cruisegirlppp

Love Capt. Matt!

Thank you so much for posting this!

I agree, our last cruise was in South America on a full ship and it was the most in-active roll call I have ever seen.

I agree, we also miss the Afternoon Tea event.

Is there a chance you are remembering Select as Silver? Don't worry, they will sort it all out for you!

My husband and I have done the same thing on our last two cruises and it has worked out perfectly. We have found it less expensive to buy 2 device/1 person plan.

Prior to our last cruise I noticed a price drop on our fully paid cruise (booked directly with Celebrity). I called and requested to be upgraded to Concierge (which was now priced at what I paid for a balcony). Agent was very pleasant and the upgrade was made without any fuss.

I recently told my husband that we only need 2 more cruises to the Al Bacio level- he doesn't drink alcohol but loves his specialty coffees.

Many, many years ago we were booked in a balcony room on the Mercury for an Alaskan cruise...after embarkation we were inexplicably upgraded to a sunset veranda. I surmised that some other passengers probably needed adjacent rooms and we were the lucky winners asked to move!

Yes, it is, just ask your cabin steward. IMHO the canopies are sort of awful so you may enjoy the cheese plate more.

Sorry, you are correct! I should have said stateroom attendant in Concierge

You can ask your Concierge to have a cheese plate instead of the usual afternoon canapés; if you request crackers they will most likely be saltines. After a few days of that you can ask him to cancel the whole thing!

Yes, we were on So American cruise and it was gone by the time I got to real internet.

Who knew?? We have been on two long sailings post covid and never heard about this. Nice to know for those who might want to grab one.

We also tip a few $ for any HH drinks, as we are not sure that the server will receive a gratuity otherwise. The servers are always grateful and often remember you if you return on a following evening.

Oh my, Ale-handsome did a whole presentation about the beginning of the pandemic featuring your cruise! Great pictures of staff and passengers improvising and making do. I had not realized the lengths to which Celebrity went to get some passengers and crew home.

Also, don't forget to pack your corkscrew if you plan to bring wine on-board. We have had lovely cabin stewards who have loaned us one when I have forgotten but not sure I would count on it.🍷

No insight into scheduling but totally agree with sandbug2. Alejandro and Guiseppe are the absolute best cruise directors we have ever had on a cruise (sailing with Celebrity since the 90's).

We ask our room steward to bring a carafe of ice water, it works well to refill our reusable bottles as well as having water available in the cabin.

We have also had this happen a few times and a call to Celebrity has resulted in upgrade. The agents have been very pleasant and happy to make us happy. Good luck to you!

I also got the David email...some poor tech guy is probably getting grief for this one.

Thank you for taking us along on your journey...now you have me dreaming about returning to Caribbean! My last cruise there was early March 2020- the week cruising shut down! Had a very unpleasant excursion experience and frazzled staff on board as we all faced an unknown future.

Chocolate covered strawberries do exist. We were at the start of a TA on RC one time and I was attempting to order lunch in the MDR. The waiter said to me, "It's a long cruise madam, have a salad." I am a small person so it was funny to me but may not have been to others. I mentioned to head guy for dining room and let him know that while I was not offended others could be. We later received chocolate covered strawberries and a note in our cabin.

Watched it yesterday (beach, red, cheese, Amalfi coast). I really enjoyed seeing some of the Captains from past cruises (especially Captain Matt) and the one for our upcoming cruise. We may never make it to the El Bacio level but this was an enjoyable presentation.

We had one from the Mast Grill in November, it was thick but had absolutely no taste.