jelayne

Yes to get the Captains Club discount you must call to purchase the upgrade.

The costs can vary by sailing for upgrades to wi-fi and beverage packages. Also a flash sale can happen which can increase the discount. Currently for our January booking Premium Access is $33.99 per person per day, everyone over age 6 in cabin must purchase. Upgrade from Classic beverage to Premium is $13.99 pp pd. FYI the martinis at the Martini bar are $17 so $7 over the Classic package. Baileys is also above the Classic package limit, but not sure of how much. As Elite+ you will 240 minutes of premium wi-fi, which if you log out when done can last quite awhile.

The Apex and Eclipse are very close in double occupancy, with Apex at 2910 and Eclipse at 2852. The Eclipse is about 35’ longer but 7 ‘ narrower. So pretty much the same size ship. For us the switch from the Apex to the Eclipse would be a cause to consider cancelling. We have done 5 cruises on the Eclipse and it is a nice ship. We prefer the E class ships with the 4 MDRs which expand the menu choices, the added lunch venues of Eden Cafe and Le Grand Bistro, the additional specialty restaurants. The theater has newer technology and the shows are better and the Club and Eden offer 2 more places to see a show. Plus the clean contemporary decor is more to our liking than the traditional heavy decor of the Eclipse. For many there not being a space equivalent to the Sky Lounge is a big negative with the E class. We have done 40 + cruises on Celebrity and have probably been in the Sky Lounge no more than 20 times , mostly Senior Officer gatherings or Celebrity connections (pre pandemic) gatherings. Having cruised Scandinavia I think you will have a great trip no matter which ship.

Not sure if it is a current menu. Dinner on the Edge is a special event dinner offered normally once per sailing.

Most specialty restaurants are not open for lunch. Raw on 5 and Le Grand Bistro (ala carte) were open on sea days as was Rooftop Grill.

Are you thinking of Mixology 101? It is still offered. We haven’t done it on a M class ship but on the Edge it was held in the World Class bar. Group of 10.

We usually have the emailed final statement within a couple of hours.

We book on board when possible for the reduced deposit of $100 pp for cabins below suites. The last 2 bookings would have had a $900 NRD each had we booked direct with Celebrity or our TA.

The onboard Concierges are great. However just like the shoreside staff who aren’t familiar with how things are done on board, I doubt that someone working on board would be very familiar with how exceptions to the beverage package rules are handled by the reps working in the call centers.

Same for the energy drinks.

The Captains Club detailed list of benefits does say that the upgrade discount is for pre cruise purchases. There have been numerous posts on here and other platforms that the recovering alcoholic and pregnancy exceptions have been done pre cruise. Did the Concierge handle the exception for the sister?

Everything is ok on our bookings, no problem accessing both via app and website.

Since the poster moved to a Sky Suite I restricted my reply to the Sky Suite category.

You trade off the Aqua Class amenities (Thermal spa access) for the amenities of a Suite: a Butler, Luminae, the Retreat Lounge and Retreat Sun Deck, priority boarding, priority tendering, etc. You can dine in Blu on a space available basis. The only Sky Suites that have access to the Thermal spa are the Aqua Sky Suites.

The daily gratuity can be added when booking and is paid at final payment. Otherwise the above amounts will be added to the on board account daily.