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On 3/20/2024 at 12:18 PM, Jeremiah1212 said:
Celebrity is not scheduled to call on Labadee until November. The only gauge you can get is to watch what Royal Caribbean does this fall.
We're scheduled to go there on the Beyond on 11 Nov. If Celebrity docks, we'll go ashore. Last month we stopped in Nassau and some cruisers stayed on board due to the warnings. To each their own.
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On our last cruises on the Ascent (Feb 4-18) we did the "Go Green" and got the service but not the points. We should have received 40 points each week instead of 35 (for Aqua Class), but they gave us 75 for each week! I have decided not to point out that we didn't get our 40 points, until which time they ever correct it...
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1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said:
I've done them in many cities around the world. I think it is a really good way of getting a good overview of a city. We usually don't get on and off and just remain on for the complete route.
My favorite experience was in Rome. We were sitting on the upper deck right by the Vatican all the sudden the Pope came to his window and started some type of ceremony. Wasn't part of the planned tour but a real unexpected delight to have a front row seat .... the driver decided to delay his departure so we could all enjoy.
Perhaps you were unknowingly excorcised. 😇
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I have attached the posted list of locations and it is very large. We've done London, New York and San Fransisco and thought it was a great way to go. Thinking about using it on or Asian "Spice-Route" cruises next year (Tokyo to Mumbai).
Thoughts?
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The last time I saw a laundromat on a cruise ship was on Oceania - good riddance (not to Oceania but to the laundromat experience)! Many unwritten rules and many sets of eyes on you to ensure they are followed, just like Seinfeld's Soup ***! On one cruise a comedian poked fun at it.
Now we always have checked bags so we just bring enough clothing for the duration of the cruise. I'm happy that we now get weekly laundry as we're Elite status, which comes in handy.
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19 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said:
We also were on Ascent and found BLU very noisy. Some ships do not have a MDR kitchen nearby and thus ordering from the MDR menu not always possible.
We would not do Aqua on the Ascent. Silhouette was great.
We were in Blu on Ascent from 4-18 Feb and had a completely different experience. "Huge" and "Noisy"? - hardly in our experience, maybe because we were having such a good time.
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We bought this at "Black Friday" prices even though we had the Premium Drink Package. We had fun, learned something, met some people and tried some wines available only by the bottle. We could have lingered afterwards and slurped up wine served to empty tables, which I did for one wine I liked - without remorse. We'd do it again. We were offered a "Premium Wine Tasting" and a "Champagne Wine Tasting" at ridiculous prices and declined.
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For us Blu is more about its smallness (and small lines = quick seating) and the service than the food, although several of the Blu exclusive dishes were good.
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On the Ascent this month.
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54 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:
We have arrived!!
And in time to get the corner table!
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You got there early! Smart move. There are five ships in port today, but on 7 Feb when we're there ,there will be seven including the massice Icon of the Seas, so we'll be there when it opens. P.S. The chicken wings are excellent!
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22 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:
Extra $200 OBC for onboard bookings for the next 48 hours, above the amount usually given:
A good deal. You can make "Open" bookings too in which you can choose later.
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17 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:
Today’s plan is a simple one — heading to Nachi Cocum. If we get there in time we will be at our usual table in the corner of the pool deck😂😂. Come by and say hi.
Also, consider buying the entry picture from Ivonne. She is a great lady who saved us a few trips back when I forgot my credit card. Good souvenir and only about $12.
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We'll be there in two weeks - look forward to hearing about it!
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A real advantage of CC is that there is a huge searchable archive.
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2 hours ago, NMTraveller said:
Next up.
Can I bring my drum set and electric guitar onboard?
My hobby is metal work and includes arc welding. I'm happy to hear there's a 220V outlet in each room.
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I did a bit of a search to see if this has been posed before and didn't see anything, so here it is. A lot of this is subjective, but essentially my question if: "For a given level of stateroom, which cruises tend to be the least expensive per night?" I looked at several ships, itineraries and times of year and know that price is a moving target as prices fluctuate quite a bit from two years out to the time leading up to sail date. I was surprised to see that older ships are not notably less expensive than the Edge Class, nor are "odd" length cruises, e.g. 4, 5 or 6 night. The more sea days, the less expensive it would be I assume because there are fewer docking fees, less fuel consumed, etc., but this seems to be only significant on Transatlantic cruises. Far East seems to be less expensive than Caribbean and Europe. Spring and Fall, less than Winter and Summer.
What am I missing?
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We went to Elite on the second leg of a B2B and went to the Captain Club rep and they gave us the benefits for the second leg, which were significant. If you don't do this it won't be automatic as we know that CC points lag by a couple of weeks.
P.S. we were five points short after the first leg, so we did "Go Green" to get those extra five points on the first leg to push us over the Elite threshold. :-)
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How about (for us) it's 21 sleeps! We can't wait.
Unhappy people are far more likely to post comments than happy.
I will say this however, Celebrity is not trying to attract solo travellers, and are selling out cruises. They charge more for a solo than two or more (!) and this is a simple business decision as there are a fixed number of staterooms and the more people on board, the higher the revenue - from packages, drinks, excursions, specialty restaurants, gambling, on-board purchases, etc. Solo travellers say they pay a premium, but another way to look at it is that 2-4 in a room comes with a discount.
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Last year we did a B2B with one week in a Sky Suite and one week in Aqua Class. Another B2B a year earlier was Aqua Class then Veranda. Each week I lost privileges based on what I had paid, and I was fine with that.
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10 minutes ago, sixpackeddie said:
From our experiences sailing in a suite from terminal 25 we have not been able to board before 11am. I would not arrive any earlier then 1030am.
We boarded in the Retreat Area last year at 10:30 and were among the first.
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9 hours ago, roxannex said:
It seems like you found out early? When I looked at the celebrity suites the other day there were thirteen of them, and now there are only two. But now a sunset sky suite and regular sky suite and magic carpet sky suite opened up.
A game of dominoes. I've seen higher level suites fill first, then they seem to work down, but that's based on a few people reporting MoveUps and quick looks at inventory.
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We will be on a B2B in 7206 in Oct-Nov 2025. There's a video on Youtube that showed very well that it has a superior view over Sunset Verandas above it, and is far below the clamour on Deck 10 with Oceanview and the Sunset Bar being active 18 hours/day.
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7 minutes ago, roxannex said:
That’s so weird. I wrote to the company that I guess handles the move up program and asked them why I can no longer bid. There are quite a few celebrity suites left but very few sky suites that I can see. I was also able to bid on a sunset sky suite and I see none of those available at all. Thanks for letting me know. Unless a bid of mine was accepted? But then I don’t think they would all still say pending.
I think that what consumers see is not exactly the available inventory, but what Celebrity would still like to sell.
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On 12/17/2023 at 1:17 PM, roxannex said:
I created bids for the February 18 Ascent on several different kinds of sky suites (starting at 795pp) and there was also an offer for celebrity suites. I didn’t bid on them because they were more than I really wanted to spend (min 1145 pp). But I saw there are still quite a few open so I decided to bid. But now that option is gone. Why would they remove the offer when there are still numerous celebrity suites open? (More than sky suites) Anyone know? I thought that was odd.
We're on the same cruise (presently in an Aqua Class Stateroom) and we can still bid on a Celebrity Suite - USD $1000, Royal Suite - USD $1700, and Edge Villa USD $2150.
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Undated, but probably a year or so old.
Go Green Program
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In fact yes we did! Unknown to me, we booked an "Open" booking on board last year and we chose a cruise within the specified timeframe in that offer and obtained double points. A happy suprise.