cublet

Hello, I always 'auto-pay' my grats and pay cash in addition to the individuals I have dealt with face-to-face throughout the cruise. I like what used to happen: You would be given a pile of envelopes and a pre-printed form with perforations providing a tear-off slip to put in the envelopes to give to each recipient. If what has been said here is correct and my cabin steward knows I 'auto-pay', is the single envelope he puts on my bed on the penultimate day a way of saying 'Thanks for the tip - but I would like some more'? Regards, Cublet

Hello, That's exactly what I ask myself - where is the ship headed next and what's the currency there? Regards, Cublet

Hello, Did there not used to me two bags? One a single sewing of two sheets of cloth given to everyone and the second a more substantial one that folded on itself with leather-look handle and given in Concierge Class (at least)? I had the first but not the latter in June. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Whilst that has been said, I have never had any problem when using one. In fact, on P&O Ventura, the stateroom attendant plugged his vacuum cleaner into it! Regards, Cublet

Hello, Not only that but there are no USB charging sockets beside the main power sockets on the vanity unit either. I spent a frustrating 10 minutes trying to get my USB plug to engage with what turned on to be a telephone socket! If there are no USB ports hidden elsewhere in the balcony staterooms then the Silhouette is something out of the dark ages. Regards, Cublet

Hello, You will always find fresh OJ on any cruise on which I am sailing as I produce my own. Regards, Cublet

Hello, No, I don't think we got tired of it, we didn't like what Royal had done to it and what it had become. Specifically: The introduction of c100 new cabins (and loss of general space); the introduction of Playmakers (AKA Cirrhosis of the Seas) to satisfy those that looked upon a drinks package as less of an opportunity and more of a challenge; the removal of the Concierge Lounge; the transformation of the card room to make the Suite Lounge. The ONLY thing I liked was the move of the library to the former Connoisseur Club. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I'd like to see one with the ice rink. Regards, Cublet

Hello, By 'amenity', do you mean something that comes 'of right' attached to a cabin? For example entrance to Blu for an Aqua class cabin? The once common 'perk' in the UK was free port parking when bookings were slow. If, in this order, X introduced free port parking for Concierge cabins and above, and I bid and won an upgrade from peasant class to Concierge, would I get the free parking? Alternatively, I bid and win an upgrade to Concierge and later X introduces free port parking for Concierge and above, would I not get the free parking? Regards, Cublet

Hello, Can I drag this exchange back to the topic of 'Perks'? This is academic to me at the moment as I have nothing booked pending the (very late) arrival of an FCC. I would expect any 'perk' I had paid for in my first cabin to be carried forward to my new cabin but what about any 'special offer' perks that I had received for free - possibly as an attempt to get additional bookings? Similarly, if the 'bid for cabin' ordinarily came with nothing apart from bread and water but was currently in a sale with additional perks, would those perks be given to the successful bidder? As perks are a moving target and time sensitive, what about the possibility that the two different cabins' perks overlapped? If that was the case then, speaking as a very retired bean counter, I would expect that to be reflected in the up-bid prices. But speaking as a very current cynic, I think that's too complicated for the computer software that requires a hamster in a wheel to crank the system over. As I said above, I've nothing booked so I am only taking a superficial interest in X's pricing/offers but with Cruise Only, AI (x 2), Elevate and Indulge packages all competing for custom, I'm confident this has not been thought through properly - and neither has the X website apparently using the two forms of AI interchangeably. Regards, Cublet

Hello, But aren't there two cocktail sizes? One menu advertising one size the the other advertising the other? I'm sure this is the case in The Martini Bar. Regards, Cublet

Hello, When I was on Silhouette in May, the most popular game was 'Find the games boxes' and an enhanced prize went to the person that found his/her game's contents complete. Best bring your own. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I was chatting to the captain of the Indy following the announcement that the ship would cease year-round sailing from Southampton. He said that Miami said that they had to too deeply discount the cost of sailing from the UK in winter months to make it viable. Regards, Cublet

Hello, There are on Anthem next to the windows. Regards, Cublet

Hello, Polishing my 'miserable git' credentials, I am not going to pay extra for odd seats, odd place settings and no tablecloth. Not even with my $25 Pinnacle discount am I going in there. Bring back Portofino's. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I know pigs might fly with greater probability than this, but I would like a return to the long gone days when a Freedom/Voyager class sailed out of Southampton whilst Brilliance sailed out of Harwich. Regards, Cublet

Hello, CK is nice but the problem I have if sat at the glass topped table, there isn't sufficient friction between plate and table top to stop me having to chase my breakfast around the table. That and the fact that I broke a crown on their armour plated toast. Regards, Cublet

Hello, It's easy and can be very easy sometimes. If it's very easy, the Cruise Director will put in Celebrity Today the time and place where the Maitre d' will be present on boarding day to take bookings and make reservations. Just say what you want and it it's not immediately possible he will take your stateroom number and leave a message later. If it's going to be easy, just rock-up to the entrance to the MDR where the Maitre d' will be present .........(as above). If there's more than one MDR or entrance on more than one floor, you may have to try this a couple of times until you find someone stood at a lectern. You will not be the only one wanting to do this. So it may be that you cannot be accommodated immediately, or first night, but you will more than likely get a card outside your stateroom on day 2 for seating going forward.. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I lived in Australia for a whole year, and went back probably three times a year for the next five years. In all that time I only saw Fosters served twice - and both of them to the same person. Being in Brisbane in rough order of consumption, was XXXX, VB, Swan & Tooheys. The last one is interesting. A male student, dressed in a Tu-Tu, did something (I cannot remember what) for which he was prosecuted - though it was only a minor infringement. Toohey's had a brew that was 2.2 strength so they got the student, in his Tu-tu promoting Toohey's 2.2 bitter. I cannot vouch for what any of these tasted like - good or bad. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I said back in June that when I enquired on board Anthem, Guest Relations said you could not know for sure whether you had been upgraded (or not) until 2 hours after departure. It sounds as if that was not a 'one-off'. Regards, Cublet

Hello, I was caught-out by charging my credit card and not OBC as my payment screen did not look like this. Beneath the picture on the left were two boxes, one labelled OBC and one Credit Card with the last four digits, each with 0.00 for me to enter the amount to be charged to which. But the Confirm Booking button was higher up on the right. If nothing was entered into either box then the credit card was charged. What I think is, and this is getting in the long grass and weeds of this discussion, they have programmed this for a bigger monitor that I am using so this will push things down the screen that cannot be displayed across it. Regards, Cublet

Hello, When is a 'No Single Supplement' not a 'No single Supplement'? When it's a 'Single Discount'. Not shown on the linked spreadsheet are 2022 sailings ex UK on Silhouette that, when you look at the price breakdown, shows a 50% Discount as a "Sailing Solo Offer". Regards, Cublet

Hello, I know he's now gone, but didn't Fain say (to investors/stock exchange) that to protect margins there would be no last minute reductions - and, consequently, ships would not sail full? Or has this policy been rescinded and I haven't noticed? Regards, Cublet

Hello, I hope Celebrity has got more that two captains. Regards, Cublet

Hello, The cheese selection in the buffet is far superior to the paltry rations served in the MDR. Ditto the biscuits/crackers. Regards, Cublet