7 Nights on one of the BEST in the World: Celebrity Ascent

[@ritzytravelguide]

If you enjoyed this video, or have and questions, or thoughts, please do drop a comment in the box! You can watch Episode 1 of this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoPGdKyAZ8ScjMUsi=IyVm84P2HkxMrjOJ

[@awakeningalchemy5744]

Well done, that was excellent, following in the finest example of quintessential British comedy,. You and your wife are a delight.

[@ritzytravelguide]

So kind of you to say, many thanks indeed!

[@QuirkyGirlie]

You have such a unique way of reporting and it is so much fun hearing your banter as we tour the ship! Cannot wait to sail on Ascent in a few weeks!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Have an amazing time on the Ascent. Please let us know afterwards what you thought!!

[@stevenvater8720]

You 2 a great double act, very very good reporting

[@ritzytravelguide]

@stevenvater8720 Many thanks Steven, much appreciated

[@swjumbo747]

Another masterpiece! The short glimpse of your wife's expression when you arrived with the mini desserts (4:20 into your video) was priceless. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@ritzytravelguide]

I know, I did get a reprimanding look didn't I ! My wife is very healthy.... and I have far less willpower! Bahamas video out next week.

[@mydogwinifredgsd2699]

Very entertaining and also hitting all the highlights….well done

[@ritzytravelguide]

Many thanks!

[@MadeNCda]

Thank you Bill, this was a thoroughly enjoyable video. I felt like I was on the cruise. And all that scrumptious food! I adore your wife's spirit and the easy rapport between the two of you is also pleasant to see. Cheers!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Kate, thank you so much! Yes, the food was scrumptious!

[@nelsonmartin4053]

today 10-11-24 was the first time I've come across the "Ritzy Travel Guide" What a delightful video. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband and I will be on the Ascent next year and can't wait to follow some of your suggestions. You and your wife did and excellent job. Thank you so much.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much for your kind comments. Have a amazing time on the Ascent next year. If you haven't already seen it, you can watch Part 1 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoPGdKyAZ8ScjMU

[@jenfurmckinky]

Oh my! I’m so looking forward to our next cruise!🚢 would love a group cruise with you pair as I feel I would be kept in line nicely!

[@ritzytravelguide]

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[@DISNEY2000]

Thanks

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you!

[@Xavier7799]

Wonderful! I love watching your cruise reviews. So enthralling. It's like we are there with you.

[@ritzytravelguide]

So nice of you, thank you indeed!

[@chris25johnston]

Great video Bill. We especially love your food reviews!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you Chris, we enjoy eating them!

[@GailCollins-ov7kd]

Loved this video. Well done!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks so much Gail

[@KathyRidge-y1v]

Fun, funny tour! Great job

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you!

[@muravi8167]

Hello Bill, Chanced upon your channel accidentally and I just loved your style, effort and the editing. It was all hunky-dory-ed, Cockney-ed & Banter-ed. Really Chuffed ! Thank you for the tips, inputs and knowledge. Fair Winds.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, what ho! Glad you liked it. Fair winds to you as well!

[@Juniper04]

You were both delightful. Great review and humor

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much!

[@shilpabulsara7896]

Excellent again informative and funny. Thanks guys 🤩🤩🤩

[@ritzytravelguide]

Very kind, thank you Shilpa!

[@PTE399]

Great content and loved the commentary! 🙏🏻✝️❤️🕉🪷💙🕊

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, many thanks!

[@kissmetess]

Love love your cheeky ♥️ narration and totally complete and helpful guide to cruising and traveling.I dare say Bill, you were born for this! !❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@ritzytravelguide]

Awww, so kind of you to say, many thanks indeed 😊

[@debbricault9350]

We just booked a Western Caribbean cruise in Feb 2025, based solely on your review! This will be our first Celebrity cruise and hopefully the beginning of many to come. Thank you!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, how exciting! Wishing you a fabulous time in February. By coincidence as I write this we are staring out the window looking across the bay, and the Celebrity Ascent is right opposite us! We're on a cruise with Azamara, and we're in Portofino, anchored out to sea, and the Ascent is right here too!

[@butchieblock9118]

No doubt you will have a fabulous time!!! Celebrity was the first cruise I ever went on!! It was a small ship and I did not have the world's best cabin but it was still absolutely phenomenal!! I had my 3-year-old and 9 year old daughters with me and they were treated like royalty!!

[@LarryVotruba]

@butchieblock9118 We have been on 6 Carnival ships and 1 Royal Caribbean. We will be on the Celebrity Beyond in May. We are so looking forward to Celibrity.

