Celebrity Cruises' Infinite Veranda Stateroom HONEST Review | Celebrity Beyond | CruiseReport
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- There are more than 900 Infinite Veranda Staterooms on Celebrity Beyond. In this video, I take you on a tour of our Infinite Veranda Stateroom and give you our honest opinion.
Chapters:
00:00 - Start
01:00 - Our Background
01:30 - By The Numbers
03:59 - Concerns
06:34 - Services
09:32 - Stateroom Features
16:28 - Closets
17:48 - Is It Really a Balcony/Veranda?
18:59 - Bathroom
20:59 - Final Assessment
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Someone pointed out that I continue to refer to this stateroom as "Infinite Balcony" when Celebrity actually refers to it as an Infinite Veranda stateroom. Sorry for the scew-up. My bad.
Balcony, Veranda it is one of the same...people just love to cherry pick...I would love the person who stated that correction would please tell me the difference between a Balcony Stateroom and a Veranda Stateroom...or maybe that person will come back and say "They are not Staterooms they are Cabins...GEEZ...Or how about you are not going to Dinner, you are going to Supper...well you get the point...
No problem. Edge class ships have staterooms with, what some people would consider, "actual balconies" - Sunset Verandas and suites.
Your videos are highly appreciated!
Hello sir, yes my wife and I take naps every day when we were on our cruise. It gives us the necessary energy that we need to motor on for the rest of our day. We are also traditionalist and prefer a real balcony as opposed to the infinite balcony so for that reason we would never stay in the infinite balcony stateroom. Yes we use the term balcony instead of veranda because it sounds less pretentious 😄. We just subscribed to your channel. Please keep up your great reviews and we really enjoy your honesty. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Simple, concise, direct and helpful review. Many thanks!
Just wow. The quality and conciseness of this video! Amazing
Just disembarked from Apex a couple weeks ago after back to backs in the Caribbean. Your assessment of the infinity stateroom is bang on. My wife always brings a small magnifying mirror so that was fine. Where one might miss a regular balcony is for drying bathing suits. As you point out, there are several pluses to this infinity balcony. But I think we slightly lean toward the regular balcony. Neither would be a deciding factor on choosing a cruise.
The Apex is most beautiful of all the ships we have been on.
These were our 15th and 16th Celebrity cruises. We have kind of settled on Celebrity except for Cunard for transatlantic.
Excellent detailed review.
Hello! Another fabulous vlog - thank you!! :)
Glad you like them!
Can’t wait for our beyond cruise later in them month we too did a suite on Apex but are doing an infinite balcony on Beyond. Great video,
Awesome share. I am on Celebrity in May 2024.
This is the best room tour/description video I have ever seen.
Thank you!
Thanks for providing the measurements. My thought is that the rationale for the infinite veranda is to increase the interior space of the stateroom considering that most people do not use the balcony very much and certainly not all of the time. It is a tradeoff.
love love infinite balcony
Stayed on Apex April 2022 and very much enjoyed it and agree with your assessment. Booked on Ascent in December and Beyond next February. Can't wait to make a comparison.
139 cruises!! You are the expert I've been looking for!
144 now!
We’ve been on celebrity edge class ships twice now both in the retreat lounge, which was absolutely outstanding!
But we know we cannot afford to continue to travel in the future each and every time in the retreat lounge and are hoping we can transition into a infinite veranda space to allow us to travel more!!!!!! thanks for your in-depth reviews. We are a single over 60 couple and we relate to your travels with your wife Rikki!!!
I imagine the infinite balconies will be popular in colder climates (Alaska, Northern Europe) or winter Bahamian cruising, where the balconies aren't used as much.
It had always been my thought the infinite balcony was just a fancy window that opens and not a true balcony. I was glad to know I was not the only person who had this impression and was pleased to hear this critique.
I am also disappointed to hear about a service charge for room service. Princess is regularly hundreds of dollars less and has no charges.
The charger cable management system is very nice touch.
Thank you for sharing your experience Chris and Ricky. Your reviews are through, well thought out and organized are among my very favorite on all of CZcams and if I were to review your review it would receive 5 thumbs outs 5.
Thak you, Craig.
That infinite balcony fuel efficient assessment is an accurate one in my opinion too.
Great video. We are on Beyond in 2025 and switched from infinite veranda to the sunset Veranda. The Wife wanted a real balcony. :) Plus we've never done an aft cabin. I've also heard that the new infinite style "balconies" reduce drag on the ships. i've heard up to 30% better fuel efficiency.
Great explanation and tour, thank you. Yes, I nap! To be honest, I prefer an interior cabin for this reason. Really, I only use the cabin to sleep and shower - so I'd rather spend the cash I would use for a balcony on an excursion or wine with dinner. Speaking of, I don't do specialty restaurants either. I've already paid for my meals, which are quite good by the way, so why would I pay for them again?
