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2 hours ago, Sebastien V said:

Hello to all,

After having read all the messages above, I thought it would be useful to refocus on the main subject, the transatlantic cruise on the Celebrity Beyond, and to propose our experience, necessarily subjective. First of all, this is my first message on this platform, and our experience of cruises in general is quite limited. Before the pandemic, we had traveled twice with RCCL. Enchanted by the experience, we had several projects in Asia in 2020-2021, which were each time cancelled for reasons we all know. So we left with an extraordinary desire to travel.

You will also excuse the language mistakes: I am a French speaker.

The transatlantic trip itself was disrupted by particularly bad weather for two days, which others have already explained. I am especially sorry for the other travelers and for the crew members who got sick, because for me it was not a problem. I was expecting this kind of situation. Maybe even worse. I had been warned that the Atlantic was a stormy ocean.

We met so many kind and interesting people on board this ship that the desire to cruise only grew stronger. Cruises also allow me to disconnect for a while from a exhausting work life. Not being able to access my emails or receive any messages on my cell phone is an incredible luxury in this day and age. The transatlantic aspect reinforces these two elements.

On the other hand, I am really disappointed by the lack of staff on board. This lack was felt everywhere. Those who had not booked the specialty restaurants weeks in advance, as we did, were unable to reserve a table. The MDR was on the verge of dying some nights, with a staff that kept its kindness despite the terrible conditions. Waiting times in most bars at night were nothing like what we had experienced on RCCL. Perhaps the fact that all passengers had a drink package accentuated this. 

 

I hope that all this is not an omen of the evolution of cruises towards a policy aimed exclusively at profit. Or maybe I have an idealistic view of things.

By the way, we were also victims of the total unpreparedness of the cab services upon arrival. We too waited for a good two hours, under the yelling of an overwhelmed staff. We even saw an ulcerated passenger try to hit one of these staff members with her bag - an inexcusable thing. We paid $110 excluding tip to be driven with another couple to our hotel in Manhattan. But we don't blame Celebrity. We would simply have appreciated better communication between the port authorities, the ship owner and the cab companies. Such a communication is in the interest of all actors.

Will we travel with this company again in the future? If the price is right, and the destination suits us, probably. But Celebrity did not convince us to give them exclusivity.

Seb

Don’t you think you are lucky that you don’t have a creaking cabin ?

I do hope there is a thread that we can fill in what cabins are creaking so other future cruiser won’t fall into it.

23 hours ago, jagoffee said:

Have you ever ordered one of the unique WCB drinks in the Retreat lounge?  I would be surprised if they had the WCB special ingredients.  Perhaps something close?

 

My wife and I really enjoy some of the WCB special cocktails.  It is usually not very crowded.

 

 

If you love WCB you will surely love Beyond WCB.

it’s one of the best bar that Beyond has and so far the best WCB that Celebrity has.

31 minutes ago, verizon said:

 

Yes it is back to normal 

25 minutes ago, mfs2k said:

Have you sailed out of the rough seas yet?

46 minutes ago, verizon said:

Ship was rocking bad

i was in 24th last month in CS cabin and now transatlantic crossing in Infinity cabin both sailing you can hear creaking all night long.

I woke up early and found a lady sleeping near Martino Bar sofa . Don’t think she is drunk.

Will be on 26th sailing and hope my cabin is OK with no creaking noise.

Last night I started sleeping with my ear plug on.

10 hours ago, CalTexCruiser said:

So how bad is the ship rocking...can people still walk around the ship?

 

And most importantly, is the casino open?

Ship was rocking bad

i was in 24th last month in CS cabin and now transatlantic crossing in Infinity cabin both sailing you can hear creaking all night long.

I woke up early and found a lady sleeping near Martino Bar sofa . Don’t think she is drank.

Will be on 26th sailing and hope my cabin is OK with no creaking noise.

Last night I started sleeping with my ear plug on.

On 10/17/2022 at 9:07 PM, mac_tlc said:

I always kill time by checking cruise prices. Stumbled across some great suite prices for the 1/21/2024 Ascent sailing. Sky Suite for about $5,150 for 2. Week before and after are a little over $8,000. 
 

Similar thing happened when I booked our 1/29/23 Beyond sailing. Prices didn’t last long and soon went up several $K. 
 

I can’t figure out any rhyme or reason, so I booked it 😜.

 

mac_tlc

Thanks any promotion for SOLO on any sailing that you may have found?

9 hours ago, mac_tlc said:

I always kill time by checking cruise prices. Stumbled across some great suite prices for the 1/21/2024 Ascent sailing. Sky Suite for about $5,150 for 2. Week before and after are a little over $8,000. 
 

Similar thing happened when I booked our 1/29/23 Beyond sailing. Prices didn’t last long and soon went up several $K. 
 

I can’t figure out any rhyme or reason, so I booked it 😜.

 

mac_tlc

Good job.I thank you.

Has any one bid up been expired 2 days into the cruise?

Mine still show pending.

I have been on so many cruises.I cant be  more happy with the SpceX Starlink.

I sent 17 pictures in one time to family and it only took few seconds to complete.

We had 2200 passengers on board on 24th. sailing.

I think that email address is mainly for high end suites guests and Zenith members only.

28 minutes ago, wineoclock said:

I never understand the US tipping - if tips are included why tip extra?

 

In the U.K. tips are done for meals out between 10% -12.5% usually but are not compulsory unless it says so at the time of booking.