[@AlexandraCamarillo-q2i]

Loved the video, very informative.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Alexandra, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@ronaldboonstra4834]

Thanks for another great video. Till next time!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks so much Ronald, till next time!

[@april4244]

I truly love your style of videos! Great job!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you very much, lovely to hear!

[@cruiseforever1281]

You are a delight. I smiled through your entire video. 🙏

[@ritzytravelguide]

So kind of you to say!

[@Traceyleefitreformer]

Thanks for the video! look forward to our Mediterranean cruises in late July

[@ritzytravelguide]

Have a great time!

Enjoy your sense of humor and the tour-nicely done!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Many thanks indeed!

[@pasha21k]

OMG you are the best! I laff all the way through your videos!

[@ritzytravelguide]

So glad you like it!

[@DISNEY2000]

Another fun video, thanks for posting!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks for watching

[@jonathanquaylehiggins3]

We just found your channel and are absolutely delighted! Thanks for taking us with you on your cruises. We hope to see you French Polynesia on Paul Gaugin or Ponant one day

[@ritzytravelguide]

Paul Gaugin is absolutely on my bucket list! About as exotic as you can get.

[@LONESTARINDIE]

Nicely done. Your videos are professional & entertaining. You & your wife are a lovely couple.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Very kind of you, manks thanks!

[@LarryVotruba]

Another great video! We are cruising the Celebrity Beyond in May. We can't wait.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Larry, have a fantastic!

[@jabbathehut656]

brilliant review and video. Reminds me so much of Celebrity beyond that we cruised last year. We never got sample much of the late night life, as we undulged a very lot in the beautiful cocktails, from very early in the day, every day. Made up for it most days by getting up early and doing 10 laps of the running track. And then indulging in eggs bendicts daily. Great memories.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Love a cruise eggs benedict!

[@davidstephenson9251]

Thank you for a superb video.

[@ritzytravelguide]

You're very welcome, thank you David.

[@gavinluckyfq3609]

Great content as always 👏 👌 👍

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you very much for watching Gavin!

[@judyfitzharris8514]

Great video! Thank you. 🥂

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much Judy

[@kamyarbasiri959]

That was good detailed description ❤

[@ritzytravelguide]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@scottyphillips7799]

I just subscribed to your channel after watching a couple of other reviews and tours. Love the honesty and very matter of fact way you give your listeners a great show. You and your wife are such a great couple, her saying almost says wet paint don’t touch was something my wife would say. Definitely remind me of my wife and I, I’m more blunt and she is smooth as a river rock.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Scotty, thanks so much for your kind comments, and great to have you with us!

[@neil1511]

Love you guys. Superb videos!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much Neil, really appreciate that!

[@traceymckeen2968]

This was a wonderful video you are both very enjoyable to watch 😊

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much Tracey 😊

[@JaneV-l1g]

Thank you for your videos. Everyone gives nice tours of this ship but love you give day to day what’s going on. Can’t wait for our sailing July 2024. Love the way you narrated it all. 😊😊👍🏼

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you Jane, have a great cruise in July 🙂

[@beckytourian]

Love this!!!! The time and effort you put into this is apparent. I feel like I'm there!! I love cruising, but, alas and alack, my husband cares for it not. So I'm very, very much enjoying watching you and your wife living the good life. Please continue the onboard cruise reviews!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Becky, thanks so much for your kind words. One day you will convince your husband to cruise!

[@christopherlin1129]

lovely review, thanks!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you Christopher, glad you enjoyed it

[@ArnoldWinters]

We love your videos. Have you tried the retreat? Luminae and Blu are far superior in food choice and personalized service than any of the 4 MDR restaurants. The crowds in the Oceanview were very stress producing but essential if you like Indian cuisine.

[@nightowlslounge]

This is great! I love it! 😻

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you Owl 😊

[@NeoPhoneix]

Hahaha I've just found your chanel & I absolutely love your style! We were aboard celebrity edge in April and I am chiomping at the bit to book another. I think we will stick with Celebrity as I really enjoyed the ship.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, great to hear from you! Have an amazing cruise in April. What's the itinerary you're going on?

[@ToddRileyRealEstate]

Very Nice - you have a great channel.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks so much!

[@shetaz905]

This is a hoot! Love it!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you so much!

[@baileyjean7468]

I love everything about you , your channel and your wife. I would love to be on a cruise with you two and Ofcourse my hubby! 😂 soaking up all your food knowledge! We are booked for our first ever Celebraty Cruise on the Apex. Thinking about moving it to later in the year. After August. Would you prefer Apex or this one? Have only cruised Princess twice with the 3rd in 27 days to Alaska.

