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It's definitely my money and my money is definitely not paying higher single supplement prices. If I can find a cruise I want without those extra charges, I book it. Otherwise, no. I would be cruising a lot more if this insane policy hadn't been adopted. And to those who contend it takes forever to work on pricing, I would point out that this solo pricing was adopted overnight. One day it wasn't there. The next day it was. I am thankful to the poster on Cruise Critic who pointed this out to make us aware of what was going on. Who would have thought that I would need to check the price for two in the cabin vs. one in the cabin?

I don't want a solo cabin. Celebrity has them on their E class ships. They're tiny, have hardly any storage or hanging capacity, and cost almost as much as a real cabin. What I want is a regular cabin at the same price as a couple pays. That's how it always was before. Once in a while, there were even discounts for solo travelers.

I agree, this practice is ongoing. I've been checking pricing on a cruise I'd like to take because some of my cruising buddies are on it, but I'm not going to pay $1100 more for the same cabin that two people occupying it would pay. So this reprehensible practice continues apace.

Plenty of shade on the pool deck in Yacht Club. Not necessarily right next to the pool, however.

There is definitely a different crowd on those shorter cruises, so combining them doesn't always work. I just did one recently. The upside was that there were few Zeniths aboard and we had two very nice, small Zenith dinners.

I agree with this requesting 10s nonsense and anyone who mentions it to me automatically gets no higher than a 9. I am perfectly capable of making my own decision. And if my butler called while I was taking a nap, that would have been the end of a good relationship. There's a reason that Deep Sleep sign is on my door.

They didn't tell me either--I told them. Was traveling with many friends & had attended a Zenith party for some of them the previous year, so I knew it could be done. I just gave the concierge a list of the people I wanted invited and their stateroom numbers. Asked her to invite the Zenith members on board also. She had to reshuffle from the bridge to Blu because of the number of people, but she made it happen. If you're traveling in an upper suite, I'd advise the landside suite concierge ahead of time.

Went to Tobago on a Celebrity cruise last year. Dangerous place for a woman on her own, one woman had to be rescued by the security personnel in the mall by the dock. Had to take a Celebrity tour. Trinidad is worse for crime. A one and done for me.

A suggestion for you: on your Zenith cruise when you have your Zenith party, ask the concierge to invite the other Zeniths on the cruise. That's a good way to meet some of them.

Yes! I'd like to see the return of the 14-night cruises in the Caribbean. Or to Canada/New England out of Cape Liberty. Sailing from Boston is not fun. The terminal is old and the longshoreman's union prohibits Celebrity personnel from coming ashore to aid passengers. It's ugly. The short ones they're doing now may be bringing in the dollars but they're also wearing out good crew members with frequent turnarounds.

Give her some grace. You'll get in. She's currently overwhelmed by applications from Pinnacles.

If you are sailing on an M or S class ship, you may order off the MDR menu in Luminae. And you can mix & match.

I don't book sky suites because of these tubs. Getting in and out is a problem and I've never seen grab bars, although I suppose they could have installed them recently. As I said, it's been quite some time since I booked a sky suite.

It applies every time one dines in a specialty restaurant.

If your iPhone is automatically shooting in live mode, you can turn that off.

I was on the Reflection in April and was never asked for my card in the lounge.

Right. That's what I read.

Where did you read this? I didn't see it. I just saw the statement that Zeniths would no longer have access to the Retreat Lounge.

If you're unable to figure out an easy way to get to Whidbey Island, I highly recommend the Chihuly Museum. I understand the desire to visit a place where you lived previously. My dad was stationed in San Juan for three years, and the housing where we lived is no longer--it is part of San Cristobal National Historic Site. It was great fun living right on the ocean and playing in the moats as kids!

You'll enjoy it if you're going to Hubbard Glacier. I just thought it was too much to drag along with me. And you did get a bargain!

I didn't read it that way. Will test it out on my next cruise which I booked in AQ under the assumption that Zeniths would have access to the lounge. If they're taking this benefit away again, the hell with them.

I have no intention of cruising RCI, so I don't care about the benefits there. However, Zenith access to the Retreat Lounge has been removed under this "wonderful, improved" program. That I do care about.

I second the idea of meeting people in Bacio. And close together two tops.

I've been on 4 Alaska cruises, all wonderful. Never once did I take my Land's End puffer. The first one, in September, I took far too many sweaters. Never wore most of them. I think we had one day with a moderate amount of rain. The other 3 cruises were in the spring--still snow on the mountaintops and the waterfalls were running. On one of them, it was so hot in Juneau, we wished we had shorts! Very little rain on those cruises either. The big rains seem to happen in the summer. I've had friends who went in July and August and it rained the entire time. If you can fit it in, a floatplane trip with Island Wings in Ketchikan was the best excursion ever. Michelle, the pilot and owner, is awesome. https://www.islandwings.com/ I'll bet you have a wonderful time!

I never use room service any more, but it used to be that one could just call room service and they would come and get the tray. No idea if that is still the case. Seeing all those trays in the hallways is disgusting.