Solstice TA October 2011 Code Red

[cardiffmatch]

Well - all's well that ends well!

 

My already exciting trip from Istanbul to Barcelona (11 nights) is now a brilliant sounding 12 night round trip to the Holy Land from Istanbul!

 

25th October - Istanbul

26th Oct - Istanbul (depart 2pm)

27th Oct - Athens (arrive 11am, depart 8pm)

28th Oct - At sea

Sat 29th Oct - Alexandria, Egypt (arrive 7am)

Sun 30th Oct - Alexandria Egypt (depart 7pm)

Mon 31st Oct - Jerusalem (arrive 11am)

Tue 1st November - Jerusalem (depart 10pm)

Wed 2nd Nov - At sea

Thurs 3rd Nov - Rhodes (arrive 8am, depart 6pm)

Fri 4th Nov - Ephesus (arrive 7am, depart 6pm)

5th Nov - at sea

6th Nov - Istanbul

 

Three 2 day stays in three amazing cities sounds like a great itinerary to me. I'm pleased. I hope everyone else has a good outcome.

 

Thanks for your comments, jackdiamond - I've read so many of your helpful posts. Can I ask you one more question - am I right in thinking that I should be able to stay in the same cabin at the same price? We booked the previously advertised cruise in a cabin that we wouldn't usually be able to stretch to, overlooking the wake but the Istanbul to Barcelona trip was at a great price. I love this new route and it would be great to know we'd be able to be in the same cabin.

 

Best wishes to all,

 

Thom

[ocngypz]

They are keeping the ships in the Med longer.

 

It'll be a couple of days before it's all straightened out.

 

Those who are currently booked will be reaccommodated first. I haven't gotten the details as of yet.

 

But just as I had expected, keeping ships in the Med longer means making more money.

[emileg]

Of course all of this could be a computer glitch that has yet to be fixed.

[JLSOMD]

We have a cruise booked for the Solstice Nov. 13, 2011 Western Caribbean sailing. I phoned Celebrity yesterday to inquire about all the cabins being sold out. The first Celebrity rep indicated that the Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 cruises were cancelled for maintenance but that my cruise on Nov. 13 was still sailing. I knew this was not correct so I called back and was told the cruises are on hold and no more info is available at this time. Still not satisfied with the answer I phoned our Celebrity PVP and she indicated that it was a revenue/accounting maintenance issue and would be corrected soon. I'm still not sure I have the correct answer.

[dmk]

They are keeping the ships in the Med longer.

 

It'll be a couple of days before it's all straightened out.

 

Those who are currently booked will be reaccommodated first. I haven't gotten the details as of yet.

 

But just as I had expected, keeping ships in the Med longer means making more money.

 

Thanks, Babette. That is my impression. I know it has happened to us once before.

I have a question for you. I booked cruise A at $$$'s . Now, cruise A doesn't exist for me in that time slot. Celebrity has put my reservations in cruise B...same time slot different cruise and I'm sure different $'s. If I should decide to accept cruise B, what would the cruise cost...the same as the original cruise A or the newly priced cruise B.

Phew...I hope I explained myself properly!:D

[islandgirlejfan]

We have a cruise booked for the Solstice Nov. 13, 2011 Western Caribbean sailing. I phoned Celebrity yesterday to inquire about all the cabins being sold out. The first Celebrity rep indicated that the Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 cruises were cancelled for maintenance but that my cruise on Nov. 13 was still sailing. I knew this was not correct so I called back and was told the cruises are on hold and no more info is available at this time. Still not satisfied with the answer I phoned our Celebrity PVP and she indicated that it was a revenue/accounting maintenance issue and would be corrected soon. I'm still not sure I have the correct answer.

 

We are also booked on this cruise....our first time cruising Celebrity and at the moment I'm a little anxious :eek: as to what this is going to mean to the cruise we booked a month ago. We keep trying to do the Western Caribbean itinerary and forces keep working against us every time we try to book it. We got a fabulous price on a C1 so I will be watching this thread closely and praying that all works out soon!

[ocngypz]

Thanks, Babette. That is my impression. I know it has happened to us once before.

I have a question for you. I booked cruise A at $$$'s . Now, cruise A doesn't exist for me in that time slot. Celebrity has put my reservations in cruise B...same time slot different cruise and I'm sure different $'s. If I should decide to accept cruise B, what would the cruise cost...the same as the original cruise A or the newly priced cruise B.

Phew...I hope I explained myself properly!:D

 

 

It is not a computer glitch. I spoke with my Cel rep today.

 

RE Cruise A vs Cruise B. Really can't say until they give us the details. With these sailings being from little less than a year out... to over a year out... can't say.

 

It'll be a couple of days before they make the official statement.

[jackdiamond]

Thom,

Sorry, I do not know the answer to your inquiry.