[@baileyjean7468]

I’m sorry we are on the Celebrity Edge

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Bailey, lovely to hear from you! All of the Edge Class are almost identical, with very fractional differences, so any of them would be fine! Don't forget to go to the buffet restaurant at lunch, on the last sea day... Celebrity put on a seafood extravaganza!

[@ritzytravelguide]

Edge is just as nice!

[@Lyndseyknox]

This is an amazing video. I have never cruised and been thinking about it. You have thankfully put me off any sort of MSC from one of your videos. I am loving the Cunard and this. It looks amazing. Could I ask a question regarding smokers onboard and what the rules are as unfortunately I am one. Many thanks.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi, thank you for your kind words. Smoking on cruise ships is prohibited indoors, but there are always designated spots on deck, at various places around the ship! I hope you find your dream cruise!

[@OurCruiseLife]

Just discovered your channel. Some of the best videography I've seen. So many questions. What cameras are you using? Do the cruise lines allow you to use a drone? Great work! Thank you.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, lovely to hear from you! We use a variety of cameras. For onboard work we use: DJI pocket 3, Insta360 and offshore the DJI mini 4. Drones are generally not permitted onboard without approval. But can be used on shore, for ship views. Some of the footage we take looks drone-esque, but was actually taken by 360 cameras, that give a similar 'swooping' feel to the viewer

[@OurCruiseLife]

@@ritzytravelguide Thanks for your rapid response. You have challenged me to up my game. Thank you!!! Keep up the good work.

[@ritzytravelguide]

@OurCruiseLife I've just been watching your review of Margaritaville Islander. I was about to say that's either very brave of you, or very inspired! What a great review. Such a colourful ship!

[@OurCruiseLife]

@@ritzytravelguide Ahhhh... shucks. Thank you. I will pack my drone for the next cruise. Blessings!

[@OurCruiseLife]

Just learned about the Insta360. Now gotta have one! Going to Lisbon soon. This camera would be wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

[@MichelleWalterdoesArt]

did you end up making/posting a video about the different types of cabins? I find that the most complicated when considering a celebrity cruise. we've been looking at a cruise in march 2026 on the Xcel, which of course doesn't launch until 2025, but I expect it will be similar to Ascent and Edge.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there, not yet. Should be coming in a few weeks

[@norberteng9496]

Thanks so much, Bill. My wife and I love to watch all your videos. They are very entertaining. Your comments always put a smile on my face while watching. We love how you and your wife review the food. We were surprised to see the almost midnight buffet. Most cruise lines did away with it a while back. We will be on the older ship, Silhouette, in April. I am sure we will enjoy that as well.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Many thanks Norbert! Have a great time on Silhouette!

[@howardsamuel1841]

Really enjoyed your video. I'm doing the Beyond for my bday. In your opinion, is it worth it?

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi, we really enjoy the Edge Class of ships. Any of those 4, the Ascent, Beyond, Apex or Edge are really on their game. For the price point, they are very hard to beat.

[@TravellingLightLisa]

You have now whetted our appetite for a Celebrity cruise. Thanks for showing us around. The food looked great. Would it suit us as pescitarians?

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi there. Yes absolutely. The seafood aboard is great, and there is fish on every menu thought the ship.

[@jjjstvg]

My beautiful wife and I just finished our week aboard the Celebrity Beyond and were most impressed with everything on board. It may even be our favorite ship to date. Having looked forward to a repeat visit, we elected to try her younger sister the Ascent for our next cruise. Surely, it will live up to its sister's offerings.

[@ritzytravelguide]

The Edge Class of ships are getting a lot of things right

[@fastfrank7328]

Do they have Healthy smoothies for breakfast?

[@dr.karlkuenzel3457]

Thank you, Bill, for a good view of the daily activities on Celebrity Ascent. Based on what you showed about the food choices, though, I think I will be looking elsewhere.🙂

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks for watching Karl!

[@JoeHartman80]

Thank you! Just booked a Mediterranean sailing on this for 2025.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Have a fantastic time! Which ports are you going to?

[@JoeHartman80]

@@ritzytravelguide Rome, Pisa, portofino, Cannes, Palma de Mallorca, and Barcelona.

[@charliedurham4248]

As an American, I can't tell when you are being serious versus condescending with the British accent. Lol. And I have family from there

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hopefully serious with this video!

[@danielmunt3336]

When are the other videos coming out?

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi, cabin review in about 3 weeks. We just came back from another cruise, on the Celebrity Infinity. So I'll also be putting out a video on lower cost Celebrity cruise ships versus the newer Edge Class.

