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  1. I am Elite on Celebrity traveling solo. Have always done AI and grab a single on E class when available which I enjoy very much. Due to being priced out, I recently sailed Princess twice and NCL on a transatlantic with another transatlantic on NCL coming up in April. Would I prefer Celebrity? Yes. Did I enjoy Princess and NCL? I sure did. A previous poster referenced the TA in November on Silhouette from Barcelona. Twelve nights in an inside with gratuities but no bev package or wi fi is $1,600. Only four ports and 12 days. NCL for 13 nights transatlantic from Barcelona in a single (not studio but a single) is $1,900. This includes 8 ports, wi fi, bev package, gratuities and 3 specialty dinners. Also, the first $50 of each shore excursion. I’m really sorry to leave Celebrity but it is becoming a no brainer!
  2. Thanks, Charla! I hope you and Jeremy have a blast! One of these days we will meet….just maybe not on Celebrity!😀
  3. Hi Charla!!! As you know, ANY reason is a good reason to cruise… even spite!😀. I think I might take the Hawaii cruise and treat it as my “swan song” to Celebrity! This is crazy, but I was thinking about you this morning. I am on the Ascent on 1/28, booked a year ago when life for solo travelers on Celebrity was still good. I thought, maybe, just maybe 🤞 Charla will be aboard to check out the new Ascent. I just found your wrap up post on the Beyond so I know that won’t be the case. Hoping that when you do select your next adventure that you let all of us know where we can follow along. I’m sorry for your loss. Good luck in getting through a busy January at work AND dry January as well. You are a stronger woman than me!😀. I will toast you on 1/28…maybe more than once!!
  4. I booked a solo IV ( which I have sailed in several times and enjoy very much) on the Edge 13 night Hawaii sailing in September. I booked it well over a year ago at a price of $3,100 with AI. The booking also includes $550 OBC. The two days in Maui have been scratched and replaced with sea days. Pre cruise and post cruise stays in Vancouver and Honolulu are also pricey so I was considering cancelling. For the heck of it I looked up the current pricing for the solo IV. It is $10,100! Now I think I might go because I don’t want to give Celebrity the opportunity to resell my cabin and make $7,000 more, ha ha!
  5. I am booked on www.Kuralu.com for my January 2024 Ascent cruise. Good reviews on TripAdvisor.
  6. Happy cruising, GP!!! I’ll be boarding the Beyond tomorrow. I won't hold a grudge cause you took our berth, ha ha! Happy Anniversary too!
  7. I did a TA in April and lost an hour for five nights. I invested in a $10 travel alarm from Amazon. Each night before bed I set it to the new time for the next day. I always knew that one was correct if I woke up during the night as my phone didn’t keep up with the changes.
  8. It was listed in the program changes when Celebrity was about to roll it out. Happy you got a good deal!
  9. I also travel solo. I haven’t booked anything since the program change but Celebrity touted that under the new program (the one EX gratuities) that solos would no longer be charged double for the beverage package. Again, I haven’t tested it but I was told by a Celebrity rep that it is still usually cheaper to book AI as it is commonly discounted 40 percent. This, no doubt, doesn’t account for sale prices. I have noticed that the AI charge seems to vary by cruise so you always have to do the math,
  10. I am on the same Ascent cruise as the OP. I am sailing in a solo IV which I have done many times before. I enjoy being mid ship on deck six but have to admit a little extra storage space would be nice. The size of the cabin itself is fine. I received the move up offer yesterday. A concierge IV for $100 which for single occupancy would be $200. This is the lowest I have ever seen. I’m tempted but will probably decline as I am worried about the assigned location of the new cabin.
  11. Thx for this review! I always enjoy reading your posts/reviews. I upgraded my beverage package to premium earlier today for both my November Beyond and January Ascent sailings. World ClassBar here I come!
  12. Solo balcony on NCL Epic TA leaving Port Canaveral on 4/7/24, 12 nights, arriving in Rome on 4/19. Including Free at Sea for $1,886. Only two ports but I love the sea days so I’m happy!
  13. Hi Charla!! I am BEYOND excited for your review!! I returned from the airport this morning after dropping off my very talkative friend who had been here for a week. In the blessed quiet of my house I thought, hey, Charla and Jeremy have to have started their adventure by now. Yay!! I just booked a transatlantic on another line (Celebrity is pricing me out as I am a solo traveler) for April that ends in Rome. I hope to spend three or four days post cruise so am excited to experience the land portion of your journey as well. Thanks, as always, for taking the time to bring us all on your journey. Hope you guys have a blast!!
  14. I am on a Celebrity cruise in January, 2024 that visits Tortola, Some of their cruises offer Jost/Soggy Dollar as an excursion and others do not. Mine did not so I went in search of an option. I signed up with Kuralu.com. I am a solo traveler and the price is $152 all in. Some snorkeling, an open bar and of course, Soggy Dollar. It reads great on the website and they were very responsive to my inquiry. It is always nice to have options!
  15. I am on the second Beyond cruise after the TA sailing on 11/22. I checked in at 11:00 am today and the earliest time shown was 12: 00 to 12:30. Perhaps I missed the earlier time? The Ascent also sails that day so I am wondering about our berth. Does anyone know? Thx!
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