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I agree. Celebrity seems to be taking more away & charging more. I know that other lines are doing the same thing, but we have been very faithful to Celebrity & are wondering if we should start sailing with other lines. We have a sailing on the Equinox in August, in Nov we are on the Silhouette & in the Spring we are on the Edge. Depending on what happens on the Aug sailing, we might be looking for a new line for future cruises.

I just got the email! Wonder what it is!

It seems like Celebrity is taking more away & charging more. If I’m going to spend extra on Filet Mignon, I’ll book one of the speciality restaurants.

I’m curious about the same thing. I want to try Le Petit Chef, but do not like seafood.

We have sailed on both ships. They are both awesome. I prefer a concierge balcony in a prime location. They are in perfect locations. Try to avoid decks that are over public areas bars, lounges & dining rooms. They could be noisy. I also don’t like having the pool deck above me.

We were on the Eclipse this past January. And it was a beautiful ship! I can’t say that we thought it needed a lot of attention. But I can say that the crew was fantastic & the service was incredible. We have sailed on the Summit, Solstice, Reflection ( a number of times) Equinox, Millie, Connie & the Edge as well. Each ship has its own personality. And each trip was great. Don’t let a few less than stellar reviews throw you.

It seems ridiculous to eliminate two of these easiest desserts. Every cruise I’ve been on since they returned from Covid, seems like they are taking more & more away.

I will tip if the service is exceptional. We are big pool people & I will tip the bar service well at the end of the trip if they are given really good service. Same with stateroom attendances & servers in the dining room.

Wow! Things certainly have changed. We are in Aqua Class on the Equinox this August. I’m hoping that they still allow us to order off the MDR menu if we do t line what’s in their menu. We were on the Equinox recently & cheesecake & chocolate cake was offered every night. And on the X app it shows them being offered in August. But I am not surprised because things are always being removed😀

We are sailing on the Equinox on Aug 5th & just received an email about the choice of 3 items this morning.

We were on the Equinox recently & they definitely had Cheesecake & chocolate cake on the menu every night.

I totally agree with you.

Like you, we are avid cruisers & have settled on Celebrity as our favorite. I haven’t seen a lot of the changes that you mentioned. We started back cruising last August on the Edge. We were upgraded from Concierge to AquaClass without charge. We were able to order off the MDR menu in Blu anytime we wanted. Our next cruise was in Nov onboard the Reflection & got a free upgrade up AquaClass again. No problem ordering off the MDR on that cruise either. We then cruised in March of this year on the Connie. They did have lobster night onboard ( same on the previous cruises). We had delivered canapés every evening on each of those cruises. We did notice a reduced menu in the Oceanview, but attributed it to not having a full ship. The welcome aboard champagne wasn’t available because of Covid. And because we we AquaClass & Concierge on the last cruise, we had a full room service menu & we’re not charged a fee. We are sailing on the Silhouette at the end of the month & will be curious to see if these things are no longer available. We did an NCL cruise in July & they no longer have Lobster night. Which was ironic, since one of our stops was in Maine😂.

I had a similar experience. I booked a concierge balcony for my husband & I on the Nov 6 2023 sailing aboard the Silhouette. I then booked a solo concierge room for my friend & it was only $100 less than ours. It doesn’t make sense. He travels with us a lot & usually his room is about $1000 less than ours. I tried calling Celebrity & ttt he ey went through the whole process & it still doesn’t make sense.

We were on the Equinox 2 weeks ago. Eddy wasn’t the cruise director. It was Pete who was onboard. He was awesome. He did a tribute to the Beatles & a comedy show of his own & he was really a lot of fun.

I think your right. Plus it’s for cruises 9 days or more. So mostly those sailing from the 5th on may still be cruising.

We are sailing this coming Monday on the Equinox. I have talked to Celebrity several times about reservations for restaurants, excursions etc. I’ve asked the same question as you. I’ve been told to take a clear picture of both my husband’s & my tests results. That’s what I’m going to do.

Hi I was wondering if anyone has actually cruised since the new self testing rules have been in place. If so, is just a picture of the negative test enough? Or should I just go & get a test done at CVS?

We had an IV cabin aboard the Edge & loved it. We felt it was an extension of the room, but could use the balcony as well

Totally agree with what your saying. It’s quite clear that you can use ANY at home self test. And the 3 day thing is self explanatory. People are driving themselves crazy by overthinking it.

We are on the 10 night sailing of the Equinox as well. I have called X several times & was told that a screenshot of a self administered test is enough. I’ve done the BinaxNow self test, as a practice test & it has a bar code on it. I put the Narvac app ( Binax now) on my iphone. Once I got the results, I scanned the code & it gave me a negative digital printout. I’m taking screenshots of the negative tests as well. Just to be on the safe side.

I had to call to get mine sent to me via email. I would call as quickly as possible. They told me it would take up to 7 business days, but I told them that I needed as quickly as possible. They sent them within the hour.

I called Celebrity & was told that a self administered Covid test without proctors or supervision will be allowed. You will need a picture/screenshot of the negative test, or a printed or digital sheet. I just tried the BinaxNow home test. It has a code on the package that I scanned & then it scanned my results. I took a pic & have the printout & digital results as well. I’m going to be extra careful & bring them all.

I think it’s ridiculous! If you test positive, you could have someone else take the test for you. Plus they aren’t requiring any testing on cruises 9 days or less. Makes no sense.

We are sailing on the Equinox in about 4 weeks. I called Celebrity twice to verify if I could use a home Covid test & was told that they can now be done at home unsupervised! You will need a clear screenshot of the negative results, or a printout or the actual test in hand. Can’t believe it, but it’s true.