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Took this cruise last May. Crowded yes but great people watching, lots of big yachts in the harbor and exotic cars on the streets. Don't know if they offering a special expensive excursion at the Radisson but the folks we spoke to were a bit disappointed in it. We spent the evening at the bar on the Lawn. Saw the fireworks and had a great time for $600 (2 people) less than those that tendered over to the city.

We've made 4 trips to Mexico and Punta Cana the last 2 years and seaweed was an issue in both. The resorts take it up each day but there were times that large masses of seaweed made it difficult to swim in the ocean. We spent most of our time at the pools and just walked the beaches

It's been about 10 days for me. Tried IE, Safari on my PC and Safari on my iPhone. No luck getting into Manage My Reservation. I can get into the Shopping Page.

Scarlett - your post is way too logical. It takes all the fun out of being able to post here and b***ch about things and never really take any action to do anything about it.

I've been trying to access My Celebrity for 4 days with no luck. Each time I get the dreaded check back in 20 minutes.

 

I guess I'll keep trying. We have 2 cruises booked and they show up when I log in but I have no way to manage my reservation or check out anything. First cruise isn't until January.

Those hotels either also offer an earlier breakfast or start brunch before 10:00

Next thing coming will be "Linner". This is a combination of lunch and dinner. Or better yet lets all go out and have some "Brunchdnr".

Let's face it folks, our job as a consumer is to get as much as possible for the least amount of money. Celebrity's job is to make as much money as possible.

 

Those two objectives are not always compatible. When we as consumers feel the cost or service is no longer in line with what we feel is a value for what is being charged, we have a choice to make. Either take our business elsewhere or suck it up and pay more than we eat to pay.

 

Celebrity needs to make decisions about pricing and service levels that return the highest profit levels to shareholders. When those decisions are made, sometimes they are right and sometimes they are wrong. That is why the CEO makes the big bucks. Ultimately the bottom line determines if the decision was right or wrong. If they are wrong to often they will be out of a job. If they are right more often than wrong they see bigger bonuses.

 

This decision to add a service charge is a minor change to their pricing. I can assure you they have looked at the metrics on how many guests use room service between these times. They also know their labor and food costs during these times. The decision to add the service charge and its amount was put in a spreadsheet with different amounts figured in along with assumptions about how many guests would continue to choose to order with another assumption on how many guests would fall out and not order due to the charge. At that point they decided how much and what hours to add the new charge.

 

There is minimal risk on this one. I'm sure they figured they would not lose any guest to another cruise line due to adding the charge.

 

Yes I know there are some folks who will knee jerk react and say I'll never cruise X again but my guess is they will not follow through unless they were already planning to leave.

 

Just my opinion and thoughts.

I don't know how if Silhouette menus are correct, but the Equinox menus are spot on the ones we had on our Med cruise this past May. I'm not 100% confident they match up Day 1 thru Day 10 but they are all exactly what I recall.

Is the charge Per Item or Per Order?

You know what Don, I agree it's not hard to stop by the MDR to check out the menu each day, but it is also a pretty good idea to put it up on the TV each morning. There have been several times we had early morning excursions and didn't get back until late afternoon. We would have liked to know that morning what the menu was before we headed out. No need to flame a person that has a totally reasonable request.

Check out Ft Myers/Ft Myers Beach. There is more to do there than Cape Coral. The Yacht Club in Cape Coral is one possible place to spend some time

We had originally booked the Sept 7 Equinox from Barcelona to Istanbul. We cancelled last fall and changed to the Equinox May 11 Barcelona to Rome. Cancelled due to the beginning of some concerns with Istanbul that were just beginning at that time. Very happy we made the change with overnight being cancelled and the Noro issue that took place this summer on Equinox. Plus we met some great people on our excursions and didn't have to spend the summer worrying about anything other than what to pack for our January Caribbean and May Alaska cruises.

 

Yes we got hooked back into cruising after 10 years away and doing all land vacations.

Agree on Positano. It is an amazingly beautiful town. Lots of good places for a meal if it is lunchtime.

The previous comment about not getting the ship free of Noro is just not true.

 

We sailed on Equinox from Barcelona to Rome in early May just after the TA. There was no sign of the virus on the TA or our cruise. Please know the facts before you make these types of comments.

We have booked this tour for the Jan 11 Equinox cruise. When I booked there was a warning that only a few spots left. If you believe that, I suggest you book ahead of time.

Keith - Were with the group? If not, how do you know he "dragged the entire party away". This is not a flame, just a comment that you may be making assumptions that may or may not be accurate.

I am not sure about this but will add a new thought I believe. Celebrity was most likely paying some type of franchise fee for the Molecular Bar. Now they are likely receiving a sponsorship fee from Diageo. It is a win/win scenario for Celebrity.

 

If this has already been brought up, my apologies.

It is much easier to call Celebrity. I did it last week and finished in 10 minutes. They send a confirmation email within 5 minutes after you get done.

One issue I have not seen addressed is that to upgrade pre cruise all passengers in a cabin must upgrade. If you upgrade on board you can do it for only those who want it and you can do it at any time.