Canary50

I'm overly apologetic by nature. What I hate is when I automatically say "I'm sorry" or "excuse me" to someone who has clearly just bulldozed over me to get in an elevator, for example, and they just look at me and glare like I was in the wrong.

 

I do admit, however, that there have been times when I am daydreaming and have commited an elevator sin by accident - walking into an open elevator when others have been waiting for one to show up, for example. I usually snap out of it and realize what I did after one or two floors, then spend the rest of the ride being embarassed for myself and hoping no one saw.

 

PS: I usually take the stairs on a cruise, so the above rarely happens.

I had to look at your location to see whether you were Canadian! LOL

(overly apologetic-wise). We Canadians have a "bad"reputation!

I just returned from a B2B on the Eclispe and I thought I would share my experience with the full Premium drink package. My DW and I both had the package and it was really convenient. Perhaps they have changed the process, but I did not ever get a receipt or was I asked to sign anything. They always took our cards and scanned whenever we received a drink. At the end of each cruise, we received our itemized bill that included a list of each scan, but it did not have a price or state what was purchased. It just included the bar and time. This did not show on the T.V. account just on the final package given to us at the end of each cruise.

 

I would say that I would not have normally purchased fresh OJ each morning or used the Cafe as much. My wife found a Decaf tea that she iced each morning. From our perspective the better wines and Martinis would be the main reason to get a premium package instead of a classic package. The wines available for $8 were limited and the $12 improved the wine options significantly. Normally I bring CF Diet Coke and bottled water on board, but I did not on this cruise. It was great that CF Diet Coke was readily available. I also only attended two Elite cocktail parties in the Sky Lounge over the two week period and none of the special Cocktail party events. My DW and I both felt that since we already had the package, we did not want to get changed to attend the event. We just went to the Martini Bar in our shorts prior to getting ready for dinner.

 

The bottom line for us is that we really enjoyed the convenience of the package. I am going to go back and compare the costs from some of our other cruises, but I would say that we are likely to purchase a package for our next cruise.

 

If you have any other questions, just ask.

Did you have any trouble getting more than one or two glasses of wine at dinner in the MDR? Do you have to flag the sommelier down each time?

Thanks!

RE: Celebrity from San Juan

You're allowed 2 bottles of wine per stateroom, if you're 2 people. Has anyone tried to bring on 2 bottles of wine in the carry-on and another 2 bottles in the checked baggage? You aren't with your checked baggage to board the ship, so how would they know that you already got on with some?