mahdnc

I like your writing style. Your review is a joy to read.

In 2023 the fleetwide cabin re-categorization will begin phasing in: link. The Family Veranda (FV) becomes the Ultra Deluxe Veranda (UV): We have a UV booked for our 2024 Panama Canal cruise aboard Summit: I remember when the Celebrity's first family cabins were introduced into the fleet on Century. There were 18 oversized outside cabins located at the stern. They were called Category 3 cabins back then.

Thank you for posting your review. It is interesting to read things from your perspective. We have been on Solstice twice and will be sailing on her a year from now.

There is a BCC number to call. That is what you want. 866-461-7170.

I do remember during the 1st week of 2022, we did receive 20 free PUPs without having to do anything other than opening the gift. Hopefully we will see that again a month from now.

Most of the non-Deck 11 balcony dividers are not designed to be opened. Constellation getting ready to leave the port of Nassau (Nov 4 2022)

Yes, call because if you wait some of your targeted sailings may not be available anymore.

The alerts are sent out by Celebrity via email. But we usually find out here first.

I would think they would make more money if they released the FV and sold it--at least compared to what you paid to move up.

Out of nosy curiosity I took a look at your eclipse cruise roll call. The passenger that you speak of is quite ambitious in his desire to completely redo the itinerary. Good luck to him.

@Maligator, wait list is a very good suggestion. Also if the FVs (to be renamed as UVs next year) become available for less than five passengers, you will also see them online (as opposed to needing to "inquire").

You are welcome. Our son and his girlfriend are driving up to Lake Tahoe tonight to ski on all that snow....

Yes, I also got my not-so-timely email from Celebrity announcing the Cyber Savings Boost less than an hour ago!

And they are actually going to make us cruise to earn Club Points.

Some of the shorex tours have gone back to normal pre-cruise savings for my 3 booked cruises, but many are still at the 35% discount level.

I think you have enough information to begin the process of having your TA removed. It's one thing for Celebrity to transfer the booking from one TA to another as they don't financially benefit from it. However it may be more problematic public relations-wise for them to simply take the booking away from a TA and then keep it for themselves. However you have a good reason to ask for a compassionate release. Let us know how it turns out.

Nice! It will be interesting to see how long they will have this sale.

No complaints, just a debate. Yes we all saw that--it is hard to miss. However as was pointed out by the previous poster, when you select the package and then checkout, you are only charged $9.99. So either the upgrade package is mis-priced in the cart or you are buying the upgrade for one day. I think the former is more likely.

Thank you. I still have a few more posts to make when I can get around to it.

Here are all the Edge sailings listed:

New email and offer received today. 30 sailings to choose from. All are 9-11 nights on either Constellation, Edge, Equinox, or Silhouette. All sailings are in Jan-Mar 2023.

Welcome to Cruise Critic. The ship will adjust its time to match the local time of the port throughout your Med cruise. As far independent shorex tips go, yes--definitely look at our sailing's roll call to see what is being planned. You also may want to look at other roll calls that visit your ports to get additional ideas.

You are the precedence setting case. Don't screw it up!

I agree except the voucher that you bought and then present is intended to be for the whole cruise. The idea of a physical upgrade voucher perplexes me. For our recently completed Constellation cruise, I called the Captains Club desk in advance of the cruise to buy the upgrade at the prevailing sale price plus the Captains Club Elite discount. When I got on board, the premium wifi package was there to be selected when I logged into Constellation's wifi system.