[@SalvatoreP-d9r]

Hello Bill, your thumbs up meter is not working. Just letting you know, cheers.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thanks Salvatore, it's just being uploaded, and checked. It will be released this Friday!

[@beiizad]

Can you share the super cool background picture in your office video?

[@nsn9668]

Thanks for your posts l! Is lunch at Eden free for the passengers?

[@ritzytravelguide]

Vast majority of the foods at the Eden Cafe for breakfast and lunch are free , yes. There are a couple of upscale items which have an additional fee. But most are complimentary. The Eden Dining Room, in the basement is a Specialty Dinner venue, that is additional cost

[@nsn9668]

Thank you 😊

[@nsn9668]

Do you also know if casino players get free drinks while playing on the machine? When we were on Celebrity Eclipse in September 23, drinks were complimentary if you are playing. We are going on Ascent in about a month.

[@ritzytravelguide]

@nsn9668 Yes, last time I was aboard, Celebrity is one of the few cruiselines that provide free drinks while playing in the casino. You have to be ACTIVELY playing, meaning your key card is in a slot machine or you're at a table game and you order from a waiter.

[@nsn9668]

Thank you, sir! I love your videos!

[@norberteng9496]

By the way, I saw a $ sign next to the lobster tail selection on the dinner menu on lobster night. Does that mean you have to pay extra for it?

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi, it indicates the cost for additional servings. The first lobster tail plate is complimentary, but subsequent ones are at a charge. Years gone by you could literally keep asking them to bring more and more.

[@norberteng9496]

@@ritzytravelguide Thanks Bill. Many lines are going that way.

[@RebeccaStohlman]

Your wife is adorable!

[@ritzytravelguide]

She is, I'm very lucky 😊

[@brucebelcher4995]

I was raised in an area (New England) where lobster is very common, and I know which lobster is the best. It's disappointing that Celebrity Ascent chose to serve lobster tail, rather than serving whole lobster. If they had to serve a part of the lobster then the claws and knuckles are better than other parts. There is a big difference between fresh lobster and frozen lobster, and frozen lobster tail would be a disappointment for me.

[@DelorisAnderson-gb9mr]

who is the director of guest relations on this ship now

[@NashvilleNative-0]

You asked if that Carnival cruise line was good. I watched a video. It was overcrowded and filled with lots of trashy-looking people. I'd say it is the cheapest cruise line. Some, I'm sure, are stylish and cultured, but most looked trashy and cheap.

[@panamorena4704]

Pesto chicken sandwich, why 8 out ot 10? What would have made it a ten?

[@jorgschwantje1239]

Hello Ritzy... Bill! 😂 Great video again but this ship is really not my taste. Saw you last time on the beautiful Cunard and this one appears like an IKEA from the looks. Very uncozy and not elegant at all. But some nice outside areas.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Jorg, great to hear from you. Which Cunard ship did we meet on? Was it last year on the QM2 or the QE?

[@jorgschwantje1239]

@@ritzytravelguide Not in person! Sorry! I mean on your vlog.. 😁

[@ritzytravelguide]

Ha ha! I was worried for a minute we met, and I didn't remember you!

[@jorgschwantje1239]

@@ritzytravelguide You could never forget me! 😅😅 Have a great weekend! 🙋‍♂️

[@ritzytravelguide]

@jorgschwantje1239 😁

[@suave-rider]

After watching footage of Steve Irwin right before he was fatally stabbed by a stingray, I would never stand in water next to one.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I love the review. Food looks very good. I still don't care for the ship and perhaps when you go on the Infinity, if that's the one you're sailing on, you'll see my point better about what's lacking in the public mix and mingle areas of the Edge class ships. The entertainment seems to be "high energy." Is there any American songbook type of entertainment? Any romantic feel on the ship? I'm not feeling it. It's a different Celebrity than the one I'm fond of and while I'm fine with moving forward and adapting to changes, there is an essence I find missing on this ship in every single tour and activities video I've watched.

[@ritzytravelguide]

Hi Benjamin, yes it's the Infinity in our next series, in a few weeks . It will be a fascinating comparison! We were on the Summit, to Alaska in 2005, which is a sister ship. So it will be a bit like old times!

[@thegamelibrary9291]

super

[@ritzytravelguide]

Thank you!

[@howardhdavidson]

Like a busy airport full of noisy people . Not my Idea of Ritzy ..

[@josephpiskac2781]

I am thankful for sailing many great ships over the years. These new mega ships look like pure junk to me.

[@borgialucrezia8614]

her skin is glowing after working out for an hour 🥹

[@ritzytravelguide]

I think so!