Hello cruisers!
This is our 4th cruise 3rd with celebrity. So still a newby.
On the 26th 3 days ago we got an email to check our on board credit. We had been looking at the IOS app which wouldn’t show the OBC.
Logged in it was $1700. We were excited, this was more than expected. We started dreaming and planning for excursions and dining.
This morning it dropped to $1100.
I wondered if this was an error or something I had done wrong by not booking fast enough.
I called Celebrity website assistance. Was quickly connected to a tech who couldn’t find anything wrong but only showing the $1100, said needed to transfer to his CC department, He remained on hold for a long time until the next lady tried to help, she also could not find the problem. She transferred me to the "Retreat representative". Who after again explaining and another hold she advised their system has improperly given $600 to all retreat guests and that I would only get $1100. That the system has been removing that amount from all travelers in the past day. That even if I had booked with the $1700 showing the remaining balance would have just fallen $600 when the system removed that code.
All the agents were super nice just unable to fix the "problem" to my satisfaction you could say.
So 38 min phone call later, I understand its and error but it is a very disappointing moment here to have our hopes up then dashed.
SO, heads up to Retreat guests! This has allegedly happened too many others she said.
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Our cruise:
Nov 5-12, 2022
Solstice
Retreat class room