At Sea - Nov 7, 2022 - Celebrity Constellation - Penthouse Experience - Western Caribbean Cruise

Today was our first at sea day.  I was up early for sunrise.  A latte and croissants were waiting for me in the butler's pantry at about 6:30 a.m. which I carried out onto our deck to enjoy as the sun rose over the horizon.

We decided to have both breakfast and lunch in Luminae this day.  Rex was again our waiter and would be each time we dined in Luminae.  The staff got to know our preferences quickly and did an excellent job taking care of my dairy allergy.  He had me look at the menu for lunch and dinner to see what interested me but I don't think he actually put a pre-order in.  The Luminae kitchen seemed to be able to handle well any modifications.

I decided to take advantage of the sun both before and after lunch on the deck and work on my tan.

When you and your husband can't agree on sun or shade

Catching sun on the side deck when the aft deck gets too shady

On our way back from lunch we found our first duck sitting in a ship sculpture near the atrium.

The bartenders made hearts out of the straw wrapper.  The cokes and sprites seemed to be from the Middle East or a country with a similar language.  The canned water was from Italy.

Tonight was formal night.

I wanted Paul and his Mom to have a chance to try Le Petit Chef because it was supposed to be a really neat experience where your food comes to life but the menu is very restrictive and not great for those with dietary restrictions plus I didn't want to miss a night at Luminae.  Being in the penthouse, we also had all the specialty dining we wanted included in our fare.  So the two of them went to Le Petit Chef and I went to Luminae.   

Being a solo diner, I had extra attention from the staff and then I had a chance to wander some lounges to listen to music and try a few drinks.  I understand the Le Petit Chef was a bit drawn out and maybe not quite as amazing as it sounded.

I had a great view and a nice glass of wine.

A night walk on the promenade

A martini from the Martini Bar

Looking out at the atrium

The Le Petit Chef menu for the night - they have at least 3 different menus they rotate.

Clips of the animation from the first course - Marinated Tomato Salad.

We then all met up in Cellar Masters to listen to The Strings Duo, a cello player and a viola player who were very good.  Paul grabbed some gelato from the Gelateria (another included perk of the penthouse).

This might be a good place to add my favorite perk of the penthouse - the internet.  Standard suites get a 1 device plan and when we book an inside or balcony room, we purchase a plan that only covers 1 device each (occasionally we even share a 1 device plan).  The penthouse included a 4 device premium internet plan.  This meant I didn't ever have to log out of one device to log into another.  I routinely use an iPhone, iPad, and my MacBook on a cruise so that is often a lot of logging in and logging out.  I'm sure we won't be willing to pay for more than a 1 device plan on my next cruise but now that I know how good it could be I will really miss this.

I did run into one hiccup with this internet plan though.  When I logged into my first device, I must have mis-remembered the passcode I set so I couldn't get into my MacBook when I needed to.  No one was in the iLounge to help when I walked down there during open hours so I continued to Michael's Club (the suite lounge).  The concierge was on break so I approached the bartender knowing he would be more than willing to try to help but that he probably wouldn't have the training needed for this particular task.  He immediately spotted an iLounge employee in the hall and brought him in who easily re-set my passcode and made sure I could log on to both devices.

After listening to some music, we made our way back to the room to retire for the night.  Most nights I spent a few minutes on the deck listening to the sound of the ocean before heading to bed and I'm sure this night was no exception.