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I think wrk2cruise is correct.  I don't think that Celebrity is applying the amount of the Bahamas increase to each individual booked amount. I have read that the total amount of increase would be $12 per person, and that is not what we are seeing.

Go to the Celebrity website and do a dummy booking for your affected cruise.  Click on  "review & pay" and look at the amount for taxes and fees. For me, it was the same as the new amount shown in the notification letter. I bet it will be the same for you.

Taxes and fees change regularly on the Celebrity website, and you get charged the going rate at the time you book. I have several cruises booked, and the taxes and fees shown on the website have changed since my initial booking for all but one cruise. Celebrity has not changed the amount I owe for taxes and fees for those bookings.

Quote from their Best Price Guarantee page:

Request to Add or Change an Added Value Offer

Celebrity will 1) apply an Added Value Offer to booking and 2) go to prevailing eligible cruise fare

NOTE: If either the new cruise fare or Added Value Offer is not combinable with any promotion associated with the existing booking, or changes are being made outside of promotional booking window, the existing promotion will be removed from the booking. No refund or exchange will be given on a promotion offer (added value)

NOTE: an Added Value Offer refers to an amenity added to your booking, such as an onboard credit, specialty dining, shore excursion, etc.

To me, this means that any OBC you got from your initial booking (the "existing promotion") would be deleted, along with any other promotions that were included in that booking, as you are now booking under the new terms. Would it still be a total savings to rebook? If yes, I still think you should be able to.   

I think you should be able to do what you want to do. You are not changing ship or sail date - that would kick in the $200 hit, not what you are proposing to do.  I would call back and talk with a different person.

Mike - I'd go with 1642, which shows as available.This is in the area of Aqua rooms that we prefer, rather than those forward.  It's not obstructed, and cabins are both above and below so noise should not be a problem. Bed is near the bath. And I think you will appreciate BLU for dinner.

Enjoy!

On 8/23/2022 at 7:49 AM, IWillGoAnywhere26 said:

Thanks! The woman we know is Zore from Croatia. We've sailed with her several times. She started as a barista and worked her way up to the Beverage Manager. I'm not sure if she's returned to sailing but we would love to see her. Enjoy Prince Christian Sound today. I think it was my favorite day of the cruise last week.

Off topic, but since I can’t message IWGA26 -  Zora is indeed still cruising.  She was on the Eclipse in April for its first voyage since covid:  Vancouver to Hawaii and return, then on to Alaska.  She is an assistant beverage manager, and we saw her almost daily as she made her rounds when we had our espresso in Café al Bacio after dinner.  She is a pleasure to know, and we also hope to cruise with her again.

It isn't really meaningful to compare the "sale" prices of today with prices that I received 6 months ago when I booked.  In six months, some cruises have increased by thousands of dollars,  while others may not have increased at all. 

Knowing that this sale was coming, last night I checked prices on two cruises, two cabin categories  each. Today with the "sale" prices, three cabins had increased prices by $100 PP and the fourth by $90, so if I book them all,  I'm paying $780 more to get $800 more OBC.

I contacted the department in Hawaii responsible for the pier project in Lahaina. The reply:

"Cruise ships will still be arriving in Lahaina as scheduled and the construction won’t interfere with this process."

No guarantees, but sounds good to me.

A couple questions:

1) Are quarantined guests given a separate muster station, or in an emergency would you muster in your room, or in the hall  outside your door?

2) Is there anything to prevent quarantined guests from simply leaving their room and going to other areas of the ship?  Or to prevent quarantined guests from having visitors?  Or are you on the honor system?

Thanks for the great report. You have given us such good information!

Thanks a lot!!

Phil

Thanks for another great review!  I finally got to the end.  In post #611 you mention getting a one-hour covid test in Barcelona, but I didn't find that you told the name of the place. Assuming we will need to get a test after a cruise that ends in Barcelona, could you give us the name of the testing site? Thanks.

Phil

Go to the "Roll Call" section of CruiseCritic. That is where each specific cruise is discussed.  Here is a link to the Oct. 19 cruise. If it is not yours, you should be able to easily navigate to your cruise.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2775879-october-19th-2021-infinity-11-night-western-med/

Enjoy!

On 12/5/2019 at 12:35 PM, Taclin01 said:

Feb 1 on the Summit

Family verandas on the Summit are great  oversized cabins with oversized balconies, and the corner cabins have huge balconies. That is what I would bid on from an inside cabin.

Go through your booking through selecting the cabin you desire,  then click on "Next" and then look at the upper left of your screen for the Celebrity Cruises logo. Click on that, and one of the choices should be "Courtesy Hold."

