. Hope you have an amazing cruise and great weather!Very nice that ship looks pretty damn good along with her other one that's coming out this year might have to try them out if opportunity allows

[KingJasonSlots]

We just booked an 8 night cruise over Memorial Day out of Fort Lauderdale on the Equinox! My last cruise got us a sky suite, however they were all sold out but I could use that 9k towards a “celebrity suite”! I owe around 3k but that covers all taxes, tips and we also get $800 onboard credit! We are super excited!! This 8 night itinerary will only cost 4 days off from work since it’s over Memorial Day! [emoji322]


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[Slotspert]

I just got off the Celebrity Apex this past weekend! We completed the same itinerary as you are. They have a great 100% non smoking casino with a great variety of games for a cruise ship. Their host ("Harry") and there slot floor staff are personable and a great team. They have Crazy Money 1, Crazy Money 2, and Stupid Money which were paying out very well. Let me know if you have any questions.

[dvandentop]

I just got off the Celebrity Apex this past weekend! We completed the same itinerary as you are. They have a great 100% non smoking casino with a great variety of games for a cruise ship. Their host ("Harry") and there slot floor staff are personable and a great team. They have Crazy Money 1, Crazy Money 2, and Stupid Money which were paying out very well. Let me know if you have any questions.awesome on the non smoking that will be great

glad to hear variety is good for slots.

how did main dining room staff do with the new changes?

any other points of interest? looking forward to 1st celebrity. not really looking forward to non traditional balcony. but will see how we like it.



going out of terminal 25 how bad is departure to head home hopefully better then Miami port was last time!

[dvandentop]

We just booked an 8 night cruise over Memorial Day out of Fort Lauderdale on the Equinox! My last cruise got us a sky suite, however they were all sold out but I could use that 9k towards a “celebrity suite”! I owe around 3k but that covers all taxes, tips and we also get $800 onboard credit! We are super excited!! This 8 night itinerary will only cost 4 days off from work since it’s over Memorial Day! [emoji322]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkthats gonna be an awesome trip for sure is going to abc islands? we almost did that one this trip but the balconies were already sold out!

[KingJasonSlots]

I loooove that the casino is non smoking!! We had a wonderful time on our recent holiday cruise aboard the Constellation, which lead to this fabulous comp. I’m excited as it seems the Equinox casino is a bit larger (based on a quick YouTube glance). I’m glad you had a fabulous cruise :)


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[KingJasonSlots]

thats gonna be an awesome trip for sure is going to abc islands? we almost did that one this trip but the balconies were already sold out!

Yup! Just those 3 and 4 full at sea days! I love at sea days. This entire cruise is showing as sold out, other than retreat. We are super lucky they thought so highly of me on the last one.


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[dvandentop]

Yup! Just those 3 and 4 full at sea days! I love at sea days. This entire cruise is showing as sold out, other than retreat. We are super lucky they thought so highly of me on the last one.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalkhow many pts did you get last cruise had to be a ton? I like that it is $1 per point for coin in

[KingJasonSlots]

Well I played tables and slots about 50/50
I was bored with their slot selection but I made sapphire and did like 130k points. My Theo was 20k and average daily worth 2k
Trip profit was 6k
I was super lucky! I saw a lot of people winning in the casino!

I’m also excited to see how much free play I get. It says in the terms and conditions that you get the greater of 10% of your last gaming activity or $500. This is my 7th crusie and I’ve never had free play (first 5 cruises were on ncl). If Theo is the same thing as gaming activity I’d have 2k. They say the host will tell you onboard and the blue chip club has no idea.


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[Slotspert]

awesome on the non smoking that will be great

glad to hear variety is good for slots.

how did main dining room staff do with the new changes?

any other points of interest? looking forward to 1st celebrity. not really looking forward to non traditional balcony. but will see how we like it.



going out of terminal 25 how bad is departure to head home hopefully better then Miami port was last time!

Main dining was a little confusing and frustrating at first. That's because the app reservation system does not let you book a preferred select dining time more then two days in advance. Your best off with fixed time dining since its less of a hassle and every restaurant can now offer every menu. Regardless, everyone got into the the dining room they wanted on our cruise as there were only 2200 passengers on the ship so it was about 1/3 less then maximum. We liked the porthole balcony better then the combo with window but each person has their own preference. Terminal 25 is new and beautiful. The only caveat is that on disembarkation there was a long wait for uber/lyft if you do not take a taxi. When we got off around 7:40am, it was 30min-1 hour wait for an uber/lyft as there are thousands on many ship getting off the ship at the same time. The tradeoff is it only cost us $45 plus tip from the Ft Lauderdale port to Miami International instead of well over $100 in a taxi, but give yourself time. The ship was incredible with lots of activities, good food, BEST buffet lunch each day, great/modern gym.

[dvandentop]

thanks appreciate it yeah we are getting off ship but no flight from west palm beach til 450pm on Saturday so tons of time to kill. taking the brightline train between fll and west palm.
glad to hear everything else sounds great

[dvandentop]

Well I played tables and slots about 50/50
I was bored with their slot selection but I made sapphire and did like 130k points. My Theo was 20k and average daily worth 2k
Trip profit was 6k
I was super lucky! I saw a lot of people winning in the casino!

I’m also excited to see how much free play I get. It says in the terms and conditions that you get the greater of 10% of your last gaming activity or $500. This is my 7th crusie and I’ve never had free play (first 5 cruises were on ncl). If Theo is the same thing as gaming activity I’d have 2k. They say the host will tell you onboard and the blue chip club has no idea.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThat's awesome scoring a profit for the trip and then scoring that amazing sweet on the next trip going to be an awesome time for sure

[Slotspert]

thanks appreciate it yeah we are getting off ship but no flight from west palm beach til 450pm on Saturday so tons of time to kill. taking the brightline train between fll and west palm.
glad to hear everything else sounds great

We have been on 15 Celebrity ships and this was one of the best cruises we have had. The staterooms are amazing and all of "mini-suite" quality. Of course having 1/3 fewer then maximum capacity helped a little. Don't miss the "Tree of Life" stage production which is one of the best productions shows we have ever seen for a cruise ship.

[dvandentop]

We have been on 15 Celebrity ships and this was one of the best cruises we have had. The staterooms are amazing and all of "mini-suite" quality. Of course having 1/3 fewer then maximum capacity helped a little. Don't miss the "Tree of Life" stage production which is one of the best productions shows we have ever seen for a cruise ship.glad to hear your reviews great to hear hopefully have the same experience