I get that.
Great room tour. No Celebrity out of Galveston - I live 45 minutes from the port. I would like this room if I were sailing solo. When we sail as an extended family group we get a bunch of adjacent staterooms (as many as 4 or 5) and open the dividers between them. We are those neighbors who may be talking on the balcony near yours 😅 since we spend a lot of time there.
If my neighbors smoke on the balcony we are calling to complain immediately. Severe allergies, mild asthma.
Liked the Infinite Balcony when we were on the Edge, Agree that the stateroom was very comfortable, great bed and bathroom. Have booked the Beyond next January, we do like the Infinite Balcony better the regular Balcony.
Great review 🎉
Thanks Deb.
Great review, as always 😊. I was recently on Solstice in a Sky Suite. We weren’t given a choice to not have turndown service and we did get towel animals once. Also, room service was complimentary. I’m thinking it was because we were in a suite. I did ask the butler if there was a charge for room service as other lines were going that way. He assured us it was still complimentary.
Yes, it was complimentary to you because suite passengers do not pay extra for room service.
I had a bird fly into my infinite balcony room as I was packing to leave at 5am. Light was on. Air was nice and fresh.
We usually book inside but have had a couple of traditional balcony cabins as well. Your points are well taken and pretty funny. Don't think I like that idea of no a/c though with the window open, though I can see why that'd be the case. Maybe for an Alaskan or New England cruise. But you had me at firm bed. And yes, we'll nap from time to time.
Good video, especially on the infinite balcony.
Thanks!
I'm going on my first Celebrity cruise, the first 8 day cruise, the first time to the ABC's . Also the first time with a balcony.
This video was super helpful! We're starting to plan for our Beyond cruise in March. I was concerned there wouldn't be luggage storage or a bathroom nightlight.
Glad it was helpful.
Great vid and you have amazing energy - question : we're sailing concierge verandah room on Beyond - if i wanted a kettle to boil my own water for tea/coffee etc in the room would that be possible? Many thx
I am not certain if they will allow you to bring a kettle onboard because of the heating element, but if you ask your room steward, they may be able to arrange one for you. Good question. I know that when many of these ships move to Europe for summer cruises, they do put kettles in the staterooms. boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2718268-are-kettles-allowed/
Yes take a nap… going on beyond April 2024 to abc islands. Just found out yesterday that they changed us from reflection to the beyond. Sweet!
Bonus!
I pack one plastic hanger for after I wash out items.
So glad for the bathroom night light. You know us "over 60" travelers DO need to make overnight bathroom trips. Still annoyed that these cabins fail to put electrical outlets on both sides of the bed for us couples who both sleep with CPAP machines, but we have a cruise-approved multi-outlet box that allows us to plug both machines into one outlet. 🙂
I always have a little torch handy on my bedside table which solves that problem.
We took our first Celebrity cruise on the Beyond from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4th.To explore the ship the first 7days we were in a portal balcony #7123 that was like a traditional balcony except being a portal. It suited our needs to explore the ship and have a balcony that we can sit out and enjoy the sun. The second week was in a Skysuite that was an amazing time.😀 Enjoy smoth sailings.
What is a "portal balcony"??? Never heard that term before for any cruise line.
@@Dancer810 That was the best I could do to describe the stateroom. Usually Portals can not be opened. This design has a small balcony with an open circular large porthole (like a balcony). We sat there and had coffee in the AM. Hope this description helps.
We're about to go on a B2B Summit cruise (Aquaclass) at end of month. Yes, they offer a "green" option to go to a single cabin service per day instead of 2 and you get 1 Captain's Club point per night if you choose that "green" option. Same offer for our Europe cruises on Apex last year in Europe (Aquaclass and Concierge). We don't think it's worthwile because we enjoy our shower after an excursion or Sea Day and we like to have our washroom (we're Canadian) cleaned and towels replaced in the evening. We've learned that we don't really like the Infinite window.... ...personal choice tho... ...and I'm an Engineer, but an Electrical ....lol ...but I despise smelling weed on any balcony...
I’ve done a few cruises with balconies and I’ve never had that problem with people talking or smoking on balconies
in my experience not many people use them …I agree with your assessment of infinite verandah cabins and making the ship more streamlined and stopping wind resistance.
except for when we went to Jamaica. the weed smell was EVERYWHERE! lol
Our cruise on the Equinox Sept/23, we had a couple next to us who maybe (?) did the nasty on their balcony as in the morning there was a pair of panties on our balcony half under the partition…yikes…I pushed them all the way over with my foot, and they quickly disappeared. On the silhouette Jan /24, the couple next door arrived out on the balcony around the same time we did each day in the late afternoon, after pool time. One of us would be showering and getting ready to go for a cocktail, while the other sat on the balcony. Without fail each day, they came out and rearranged their chairs and table incessantly. And spoke loudly the whole time…not sure what was happening. After day three we would loudly say to each other”it’s renovation time”. It’s not like they were trying to get the sun, as it was on the other side of the ship. Looking forward to trying out the IV on the Beyond soon, hopefully a little more private!
