Alakegirl

2 hours ago, mahasamatman said:

You're on a Celebrity ship, so you can only book Celebrity cruises. No Royal Caribbean, no Princess, no Cunard. Celebrity only.

Where did you see this? We have always booked our Royal Caribbean cruises while on Celebrity and vice versa.  Has something changed recently?

It throws the dinner service off if you arrive at your table too long after your assigned time.  Fifteen minutes is ok, half an hour is pushing it, but much later and you may find the door closed

A search of Cruise Critic shows many discussions like this

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2929513-how-to”go-green”/#comment-65165497

They had figured out a way to offer this in Fort Lauderdale but I’m not sure that it ever took place because that was just about when the shut down began.  Passengers still would have had to vacate the rooms so they could be readied for the new people. They could hang out at the pool and go to the Buffet.  But it’s not being offered now.

my guess is that they were “ zeroed out” of the ship and then “readmitted” on day passes.

Ok. But this is the Celebrity board????

Celebrity sent emails. Passengers ignore them.  How is this Celebrity’s fault?

Concierge comes with some amenities on its own, regardless of Cruise Only or AllIncluded fare.  One is a bottle of sparkling wine

9 hours ago, cruisegal1970 said:

We have just booked Specialty Dinning package for the full cruise as it's our anniversary.  We have paid 20% gratuity on the package and I believe we are now expected to paid $36 per day additional gratuities, much of which goes to the dinning staff of the main restaurant that we won't use. 

Can we cancel these extra tips and reward those that do actually serve us?

How would you possibly find all the people who actually serve you? So many people work the buffet, and the MDR breakfasts and lunches, I don’t see how you could possibly locate them all

I am pretty sure that neither of you would get upgraded. Even if you both bid on the move up and are both accepted, it’s highly unlikely that you would be given rooms adjacent to each other so it won’t work.

18 minutes ago, Jose Zalfadilla said:

I'm sure meal hours at all venues will be noted on some material one receives aboard ship, but is there a link on the X website that will show all venues' meal hours?

Since they can vary, your best way of finding restaurant hours is the daily program

2 hours ago, MisterMet said:

The biscuits on our last Equinox cruise were the size of silver dollars.  The gravy was good, but tiny, tiny, biscuits?

This couldn’t have been at the Elite breakfast???

The cards are not pre-punch but if you go to gastrulation’s, they can punch a hole in them if you wish.
 

They will scan your card for each drink you order and there is nothing to mine unless you go over the price allowance of your beverage package.

I remember a time when there were soufflés offered for dessert occasionally. They weren’t on the printed menu, and the waiter would just say “tonight we have a special dessert for you,” that being chocolate soufflé, or Grand Marnier soufflé.  

Be careful. The assigned dining room for the Aqua suite is Luminae, not BLU.

Aqua Suites can request to dine in BLU but it is on space available basis and not guaranteed

There is no private Lounge for Aqua class passengers

And even if you do !

Aqua Class is double occupancy only unless something has changed very recently.

1 hour ago, mickey89 said:

On Mediterranean cruises, no matter which cruise line, VAT will be applied to all onboard purchases no matter which waters you are in. The applicable VAT will be French, Spanish or Italian and varies between 20%-22% which is determined by the embarkation port.

Not quite true unless on a closed loop cruise with all EU ports.

most, but not all Mediterranean cruises make a stop at a non-EU location, which then avoids the VAT tax.

You are not mistaken. That is correct.

24 minutes ago, maggie.1008 said:

They rejected mine. How current does the stock holders page have to be ? I thoroughly one year.

Don’t understand 

The best advice here is to Google it. You will see why.

Is there any intelligence on the “auxiliary space” to be used when the Retreat Lounge is over full?

Tell your concerns to the Host/Hostess at the entryway who will advise

Even though it appears on the website that you can book a time for a table on an edge class ship, this is not the case. It’s entirely open seating. So the information you received was correct. If you want a table like that, you must arrange it on board with the Maitre D.

On 9/14/2023 at 7:13 AM, shipshape sam said:

Don't believe we will see many more PUP's being earned by quizzes.  First off, my guess, is that their return is not worth the points they provide, ie very few people booking a cruise.  I think I read more people providing and/or looking for the answers without watching the program.  

 

Secondly, I have read that the volume of people booking in 2024 and 2025 is massive industry wide, thus why mess with PUP's.  Anyone wanting to move to next level should be looking to book a cruise and go have a great time!  Then enjoy the CC points being added to their account and hopefully gaining the next higher CC level.  For the mass majority, Elite Plus is the highest level they will achieve, so if there, like I am, looking to earn more PUP's is just for the 'hunt', not to actually reach the next level.

 

 

The report of the death of PUP was premature……