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Thanks for the great review, I almost feel like I am on the boat !!

Where is the bar you can smoke at ? I know you can't smoke "in" the bar but you can sit outside have a beer and a smoke ? Thanks

I was very pleased that Celebrity let me cancel my $200 gift card match in order to take advantage of this great promotion without having to cancel and rebook. The customer service rep. I spoke to was very professional and helpful.

We want to offer our customers the best offer available, so existing bookings, including the Reserved or Open Passage bookings can convert to our current 123go offer, but will need to change their cruise price to prevailing rates (current pricing) and release any previous offers. Please call us to make the necessary changes to your booking, our staff will advise you of the current pricing and review the best offer for you. Remember time is limited, so call us today!

 

 

Happy Cruising

 

Celebrity Cruises Manager (E.S.P.)

I definitely agree about asking - the worst they can do is say no.... though I wonder if you being in a PH made them more willing to say yes.

I was told both had to upgrade, I tried just upgrading my wife but we both had to.

That is alot of cruises for sure, but it could very well be someone who lives in Florida and is able to take a number of short cruises without having to pay airfare, and taking advantage of last minute dirt cheap deals. I am in my early 60's and have been cruising for over 30 years. If I had been a Florida resident who loved cruising, I easily could have taken the 5 cruises per year it would take to get to this level (even while working, presuming a good number of these were 'long week-end' type cruises). If I were then able to continue cruising into my 80's as our relatives were, imagine the number of cruises I could total:D:D. I can't imagine not doing other types of vacations as well, but some people are cruising fanatics. I am over 30 cruises now (10 on other lines), but were I a Florida resident I probably would be logging over 100 by now.

We met a great couple in there 60's on our last cruise they were from Orlando, they said if they feel like cruising they call their TA and get a lst minute deal, he told me they paid something like 89 each last minute for the 4 night cruise we were on. They do not even leave the ship anymore, they said they have been to every port at least twice.

Canadian nor US health insurance will cover you for a medical emergency if you have to be air lifted, so insurance must cost a ton if you 70+ for 300 + days at sea.

Also I wonder if I called X and said I am going to cruise all year on all these different cruises if they would give me the drink package for all of them ? LOL I would be one happy fat drunk in at the end of a year.

When I called yesterday I had them email me a new invoice, and it shows WAV1-WAVE BEV & WAV7-PREM BEV and nothing was added to my balance. I thought I had to pay an additional 10+ dollars a day to upgrade the one, but they never asked for my credit card nor is there a charge on my bill/statement.

Thanks for the info. we don't sail till March, so if I don't see it by mid-Feb I will do what you did ask for a invoice.

Thanks again.

Anyone actually see this on their reservation yet ? Just wondering when it will show up.

Booked early for a cruise on Feb 17th. Just called to try and get classic drink package. Reservations agent and manager flat out refused. I could understand if room rates have gone up significanly but they have not. Has anybody who booked early been sucessful in getting 1,2,3 go applied?

Thanks,:mad:

for this Feb or Feb 2014 ? Your last payment date has already gone by for this Feb. so they hold all the cards, you can easily do it if it is for Feb 2014

Everyone better check their reservations. I have been waiting for our beverage packages to be posted to our reservation. I just checked our reservation and found that the amount we owe increased by $704 due to $352 apiece in 'other charges' with no explanation.

 

Sounds like they charged us $44 x 8 days for beverage packages rather than adding them for free!

 

Not looking forward waiting on hold forever again trying to get this one fixed!

I just checked mine they look like my cat made them :)

One has the package in one area of the reservation but not in the cruise extras part, also I told her to upgrade us to the Premium package and I don't see it there and my price did not change

One cruise has the package but they bumped the amount I owe up by the amount the package costs.

I am going to wait a couple of weeks before I call I imagine they are pretty busy and disorganized right now.

It says new bookings only soooooo....I have previously booked a 10/10 Meditteranean trip on Reflection with a TA. Any way I can cancel and rebook to get this deal. I would be saving $1500.