We just left the Beyond on a B to B . We are Elite level .our infinite balcony window fell apart in a rough passing , screws on the floor , lost use of it for half a day , when it did come down , you look thro 2 levels of dirty glass , it's irritating. And when they wash that area of the ship they lock your WIndow down closed . We sooo prefer a real balcony . The beyond is a beautiful ship , but our Panama cruise was crowded , you needed to be at the theater 45min early to get a seat , they reserve the most of the balcony for Retreat , and they don't show up , meals had line up, Studio 5 is great space but has terrible seating , it is limited , and people come in and stand at the balcony glass , blocking your vision . Much seating is stools with no backs . No good for seniors . We love celebrity. But are booking on a smaller ship in the fall .these are cons ,there are many pros. The embarkation was the best in the industry and .wonderful staff always , food amazing , but relatively on long cruises.
I like that a cabin with the traditional balcony can have the ac on as long as the door is closed. Unless they change that, no infinite for us. Husband naps with ac on while I relax with a soda on my windswept traditional balcony.
We had a SV on Apex. Sign at veranda door stated that AC not working when door unlocked. As this was a sailing with cooler weather, not an issue. However, no ability to lock veranda door from outside.
So thankful I found your very enjoyable and thorough reviews. I really appreciate them. My husband and I just booked the Beyond for our 25th anniversary in November. We have the infinite balcony stateroom as well. We’re excited to experience it!
You will love it.
1. Most importantly, yes. I take naps. We did not stay in an infinite balcony room. Like your previous cruise, we had a Sky Suite and will now only travel that way. As you stated, the Retreat experience is just that much more incredible. 50% bigger room, Luminae, etc. But....we bring our daughter and she stays in a solo cabin, which does have the infinite balcony. She loved it. It gave her more room. A regular balcony is nice, but does not add to the square footage.
Hello Chris ! Being myself an Elite Member of Celebrity Cruises, I really love your Videos ! I am german, and have a problem to listen to ..screaming .. pretty fast talking ..reports of people, that should not talk in any Video 🙄, that makes it hard, to listen to ! ( Ok, I am a professionel Speaker, so it hits me even harder 😂..)
You mention this or the other, but never nonsens critic, which I really like ! ( "The Motor noise of the blinds always woke up my wife.. " .. Uh Hell.. really ? - " The Plug-box was too small, could not get 2 plugs beside each other" - OK ! Use smaller Adapters instead of these "Bricks"..?) Knowing already, its all magnetic, today I ordered some of these strong Hooks for the Entry-Part AND to pull a Line for drying clothes, after knowing now, there is non anymore !
We are just about to sail in an Infinet Cabin for the first time in November , and just today , got a Mail- Offer to upgrade in a Sky-Suite, for example. Befor watching your Videos, I would decide :
"NO ! - what for ??" You really opened up my Mind, by mentioning all the Goods THAT COME WITH IT .. ! Thanks for that man ! Even, after so many cruises, and being an Elite Member, I forgot about these facts ! I will recomend your Channel to all of my friends, and say Thanks again !
Did you sail in concierge? We sailed on Apex recently in a sunset veranda which is not concierge and did not see slippers. Have sailed concierge many times and never received slippers. Sailing Beyond with IV next year in co concierge as we have B2B and did not want to change cabins. Great review.
We did not sail Concierge.
I’m not a mapper but everyone else in our group naps most days on a cruise.
I will be in one in May celebrity beyond in the edge infinite
We received an email from Celebrity wanting to know if we wanted to opt out of the second full service. We would get one extra day of Captain's Club points if we opted out. You would still get the turn down service. To us it's not worth it, we wanted the twice a day complete cleaning.
Soft close lid on the toilet would be nice, in deed.
Another reviewer complained the infinite balcony rattled which bothered them at night. Did you find this cabin noisier that way?
The ships in the building stage of Royal and Celebrity will have the infinite balconies like or hate it they are not going away it’s just to much of a fuel savings 😊
A friend forwarded your channel to me since I have been researching Virgin for my first cruise. I like your reviews and have subscribed but hope you are taking a Virgin cruise soon to compare. For me Virgin seems more appealing. No kids, includes all food and gratuities. Not much of a drinker but still want a Seriously Suite for the bathroom size. Are you planning a Virgin cruise soon?
We hope so too.
I just paid a lot more for a "normal" balcony on queen mary 2 vs the "sheltered balcony " which I thought would feel closed in and you description of the infinite balcony sure sounds like the sheltered balcony.....
