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Excel… like the spreadsheet. Perfect name for a cruise company now controlled by bean counters.

Yes, we must tip the laundry room folks now. SMH.

They sure will. Be careful though. The upgrade price difference becomes a non-refundable fare. And if you add on AI (which now should be called SI FOR ‘Somewhat Included’) that also becomes part of the fare and therefore non-refundable. celebrity— you gotta watch ‘em!

Or as I call it: “Celebrity 101.”

I think it depends on the ship. Edge Class cabanas cost more and no discount for Sea Days. Include a special menu and your choice of booze or champagne.

So THAT’s why the food has improved, the off-shore support has moved back to the USA, the prices have become reasonable, the casino program has become transparent, and the Infinite Verandahs have been eliminated!

Definitely a lot better than those worst-in-class Mast Grill hamburgers. Those things are awful! But one evening I got a burger from room service. Even worse!

20+ Carnival Cruises since 2000, and 5 Celebrity Cruises since 2018. I think Celebrity for non-Suite passengers is now, with all the cutbacks, very close to Carnival of 2005-2010. Carnival shot above its weight with food and service. Since my first Celebrity cruise, I have seen the product diminished again and again and again. Celebrity is better now than Carnival. But they both seem determined to race for the bottom. And Celebrity likes to charge a lot, with much of it unwarranted, IMHO.

The you are almost even!

No.

You’re

The prices are only crazy if you yourself are not, strictly speaking, crazy.

I remember on Johnny Carson when the ax throwing guy hit the diagram of the person right between the legs. Johnny, always quick on his toes, said “That’s not fighting fair!” With that in mind, what is a better show than the display of cutbacks Celebrity unveils almost every day?

$7.00 martini and $10.00 cruiser surcharge. Plus gratuity.

Looking at HAL and saw some great deals (for high quality) on Oceana. But for the first time in over two decades: right now do not have any cruise booked. Cruised Carnival back when it delivered well above its price… and yes it did. Believe me, I was there often during the days of Bob Dickinson. Saw the product get neutered time and time again. Slow, painful death of a thousand cuts. Moved to Celebrity and appreciated the differences. Now reliving what happened with Carnival and I think I am just over it all for now. Too aggravating.

They are doing both. Raising prices and cutting services. Carnival 2.0.

It fixed all the Celebrity food shortcomings. Just bring your own! easy peasy.

Soon come.

Now you get it! Easy peasy!

And you don’t need very high service standards to make comments on Cruise Critic, apparently.

Don’t complain, Nuts. Just bring your own steaks and ask them to grill them for you. Frozen ahead of time and they can help keep that bag of Hershey’s kisses cool so they don’t melt. And for your ‘must-have’ soup, simply grill some onions ahead of time— get ‘em nice and carmelized, and put them in a plastic baggie for travel and to bring on-board. When you are ready, grab a stale end of bread and a bowl of hot water from the buffet, plus some slices of cheese. If you can’t find Gruyère, I am sure Swiss-style will work. Add a beef bouillon cube to the hot water and then your onions. Stir, then add your bread heel to soak it all up. Cover with cheese which should melt just fine if the water is still hot. Easy peasy. Why the fuss? 😎🤔😝

And don’t forget you are one of the people that may allow Celebrity to continue to erode their brand experience since you are allowing your own standards to be lowered.