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There are a numnber of sports courts near the entrance to the go karts.

The dry slides were open. I remember because I got stuck in one!

Have a great time. We cruised in November and the weather was great. Perfect for walking.

I shall be working on more videos very soon!

You're welcome!

It was the beginning of March this year. August will be well over 35 degrees celsius.

I'm sure you will have a fantastic time. We are looking to book another cruise on her.

My daughter stayed in that bedroom. She says there were switches on the wall and it got pretty dark in there and she is someone that likes to sleep in complete darkness.

Thanks for the info. I prefer a cave as well😅!

There isn’t a vanity/makeup table in the primary suite. The second bedroom is a huge upgrade over what I had on Jade in the 2 bedroom Haven suite.

@@leighmchenry9118 It was great to have two bedrooms, but it is at the expense of storage and space in both bedrooms and the living area. My wife was not impressed with having to do her makeup at the bathroom basin!

You will love it!

We used Welcome Pickups and we were very impressed with them.

I always film with a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I am actually a wedding videographer and have a lot of professional cameras, but I find the phone to be by far the easiest option for cruises. I used to take a laptop to offload footage, but latest phone is 256Gb, which, for me, is more than enough to cover a cruise.

If you look at 3:03 in the video, you will see a big blue platform lorry with a couple of guys cleaning the windows, though I guess they can only do the windows facing the dock.

Thank you so much for your kind words. The ship and the crew were wonderful and the excursions were great, so I am sure that you will have a great time. Make sure that you are out on deck for the sail in to Montenegro! I actually do videography for a living, but just use my phone for cruise videos as it means that I have a lot less to carry. So pleased that you like the videos.

Now I have to try and work out who you were in the video! :) Thank you for your kind comments. We weren't sure what to expect as we originally booked the 3 Continents cruise and then Celestyal changed the itinerary for this one, but I think this was one of the best cruises that I have been on. I am starting on the Corfu video now. Were you on that same excursion?

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel My husband is easy to find. He's the guy who has the big arms and wore tank tops and shorts the whole time! For the Corfu excursion, we did the Achilleion and Corfu Old Town. We had also initially signed up for 3 Continents too.

@lythris1622 the guy with the pony tail? If so, we were at Olympia together as well, I think.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel Yes, that's him. I was with you wife in the absurdly long bathroom line at Olympia. I wound up going into the men's bathroom rather than waiting in that line!

We both remember you well. We kept bumping into each other as we were wandering around. You will always be remembered as the lady who went onto the men's bathroom! Now, do I have a video clip of that........? Great to hear from you. That was probably our favourite of all our cruises.

She is an older ship, but I think that they did a really good job of the refit.

Is this a bot, or AI? I don't understand.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel This is just the opinion of several shiplovers, seamen and maritime people, who just mention that within a short time there will only be "funboats" and hardly classical cruiseships left. Some of us recently cruised on the Vasco da Gama and others on the Renaissance, Volendam , Zaandam, Borealis & Bolette and they all have style and dignity and not the livery of funboats with eyes, noses, waves and other useless paintings. And since we discovered that the Celestyal Discovery was recently introduced with hull-paintings and it was announced that the Celestyal Journey would follow in the spring, we simply said : There are also (future) passengers who don't like all these "Amusement Parks at sea" ! - We hope that mr Chris Theophilides (CEO Celestyal) will rethink this decision.

Hi, it depends which deck. The decks with the restaurants etc have higher ceilings, but I would guess somewhere round 7' 6" in the cabins. I am 6' and there was plenty of head room.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel thank you very much!

Thank you! Will do!

It's a bit of a worry at first as the ship doesn't have all the extras like slides and go kart tracks on other cruise lines, but it is all about the service and the destinations. We found it to be a fantastic cruise, and we have been with Royal Caribbean and Norwegian. We really couldn't fault the crew at all and will definitely be cruising with them again. We are working on the next video now and hope to have it ready it a few days. Thanks also for your kind words.

You are very welcome and thank you for looking after us (and sorry that I spelled your name wrong) شكراً جزيلاً

There is a USB port either side, but the nearest power socket is on the vanity unit.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel Thanks. If I need an extension cord from that power outlet to the nightstand, how many feet do you think that is?

@@brownki I think the nearest is on the vanity unit. 3 metres might be a bit short, so I guess 5 metres. We managed well charging our phones by the bed just using the USB ports.

Hi, we travelled on Norwegian Viva a few months ago and the internet speed was comparable. Things like emails and social media were fine and we managed to hold a few WhatsApp video calls. I can't say for certain what the deal is now that they have changed the internet packages, but we prebooked both internet and excursions through Manage Booking on the website. It's not the easiest site to navigate through and you have to choose the small tab that says "available" to get to the excursions, but we had the choice of packages of excursions or A le Carte to choose whichever ones we wanted. Hope fully someone who has booked more recently will comment.

No, the ship was fine and pretty stable.

They are different to the house band when we were on the Getaway. They are all good though. :)

You're very welcome.

Thank you.

Yes, she has already gone. We will be reporting on the Celestyal Journey soon.

We saw them 3 times. Twice in Syd Norman's and once in the Viva Theatre. Great fun and real talent.

Thanks for your kind words. We were there on the run up to Christmas but weren't there for Christmas itself, but the ship had Christmas trees, decorations and ginger bread houses around the ship. I believe that they also have a different Christmas and New Year menu in the restaurants, along with special parties and entertainment.

You will have a great time!

If you are used to cruising on big cruise ships with multiple things to do, you may find the Celestyal ships a bit lacking, although that was not an issue for us. This was one cruise where we spent a lot of time ashore and it was worth it for the ports that we visited. Food was good and the crew were great. I am planning to cruise with them again next year and was happy with my choice. I hope that helps.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel thanks we’ve done the big ships but are choosing this one for the reasons you did. It will be an adventure!😊

@@carolboerger6906 Enjoy and please let us know how you get on with the cruise.

Hi, all the meals were included in the price. We ordered multiple starters and desserts on some days (just for photographic purposes you understand). Unlike some cruise lines there is no 24 hour buffet but I think it is open for main mealtimes. We had breakfast and lunch in the buffet but always had dinner in the main restaurant.

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel thanks so much!

@@TheKennedysTravelChannel another question, do they provide complimentary teas/coffees/juice? Can we order soda as needed? Also, they sell excursions online or just on the ship? Understand it’s smaller and older ship. We normally sail RCCL Oasis class ship. 😅 this will be our first trip to Athens and cruising from there. Thanks!

@@icedteamama176 Hi. We had a coffee machine in our cabin and we were allowed one free can of drink per person each day from the mini bar. Other drinks had to be got from the bar using the included drinks package. Excursions were booked in advance through their website. She is definitely a smaller ship but she looks very clean and tidy and the staff were fantastic. You don't have all the extra facilities that you get with the big cruise lines, but that was fine with us as we were ashore every day.

Service is very good and the food is also good. Only issue was a pork chop that was decidedly pink in the middle, but no complaints with the rest of it.