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Just now, chemmo said:

Always in your room when cruising from Southampton…perhaps you were enjoying beer too much to notice! Coffee makers we have had in PH…

You may have a point!

I honestly never noticed on our last TA, which was pre Covid, sailing in lowly AQ, where there was, at least back then, daily Ice Tea

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I thought this thread was about beer pricing??

I've never seen a tea kettle on a Celebrity ship , even when sailing from Southhampton.

Besides, no self respecting beer drinker I know drink tea....It's coffee or nothing for me

Now where is my personal coffee pot in my room hiding??

LOL

Just now, Ex-Airbalancer said:

 

Which is probably a good thing , never found them to be tasty 

I couldn't agree more!

22 hours ago, Scottishclover said:

We are just off the Apex. We had early assigned at 5.30pm. I was expecting early to be 6pm and in truth we arrived  nearer 6pm most nights.  We could have gone to any restaurant at anytime if we had wanted. We stuck to our assigned table due to dietary restrictions and breezed by the queues each night of those people on anytime. There is a 2 line system - one for assigned and one for anytime. This is different from our last 2 Edge class cruises. 

Had the same experience on the Ascent. Most people don't even know about the 2 line system.

We were actually accused of trying to cut the line, with one woman blocking the entrance with her husband, while the staff was waving people in who had reservations around the check in station.

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Precisely why we always ask to have it removed from our cabin along with the contents of the mini bar when meet our steward. It is of little value to us. Too old to drink cheap bubbly or wine for that matter 

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We also have done this itinerary a few times.....love it

Will be on the Eclipse repo in October, 10 nights Boston to Fort Lauderdale via the ABC Islands.

What's not to like?

Unfortunately  Celebrity has shifted to much shorter sailings in the Caribbean.

We tend to lean towards the longer cruises with more sea days

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1 minute ago, Oville said:

I said on E-Class and the furniture in our S1s was very similar to the IV cabins.

Your actual wording said S cabins?

I took it as S class

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10 minutes ago, Oville said:

Same furniture on S cabins when Edge came out.

I beg to differ, Same furniture??

Those chairs on E class IV rooms are very uncomfortable. I've sailed on all S class ships, multiple times, and never experienced this

And yes Ive recently sailed on the Ascent. Beautiful ship, just not a fan of the infamous IV cabins

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I have stayed in one....A one and done.We much prefer our traditional balconies and S class ships to be honest

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1 minute ago, dctravel said:

I will not for your DH that there are far more beers to choose from in the Premium package than in the basic package. What convinced me to upgrade (in addition to better whisky choices) was that DogFish 60 Minute (which is a staple at home since I live close to the brewery) was $12 on menus I saw. I'm not saying I want DF 60 in Alaska, but I want that as an option, for sure!

Dogfish 90 is mostly available, and is on the premium pkg.

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We also booked his one..

Thanks OP!!

As of this morning the price has more than doubled

Nice score

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15 minutes ago, Liao said:

64yo in MA, neither gets me squat.

Same here!!!

Just pointing out there were better options than Bonanza @ Costco.

I always end up bringing wine from home, even with the premium pkg.

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22 hours ago, Stockjock said:

It's not a Napa wine, but rather, Fairfield about 18 miles away.  It's owned by the Caymus folks, i.e. Chuck Wagner.  It's not the same as Caymus, but it's an excellent wine, particularly at this $16 price point.  Not sure how much more clarification you need.  

Don’t forget that Costco has some really good “private label” wines like this one in the pic, Napa Valley single vineyard cab

at I believe just over $17 per bottle 

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1 minute ago, zitsky said:

If there were expensive wine offerings we wouldn’t have this thread.  If you are tired of reading just unsubscribe.  I think discussing wine onboard is very relevant.

Yes

There are some very nice expensive wine offerings on board ( Decoy is not one of them)

YOU choose not to buy them

Discussing what one buys at the store,is totally irrelevant. Op, was given bad info on availability on the Eclipse. It has been sorted out.