[CruisingYiayia]

We have a cruise booked for the Solstice Nov. 13, 2011 Western Caribbean sailing. I phoned Celebrity yesterday to inquire about all the cabins being sold out. The first Celebrity rep indicated that the Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 cruises were cancelled for maintenance but that my cruise on Nov. 13 was still sailing. I knew this was not correct so I called back and was told the cruises are on hold and no more info is available at this time. Still not satisfied with the answer I phoned our Celebrity PVP and she indicated that it was a revenue/accounting maintenance issue and would be corrected soon. I'm still not sure I have the correct answer.

 

We are also booked on the Solstice November 13th, 2011. We missed our western itinerary ports on the 10/10/10 sailing because of Hurricane Paula and booked the same itinerary while we were on board for next year. We're anxiously waiting to find out what's happening with our cruise.

[cruizinpooh]

I just checked our reservation and now it has been deleted from "My Reservation". So, I imagine they'll contact us soon.

 

Unfortunately, a Transatlantic crossing any later won't work for us. :(

[jackdiamond]

I just checked our reservation and now it has been deleted from "My Reservation". So, I imagine they'll contact us soon.

 

Unfortunately, a Transatlantic crossing any later won't work for us. :(

What is "My Reservation"

Thank you.

[cruizinpooh]

What is "My Reservation"

Thank you.

 

Where you view your bookings on the Celebrity site under 'My Celebrity'

[tomatopa]

MY RESERVATION FOR NOVEMBER 2011 IS ALSO GONE....Booked this in April 2010....sure hope they come up with a TA at the same price that will work for us or get ours back.

[rwadam]

Any word on what's happening? I've been too busy at work to call Celebrity. I am assuming at this point our November 6, 2011 Eastern Caribbean will be cancelled. Bummer -- I have 2 cabins booked (AQ hump cabins 1610 & 1608) PLUS for a fun pre-Solstice cruise we decided to book Millenium the week before for a 5 day Western Caribbean and snagged 6143 and 6144 for that cruise. This is a bit of wrench but like I said -- go with the flow.:rolleyes:

[excitedofharpenden]

They are keeping the ships in the Med longer.

 

It'll be a couple of days before it's all straightened out.

 

Those who are currently booked will be reaccommodated first. I haven't gotten the details as of yet.

 

But just as I had expected, keeping ships in the Med longer means making more money.

Babette, as usual thanks for keeping us informed.

 

Phil

[Murphy]

Yesterday my 11-7-11 Equinox TA was relisted in my reservation as an 11 night Med cruise. Today it shows that I don't have a reservation at all.... :(

[Wine-O]

I noticed that my Eclipse 30 Oct 2011 TA is still intact. I hope they don't change anything because I'm going to be booking my air next month.

[curiouscat]

I noticed that my Eclipse 30 Oct 2011 TA is still intact. I hope they don't change anything because I'm going to be booking my air next month.

 

 

I would hold off till things get sorted out... and unless your using FF miles it's still early to book flights...Just my 2 cents:p

 

CC

[Xcruiser]

Yesterday my 11-7-11 Equinox TA was relisted in my reservation as an 11 night Med cruise. Today it shows that I don't have a reservation at all.... :(

 

Same thing for our Solstice 10-23-11 WB TA, changed to a Med cruise last night…went puff overnight so now we have NO RESERVATIONS!:(

 

Just going to wait until the dust settles I guess.:rolleyes:

 

Joel

[raudacruise]

Yeah, our reservation went poof as well. How many times do we have to do this to get the dining arrangements set for the Stooges :D?

 

Larry AKA George

[Xcruiser]

Yeah, our reservation went poof as well. How many times do we have to do this to get the dining arrangements set for the Stooges :D?

 

Larry AKA George

 

Oh Larry AKA George… Maybe the 3rd time will be a charm! :rolleyes:

 

So I guess it will have to be one MOE time!:D

 

Moe AKA Joel

[Wine-O]

Same thing for our Solstice 10-23-11 WB TA, changed to a Med cruise last night…went puff overnight so now we have NO RESERVATIONS!:(

 

Just going to wait until the dust settles I guess.:rolleyes:

 

Joel

 

Yeah, our reservation went poof as well. How many times do we have to do this to get the dining arrangements set for the Stooges :D?

 

Larry AKA George

 

It's not too late to come back to Eclipse in Oct 2011. All Stooges welcomed. :D

[dmk]

it is not a computer glitch. I spoke with my cel rep today.

 

Re cruise a vs cruise b. Really can't say until they give us the details. With these sailings being from little less than a year out... To over a year out... Can't say.

 

It'll be a couple of days before they make the official statement.

 

thanks:)

[jackdiamond]

Where you view your bookings on the Celebrity site under 'My Celebrity'

Thank you.

[raudacruise]

Sent a note to our TA (who was on vacation but one of the others responded). She had another thing to talk about with a Celebrity rep and brought this up. Celebrity rep was clueless, just said there is sales meeting on Monday so we might not hear more till then.

 

I don't understand why these types of things can't be more "seamless". Get it done instead of prolonging it :confused:.