jagoffee

Obviously everything is not for everyone. I am left wondering if you and I were in the same ship and even some of the Edge Class ship’s are different. I was on the Apex. How about you? I am not raving about the Eden restaurant, but the two level expansion views and view both inward and outward. I also thought the casual Cafe was very nice. I am in no way challenging you own experience. Were you impressed with the Walking/jogging track? I was.

I am not sure people who have not cruised on the Edge Class can appreciation the complete Eden’s area. On the Apex the whole area was just amazing and so beautiful. Nothing to do with the restaurant itself. (Has a great view as well.)

Thank you for the explanation.

We mostly cruise on Celebrity, but cruise on Princess if they have an itinerary we really like. (Sounds like your situation). We would not hesitate to cruise with Princess. Try it and enjoy the experience. I recommend that once you get on the Princess cruise, you do not compare it to your Celebrity experience until after the cruise. Book it.

I thought it was the drivers based on supply and demand. Are you saying the organization sets the price higher during peak times?

I am sure you realize doing a cut and paste does not make the result of your effort true. “From” might be a clue.

A lot of people are ignoring the clear from $9.99 part of the pricing. It does not say $9.99.

For those that purchased a voucher, can you post a picture of the actual voucher that you received after you purchased it? Am I correct that when purchasing a voucher there is no ability to enter a quantity of vouchers? I would certain hope that purchasing a voucher would allow the voucher to be applied to each day of the cruise for the 33% discount. $9.99 per day per person as stated.

Good questions. Hopefully not at this level, but I suspect prices will remain relatively high. Celebrity offers a very nice overall suite experience and even better at the RS and above level. Hard to beat. In a suite, I believe the suite experience is significantly better than even a Regent experience. (And of course Oceania as well). Very smart strategy by Celebrity. Personally I think the Retreat package pushing Celebrity to a different level compared to their normal competitors. Different comparison at the non suite experience.

How long ago did you originally book your excursions at the lower price? for us, it was a week ago.

Does it only show up after you are on board?

You believe if one books a cruise that departs in January 2023 after December 14, they will pay the higher price? Even though the new program does not start until February? I believe that they will only need to pay the higher price if they book a cruise departing after February 1. We will find our on December 15.

But only for cruises in February when the new benefits start. That is how I read the announcement,

Celebrity did not raise any of the excursion prices for my cruise. It was 15% off the regular price when I booked them. It was 35% off the same retail price when I cancelled and rebooked

What do you see when you click in the link and the order detail?

$2434 a day for a Celebrity suite? I kind of doubt that others actually paid that amount. You cruised in an EV for 1,000 a day? Are the pricing that you are reporting for two people? I think you will enjoy Oceania’s Riviera. We completed a 14 day cruise on her last January. In our opinion the food was outstanding. We did not care for their drink package, but that does not matter to you.

It seems clear to me. The from $9.99 (33% off the regular $15) reflects one day for one person. If you paid $20 for a voucher it would be for two people for one day. Did you receive a voucher (via e mail) after you made the purchase? The cost would be $170 a person for the 17 days. Do you really think Celebrity is offering a discount of 94% off? Why would they do that? The per person per day is very clear. It seems fairly clear that you purchased a one day package and you will have regular internet for the other days. It does seem strange that they did not ask you to pick the day or charge you for all 17 days.

My discount increased to 35% from the previous 15% for all my excursions for my August Iceland repositioning cruise. I had to cancel each one and rebook. This is a true sale as I just booked the excursion a week ago. No increasing the cost of the excursion and then offering a fake discount. Real,savings. Of course excursions for this trip are very expensive.

I would not assume anything. But I think it is likely that the price increase only applies to booking for cruises after the new program is implemented.

You are all kidding, right? It clearly states that is it $9.99 per person per day. (A savings of 33%) I am not sure how it could be any clearer. Cutting out the details on the screenshot does not eliminate the details.

Congratulations to both of you. Smart move to hold off on the Specialty dining until the second cruise. Since you were booked in a CS, you already have the standard Retreat perks. Jim, this might be a good cruise to see what comes with a RS. A lot of amenities as you know. Am I correct to assume you do not have the four device each internet plan on your current cruise and the planned upcoming CS cruise? If not, it will interesting to see if you get that amenity/perk with your RS upgrade. I would guess yes. Do not forget to make your Specialty dining reservations. Enjoy Murano’s and Tuscan. So happy for you.

Tough situation. Good luck.

It must work different depending on the ship. Did you use all your OBC at one time? Or did you do this multiple times over the cruise without making any bets? I am guessing that you can do this one time. Then on the second attempt the “next day” the system will prevent you from transferring OBC to a machine. . I am not sure for how long, but probably a few days. On the Silhouette I heard the Casino manager (assumption of the title) tell someone who was prevented from transferring OBC to a machine that they were locked out from transferring. The reason was because they did not make any bets the previous day and did what you are suggesting. They were told they need to bet at least 10% of the amount every time they may a transfer. They tried to get this released and they were told that they had to wait a few days. So in this case, I would say you need to make some bets (video poker in this example) unless you are only doing it only once. I knew the people involved and discussed what happened with them. If managed correctly it is way to effectively use most of your non refundable OBC. I would caution people about laundering their non refundable OBC without making any bets. I do not know if the system to prevent cheaters is automated or monitored manually. I am confident that transferring money to a machine from your account, not making any bets, and getting cash is not “using your OBC” in the Casino. I am also fairly confident that it is not same for every ship and that some of the ship’s have slightly different systems. (Or the system keeps,changing) I transfer a controlled amount almost daily. Initially if I transferred $100, I would make 20 five dollar bets and then cash out. I would only do this once a day. Then I started to not bet the total amount transferred each time and cash out. Sometimes I did bet the whole amount and sometimes I did not.

Yes and I also wish they did not eliminate Murano’s, which is our favorite.

The free shipping was never a Plus benefit as far as I know. You did (do) not need the Plus package to get free shipping, but you will in the future.