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1 hour ago, greykitty said:

As I understand it, the Cathedral has been under renovation for some time.  Authorities will, of course, be investigating, but I haven't seen any reputable sources indicating they suspect more than an accident due to the renovation work.  

 

Accusing without proof isn't very nice in my book.

French authorities were describing it as an accident while it was still burning.  

Ridiculous.  

Even a simple house fire with no injuries would result in days or weeks of investigation from the Fire Dept, insurance adjusters etc.  In fact, something that looks like an accident is frequently even more suspicious.  If French officials were trying to ‘get out in front’ of it to quell conspiracy theories, they accomplished the exact opposite.

5 hours ago, Lastdance said:

Most likely a construction incident...so sad!  I have also been there and am sad for Paris and the world!  Such a beautiful monument...

Based on what, exactly?  The fire isn’t even out, but you’ve determined the cause?  

The have been numerous attacks on churches in France this year - including arson.

On 4/6/2019 at 12:03 PM, twodjs said:

We have already "jumped ship" and have booked a back-to-back on the Scarlet Lady. The number one draw for us is no kids! The recent Celebrity marketing push of "Kids Sail Free" was a HUGE turn-off for us! We're up for anything different, so the Drag Queen Brunch on Virgin is near the top of our list as well. We loved our recent cruise on Edge, including our IV in Aqua, but I was disappointed in the elememts they left out of the Spa, as well as a lack of any explanation of the benefits of some of the unusual rooms. Also don't care for the way they are shrinking parts of the gym/spa on the older ships in the redesigns. So, Celebrity is pushing us away as much as other lines are attracting us. 

Kids bad, drag queens good?  Don’t let the door hit ya....

17 minutes ago, Caribbean Chris said:

 

Celebrity isn’t my #1 favorite line, but I feel kind of sorry for them - their reward for trying to offer good service is that the title of this thread lives on in cyberspace to negatively influence new people.

 

I guess the moral of this story is we should all take a deep breath and give any company an opportunity to fix a problem before bashing them on the internet to a bunch of strangers.

We were on the Equinox in Feb and the kids were playing on the grass, so I went to the sunset bar to grab a drink for me and my wife.  While waiting, some woman walked up to the bar and  b1tched out the head bartender for 3 - 4 minutes....LOUDLY...what was her complaint?  That non-smokers were sitting in chairs in the ‘smoking section’, and that as a smoker she had to stand.  He took it like a trooper I would have lost it on her arse.

This is how it works...supply/demand. After final payment all bets are off.  

I am sure you’d be willing to sell you house in TO for 1998 prices cause it’s unfair for young people starting out to have to pay much more than you did?

I booked Feb 2021 9 day ABC islands last February with 2 perks Aqua class.  It was $5700 CDN when I booked and I have been tracking the price regularly for drops.  I did a mock booking today for the cabin next to us with two perks...$6400 CDN....so, that’s a $700 Cdn increase since yesterday...

My wife is a Registered Dietitian and makes smoothies regularly at home.  One morning i headed to the Aqua Spa Cafe to pick up a couple and gave one to my wife.  She took one sip and made a face and said  ‘it tastes like dirt’.  I took a sip and agreed.  You wouldn't be missing anything...

12 minutes ago, Diamond lover said:

 

a) what does this even mean, and b) were you on the Solstice in New Zealand on that sailing in question, and c) are you from New Zealand, or d) are you just chirping in where you don’t belong to have your words in print without being involved in the event aka a very sad “15 minutes”?.  This thread addresses how those of us who were ON THAT SAILING feel.

a) Figure it out

b) No

c) No

d) You weren’t ‘involved in the event’ either.  No more than I was thousands of miles away.  Not a little bit...not in any way.  Being in the air space or territorial waters of a place where an event is occurring, doesn’t make you part of an event. 

What is with the modern world’s incessant need to have every feeling validated?  Especially by people they don’t even know?  

Celebrity’s so innovative.... the world’s first 5 penis chair....

48 minutes ago, Jesseslola said:

LOL Bo!!

 

We were being seated in the dining room one time and a few people were staring at us, like really saying out loud...." get off of my ship". This is a well behaved kid with his tablet and earphone.

Do they know that these kids pay full price?

Imagine if this applied to any other group of people?  Imagine a black family, or a family with a disabled person, or gay couple walking in and getting stares.  I stare right back and ask to be seated next to them 🙂

Find another line....Celebrity is definitely moving to professional with families.  No one cares about your whining.

We were on the Feb 23rd Equinox sailing with our 3 and 4 year old and they loved it.....outside of a couple evil looks from a couple of nasty people (go sail on adults only line) we had no issues with crew or other guests.

Just off the Equinox in Feb....there were lots of life jackets poolside in three sizes for kids.  A three year old would be no problem.

Can we focus on the real horror?   Men wearing calf-high white tube socks with shorts and running shoes....

On our first cruise my wife and I were like ‘yikes’ really?  Sooooo declasse...Then, on our last cruise with children, I don’t know how many times I went looking for cards, hanging up pants only to have 4 cards tumble out across the deck.  Panicking that our cards would fall out of my shorts when we went ashore....

Suffice to say, I bought two lanyards for this trip.

We are on an Equinox sailing in a couple of weeks....do they still have a ‘jazz evening’?   I think it’s supposed to be on the lawn?   I haven’t seen anything about this for a while....

Must be nice to be able to drop 15-20k on a weeks’ vacation....I’ll never know the feeling lol.  

Sailing the Equinox next sailing. Happy to hear that my heroine, Captain Kate saved the day!

Or you could thank the engineering officers who actually fixed it...

I give up !

The thread is about upgrading not the price of the premium package. That’s increased by 40%.

END.

You give up arguing with yourself? Score.

So, don’t upgrade. i guess if they raised the price of the classic to $59, you’d be ok with the zero upgrade increase?

Celebrity has in the past (recent) had a 20% discount on Beverage packages and excursions !

 

You must check the Celebrity website.

 

 

Eaglewar......Rick

Not really...if you ‘friend’ X on Facebook or Twitter etc any promotions will show up there...you don’t have to check the website everyday. In fact, the last one gave a promo code and you had to call and book.

Yes, they are the new evening wear. If you don’t like it...look away.

We did an eastern carb on NCL last winter and St Kitts was the port I was least looking forward to, and it became out favourite. We went to Carambola beach with the kids and they had a blast.

from my Twitter feed....didn’t see this anywhere else....

Happy #NationalDaiquiriDay! Enjoy 20% off a Beverage Package upgrade on your next getaway!

Call 1-800-722-5941 for complete offer details. Promo code: 3055. Offer ends 7/22. Offer provides 20% discount to cost of upgrade to Premium Package.

My 50th is in January 2021 and I would love to do a jazz/NO cruise sometime around my bday to celebrate. Cruises are only up to Dec 20 at this point, so I’ll need to wait and see what comes up. Is this cruise usually on the Equinox?