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Holland and Princess give obc for veterans. Does Carnival?  

On 1/28/2023 at 8:26 PM, rteng said:

I read thru most of the posts but didn't see if a purchase of airfare from flights by celebrity will trigger the credit. Would appreciate any info on this as cruises are already paid for.

thanks

We got the credit after buying Flights by Celebrity in January 

We’re on November 5th also!

I received my cabin assignment late Tuesday evening for our cruise leaving Saturday.  It was a nice aft balcony so very happy.

Just to update everyone, I’m On the Royal now and the Passenger Service Desk gave me $36.58 Goodwill Credit to my shipboard account.  My cards were ten years old but they were purchased not given as an elite benefit.  I’m happy.

Are there cruise date limitations that this applies to?  Will these codes work for a Feb 2020 cruise?

12 hours ago, MissP22 said:

It depends on which ship you're sailing on.

What ship are you on next cruise?

Royal Princess 

I have several 10 year old coffee punch cards from my last Princess Cruise.  Will they accept these?

There is a man that sells it on the beach.  The Food Tour told us he is the only one allowed to do so.  Safe to drink and it is delicious and refreshing.

We did a private Pirate Ship excursion in Aruba several years ago. Same company but we took a taxi to the ship.  Our excursion was half the price of the ship’s excursion, 1/3 of the people, full lunch and bar too. We felt so sorry for the people who booked through the ship that were packed in the other boat.  

What incentive do you receive if you book your next cruise while onboard.

Don't worry about the email.

 

Can the other cabin holder enter their details on this page: https://www.celebritycruises.com/bid-on-cruise-room-upgrade

Said ineligible to bid

Why won’t Celebrity let linked cabins bid together? Both cabins want to move from veranda to aqua spa but only 1 cabin got the email and the chance to bid. Upgrading according to the travel agent is $1000 per cabin so bidding might be cheaper. Our Sept 24th Panama Canal Cruise shows 21 aqua spa cabins available but we either want to move or stay where we are so that we can eat together. Doesn’t make sense.

They are available today.

Booked through a travel agent yesterday. Put $500 of payment on American Express and pending credit showed up almost immediately.

Ship - Breakaway

Deck - 14

Stateroom # - 14746

Stateroom Category – Spa Balcony

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Constantly hearing a scraping noise from above. When we tried to isolate the cause, we couldn't. Room seems to be right below the ping pong table.

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? -No

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – No obstructions but there was an overhang

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - normal (very small) just enough room for the 2 chairs

Was wind a problem? -

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? -

Any specific problems with this cabin? -

Any other comments? -

We took the 250 minute option last week on the Breakaway and it was totally useless. No matter what time of day we tried, we couldn't get Facebook, Yahoo, or even United.com to load so that we could check in for our flights home.

We were also on the cruise before yours, and it was a big mess for us coming off the ship. I suspect that all the people jammed up in the terminal and our slow disembarkation had a lot to do with what you were seeing.

 

I'm curious if you were able to make it to GSC. We missed it and heard that the previous two cruises didn't either. Maybe it was the time of year.

Yes, we had made it to GSC. Beautiful weather and island. Sorry you missed it.

Embarkation was the worst we have experienced. Still don't see the logic of stopping checking people in thereby trapping them in line. Stop letting people into the building if it's crowded. By the time they started checking people in again we walked right onto the ship.

We flew into Newark this morning and didn't have any traffic problems at all. The announcer said the ship was late getting back to port this morning and that was what was causing the problem.

My complaint was them stopping checking people in. That left everyone in line trapped. Getting people on board is much quicker than checking people in. By the time we checked in they were clearing group 24 to board.

Worst embarkation going on today in Manhattan. Stuck in line because they have halted checking people in because terminal is full. Don't understand the reasoning for halting the checkin. Why not continue checking people in instead of having people trapped in switchback lines? We can't use the restrooms because we are trapped in line. Haven guests are boarding now but we have another hour or two to be able to checkin in let alone board. Don't think we'll be making our 3 o'clock departure time with this mess.

Can you buy $500 OBC and cash out unused portion in casino or at customer service?

I was very surprised that we were never asked to produce any paperwork when we traveled with my 3 year old granddaughter in January. We had the paper signed by both of her parents if needed.

We traveled last year with my 8 month old granddaughter. The highchair was always waiting for us at our table in the dining room.

Can't say enough about how wonderful the staff was with the baby. The chefs offered to custom make any kind of baby food for her.

She also had a steady stream of staff come by to say hello. It was as if everyone knew her name from the first day. Lots of different pronunciations but she didn't care.

We joke that she went through withdrawal when we got home. She still smiled and said hello to everyone but people didn't always smile back at her like on the ship.

Wonderful breakfasts in Blu. They will make anything you want. We never had to wait very long either.

Researching the costs to get from Orange County Airport (SNA) to our Princess Cruise that leaves out of San Pedro. Any recommendations?