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You really don't know what"s happening behind the private screen. I learned that the host was going home for extensive surgery and was called back from the airport to the ship. He received highly negative comments on that cruise. He was one of the most popular hosts. You never know what's happening so be careful with your comments!

9 minutes ago, wrk2cruise said:

I generally check my Xpress pass a week before the sailing.  If it doesn't have PALL I call and get them to add the complimentary packages.

 

The Xpress pass may contain PALL, but the Seapass says CALL. It was twice caught by a servers  in the buffet who brought me a slip for drinks.

5 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

 

Long term, yes they would bring in an emergency Captain. But in the meantime, the Staff Captain would be in charge. At least I'm pretty sure when I was on the Edge and Captain Kate was doing her spiel at Muster (this was pre-Covid when it was old-school) she said that in the event she was incapacitated, the Staff Captain would be in charge, and if he was then whoever is the third in command would be, and if all three of them were incapacitated we could assume we were having a better day than any of them.

 

And eventually a Staff Captain could be promoted full-time to a Captain.

Many great Staff Captains have been promoted to Captain. 

Be sure to check your Seapass card to make sure it's correct! Several had the beverage package incorrect. It was easy enough to fix. I went to Guest Relations or the Retreat/MC to get a new card.

The Staff Captain is the second in command. They are in charge of discipline. They are fully licensed, but rarely take over for the Captain.I've never heard that that happened since my first cruise in 1977. The Captain is usually replaced by another Captain in an emergency situation. Captain Tasos was asked to take over another ship when the Captain was delayed. At one time a Staff Captain was temporarily promoted to a Captain so he could take over for a ill Captain.

Not a good idea IMO. 

Why do they take you room number when you enter any restaurant?

Check Visa Central. It is the visa source that is recommended by Celebrity. 

Hope you recover quickly and completely.

Problem getting from my computer, phone worked well.

27 minutes ago, Lastdance said:

You must be the exception; however, I was able to move from concierge to what is now called a sunset suite for 150 pp on a long Med cruise.  The room attendant/butler was pretty much MIA, but not an issue at all.  My DH and I just were happy to sit on our balcony and feel blessed.  

You did well indeed, but a true upgrade involves no cost to the passenger. That's the way it used to be before the move-up.

28 minutes ago, Lastdance said:

You must be the exception; however, I was able to move from concierge to what is now called a sunset suite for 150 pp on a long Med cruise.  The room attendant/butler was pretty much MIA, but not an issue at all.  My DH and I just were happy to sit on our balcony and feel blessed.  

114 cruise with C and it happened 1 time. Two times with Crystal and once with Oceania. I was a new cruiser on Crystal.

The Celebrity Upgrade Fairy is on vacation.

1 hour ago, pmcue said:

I booked a last minuteish cruise and just realized it is Presidents Cruise.  Does this have any advantages / disadvantages?

I been on several. A disadvantage is the price of the cruise. The advantages are that there are special events that might make your cruise special. 

I can wait for the results of any investigations before drawing any conclusion and assessing blame.

Shouldn't the information concerning the restrictions be on the chart?

3 minutes ago, Jeremiah1212 said:

Look at RCG's first quarter numbers. They don't need to do offer fire sale rates right now. Occupancy is higher than it was back in 2019, for 2024 they are quoting having ~12% capacity left to sell for the year. Deposits held are up by $770 million since Q1 2023. 

Onboard spending is also up. 

Prices reflect the market.

4 hours ago, hcat said:

last time the photographer took a nice  group pic and a few indiv ones with Cap..all for sale!

They finally realized that can monetize it.

I have the Costco Visa card and the Chase Sapphire Preferred  card which I use for travel. Both have many advantages when compared to the Celebrity card. 

See thread "Trouble signing into my Celebrity Account". Many have suggested the same fix and it worked for me. Used my same Username and Password and it worked!

54 minutes ago, cincymel said:

Same here.  Worked like a charm and carried over from the website to the app seamlessly.

Same here. I used the same username and password and it worked.

All lines get what they want for the cabin. Pricing specials are just smoke and mirrors.

Have wonderful experiences!

The increase in stock prices combined with on board spending demonstrate that many  people enjoy being "ripped off". They would be fools to charge less than the market dictates and they most certainly aren't fools.