LadyBerard

Cruising on the Eclipse on 10/11/24. Currently only booked one specialty dinner in Tuscan. Wanted to try Murano but we like to eat early (5:30/6 p.m.) and there aren't any nights available for that time frame. My question is, if we prebook a 5 night specialty dinner pkg., when we board the ship and go to make reservations right away, do they usually have early times available, even though they aren't available precruise to reserve?

Just logged in to check website to see if it was now working properly. It's not!

We are huge fans of the Sonesta on FLL beach. The Galleria Mall is .7 miles up the road, and there are numerous restaurants and bars within an easy walk. Check out the reviews!!

Why do they charge more for the Tasting menu if there are less items to choose from?

How was the Tasting menu at Murano? I just booked it for our Oct. repo cruise on the Eclipse, and as you, we booked this because the time slot we wanted was available. Had we just chosen Murano for dinner, only very late times were available.

I just booked this for our Oct. Eclipse repo cruise. The reason was it was available at 6:30 p.m. and the regular dining at Murano only had late times available. The ncost was higher for the tasting, and I want to know what the difference is in menu

For those of you who have done this, do you recall what was served during the lunch?

One other thing, I did not receive confirmation emails, either for canceling, nor for rebooking. When I look under my orders, it shows a new booking confirmation number, but it does not say it's booked. The funds were deducted from our on board credit for the rebookings though.

Before anybody asks, the pricing pp was showing lower than the pricing pp was when I originally booked it but when put in the cart, it raised the pp price back to what I paid previously. Very strange. Never had this happen before when repricing/rebooking excursions or drink packages.

Today, I checked on some shore excursions which I have booked for two sailings. For our sailing on Eclipse repo cruise this Oct., we have booked in Bonaire, the Samur boat excursion. Since we booked it at 25 percent off, I canceled it as it is showing at 30 percent off today. However, when rebook and I put it into my cart, it raises the price of it. I also have a cruise on Eclipse on 1/20/25, and noticed our excursion in Antigua was now 30 percent off. So, I canceled it, and then went to rebook it, and it changes the price back to what I had paid for it originally. Anybody else having the same issues? I ended up just rebooking the shore excursions, as I do want them, and it's not worth risking to save about $10 each pp on them.

We once took a cruise on NCL Dawn........a 12 nighter which departed NY on April 1. There were over 650 children on board. I never expected that, as this was a longer than 7 night cruise. There were quite a few unruly children, filling up beer buckets with water from the hottubs and throwing the water at each other. Only cruise I couldn't wait for it to end.

On our upcoming cruise on the Eclipse, we have a C1 on the pool deck on the angle with a large balcony. Has anyone who has been on the hump rooms with the large balconies recently had a lounger on them? I know we had one in our V3 on the hump on deck 6 when we cruised this past Jan. on the Silhouette.

We have many cruises with both Celebrity and NCL and have cruised both again this year. I find the buffets and dining room better on Celebrity. On NCL, we do enjoy LeBistro....not so much Cagneys, as when we cruised on NCL in 2023, our steak at Cagneys was very tough, we this year while on the Gem, we did not go to Cagneys, but instead went just to LeBistro and Moderno, which we had never been to before this year. We've only ever had specialty dinner at Tuscan Grill on Celebrity, and we did enjoy it, but much preferred LeBistro comparing the two.

We did the Epic inaugural cruise from Southhampton to NY. It was a late June departure from Southhampton with an arrival in NY on July 3. Spent a couple of days in London and had absolutely wonderful weather. The day we boarded the ship was gorgeous too. Thereafter, weather was terrible..........foggy and quite chilly and rainy. Pool deck was closed off the majority of the trip. The day we arrived in NY was lovely. Would I do another crossing.......no, never.

Call large agencies and inquire.

If you know you want drink pkg. and wifi and you are not booking close in, you should call large travel agencies to see if they have group rates, as those will include those perks and are usually refundable deposit rates and the majority of the time, will cost less than booking directly with Celebrity.

Be careful if you decide to book your travel insurance through NCL. I have a friend who canceled because he injured his back. As he has had a history of back issues, NCL did not refund his cruise, but gave him an FCC for 90 percent. He had the more expensive policy with NCL.

I don't know what DSC is.

For those looking for a cruise with a good price, you can currently book the Prima 10 nighter out of NY - round trip - to the Caribbean departing 12/11/24 - total for 2 in a BB with perks is $4080.72. That's a great deal.

Thanks for the replies. If I do not see the obc reflected when I log onto our cruise by Monday, I will also be making a call to the Captains Club.

Recently we signed up for the above credit card and paid our final payment for our upcoming Oct. cruise. Today, I logged onto the Bank of America website and redeemed some points for another cruise which we have this Jan. I did make a copy of my confirmations for our records. Will this on board credit be available for pre-cruise purchases and show up for our Jan. cruise when logging on to celebritycruises.com? Or will we receive confirmation of the on board credit after we board in January?

I was able to get an FCC when my Gem 5/31/24 sailing went down in price after final payment. It is good for 2 years.

We also do not want to cruise on the mega ships.

I wholeheartedly agree! We too are 45 min. from the cruise terminal. I was anxiously awaiting for the 2026 schedule, but now I'll have to reconsider booking the Jewel for 2025.

Easier to do what "keesar" said, just have the porter attach luggage tags.