Mystictraveler Posted September 8, 2022 #326 Share Posted September 8, 2022 If this has already been asked and answered, my apologies. How long has it generally taken to receive a call back from Celebrity once you submitted your requests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92065Cruiser Posted September 8, 2022 #327 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 2:43 PM, 92065Cruiser said: I just received an invite through this program. We don't gamble on board so I was a little leery of it's legitimicy but reading these posts I guess it is legit. That being said, mine says for a Caribbean criuse but I am on the west coast. Do they ever swap out selections to maybe Mexico or something in the West? UPDATE: Thanks to this group, I was able to determine this was a legit offer AND when I called, the agent allowed me to pick a Mexico cruise woohoo! I told him I had heard that Mexico was offered up the prior week or too. At first he said no, but I guess he realized he could do it! So I will be going over Halloween. Dia de los Muertos is Nov. 1,2 and we will be in Puerto Vallarta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92065Cruiser Posted September 8, 2022 #328 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 6:26 AM, lhsail said: Called this morning and upgraded to Concierge for $10pp/day. Was able to select our favorite cabin. On hold for about 30 minutes, which I considered pretty good. Who did you call to upgrade please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystictraveler Posted September 8, 2022 #329 Share Posted September 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, Mystictraveler said: If this has already been asked and answered, my apologies. How long has it generally taken to receive a call back from Celebrity once you submitted your requests? Please disregard, I just realized there was a phone number available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdnich Posted September 8, 2022 #330 Share Posted September 8, 2022 24 minutes ago, 92065Cruiser said: Who did you call to upgrade please? I called the BCC 1-866-461-7170 and paid $20 pp for Aqua class . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92065Cruiser Posted September 8, 2022 #331 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, sdnich said: I called the BCC 1-866-461-7170 and paid $20 pp for Aqua class . Thank you maybe I'll get lucky again.. Someone answered immediatly on my initial call. I was prepared to wait over an hour lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystictraveler Posted September 9, 2022 #332 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, sdnich said: I called the BCC 1-866-461-7170 and paid $20 pp for Aqua class . May I ask, were you already a member of the BCC with "status"? The reason I ask is that when I called and asked about an upgrade to Aqua Class, it was going to cost approximately $3,500 more (for two people). I am Elite Plus but have never gambled on a Celebrity cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyD3 Posted September 9, 2022 #333 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Is there a requirement to spend a certain number of hours per day gambling on these "free" cruises? I know in the past the big spenders got free cruises but had to spend many hours per day gambling....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_dream Posted September 9, 2022 #334 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Does anyone know the rhyme or reason as to who gets these offers? I’ve been on 66 Celebrity cruises, gamble a modest amount to be Onyx level and nothing. No email offers. Nada. I admit I’m jealous and not a little bit frustrated as I have 9 upcoming cruises in the next year and would love to change one of them to use an offer like this. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired888 Posted September 9, 2022 #335 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) Celebrity could be sending out these offers to those who have not cruised since COVID or by lottery for cruises which they are having a difficult time filling. I have not sailed since Dec 2018 and have cancelled 5 cruises due to COVID lockdown. I have dropped at most $100 on slot machines across all my cruises. It shows that I am "Pearl". We did book mainly in Sky Suites and Aqua. Edited September 9, 2022 by Retired888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdlv1 Posted September 9, 2022 #336 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, phoenix_dream said: Does anyone know the rhyme or reason as to who gets these offers? I’ve been on 66 Celebrity cruises, gamble a modest amount to be Onyx level and nothing. No email offers. Nada. I admit I’m jealous and not a little bit frustrated as I have 9 upcoming cruises in the next year and would love to change one of them to use an offer like this. Thoughts? Call the Blue chip Club and ask for a rate on your upcoming cruise. You should also seek out the casino host on your next cruise and ask what level of play they are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizfourfam Posted September 9, 2022 #337 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 hours ago, 92065Cruiser said: UPDATE: Thanks to this group, I was able to determine this was a legit offer AND when I called, the agent allowed me to pick a Mexico cruise woohoo! I told him I had heard that Mexico was offered up the prior week or too. At first he said no, but I guess he realized he could do it! So I will be going over Halloween. Dia de los Muertos is Nov. 1,2 and we will be in Puerto Vallarta. I tried to switch to a Mexican Riviera cruise today and was told I could not switch. 🙁. Airfare to Florida is killing the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted September 9, 2022 #338 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 hours ago, 92065Cruiser said: UPDATE: Thanks to this group, I was able to determine this was a legit offer AND when I called, the agent allowed me to pick a Mexico cruise woohoo! I told him I had heard that Mexico was offered up the prior week or too. At first he said no, but I guess he realized he could do it! So I will be going over Halloween. Dia de los Muertos is Nov. 1,2 and we will be in Puerto Vallarta. Good to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted September 9, 2022 #339 Share Posted September 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, wizfourfam said: I tried to switch to a Mexican Riviera cruise today and was told I could not switch. 