When I called I asked the Rep. "I see you have this promotion my final pay date is next week, do I have to cancel this whole reservation and rebook to get the promo?" She said NO and took care of it right on the phone for me, she let me know that it would not show up for a few days online. Alos I had laready paid for the cruise, she canceled the $200 match from those gift cards and added the beverage packages instead.

I am glad that we did not have to cancel as we have a nice cabin. Also the cruise was still the same price as when I booked it.

anyone know if on this package that one person in the room wants to up grade and the other does not will that be doable?

Joy

When she asked if wanted to upgrade I told her my wife would like that but I only need the Classic, she said they could not do that either both or none. I upgraded us both, but you may want to try on board, probably easier then.

We are booked on Reflection for march 30 and also we are able to change and get the Classic alcohol package included. Although we have a substantial OBC giving that up we still would save almost 250 dollars by changing to the 123 promotion. Now to my question we plan on buying the Premium package and was wondering if anyone knows if you can just pay the difference between the Classic package offered and the premium?

I am on the same cruise, when I called she asked if we wanted to upgrade to Premium. I gave up the 200 matching gift card, mmm $200 match or $700 drink packages, easy decision.

To my question :) It takes a few days to show up, also they let me cancel my 200 gift card match and take the free drinks instead, so I ended up paying 200 for the beverage package for 2, not to shabby.

Anyone actually see this discount on their cruise details ? She said she applied it but in my cruise details it does not show up.

I just went online and cancelled my reservation for April 2014 - then I rebooked it - same cabin 6143 on Constellation, called them and they added the beverage package :) I do not see it on the reservation yet, I will give it 2 days and call again.

Ok 1 more for you how is sky suite 1405 on reflection ? What does it compare to on the other S class ships. Thanks !!!

OK here is some complicated stuff let me know if this is wrong.

I have 2 cruises booked one in March 2013 and one in April 2014 neither are final payment due yet.

I want to call X cancel both and rebook both upgrading from CC to a Sky suite on both ?

Anyone see any problems, I will lose the 200 gift card match on the 1st cruise but the 2nd has no offers on it yet.

Will be interesting to see what prices do on Monday. I printed out the couple of cruises that we were interested in. Won't be booking if they jack up the prices.

Thanks for the tip ! That is one reason I love these boards I would not of thought of that.

Already booked for March 2014. I know this says for new bookings only but I will call and see what I can do. If not I will cancel if need be and book something else.

I am in the same boat, I like the cabin we got for our cruise in April 2014 but found another one on a different cruise just as good, hopefully it is still there Monday.

Wow great offer, so if I already booked a cruise for April 2014 and put down a deposit do I need to cancel it completely then rebook it ? The drink package for 2 would be a great incentive to do this.

Thanks for sharing.

This is one about of the best threads here IMO - great pics and advice thanks for all the work

Wow I did not know about this - I just went a bought 100 shares. What is the teacher credit or discount ? How do we go about getting that ? My wife is a teacher.

My wife has always wanted to go on a cruise with me, but I told her that the booze alone would too costly. Well last year I gave in and we went on a 4 night cruise - the total for a suite [this was carnival] was a little over 1,000. The bar bill at the end was 1,200 !! I am glad X has this package, now I know the cost before I leave and can relax without any surprises at the end. I know I will still spend about 100 a day onboard in the casino and other stuff but that is also budgeted.

Because of my job and the need to drive sober when at home I seldom drink much. On a cruise I can walk to my cabin and no one ever asks me to steer the ship. So you might say I go overboard...almost literally.

A typical day starts with a cappuccino or two. By 11 it's a bloody Mary. With lunch a Margarita or a beer. Around 4:30 ,it's 2 or 3 martinis. With dinner at six,three glasses of wine and a specialty coffee with dessert as well as a sparkling water throughout.

Then it's on to the casino for a cognac or jack and coke. At the show maybe a vodka and tonic or a cordial. Following that it's to the disco or karaoke and some specialty rum drinks.

Finally an espresso at cafe baccio and a water for the room at night. On beach days we also take liter bottles of water to the beach. I kept track for a while and see that it would have cost me130 to 150 per day before tip.

At the discount rate of $49/day I figure I'm way ahead until I have to pay for the liver transplant.