You saved the best for last, Zach! We’ve sailed her twice since complete renovation, and she is beautiful! And love that she’s smaller than Edge class. Prefer the solstice & millennium class for the size. Sure hope they update more of those ships. Have fun and look forward to watching this!
Glad you made it! I'm one of those who is going to take the same risk with my next cruise in April. Flying into Miami from Nashville same day of cruise BUT I feel okay about it since it's the first flight out of the gate that morning at 5:40 am. Boarding time isn't until 2:30 (Virgin), so I'm just going to relax but keep my fingers crossed!! 🙂 Also, very interested in budget cruising so will follow along for that. Thx!
Loved Silhouette . Did 10 days last year . Loved that ship. Murano is a wonderful restaurant ---definitely a special experience for those considering it. Also the Steak house was amazing. Anyone going to Key West---I rented a bike and it was a great way to see all the architecture and sights. Loved going to the winter white house of Truman and also Hemingway's house. There is a cemetary you can bike to and I went because I read in a travel book that there are some unique headstones there. There is one that reads "I told you I was sick" for a renowned hypochondriac and another one something to the effect "at last I know where my husband is sleeping" for a philanderer. Also I biked to southern most point and start and end of US 1...Rental was close to the ship and I booked online for I think $12 or so. Another time I took the little train all over and that was fun way to see things.
I always go the night before because "ship happens." As you now got a good taste of. But also because it removes a shipload of stress from the equation. Even when I sailed out of Mobile which is only 2 hours away, I got a room the night before. Went out, had a great dinner, toured the town, got a good night's sleep and in the morning meandered over to the cruise port. I'll never go the day of. Who needs the stress? Great video as always. I just got off a Royal a couple of weeks ago and greatly appreciate that as a solo I get double the points and that they transfer over to Celebrity as well. And yes, I would book a Celebrity just to walk barefoot in the grass. 😊
@@ZachtheTravelingMan My last two cruises I've arrived in my embarkation city two nights before embarkation, though in those cases I hadn't been to one city ever (Tokyo) and the other in 17 years (Vancouver). But I would always arrive at least the night before.
Great video Zach - I just returned from Long Beach on Carnival Panorama to the Mexican Riviera. I definitely flew in the day before. Heading cross-country I wouldn't risk the day of. Great advice, even if you don't always follow it. 🤣🙂 Cheers!
Zach we used to be like you and fly the same day as the cruise. It took us coming close to missing one cruise and then we actually missed the first day of a 5 day cruise. The flight was easy to get us to Nassau but it finally taught us to fly in a day early for travel in the U.S. and several days early for an international cruise.
Thank you Zach… The silhouette looks really pretty… So glad she has been revolutionized… We have a cruise booked on the silhouette for 2026… Looking forward to the rest of the videos… When exactly was this Cruise? We were cruising from January 19 through February 2 and we Did not have good weather at all… But still enjoyed two wonderful cruises… Side to side 🛳️
OMG🙏🏽 I experienced a very similar late boarding experience last month. We boarded the Celebrity Silhouette @ 2:16 pm after 2 flight delays the morning of. I am an avid cruiser and always travel the day of (with extra prayers of course). Lesson learned! Going forward, I will surely fly in the day before 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 God Blessed and we made it with 14 minutes to spare I am sooo Happy and Grateful fi or that! I never want to experience the fear of missing a cruise again, so I will change my traveling style accordingly 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Best wishes with that. 🙂 I'm going to risk it my next cruise and fly in same day. Very early flight and boarding is not til mid afternoon so I should be okay. Keeping my fingers crossed!
You saved the best for last, Zach! We’ve sailed her twice since complete renovation, and she is beautiful! And love that she’s smaller than Edge class. Prefer the solstice & millennium class for the size. Sure hope they update more of those ships. Have fun and look forward to watching this!