 

You’d never really tip in a pub or bar unless you’d say ‘have one yourself’ & that’s code for a tip. If you had an event there then yes you’d tip most likely but you’d tip around 5%-10% & again it’s not expected. 

 

Hairdressers/nail technician/ beautician some tip but not everyone does.

 

I think people don’t realise that in the U.K. we have minimum wage (for most people) which is in line with inflation & counts as a living wage.
 

Cleaners for example- well mine charges way above the hour than the minimum wage so no I don’t tip. I buy her & her family a Christmas present as do her other customers.
 

So basically in the U.K. requirement to tip isn’t really there though some do. 

Would you rather pay 10-15 % (compulsory) with NO services or like in America you would like to pay 18% or more(voluntary) for good service.

4 hours ago, Stu UK said:

Just to confirm on arrival our mini bar was stocked with soft drinks, waters and beers. Butler explained this was a new enhanced service for Sky Suites. Also explained that he could not leave spirits or wine (apart from the welcome onboard bottle of fizz) but would fetch anything we wanted from the bar during the cruise. Amazing service. 

Something missing. where are the bottles of wine ?

27 minutes ago, Chemgoddess1 said:

Exactly as asked, On the Celebrity page it does not even list Jameson but in my app on my upcoming cruise in Sky Lounge it is listed in the Classic package. I could have sworn it was Premium on the cruise I just got off. Can anyone help?

 

Thanks!

I think is Classic.

2 hours ago, wineoclock said:

Well I look forward to my sailing on Apex even more now. 
 

Are you happy with the balconies? That I think is my one reservation. 

Yes only you are in the suite or SV.

13 hours ago, Whinenowine said:

Exactly…Econ 101….supply and demand.  The market clearing price is ever-higher these days.  I’m just trying to wrap my head around why someone would pay more for this SS than I did for my PH on Millie. Or an Apex CS on next summer’s 12 day Baltic cruise. To each their own I suppose. 

I have dropped Solstice class for Edge class.

Who ever design the suite cabins and other common public venues is a genius.

I remember the ship company did sent a group of experts to the ship and did a survey with the crews about the functionality of the work places of Apex what they can make the Edge class future ship better.

I will enjoy the Sunset bar very much with the new design.

14 hours ago, phoenix_dream said:

I would prefer we not be giving Celebrity free marketing data regarding what some people might be willing to pay.  I don't see any good coming of it (meaning the data, not the internet itself).

I strongly believe and agree with you.

The more we chat the worst outcome it will be just like what happen to SV cabin in solstice class ship.

1 hour ago, fstuff1 said:

free for me because high casino tier

Be careful what you post.Celebrity is reading.

49 minutes ago, SailingHigher said:

I'm also cruising on Sept. 24. I have had bids on two upper suites in place for several weeks. I was able to check the tracker and modify my bids until last week. This morning, however, the highest category now shows my bid to be "expired." The other category says "pending" and there is no longer a button to modify the bid. Could this mean that my offer will very soon be accepted? I was thinking about canceling the bid, but now I'm tempted to stay the course and see what happens. (Still no credit card charge for my bid.)

Very likely you been accepted for the pending cabin.

It took them 5 days to see the charge on my CC.

On 4/24/2019 at 7:01 PM, hvbaskey said:

I originally placed the Tracker in the thread initiated by CruisingChick on April 23, 2018.  However, the tracker gets lost amongst all the many questions/comments (understandably).  Thus, I have decided to create a single thread for tracking purposes only (filtering out everything else).  

The purpose of this thread is strictly for compiling information into a spreadsheet.   I will be running this tracker for ~ 6 months to see if any interesting trends come about and/or for general information purposes.  Will reevaluate its usefulness thereafter. 

IF you wish to participate, answer the following questions as best as you can and I will transfer the info to the Tracker. 
Please do not ask questions here (redirect your questions/comments to the CruisingChick thread of April 2018).

 

CELEBRITY MOVE UP TRACKER (effective April 19, 2019; but can back-fill data, if available)

• Ship:  Celebrity Beyond
• Length of Cruise:9 days
• Cruise Sail Date:September 24th
• Date email offer received:8/11
• Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Zenith
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin:Pothole cabin
• Bid?  Yes/No:Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in  comments) CS
• Bid Offer:All Min.
• Notification Date:8/23 and 8/30
• Accepted / RejectedAccepted(CS)

General Comments (offer details, etc.)All was expired on the 8/25 and CS was accepted on 8/30

On 8/23/2022 at 4:39 AM, verizon said:

I checked my Bid it show all expired only with the Celebrity Suite pending.

Hope I get it.

Its 1 month out. 

My Celebrity suite on September 24th. was accepted today.All were expired a few days ago.

Horay.

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5 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

I'm looking forward to it.   When they say Royal Caribbean Group I'm hoping it includes Celebrity.

The innovative broadband internet service will be installed on all Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises ships, along with all new vessels for each of the brands.

2 hours ago, Orator said:

Shouldn't the information posted on this thread be posted in the roll call for this cruise?

Don't ever go there.There are a lot of misinformations posted.

Its all because of Bermuda.

34 minutes ago, Stu UK said:

We were lucky. Booked the cruise last year prior to it becoming the CEO cruise so got The Retreat at a fraction of recent prices. 

Well guess I am not the lucky one.

See you on board.