hiccups

Glad to hear good comments about Enchanted Princess, as we’re taking our first Princess cruise on her this summer—family cruise, and the ship had some better option for the varied ages of the kids. We have the Premier package and am looking forward to the inclusions.

OP may not necessarily lose the OBC—they need to ask their TA if it’s refundable. Our OBC from our TA is refundable, and anything we don’t spend onboard is refunded to our linked credit card.

I don’t know about NCL’s older builds, but they definitely have the “ship within a ship” in a few classes with a dedicated lounge, restaurant, deck and pool, etc.

Most people I know that have done IVs are because they drank too much the day before, so I'm not surprised they are offering them onboard. We have just booked a Sky Suite on Beyond over Memorial Day, so it's great to follow along and see what we'll get to experience, even though we won't get to enjoy it for as long as you will 🙂

We are booked on Enchanted Princess in July (first Princess cruise), and our booking includes the Plus package. A few weeks ago I saw the ability to upgrade to the Premier package online. We discussed it and decided to upgrade, but now the option no longer appears on the website or the app. Has anyone else experienced this glitch, or know if Princess has stopped offering pre-cruise upgrades? I assume we can upgrade onboard, but I am not sure about the availability of specialty dining reservations if we wait until then. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide!

Those are great—are they from Amazon? We’ve never done the ducks, but are taking a family cruise on Enchanted this summer and I’m thinking of getting some for our young niece and nephew to hide.

You can check on the upgrade price on the website. When I looked at ours, it was $18/day instead of $20. We didn't book it yet, but I plan on doing it soon and hope that is still the price.

Tell yourself that if it makes you feel better about being a cheapskate. The crew, including a ton you don’t see, work their tails off for your vacation and you want to stiff them.

We’ve never felt pressured to give extra tips on Celebrity. We usually have OBC and so leave an extra amount for our steward, but typically that’s it.

Yes, I'd love to know where that "overall guest feedback" came from they cite.

Wow, that's much different than the response I received earlier today: Thank you so much for this valuable feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to contact the Executive Offices at Celebrity Cruises. This test is currently taking place in the casinos on the Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse through August 20th. It is a test at this point, and all feedback is being taking into consideration, so again, thank you. As a brand we will continue to keep our guests as the main focus, and you taking the time to reach out is truly beneficial and appreciated. Again, thank you so much for the feedback provided regarding our recent change.

I sent an email yesterday and got the same reply terrydtx received--glad to see they took out the part about it not impacting cruisers. Even though I didn't include the date of my upcoming Equinox cruise, the response had our sailing date and reservation number in the subject line.

ExecutiveOffice@celebrity.com

I hope you note this on your post-cruise survey, if you haven't mentioned it already. I'd hate to see the policy change permanently.

We did this itinerary on Equinox back in November 2019, and liked it so much we are booked again for this November! I'm going to look into Renaissance Island--never heard of it, so thanks for the info! Last time we just did a tour around the island and weren't too impressed. Bonaire we'll go snorkeling again, and Curacao was fun just to walk around--not sure if we'll book something this time or not. Congratulations on your PhDs, and enjoy your trip!