Were on the Reflection over Christmas and our best meal was Lawn Club Grill. Watched a football game at the same time
Glad you made it! I'm one of those who is going to take the same risk with my next cruise in April. Flying into Miami from Nashville same day of cruise BUT I feel okay about it since it's the first flight out of the gate that morning at 5:40 am. Boarding time isn't until 2:30 (Virgin), so I'm just going to relax but keep my fingers crossed!! 🙂 Also, very interested in budget cruising so will follow along for that. Thx!
Loved Silhouette . Did 10 days last year . Loved that ship. Murano is a wonderful restaurant ---definitely a special experience for those considering it. Also the Steak house was amazing. Anyone going to Key West---I rented a bike and it was a great way to see all the architecture and sights. Loved going to the winter white house of Truman and also Hemingway's house. There is a cemetary you can bike to and I went because I read in a travel book that there are some unique headstones there. There is one that reads "I told you I was sick" for a renowned hypochondriac and another one something to the effect "at last I know where my husband is sleeping" for a philanderer. Also I biked to southern most point and start and end of US 1...Rental was close to the ship and I booked online for I think $12 or so. Another time I took the little train all over and that was fun way to see things.
Thanks!
In Key West hit The Bourbon St Pub at 724 Duval. Fun bar and pool during the day.
I always go the night before because "ship happens." As you now got a good taste of. But also because it removes a shipload of stress from the equation. Even when I sailed out of Mobile which is only 2 hours away, I got a room the night before. Went out, had a great dinner, toured the town, got a good night's sleep and in the morning meandered over to the cruise port. I'll never go the day of. Who needs the stress?
Great video as always.
I just got off a Royal a couple of weeks ago and greatly appreciate that as a solo I get double the points and that they transfer over to Celebrity as well.
And yes, I would book a Celebrity just to walk barefoot in the grass. 😊
You are wise to avoid the stress of arriving on embarkation day! Maybe a lesson learned for me? But honestly probably not 😂
@@ZachtheTravelingMan My last two cruises I've arrived in my embarkation city two nights before embarkation, though in those cases I hadn't been to one city ever (Tokyo) and the other in 17 years (Vancouver). But I would always arrive at least the night before.
@@ZachtheTravelingMan Hahahaha!
I am going on the Silhouette on Monday! Can't wait to watch your video.
I love your videos! I was one of the last people on the Norwegian Joy last summer, which you were apparently on as well.Wish I'd known you to say hi.
Great video Zach - I just returned from Long Beach on Carnival Panorama to the Mexican Riviera. I definitely flew in the day before. Heading cross-country I wouldn't risk the day of. Great advice, even if you don't always follow it. 🤣🙂 Cheers!
Zach we used to be like you and fly the same day as the cruise. It took us coming close to missing one cruise and then we actually missed the first day of a 5 day cruise. The flight was easy to get us to Nassau but it finally taught us to fly in a day early for travel in the U.S. and several days early for an international cruise.
Thank you Zach… The silhouette looks really pretty… So glad she has been revolutionized… We have a cruise booked on the silhouette for 2026… Looking forward to the rest of the videos… When exactly was this Cruise? We were cruising from January 19 through February 2 and we Did not have good weather at all… But still enjoyed two wonderful cruises… Side to side 🛳️
Just move to Fort Lauderdale-Miami area. Problem solved
OMG🙏🏽 I experienced a very similar late boarding experience last month. We boarded the Celebrity Silhouette @ 2:16 pm after 2 flight delays the morning of. I am an avid cruiser and always travel the day of (with extra prayers of course). Lesson learned! Going forward, I will surely fly in the day before 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 God Blessed and we made it with 14 minutes to spare I am sooo Happy and Grateful fi
or that! I never want to experience the fear of missing a cruise again, so I will change my traveling style accordingly 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Best wishes with that. 🙂 I'm going to risk it my next cruise and fly in same day. Very early flight and boarding is not til mid afternoon so I should be okay. Keeping my fingers crossed!
The Silhouette was the only ship that was totally redone.
And she looks amazing because of it. I think she might be my favorite Solstice ship now.
@@ZachtheTravelingManI agree. My favorite. Going on her July 28 out of Ravenna.
If you flew the day of it was your own stupidity