I'm so glad I came across your post since I am currently researching the Pinnacle Suite on Koningsdam for a cruise next year and I am very surprised at the "lack" of perks included with the suite. The reason I am surprised is because my family and I recently returned from an Alaskan cruise on Celebrity Millennium and stayed in the amazing Penthouse Suite you are referring to in your thread. The perks were outstanding; absolutely everything was included and then some. FYI, if there is an a la carte restaurant on the Summit, that is included too (Millennium had Sushi on Five). Also, when you finish your two complimentary bottles of liquor they will replace them with anything you want. All laundry, including dry cleaning is also included. Luminae was our favorite; service was out of this world, but the other specialty restaurants were really good too.
I prefer the itinerary and timeframe on the Koningsdam vs. Celebrity Reflection but I'm concerned with being "nickled & dimed" on HAL. What are your thoughts on that now that you've experienced Celebrity? I called HAL customer service today to ask some questions regarding "what's included" and how drinks, specialty restaurants, internet, etc. work and everything seems to have an additional charge, i.e. $37.00 for 12 1-liter bottles of water, $100 for 250 minutes of internet, $$$ drink packages, $$ specialty dining. I'm a cruise newbie and there is not a lot of info on their website. Do you recommend getting a drink package or do you usually pay per drink? We are not big drinkers and it will be just the two of us on this upcoming cruise. Is the food in the regular restaurants decent or do you mostly eat at the specialty ones? The food in Celebrity's regular restaurants was just ok with the exception of Aquaspa Cafe. Anyone have any comments on internet, i.e. how many minutes to buy, does it work? Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated!
HAL Pinnacle Suite vs Celebrity Summit Penthouse Suite
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I'm so glad I came across your post since I am currently researching the Pinnacle Suite on Koningsdam for a cruise next year and I am very surprised at the "lack" of perks included with the suite. The reason I am surprised is because my family and I recently returned from an Alaskan cruise on Celebrity Millennium and stayed in the amazing Penthouse Suite you are referring to in your thread. The perks were outstanding; absolutely everything was included and then some. FYI, if there is an a la carte restaurant on the Summit, that is included too (Millennium had Sushi on Five). Also, when you finish your two complimentary bottles of liquor they will replace them with anything you want. All laundry, including dry cleaning is also included. Luminae was our favorite; service was out of this world, but the other specialty restaurants were really good too.
I prefer the itinerary and timeframe on the Koningsdam vs. Celebrity Reflection but I'm concerned with being "nickled & dimed" on HAL. What are your thoughts on that now that you've experienced Celebrity? I called HAL customer service today to ask some questions regarding "what's included" and how drinks, specialty restaurants, internet, etc. work and everything seems to have an additional charge, i.e. $37.00 for 12 1-liter bottles of water, $100 for 250 minutes of internet, $$$ drink packages, $$ specialty dining. I'm a cruise newbie and there is not a lot of info on their website. Do you recommend getting a drink package or do you usually pay per drink? We are not big drinkers and it will be just the two of us on this upcoming cruise. Is the food in the regular restaurants decent or do you mostly eat at the specialty ones? The food in Celebrity's regular restaurants was just ok with the exception of Aquaspa Cafe. Anyone have any comments on internet, i.e. how many minutes to buy, does it work? Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated!