lazydayz

I got both emails but haven’t sailed Celebrity in a decade. Not sure why I received them.

Wow, you are way ahead of the game. I’ll be following and hope your sisters cruise goes exactly as planned. as to the spa day pass, it is for the day. You can go when the spa opens, usually around 8 in the morning, then use it as often as you like until it closes, usually around 9 or 10 in the evening.

Your name and birthdate are associated with your VIFP account. How do you propose they create new accounts? Change identity to get downgraded?

Usually three winners are chosen, sometimes more. I think the rule is you need a hundred points, then you are in all of the drawings, whether you are present or not. If the person who is called isn’t there, they keep calling until they find someone. The most I have won on an Elite drawing was $500. Always wanted to play Matilda and I finally got picked. I do wish they would switch it to your card has to be in a machine to be eligible. It isn’t much fun when they have to keep calling names, and waiting.

I would take it. Love balconies and being on Lido. Price seems fair.

Love your review. Thanks for doing it!

Mardi Gras would be our choice. We like their bars better, like the layout of Emeril’s more, and have sworn off Miami unless it is a special itinerary that we are not likely to find elsewhere.

Sending good vibes your way!

Us too.

Pretty sure it is. At least with our group, we elected to get OBC and few other things for everyone rather than the free cabin(s).

Thanks for posting the benefits. Didn’t realize the one year booking deadline for upgrade or free extra guests. I am going to have to plan and book our sisters cruise for next year.

Agreed. I love her hair!

Have you checked out Loft 19 yet?

Too true. We cruise Friday for a quickie on the Glory. Never done a ship that big for a weekend cruise. But have done the Glory a few times for a week. We have a balcony on the Lido deck so that will be wonderful!

Safe travels to Miami. We loved Loft 19, and bet you will too.

I vote for a live Sid review. So much fun. You saw what happened when we were left to our own devices. but really, do what makes you happy! Appreciate your insights.

No, Carnival offered them a $10,000 FCC (only after offering them two interiors on that sailing). That is NOT the same as getting your money back.

Sometimes people and organizations amaze me. She could have avoided all of this by not posting her boarding pass online. This was a huge purchase, did she really book it on her computer? Carnival is getting lots of bad publicity out of this. Why not just say sorry this happened to you and we will take care of you? Either give her a full refund in cash or book the exact same suite and ship for a later date? Instead of creating a happy customer, they caused themselves more headaches.

I am not sure Carnival did all it could do. After all, someone from Carnival noticed something was wrong and cancelled all of the booked excursions. Carnival could have called her and said we noticed some activity on your account and wanted to confirm you intended to cancel. Luckily for me, I have a great PVP who does all of my bookings. They all have a PIN associated with them. And I am fairly certain the PVP would call me if he saw I had cancelled a cruise online. I know Carnival is a huge corporation but it does sometimes reach out to its customers on an individual basis. We were late arriving for a cruise and they called my husband's phone and asked if we were going to make it. Luckily, we told them we had just arrived at the port. Fastest check in ever. We were on the ship in less than five minutes, and just a few minutes after that, the ship was sailing away.

Specialty dining, especially at the steakhouse, may fill up towards the end of the cruise. Spa busier than usual the first few days. Other than that, no real impact unless you want to play in the casino. The casino will be busier and there will be a few drawings you will not be entered into.

Thanks for the report and hope the trip home goes well.

Hey Sid, Welcome back. Hope you had a fantastic cruise. As you can tell, we missed you.

Thanks. Vera from Mardi Gras is originally from Russia but immigrated to Mexico. Super interesting and fun person. Her wife, Jennifer, also worked on MG. Hope you have a great day.

love this response!

Please post a photo of Vera. Want to see if she is our favorite from the MARDI Gras.