macaroni Posted August 24, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Anyone know what the Celebrity perks will be starting tomorrow? Thanks! Edited August 24, 2020 by macaroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerelmx Posted August 24, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2020 They have been recycling the same offer every fortnight Tip the prices of interior cabins for European cruises in 2021 have had substantial reductions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikkelhansen Posted August 24, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Tomorrow, Celebrity will return to their "base promotion", which is a couple $$ savings, increasing by stateroom type, and nothing else. As @gerelmx mentions, during the last few months Celebrity have made flash sales every other weekend, usually consisting of three perks for the normal price of two (the "Sail Plus" price tier), combined with another couple $$ savings. Thus, I would expect another flash sale starting Thursday next week. Or perhaps they will delay it, starting Monday in two weeks coinciding with Labor Day, which usually brings a promotion. To summarize, I would expect the next actual promotion to start on Labor Day, lasting perhaps the full week thereafter, or starting the weekend (Thursday) leading up to Labor Day, lasting up to and including Labor Day itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted August 24, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I don't have much faith in their "sales". We have two trips still booked, Panama Canal in Sept 2021 and Venice in Oct 2021. When I do a price check each time they announce one of these "sales" the prices are higher than we I am already paying. At this point, I don't even know if we will take those cruises next year if they sail. No way I am booking anything else at this time. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 24, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I got a nice price reduction for my July 30, 2021 cruise. I originally booked on Dec 2, 2019 and saved $$'s on Feb 19, 2020. Sometimes their sales actually work out. Now fingers crossed they sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan1971 Posted August 25, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Ashland said: I got a nice price reduction for my July 30, 2021 cruise. I originally booked on Dec 2, 2019 and saved $$'s on Feb 19, 2020. Sometimes their sales actually work out. Now fingers crossed they sail. @Ashland - This is roughly the time when I booked my only future cruise. Originally booked for March 2021 on the APEX. I have already done L&S to February 2022. Current pricing on that cruise as of this week is more than $2000 what I am booked for. The going rate right now is INSANE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderMan3 Posted August 25, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Ashland said: I got a nice price reduction for my July 30, 2021 cruise. I originally booked on Dec 2, 2019 and saved $$'s on Feb 19, 2020. Sometimes their sales actually work out. Now fingers crossed they sail. Yes. I had been monitoring prices for my Infinity cruise next May since I booked in January. I had a Royal Suite booked without the perks (although the suite automatically comes with the Wifi and Premium Beverage Package) but wanted to keep an eye on the Penthouse pricing. It was about $6000 more when I originally booked. Price came down about $3000 since January plus they were now including all the perks at no extra charge, so I could now get the gratutities included plus the $150pp onboard credit. In the end wound up saving about $7000 versus the price they were selling the Penthouse for in January with all 4 perks. That's on top of the $7000 in Blue Chip Club savings my husband and I have. So was pretty happy with how it turned out. This will be our first Penthouse cruise in Europe. Fingers crossed this pandemic is under control by then! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 25, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Dwight1 said: I’m waiting for these turtles to finally come up with their final sailing protocols. Until these are released how I can book anything? I have a final payment on 11/1, and will promptly cancel if not issued soon. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Unfortunately, until the CDC approves the cruise plans they can’t issue final protocols. The CDC doesn’t seem to be in any hurry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted August 25, 2020 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2020 8 hours ago, jelayne said: Unfortunately, until the CDC approves the cruise plans they can’t issue final protocols. The CDC doesn’t seem to be in any hurry. I think we should be getting close to the next step. I thought the results of the "Healthy Sail" panel were expected by the end of the month. This should be the basis for the cruise plans that will be submitted to the CDC. I wouldn't expect that there would be a long delay between the "healthy Sail" panel recommendations and the submission of a plan to the CDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseheads4ever Posted August 27, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I just did a mock booking of a cruise I’ve been following. Same price this time no perks offered. They sure make you work for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 27, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 8:13 PM, vulcan1971 said: @Ashland - This is roughly the time when I booked my only future cruise. Originally booked for March 2021 on the APEX. I have already done L&S to February 2022. Current pricing on that cruise as of this week is more than $2000 what I am booked for. The going rate