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We also did both on a cruise last year, and LB_NJ summed up our experience rather well. The only thing I would add is to get to the food pairing early so you can get a central table, close to where the instructor might speak. We were on the periphery and a noisy group really interfered with our ability to hear the instructor.

As with so many others on this thread, we have booked nothing new and have no intention of cruising with Celebrity again until the things we enjoy are restored. Exception: we have a Galapagos cruise booked but we pushed it out, and will do so again until we feel better about the company. We are fortunate that we booked with the reduced deposit for booking onboard, so the investment and risk is low. We are looking at more land packages than ever before.

We were on a cruise this past December that began on New Year's Eve. There was a big party on the pool deck. Lots of drinks, lost of people, lots of music and lots of fun. The only things that were difficult to find were the horns, hats, beads, noise makers and glow sticks. Most of these were available in the dining rooms and restaurants. We were in Aqua but had to ask in Blu as they were not given out when we were there - we had to go back to get them. So ask wherever you dine, and ask others where they got theirs. A funny word though, in your post: "Celebriety ". If that's a combo of Celebrity and Sobriety, you won't find that on the ship on New Year's Eve.

I have this chart from 2020, prior to the November 2020 changes that removed this access. While some benefits have comments about availability, there is no such comment for the Zenith access benefit.

From the Celebrity site (https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/captains-club) Does Captain’s Club offer reciprocity with other Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brands? Celebrity's Captain's Club program offers reciprocity with Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor program and Azamara's Le Club Voyage program. Captain's Club Classic members receive Le Club Voyage Adventurer benefits. Captain's Club Select members receive Crown & Anchor Platinum and Le Club Voyage Explorer benefits. Captain's Club Elite members receive Crown & Anchor Diamond and Le Club Voyage Discoverer benefits. The same holds true for Crown & Anchor members and Le Club Voyage members when sailing on Celebrity. Credits are not combinable across brands; however, as members move up in tier, the membership level will be automatically upgraded across all enrolled programs. If you are currently a member of both Captain's Club and Crown & Anchor programs, you will automatically receive benefits based on your highest membership level between the two. The benefits of the two programs will stay independent, and the number of sailings a member accrues on each brand will not be combined. You will earn the tier credit for the brand you are sailing as long as you are a member of that brand's loyalty program. If you are a Captain's Club member but not a member of the Crown & Anchor Society, and plan on sailing with Royal Caribbean, or you are a Crown & Anchor member but not a Captain's Club member and plan on sailing with Celebrity Cruises®, please call the Captain’s Club at 1-844-418-6824 if within the U.S. or contact your International Office or Representative if outside the U.S. to enroll in the equivalent tier. Also, please remember to provide your membership number when booking a Celebrity cruise to ensure you receive your Club Points and benefits while sailing.

Also note that PUPs remain on the newly-released Captain's Club brochure (https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/Captain-Clubs-Benefits-Brochure-V8-8-30-23.pdf)

Captain's Club terms say this: Wi-Fi Discount applied to the total price of the Wi-Fi package or upgrade purchased. Combinable with the pre-cruise advantage only. (https://www.celebritycruises.com/captains-club/enroll#Terms) That suggests they stack in some manner.

I found these at the bottom of the benefits brochure - the new one and an older one I save a few months back. See the lower left corner of the first page of the brochure:

They updated the exclusions for the CC Cocktail Hour by adding Craft Social and removing theater: Unlimited drinks available from 5–7 PM daily in most bars and lounges (excluding World Class Bar, Craft Social, restaurants, and Magic Carpet. Excluding embarkation day) It was Unlimited drinks available from 5 –7 PM daily in most bars and lounges (excluding World Class Bar, Magic Carpet, theater, restaurants, and embarkation day). Note embarkation day is still excluded.

We did this in December on Reflection. It was pricey but we had some OBC and our Captain's Club discount, leaving it still mildly pricey. We are happy with the pictures but would have been happier if they were more affordable so we could have selected more of them. The photographer worked well with us and did what she could to help us make a selection that worked for us.

I suspect that's what post #7477 is all about🙂

Do you perhaps mean a sale like this one, going on now and ending July 31 (possibly to be extended): "Now, for a limited time, when you book a vacation to the incredible Galapagos Islands, you’ll enjoy 20% off your cruise fares.* Plus, when you book a vacation package, we’ll get you there with airfare included* as part of your all-inclusive experience." This can be seen here: https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-deals/galapagos-free-air-and-savings-offer?icid=spclff_tctclp_lln_hm_other_204 and depending on your Captain's Club tier, there can be more savings: https://www.celebritycruises.com/captains-club/exclusive-offers/galapagos-savings Galapagos always seems to be treated separately but there is often some promo available. We sailed on Xpedition and enjoyed it so much we are going back in 2024.

I find that many of the images shown for various locations (lounges and suites included) have a gallery link in the upper right corner. Clicking this often takes you to a series of pictures for each class of ship, although not necessarily a specific ship. Perhaps you already used this?

We did this itinerary in December. We enjoyed the Old and New San Juan City tour in Puerto Rico. We did NOT enjoy the Golden Eagle Sailaway in St. Maarten - the description is quite deceptive. People were packed onto the catamaran like sardines, as least 3x as many as would be comfortable. The snorkel site was lousy (very murky, too crowded to swim without getting kicked) and the beach site has a very rough surf. Norman Island Snorkeling in BVI was so-so. Our St. Thomas excursion (Discover St. Thomas & Magens Bay) was not great but I think that was due to particulars on that day. We enjoyed Flavors and Sights of Nassau. We also did the Blue Lagoon Island Sea Lion Encounter and Beach Day at Nassau and VERY much enjoyed the sea lion encounter. We scheduled the earliest available encounter and it was just the two of us. I recommend this one highly if you want to meet and learn about sea lions. As with most of these, your specific interests and experiences will affect your enjoyment. We went to Galapagos last year and that might have spoiled us for "ordinary" snorkeling. Enjoy your cruise!

Window seats in Blu are one of my favorite things on Celebrity cruises. I have found that different itineraries seem to bring different behavior: some cruises have the early lines, some have very short lines at opening. Our most recent Caribbean cruise had maybe 3-4 couples in line at opening. Since I wanted a window table, I showed up at 5:15 and had no problem. On other cruises, I would show up around 6:30, ask for a window table and say I was willing to wait. I'd go have a drink in the Rendezvous Lounge and get paged after 20 minutes or so. I have missed out on a window seat only in situations where I did not want to wait. The downside is that I was not always seated in the same section so I did not always have a server who knew my preferences - but the sommelier would often see me, so THAT service stayed the same.