Heading out on the July 28th sailing with 3 adults in an Infinite Veranda E2 cabin. I think we made a mistake.
Sailed Beyond last summer in Mediterranean and really disliked the infinite veranda. It’s a window not a balcony of that there is no doubt. It’s awful at night because the room is set up for sleeping and if you want to get some air it means opening the noisy window and blind and once that happens the ac is switched off. While on days when the windows are being cleaned, the window is locked centrally from the bridge so you can just look out and that might be while in port and for several hours. I sailed in a suite on Edge this year with a proper balcony and there is no comparison. I’ll never sail in an infinite veranda again, ever. My next Edge class cruise is on Edge in early 2025 and in a sunset veranda with a regular balcony. Until then it’s S class only or if the price fits a suite on an Edge class. Really great review btw, only just discovered your channel. Best of luck and keep up the great work.
I sailed on the Edge in May of 2022 to Greece and Italy...the ship is beautiful but the infinite Veranda stateroom is horrible...All it is, A sunroom with a window that opens. I prefer a classic veranda where you can walk out on. I refuse to sail on a Edge class ship until one is built with classic verandas, not infinite verandas. And no, we don't sail in the Caribbean anymore, We are sailing in Europe so soaking up the sun is not our thing, we like the classic veranda to sit outside and watch the sunrise or sunset.
We always sail in Aqua class, we get to dine in Blu which is really wonderful.
I agree, infinite balcony is a stretch and complete misnomer.
There is a USB port on the side of the telephone which is on the nightstand without the outlet. So technically both sides have a USB port for charging phones.
Yes. I mentioned that, but we could not get the phone USB port to work.
Allow me to clarify the room-service situation. Orders for continental breakfasts are STILL complimentary. The $9.95 charge applies to orders with hot food items such as eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, pancakes, etc. Also, there is an additional smaller fee of around $6 or so for room service between the hours of 11pm and 5am (even for a continental breakfast), which is not new; it's been in place for a long time. Of course, passengers occupying suites get totally complimentary room service around the clock with no extra fees.
On the infinite balcony do you get the salty skin feeling that you would on a regular balcony?
Not sure I have ever noticed that on a regular balcony.
It’s not what we would call a verandah either but then we tend to use verandah and porch interchangeably with a balcony being a verandah or porch that’s not on the ground floor. And this being mosquito country, any of these could be screened 😅😅😅. Come to think of it, we would probably call the “infinite verandah” a sun room. The lack of standardization in the English language fascinates me. Yes, I’m pretty nerdy! 😂😂😂
You must love how some are redefining every word of the English language lately.
This was like watching a commercial.
My wife and I did not care for the Infinite Veranda mainly because the AC cuts off when the window is lowered. If the AC could be on when the veranda doors are closed that would be a game changer. We don’t plan on staying in one of these again.
I understand
You are turning the air conditioning Off if one person is on the veranda. The other person is watching a ballgame.
On the Celebrity Beyond now and the infinite balcony creaks, groans, pops and crackles all day and night. Very annoying and hard to sleep. On deck 11 towards the stern.
How do you have the money for 139 cruises?
We don't. While we have paid for some of the cruises, as journalists, we get invited by cruise lines to cover their ships for our CZcams channel. While we often do have to pay for airfare, hotels and other expenses, the cost of the cruises of often covered. However, the cruise lines are never guaranteed a positive review.
I would also like to point out that Celebrity is now working toward positioning itself as a LUXURY cruise line, getting away from the "premium" class. This is one of the reasons why Celebrity's prices have gone up substantially across the board.
Everybody else's prices are going up as well.
they don't use their inside voice. they are outside aren't they?
I do not like the new balconies or what ever they call them. I like to sit out on the balcony and my wife likes to read in bed. With no air conditioning the cabin can get fairly hot. I do not have noise issue with the door because the ships I go on have normal sliding doors. I am going to try Celeberty but will sail another class than there new ships. Same with NCL -- a lot of issues with their new ships.
Please don’t keep asking us to subscribe. Twice is plenty.
The Edge class ships are beautiful, but the infinite cabins are awful! I like a balcony not a “wonna” be balcony! It’s an Oceanview stateroom BUT you are still paying for the more expensive balcony stateroom. I also feel the cabin is narrower. The infinite balcony is NO replacement for a “real” balcony cabin! The ship was great and beautiful, the cabin NO!
Why do you call it "infinite balcony"? Nowhere on Celebrity Cruises website have I seen the word "balcony" in the "infinite veranda" description. Calling the infinite veranda a "balcony" is inaccurate and unfair in my opinion.
I think I have a habit of using the two interchangeably.
C-pap machines...what is it...a floating nursing home 🤣🤣🤣
Don't be an ass Jonnie. People of all ages and sizes use c paps. Please don't judge and mock people with a serious condition like sleep apnea.
Don't get me started.