right now is INSANE. You think $2000 is insane. We were booked on Edge February 2021. Did a L&S to March 2022, B2B on Apex. Our suite is now $8,900 PP higher than we are paying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lew- Posted August 27, 2020 #12 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: You think $2000 is insane. We were booked on Edge February 2021. Did a L&S to March 2022, B2B on Apex. Our suite is now $8,900 PP higher than we are paying. It varies... We were booked for 30 days on the Equinox in a suite during winter 2021 and did an L&S to 2022. We saved $4200 over what we would have had to pay. Whatever the amount, we're happy to have the savings. Unfortunately these higher than normal fares are what we're going to be dealing with in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare C-Dragons Posted August 27, 2020 #13 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Just received this email. http://view.email.celebritycruises.com/?qs=2e1b1b9b2d6d2be2e4c6d840d7467a8f1f2d864c7cdcde590cd2a67330fcd33bfb6b99b2e61ec22811c8b17aa875bb79f40daef8e13de942f51b9066e244114002322675df487937c1aac4968f1eb2db66df5edb9ffd9058 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted August 27, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Until . . . There is a vaccine The CDC comes out with a protocol for sailing - likely early October Border restrictions are eliminated It is possible to fly from home to worldwide ports Cruising cannot begin with any sort of normal or new normal. Pricing today is often a function of billions in FCCs chasing a place to land. Until we see lots of cruising and final payment dates - on cruises likely to happen - come and go; pricing means little. There are a huge number of cabins held as placeholders where the cruiser - including myself - has no intention of going on all those cruises. For example we now have 2 July cruises at the same time, an August cruise we really want to do, 3 in September. We will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quo Vadis? Posted August 27, 2020 #15 Share Posted August 27, 2020 The only perk that would make me book another cruise is free or low cost insurance to cover hospital bills, quarantine costs and flight evacuation home in case of covid infection on board. If the cruise lines can't guarantee a safe environment why would we put our lives at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted August 27, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I did a mock booking for March, 2021 on the Apwx. The only 3 available perks were the classic drink pkg, grats, and internet, which I have zero interest in. The cruise is still $200.00 more than when I booked it with Classic, Grats, $300.00 OBC, Insurance. Just another nothing sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceangoer2 Posted August 27, 2020 #17 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, C-Dragons said: Just received this email. http://view.email.celebritycruises.com/?qs=2e1b1b9b2d6d2be2e4c6d840d7467a8f1f2d864c7cdcde590cd2a67330fcd33bfb6b99b2e61ec22811c8b17aa875bb79f40daef8e13de942f51b9066e244114002322675df487937c1aac4968f1eb2db66df5edb9ffd9058 Seems to be only 4 night cruises to Bahamas or Grand Cayman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 27, 2020 #18 Share Posted August 27, 2020 No new perks for our September 2021 Pacific Coastal cruise on the Millennium. The real bummer is Celebrity has decided to pick the three perks. When we booked the cruise we got to choose our three perks and the cruise was $2050.00 less than the current offer for the same stateroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikkelhansen Posted August 27, 2020 #19 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, oceangoer2 said: Seems to be only 4 night cruises to Bahamas or Grand Cayman? No, it's for "most" cruises in general: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan1971 Posted August 28, 2020 #20 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 8:32 AM, CHEZMARYLOU said: You think $2000 is insane. We were booked on Edge February 2021. Did a L&S to March 2022, B2B on Apex. Our suite is now $8,900 PP higher than we are paying. @CHEZMARYLOU - I agree that what you describe sounds even MORE INSANE than my situation. However, I was comparing an Apex to Apex shift, not an Edge to Apex shift. I suspect therein lies the reason for a larger discrepancy in price increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 28, 2020 #21 Share Posted August 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, vulcan1971 said: @CHEZMARYLOU - I agree that what you describe sounds even MORE INSANE than my situation. However, I was comparing an Apex to Apex shift, not an Edge to Apex shift. I suspect therein lies the reason for a larger discrepancy in price increase. Even accounting for the change in itinerary and 10 days vs 7 on Apex the per diem on Edge still comes out to $8,500 pp more for 7 days than we are paying on Apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan1971 Posted August 28, 2020 #22 Share Posted August 28, 2020 5 hours ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: Even accounting for the change in itinerary and 10 days vs 7 on Apex the per diem on Edge still comes out to $8,500 pp more for 7 days than we are paying on Apex. Well, I guess you should be patting yourself on the back for getting such a great deal at the time in which you booked. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipeeinthepool Posted August 28, 2020 #23 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Current prices are so far out of line, I don't even bother checking to see if the current promotions are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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