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Man, this is quite entertaining listening to the comments/justifications, etc. I should have loaded up on popcorn first. Not sure if the restriction to buying package for everyone is waived because of location, NCL norm, or that only two per cabin get Free at Sea? At any rate, this is clearly intended to skirt the rules; how could it be interpreted any other way? If they want to drink wine they should buy a package or pay as they go. Very simple. I drink and my wife does not, so buying a package does not make sense. We also were offered free packages if we pay the gratuity, and simple math indicates even then it is not a good deal for us. If I were by myself it would be a no brainer to purchase it. I'm cheap too, and will maybe get the credit card to build up some OBC for my drinks. Everyone's situation is different and while I wish cruise lines had more flexibility, I would never try to justify breaking the rule with some BS like dumping drinks or throwing up a mocktail red herring when in reality I intend to drink wine. Putting a crew member in an awkward position with a customer is also not cool. By the way, I am traveling with a party of 10 who all have packages and I would never even think of asking them to order me a drink.

Let me defend X for a minute. Just returned from 7 nights on Millie. For context, I am a world traveler, but this was only my third cruise (first on X). I'm not a fancy pants but fly only Business Class internationally and stay in 4-5 stars 100+ nights a year. Fly FC 60-75% domestically. Beer drinker, enjoy a nice wine from time to time. I do like to eat! My cruise met or exceeded in every area except for the buffet (crowded and chaotic). Since I spend many hours a week in the Delta Skyclub, you would think I would be used to unruly crowds and buffets that look like a pack of wolves visited, but it still bugged me. A lot. Other than that, it was great, especially for the price. Was it perfect? No, but things rarely are. Oh, and Lavazza really sucks. I am the demographic everyone feels is being cast aside (still working, but getting ready to retire any day) but that is the way it is now. I can't even find one decent song on Delta's extensive playlist. Out with the old, in with the new as they say. I will try Holland America next (for the music) but I'm not anticipating any other aspect to be much better or worse. First world problems!

Recently returned from Alaska on Celebrity. I found everything to be top notch with the exception of the buffet (more crowd issues than food quality) and the ridiculous stop at Icy Straight point. I've not been on Princess but I have heard Glacier Bay is awesome and would probably look for an itinerary that includes this if I ever do Alaska again. Our cruise included the Hubbard Glacier and it was great. I've been thinking Holland America may be a better fit for me because of the Music Walk, but learned only a few ships have this as the cruise I was looking at did not. The music on Celebrity was good but not great and I think this would add a lot to my experience. .

Thank you!

TA booked and it is on my receipt but no info on app/etc.

Yeah, they are not much help, they said Celebrity will provide the info once on the ship. I would think it would be listed in my app with the rest of my tours (?) BTW, this is Seward to ANC (downtown) if anyone has any experience with this

Sailing in two weeks (post cruise transfer is in three weeks) All my excursions are listed in the app but nothing on the transfer. Should I be concerned and when does it normally show up? (booked through TA/AX)

After I posted this the minimum bids went down so I adjusted these two and added a couple more. All my bids are low. Sail in two weeks; ship is completely full and bids still show pending. Is it normal for them to still be pending when there appears to be no chance?

Nice! Thanks all

always the same or changes based on day? the reason I ask is that we only have 30 minutes from end of lumberjack to all aboard

If you cancel and rebook when it was paid in OBC, does the OBC come back and if so how long does it take?

I was able to get AX to reduce the fare after booking but before final payment. Now I've made my final payment and cruise has been reduced substantially and also with higher OBC. Any chance AX can get get me additional OBC for the difference or is it a waste of time?

Not to make excuses for a bad burger, but I still don't understand the fascination with burgers and pizza on a cruise. I'm looking for something I don't normally eat at home, and also to get better value for the price of the cruise. I understand the convenience factor; but I looked at the menu for mast and would not even consider it. Seems like they can add a few more options?

Ship: Celebrity Millennium Length of Cruise: 7 days Cruise Sail Date: July 21, 2023 Date email offer received: May 8, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Kettle Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Inside Bid? Yes/No: Yes $150 Ver, Ultra $300 If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: OV, Veranda, Sunset Veranda, Ultra Deluxe, Concierge, Ultra Deluxe Concierge, Aqua Bid Offer: OV: $100, Ver: $150, SV $250, Ultra $300, Con $250, Ultra con $300, Aqua $350 Notification Date: pending Accepted / Rejected: pending General Comments (offer details, etc.) Can't see how many verandas are available in the booking engine (I could before).

in Antigua make sure to get the roasted lima beans from a street vendor on the main square!

I recently did this - I thought there might be issues, but the credit appeared as soon as I paid the $1000. After I redeemed for OBC it took a week to show in my cruise. No issues at all for me Not a fan of BOA!!!

Hi, booked through AX Plat desk and am supposed to get a bottle of champagne. Questions: Is it any good? When should I expect it, will it be in the room on embarkation?

Wondering when the best time to expect tour discounts. Right now it shows 15% for my July trip. Any upside or downside to booking before/after final payment? Using OBC for tour Thanks!

wahahahahahahaha! don't give me any ideas!

Thank you! You have confirmed my suspicions around the whiskey tastings, I'll skip all that. Super disappointed that there is no draft onboard. Guess I'll be a wino all week and maybe get a nice beer onshore to get me through.

I plan to drink heavily on my upcoming cruise.....however.... My wife barely drinks 4 days at port $300 OBC Bottle of champagne from AX 2-4 bottles of wine and six pack of diet coke taken onboard I am a beer drinker but prefer draft, best I can tell there is only one location with draft on Mille (please correct me if I'm wrong). Absent draft I'm happy with diet coke, water, or wine 1-2 nights of free whiskey tastings and woodford night (my preferred drink outside of beer)....maybe this will not be great but we'll see! Bev package makes zero sense to me

I am on this exact route but two weeks later: I see about 25 verandas open now, it was sold out a month ago and has only had 1-2 available since then. Hoping for a move up - the rest of our group has verandas but my wife and I are cost sensitive (cheap you might call it)......it is not worth the full load IMO.

I added a transfer through X from Seward to ANC without thinking too much about it, I thought it would just be easier than booking through a third party (and I assume my bags will go from the hallway to the bus)? I started thinking later about this and was wondering if they give an option to be dropped off downtown rather than the airport? I've asked the travel agent this question and she can't seem to retrieve this info from Celebrity. What is the normal process and when/how do I get information from X?

Can't tell you about the tour but Alhambra is amazing. Can't believe they would not stop for some length of time. I would also hope for time to walk around Granada. WARNING - siesta from 2ish to 5ish so nothing is open, eat and drink accordingly!

yaletown location very close to my hotel - perfect. Thanks much!