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Vip lounge access if you’re sapphire and in a suite. So, basically if you’re in a suite. Benefits change. I think the wording is somewhere in the small print on the BCC benefits page. For a while, they were giving $100 in lieu of entrance but more recently eliminated the $100 too. 

No Retreat Lounge access for Sapphire tier. 

We have several BCC comped cruises and only I have the classic beverage package included. (I'm Sapphire, my husband isn’t.) Recently, I was able to get BCC to add the classic package to my reservation for me so I could upgrade to premium for $6.99 per day. (They initially told me that i needed to wait till i got onboard to have the package added. However, i think a supervisor approved it.) They also told me that only I had the “free” classic package.
So, this is the latest info, unless BCC tells you differently. 

We ate at LeVoyage last month. The service was very attentive.  Great atmosphere.  The food was very good for a cruise, but not wonderful. It was worth doing once. We're on the Beyond again in February. I haven’t booked it. 

42 minutes ago, Harters said:

Interesting.

 

Knowing that sour cream originated in Eastern Europe (although its close cousin "creme fraiche" is French), would you have any information about the history of how it found its way to Mexico (using your example of enchiladas)? 

Hi. No, no idea. My family history is Eastern Europe. I never saw anyone put syrup on french toast until I moved to Virginia. Also, i never saw anyone put ketchup on eggs until i moved to Virginia. 😃 

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

I never heard of sour cream as a topping on anything

Lots of ethnic foods, for example, Enchiladas, 😊

On a related topic, my husband puts maple syrup on french toast. I put sour cream. 

When the shutdown ends, government employees will receive retroactive pay. I've lived through several shutdowns, and always got paid, eventually. 

I've heard of MedJet but never looked into it. I'll put it on my to do list. 😊 

Good point about GeoBlue not providing med/evac coverage in Hawaii. We always buy an annual GeoBlue policy for our cruises. Next year, we have a b2b2b including Hawaii. We'll probably need to look into additional evac coverage. 

I really love the caesar salad; however, it may be because of the anchovies. 😆 

My sister requested asparagus on the first night of the cruise. Every night thereafter the waiter brought her a large order of asparagus. 

Thanks for posting!

We buy a GeoBlue annual policy to cover medical & medical evacuation. I submitted a claim last year for medical visits on our cruise. The bill was over $900. I submitted the claim when we got home. I received a check from them, minus the $200 deductible, within a few weeks. I would never travel out of the country without the additional insurance. 😊 

The water tastes ok but opening the can is a problem. Hard to open and rough metal edges. 

I have several net60 cruises where they approved the shareholder OBC. 

2 hours ago, natshala said:

Does anyone know whether the Apex 2/18 cruise is one of the BCC offered cruises? The reason I ask is that a few weeks ago, there were numerous cabins available. A lot. Now, the ship is virtually maxed out. 

I think that there's a large group on that cruise. 

We have Eden booked on 2 upcoming Apex cruises. I was looking forward to the lobster entree. I just checked the Eden menu on the Celebrity app and found that lobster is no longer on the menu. I'm probably going to cancel our reservations. 😔 

We log into our Celebrity account and show the MGM players club associate our Celebrity status. They give us their MGM gold level card. Then we go to Hard Rock Casino and show them our MGM gold card and they status match us to their Rock Royalty level card. 😊 

We were on the October 26 sailing. It was the first time our cabin steward didn’t stop by until day 2. We didn’t see her again for several days; however, she kept the room immaculate and made sure I had ice every afternoon.  I assumed that she was new. She has more experience now. 😃 

Asiatico coffee. 😊 
 

PUP points just hit our account.  We are officially Elite Plus. 

Yes, definitely a cosmo problem. The only bartender who made it to my taste was Ari, at the Martini Bar. 

It means the cabin attendant is inexperienced. 

I got my cruise points and go green points on Thursday. Total now 747. 
Haven’t gotten my 3 Alaska webinar points.  Waiting anxiously. 😆 

Just received our Bermuda Travel Authorizations for next week. 😃