 Navigator of the Seas is showing a cruise, Jan. 10-13 out of Miami. It could substitute for your cancelled cruise - assuming they don't cancel it also.

Summit as of Dec. 28:

Master: Ioannis Kasimatis

Staff Captain: Angelos Baferos

Cruise Director: Rich Clesen

Hotel Director: Verdan Jelavic

Guest Relations: Jann Ramos

F&B: Oswald Harbrecht

Exec. Chef: Karl Marcel Dufeil

Capt. Club: David Perrien

Party Band: Long Play Band

Lounge Band: Groove del Sur

DJ: Jason

String Duo: Charisma Duo

Piano/Vocal:Tea 4 Two

Guitar: Chris Hawks

Piano: Paola de Sousa

Production: Soundtrack, Chandelier, Life

Count me in as a Heineken Zero fan :D

On the Silhouette transatlantic in May, and the Europe cruises that followed, Heineken Zero was available - but you had to hunt for it. One day I could find it in the Oceanview bar, the next day they didn't have it but it was in the Passport bar, the next day it wouldn't be in Passport bar, but it was in Sunset bar. I found the bar manager and discussed it, and suggested that if they had a limited supply, just put all in one bar, so at least I would know where to find it. Later that day, there was a knock on my door and there were 6 Heineken Zeroes for me, so I wouldn't have to hunt for them (y)

OP is correct - it tastes much better than O'Douls. Some ships have (or had) Buckler, another Heineken non-alcoholic beer (less than 0.5% alcohol, where I believe Zero is less than 0.05%) which also tastes better than O'Douls. The Silhouette had Heineken Zero, not Buckler.

FYI Heineken Zero is not yet being marketed in the US, so I was surprised to see it on the ship when we left Florida on the transatlantic. I live about 20 minutes from the Canadian border, and when I was there a couple weeks ago I bought a case of it to bring back home. Cheers! :beer-mug:

If the free drink package was from Celebrity, it will be listed on the "Booking Confirmation" that you should have received.

I noticed that when the Master Captain change for the Millennium was made, the previous Captain, Ilias Stefanatos, was removed from the chart rather than being moved to the "Vacation" line. Any reason?

Earlier this year on the Equinox they had both events. They were on different sea days, both at 2:00 PM. Though I did not go to the food and wine pairing, I believe that it is what you would expect - sit at table, wine and food are presented and discussed. At "Wines around the World" they set up 6 tables (stations), each with one red and one white from one country - probably US, France, Spain, Italy, Argentina or Chile, and Australia. After you are told about each wine, you are on your own to visit each station and taste as much or as little as you want of whatever you want. I think it lasted about an hour in all. So if you like a formal presentation, with specific wines paired with specific food, you want the wine pairing. If you like a more informal setting that gets noisier as the hour progresses where you can drink until the hour is over, you want Wines Around the World. And it is perfectly acceptable to attend both :-)

Cellar Master and Passport bar will likely be the best places to find the craft beers. Besides Dogfish 90, they should carry Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale (not truly an IPA, but 7.5% ABV, 65 IBU and pretty darn tasty), Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and perhaps Anchor Liberty Ale. All very drinkable :-) They probably will also have Goose Island (not great, IMHO).

CruiserByHeart asked: "I know this is a but of topic, but still hoping for info :) Do you have any records of who wad the captain onboard the Infinity in Alaska in the August 6th, 2010 sailing?"

We cruised on the Infinity in February/March 2011, and the Captain was Anastasios Lekkas. If you go by "3 months on, 3 months off" for captains, it is possible that he is the answer to the query.

Aboard the Solstice, Sept. 22 – Oct. 2: Here are the updates to the above:

Lounge: Starlight (fusion quartet)

House Band: Sound Stars

Duo Guitar and Vocal: Pipoka

Guitar: Peter Henry

Piano: none

String Duo: Prisma

Prod: Broken Strings

Prod: Rock City

Prod: Amade

Prod: Euphoria

Even on 7 day cruises, the Solstice presents four production shows.

For those who want to know:

Activities: Kristine

On deck 10 of the Reflection, all of the C1 balconies are the same size except for 1222, which is *much* larger than the others. You can see a photo - Go to post #10 at

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2380249

Monica Gomez has moved to the Solstice as Guest Relations Manager.

Also, Raluca has returned to Equinox as Captains Club hostess, replacing Maila, who will move to Eclipse as CC hostess after her vacation.

Assuming your cruise is originating in Buenos Aires, go a few days early and enjoy the city. Don't go to the port area until you are ready to go to the ship and stay on the ship.