🙁. Airfare to Florida is killing the deal. Funny, we're having the exact opposite situation. Airfare to LA from East coast in February is through the roof, minimum $550/rt/pp, up to $900pp!!! That's craziness! You can fly to Australia or Asia from the East coast for that price ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted September 9, 2022 #340 Share Posted September 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, wizfourfam said: I tried to switch to a Mexican Riviera cruise today and was told I could not switch. 🙁. Airfare to Florida is killing the deal. call back and talk to someone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted September 9, 2022 #341 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I really wish the new Caribbean offer included 2023 dates. We already have our cruise booked for 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted September 9, 2022 #342 Share Posted September 9, 2022 FWIW last night a lady won $15,600 on Wonder 4 at $12/spin. That's one of the best jackpots I witnessed on board on a relatively low to medium range bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poffles Posted September 9, 2022 #343 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, phoenix_dream said: Does anyone know the rhyme or reason as to who gets these offers? I’ve been on 66 Celebrity cruises, gamble a modest amount to be Onyx level and nothing. No email offers. Nada. I admit I’m jealous and not a little bit frustrated as I have 9 upcoming cruises in the next year and would love to change one of them to use an offer like this. Thoughts? 7 hours ago, jmdlv1 said: Call the Blue chip Club and ask for a rate on your upcoming cruise. You should also seek out the casino host on your next cruise and ask what level of play they are looking for. THIS ⬆️ Call. I was you at one time and never got offers for long periods but I would call and sometimes there would be something on file for me, other times they would offer a discount (which is off rack rate of All In and Refundable Deposit). If discount, they will ask what cruise you are interested in and price it to let you know what offers come up. No harm in calling ... nothing ventured nothing gained. There is absolutely NO rhyme or reason for offers being mailed out, there might be more guarantee of something for high gamblers but outside that it is random mailouts. Others that I cruise with and whom equally entertain themselves in the Casino get different mailouts, when we've all called we had similar things on file. Sometimes they get an email, sometimes we both get email, sometimes only I get email. So I've learned to call if I have a cruise in mind just to check. Edited September 9, 2022 by poffles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucruisn2 Posted September 9, 2022 #344 Share Posted September 9, 2022 6 hours ago, cruisequeen4ever said: I really wish the new Caribbean offer included 2023 dates. We already have our cruise booked for 2022. We already have a cruise booked for January, but are still taking a free cruise in December. Free is free! Nice to be retired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizfourfam Posted September 9, 2022 #345 Share Posted September 9, 2022 9 hours ago, kwokpot said: Funny, we're having the exact opposite situation. Airfare to LA from East coast in February is through the roof, minimum $550/rt/pp, up to $900pp!!! That's craziness! You can fly to Australia or Asia from the East coast for that price ! Any airfare across the country is ridiculous! I love sailing the Caribbean, but adding airfare, hotel and meals to the cruise price kills the pleasure fast! LOL. Cheaper to drive to the ship in LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted September 9, 2022 #346 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Well just called the BCC folks and talked with a very nice lad (Miguel) and he set us up! Very easy, efficient, and almost free 🙂. Here we go folks! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdnich Posted September 9, 2022 #347 Share Posted September 9, 2022 16 hours ago, Mystictraveler said: May I ask, were you already a member of the BCC with "status"? The reason I ask is that when I called and asked about an upgrade to Aqua Class, it was going to cost approximately $3,500 more (for two people). I am Elite Plus but have never gambled on a Celebrity cruise. You could try signing up for the BCC on celebrity website. Then give it a couple days and call back and try again. that might work but it might not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathynorth Posted September 9, 2022 #348 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just called and made a reservation for our free Caribbean cruise. Surprise, the agent answered on the 1st ring. He wanted me to fill out the form and send it in, but I explained the cruise we wanted was leaving in less than 1 month and we need to make flight reservations, etc. After forwarding our email, he made the reservation for us, so here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted September 9, 2022 #349 Share Posted September 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, kathynorth said: Just called and made a reservation for our free Caribbean cruise. Surprise, the agent answered on the 1st ring. He wanted me to fill out the form and send it in, but I explained the cruise we wanted was leaving in less than 1 month and we need to make flight reservations, etc. After forwarding our email, he made the reservation for us, so here we go. Congrats and have fun! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted September 10, 2022 #350 Share Posted September 10, 2022 15 hours ago, rucruisn2 said: We already have a cruise booked for January, but are still taking a free cruise in December. Free is free! Nice to be retired. Indeed! I look forward to retirement! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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