Not sure why you have to interject if you don't agree with my opinion.

Why not complain about the HH wine offerings??

I'll have a glass of wine

RED or WHITE ?

Red please, what do you have?

RED or WHITE

But i have the premium package???

.......

Thank you , I'll pass

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17 hours ago, 39august said:

This title needs to be revised as pages back he said he saw the Food and Beverage manager who rectified the situation. All this other stuff is totally irrelevant to the situation in the title So, Decoy IS covered on Eclipse.

SHE may disagree

But I do agree, enough said about the cheap wine offerings on board!

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39 minutes ago, Lena11033 said:

 

I think everyone has different tastes. I've not done S class (one i had was cancelled) but I've done M and E - I won't be doing another M class one.

I agree, did one M class, on the connie, worst cruise I've ever had....almost gave up on Celebrity.

It was the last time we ate in the MDR on a cruise .Not a fan of E class as well. Gota have a real balcony, so it's primarily S class for us.

1 hour ago, cruisetonowhere10 said:

I’m wondering if it makes sense to just show up at the earliest dining time (which I want) in the dining room I want and just tell them what I am looking for.

Yes it does. On the first night choose your dining room, and speak with the Maitre d and let them know you prefer early dining and you will have the same table and staff nightly. We did this on the Ascent , eating in Tuscan. When they opened up for dinner, they waved those with early reservations around the line( basically a 2 line system ) those who just showed up had to wait to be seated. We are early eaters so this worked well for us. It was not very well explained to those waiting in line, as they didn't like standing there,while people could actually bypass the line

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4 hours ago, zitsky said:

Here are my prices at my local North Carolina Total Wine.

 

Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc $24.99

Duckhorn Chardonnay Napa Valley 2022 $26.69

Duckhorn Cabernet Napa 2021 $58.99

Duckhorn Merlot Napa 2021 $43.99

Duckhorn Merlot Three Palms 2020 $109.99

Duckhorn Discussion Red Napa Valley 2019 $164.99

 

Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon Limited $20.99

Decoy Chardonnay $16.99

Decoy Sauvignon Blanc $14.99

Decoy Merlot $18.99

Decoy Pinot Noir $19.99

Decoy Red Blend Limited $24.99

Decoy Red Blend $16.47

So you've proven your point. It's cheaper to stay home, and not cruise, and drink your Lovely Decoy cab from Total wine.

FYI

Costco usually beats Total Wine's pricing

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11 hours ago, NMTraveller said:

Do they have a Gingrich Hills or Caymus on board?

 

Perhaps they are doing you a favor by losing the Duck😁

Exactliy

Decoy Cab is pretty much an entry level Cab.

Just because one ship reportedly waited for 5-6 hours.....which quite frankly I find somewhat unbelievable, this can not be the norm. These ships run on such a tight schedule there is very little wiggle room for departures/arrivals. Celebrity doesn't care if it raining, or if there is snow in the north or fires in Canada.  This is every day stuff to them.

Personally I've had issues getting to Miami form Marco Island with massive brush fires shutting down the major highways, Took alligator alley which was under extremely heavy construction, Heavy thunderstorms in Miami......we left @ 8:00am and barely made it too the ship. My wife was in contact with Celebrity constantly checking to see if we could still board with all the delays.

Well Celebrity didn't give a hoot....its our problem if we don't make it...good luck

And I didn't have a problem with that , nor should others who don't make it.

Plan better

Buy insurance

stop complaining

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I think all cabins should have those uncomfortable chairs!

LOL

then close your balcony door

Just leave the door open on your mini fridge...problem solved

LOL

Although it is still not what i would consider a true balcony.......not even close.

It's a room with a window basically.( but it does have a sliding door )

We enjoy our balconies too much, and as beautiful as the E class ships are, we primarily sail S class.

Just our personal choice.

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