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2 hours ago, rcrabb1513 said:

And for those flying check the airlines too.  I have re booked our flight, Chicago to Boston 2 times after price drops.

I’ve never had an airline grant a price reduction. 

And yes for beer!

Were folks onboard able to use regular cellular connectivity, or was it limited to the ship’s tower?

We find on our Alaska cruises through the inside passage we can use Canadian cell towers well enough to not need wifi onboard. 

On 5/23/2024 at 1:27 PM, Cap_D said:

Until they solve for the issue I describe in the below post from earlier today, I call BS on the enhancements.  

 

Celebrity should also apologize to every person who purchased Retreat and sailed during the period where Butlers were fired, the paid minibar explicitly enforced, etc.  And, one sous vide vacuum packed pre prepared chicken dish from a Boulud commissary doesn't make for an enhancement to the Luminae menu.  Also, still waiting for the promised Luminae room service breakfast menu that has consistently been promoted before booking for years and yet is entirely ignored by shipboard staff at all levels.

 

I don’t want an apology, but some gesture like compensatory captain’s club points would make me feel less bitter about the whole thing. They sold me something, changed what I was getting, and kept my money anyway. 
 

We have given up on booking suites on Celebrity. The value isn’t there and they pull the rug out from under you so trust is gone. 

31 minutes ago, jelayne said:

We are just off B2B 200+ so not included in CC lunch .  Also the number of B2B changing cabins was too much for attendants to handle so we had to totally pack up everything, including hanging items.  

We only had 50 or so in March and still no B2B lunch on Silhouette. 

I’m thinking there’s got to be a mistake. Here’s the March 28 excursion choices.

48 minutes ago, tscoffey said:

Jeju is day 8. Nagasaki is day 9.

Must be a mistake.

Nagasaki isn’t even on the list of stops on our March 2026 cruise. 

We’ve booked the Millennium for March 2026 and see a number of excursions in Nagasaki for the Jeju Island stop. How does that work? That’s a long tender…

23 minutes ago, patty1955 said:

Why do you suppose it had to be a male passenger?

Traditionally they wouldn’t have ever been pregnant. 

Any thoughts on sunset veranda vs regular for Japan?

When booking B2B in guarantee cabins, does Celebrity endeavour to keep you in the same cabin for both legs, or do you generally need to move on turnaround day?

No, we never did get any compensation. They gladly accepted our money and then reduced service without so much as a future credit.

We're done booking suites with Celebrity. I know they won't miss us, but we also won't grieve for what they've become. We get better value elsewhere.

At least Celebrity refunded everyone for not being able to meet what they’d committed to when taking our money.

Any opinions on the sunset verandahs on Millennium when it comes to Japan? Any reason to prefer one or regret one compared to a regular verandah?

Ohh I thought you had a regular cabin. I don’t know if a regular room steward would do that for us. 

Looking for any of the front DEs. Decks ?10? through ?14?

Glad to see Princess getting it right, good customer service. Thanks for the help!

3 minutes ago, ggprincess2004 said:

Regarding the plus and premier bundles, the answer is everything starts again on the second 7 day leg of your cruise, so with premier, two more specialty dining benefits, and with plus, two more casual dining benefits, as well as two more exercise classes, et al.  

 

Booking as a 14 day makes sense. 

That is exciting! I know there were some problems with the rollout initially; great if that’s been fixed!

Do you know if it also counts as two cruises with respect to Captain’s Circle loyalty?

Anyone find pics of the DE class deluxe balcony rooms at the front? Haven’t had much luck!

On 10/25/2023 at 4:21 PM, cruisestitch said:

Look again…..There’s meat, salmon, cheese, yogurt.  Just no cooked food like eggs or omelettes

Anyone have a picture of the Ultimate Platter? Feels like too much food for two!

Piggybacking on this, has anyone had a sportcoat/jacket drycleaned?

On 2/15/2024 at 10:27 AM, CruisingTheWaves said:

Will ask to see if we can get it this time. I loved the pitcher because it didn't require me to remember to get water from one of the bars or the Retreat Lounge before heading for bed.

Were you able to get a nightly pitcher of water in the cabin?

What are the pros/cons of booking this as a 14 day cruise vs two 7 day B2Bs?

Does Princess treat it any differently? Examples: Plus package, shareholder perks, etc?

Booooo. 

We find Princess has the better lido, Celebrity the more cheerful staff. Context: 6 celebrity cruises and 1 princess cruise so far.