Oceangoer2

Another blast from the past!! I thought it was the Shadow??

So sorry you had to push....I know what it's like, but tenacity wins over when you're in the right. As you know, it's very important to keep all the back up documents. I keep spread sheets covering all our cruises so at least I can refer to the $$s, what they represent, when they're spent, and by what means.

What does this mean? You will tell us before X?

Something is wrong with my taste buds....I don't mind pork & beans on occasion but not when its a main dish and I'm paying for steak (as an example). BTW...they serve it as a side dish in the Lawn Club Grill, nicely spiced.

You are a very patient person....18 months would be about 16 months longer than I would be able to wait. How did you get through to them and did they offer an excuse or was it blame on X?

Crunchy!!

Hi to you too....Concierge is a class of cabin which has its own entitlements, but doesn't include the drink package. Captains Club is a title for those who achieve a certain points level, ie: your Elite/Diamond status...also doesn't include drink package. I can only speak to AI as that is what we book. You're sailing in a few days so perhaps sign in to your booking on the Celebrity site; there's a complete list which will tell you all the levels and what is included in each. Hope the list below helps. Enjoy your cruise! Copied from Captains Club Tier Benefits for Elite: Access to exclusive daily coffee house-style breakfast and Evening Cocktail Hour 30% off Wi-Fi package or Wi-Fi upgrade 15% off Drink Package or upgrade to Premium pre-cruise (if you don't have a prepaid pkg) Complimentary access to Persian Garden (on one port day) One complimentary bag of laundry (wash, dry, fold) on every sailing

No pool or hot tub...we were on her Nov. '22; no service bar but there is a deck attendant who will take food and drink orders and put towels on your lounge chair.

haha...that was me....but la sauce est tout....wonder if more brown sugar sweetens the dish ? 🤔

Add PB&J?

Speaking from experience in a very large corporation within the exec. office, and if X operates similarly, there is more than 'one' lady or person handling these contacts. The calls to the executive office are redirected to another pertinent department (manager?) for action. They react very quickly when being contacted by the President's Office. I've had reason to reach out to them and each time had a response from a different, kind lady by phone or email with almost instant satisfaction, follow up, or resolve. This issue is becoming more paramount than my requests for satisfaction. I would think there will now be a pat answer until they come up with a unified decision as it's nothing that can be resolved individually but involves policy.

We will miss his calming and appropriate responses. The happy times you enjoyed with him as you travelled life's path together will live on in your memory.

I can think of one more....the chefs are working with what they have on hand in the larder....then the real change across the board will be evident.

Don't let this criticism of Celebrity dissuade you from enjoying your cruise. This site is famous for beating the line with a rubber hose. Posting current menus will help you decide if dining is your main reason for cruising. You mentioned MDR which will offer palatable options if not some items posters here have taken for granted in the past and sincerely wish to continue. Menus will change if you're Suite or Aqua class due to allocated restaurants.

Maybe the OP is a frustrated OP ED writer and has found his/her place here on CC...😁

That is uncooked....they actually are good when prepared correctly.

No...we haven't ordered more than one entree...having trouble stuffing in all the foods available during the day as it is....light lunch included. Guess we're not getting our money's worth. But, would like the MDR menu to keep escargot and shrimp cocktail, onion soup etc...more items on Luminae menu for choice. This will probably not happen as it affects the bottom profit line.

I really really hate to say this...but after reading all the posts...you seem to be on a mission...like a cute little puppy with a rag toy...mangle it till it's gone or someone takes it away. All of us are responding with critiques, mostly negative..but it seems you are determined to keep this going with almost the same cynicism over and over. I get you're upset, probably more than some of us, but give the posters, who may be able to still enjoy their cruise despite the cutbacks, some slack without coming down so hard on their opinion. Mind you, the TP crack did elicit a smile...😉.

quite small, cut in half, roasted, spiced, skin on.

Equinox did not update most of the cabins, but did the revolutionize the Retreat Lounge (formerly Michaels Club) and installed a Retreat sun deck, which is quite nice, but no pool or bar as on E class. They have a staffer which attends the guests, provides any drink or menu item they request..generally pretty quickly.

Actually it sounds like something I'd order, just can't imagine the taste of banana and chicken.

Sent the menu to DH. He asked if this was in Luminae....BTW...we're in the same house, but I'm on my computer downstairs, he on his phone upstairs....the older generation is making digital progress - we just don't actually talk to each other....haha..... My answer... "no....MDR...but if you want, it could be in Luminae...just presented much nicer! Maybe with a French name.... Cassoulet or porc et haricots"

Wish you wouldn't feed me those lines...but here goes....would that be after Pork and Bean dinner?

There's a time and a place for 'beans'....Bushes or any others. Just can't enjoy the thought of beans and pork cheeks on an X menu. Wonder what banana stuffed chicken tastes like?

Wouldn't you form an opinion during your cruise this month whether to book in 2024?