drakes2 Posted June 5 #101 Share Posted June 5 32 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: On our next cruise , basic cruise price was $1666 CAD , taxes in, for 2 in a balcony , with 3 perks , with taxes in it is $4200 CAD so we decided no package and just use our Elite perks In November, I basically stop drinking coffee and May only drink 1-2 a week now , one day I made a pot of coffee , trying to use up coffee grinds, boy did I ever feel weird ,🥴 so even going to Bacio for coffee will not be missed I am fine will Club Soda , compared to bubble water 😁 Smart move. I find the Elite benefits give me all the alcohol I can consume in a day. On my recent Ascent cruise I spent some time in the onboard jewelry shop got to know 2 of the nice men working there and they invited me to their Premium wine and food pairing at no charge at a private venue. It was excellent much better than the World wine tour I paid for with crappy wines all from basic package. I suspect the private tasting was compliments of Effy jewellery which I did purchase a lovely piece and thrilled with it. Life is short. 😆 💍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted June 5 #102 Share Posted June 5 I’ll be Elite on my next cruise, not dropping my premium bev package… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway180 Posted June 5 #103 Share Posted June 5 1 hour ago, drakes2 said: Most people who purchase a drink package usually drop it once they reach Elite status. I like to drink San Pellegrino but now I just take a case onboard with me. Ha Not everyone who is Elite will bother with the crappy wine selection offered! Never cruise without the premium pkg and always bring a couple of bottles from home. Life is too short to drink low quality wines just because they are complimentary. Same goes for any complimentary bottles in the stateroom...we politely ask for it to be removed. Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted June 5 #104 Share Posted June 5 2 minutes ago, highway180 said: Ha Not everyone who is Elite will bother with the crappy wine selection offered! Never cruise without the premium pkg and always bring a couple of bottles from home. Life is too short to drink low quality wines just because they are complimentary. Same goes for any complimentary bottles in the stateroom...we politely ask for it to be removed. Cheers Agree, that skimpy menu of cheap booze doesn’t appeal to me at all.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted June 5 #105 Share Posted June 5 9 minutes ago, drakes2 said: Smart move. I find the Elite benefits give me all the alcohol I can consume in a day. On my recent Ascent cruise I spent some time in the onboard jewelry shop got to know 2 of the nice men working there and they invited me to their Premium wine and food pairing at no charge at a private venue. It was excellent much better than the World wine tour I paid for with crappy wines all from basic package. I suspect the private tasting was compliments of Effy jewellery which I did purchase a lovely piece and thrilled with it. Life is short. 😆 💍 I did price out the classic package for 12 nights and it was $1608 CAD for 2 people at 50% off That is like 100 drinks I don’t thing I drink that many alcoholic drinks in 6 months now 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted June 5 #106 Share Posted June 5 5 minutes ago, highway180 said: Ha Not everyone who is Elite will bother with the crappy wine selection offered! Never cruise without the premium pkg and always bring a couple of bottles from home. Life is too short to drink low quality wines just because they are complimentary. Same goes for any complimentary bottles in the stateroom...we politely ask for it to be removed. Cheers My CVP and I guess celebrity gifted me 2 bottles of wine in addition I brought 1 onboard. A couple days into the cruise I had an issue won't go into detail but I did inform GR and the next afternoon 2 more bottles arrived. It was a 13 night TA so drank 3 bottles and brought 2 home. They kept my wine for me in the MDR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo Posted June 6 #107 Share Posted June 6 On 6/4/2024 at 6:32 PM, Ex-Airbalancer said: On our last RCL cruise the Diamond lounge was not very nice, well the whole ship need a major make over You don't like RCI as you always have negatives about it. There are times we don't like Celebrity, too. However, we don't make a big issue of it. Cruise Celebrity and we will cruise both Celebrity and RCI. Happy Cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted June 6 #108 Share Posted June 6 27 minutes ago, Oxo said: You don't like RCI as you always have negatives about it. There are times we don't like Celebrity, too. However, we don't make a big issue of it. Cruise Celebrity and we will cruise both Celebrity and RCI. Happy Cruising! The Diamond lounge was just minor thing that was wrong with the cruise 🤣 There was so much more 😉😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxo Posted June 6 #109 Share Posted June 6 15 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: The Diamond lounge was just minor thing that was wrong with the cruise 🤣 There was so much more 😉😁 Glad you have a choice. I will evaluate Beyond this July and give me my opinion of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted June 6 #110 Share Posted June 6 23 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I did price out the classic package for 12 nights and it was $1608 CAD for 2 people at 50% off That is like 100 drinks I don’t thing I drink that many alcoholic drinks in 6 months now 🤣 Looks like about 65 Canadian per day per person ,I have no idea how that converts to USD, that would be 4 or so nice drinks a day, not counting any non alcoholic drinks, water, coffee, energy drinks etc…those add up too.. That said, the swill in the buffet crocks may suit you just fine. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted June 6 #111 Share Posted June 6 4 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said: That said, the swill in the buffet crocks may suit you just fine. 🙂 Looks like someone thinks they are better than everyone else 😉🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted June 6 #112 Share Posted June 6 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Looks like someone thinks they are better than everyone else 😉🤣 Not really…I just like math problems. 🙂 What is the conversion rate these days? Edited June 6 by PTC DAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted June 6 #113 Share Posted June 6 26 minutes ago, PTC DAWG said: Not really…I just like math problems. 🙂 What is the conversion rate these days? 1 USD is approximately 1.385 Canadian at least that's where I purchase it from. I have card with no FX fees and the rate when it hit my bank was just under 1.37 but it was a very large purchase so I was quite happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted June 6 #114 Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, drakes2 said: 1 USD is approximately 1.385 Canadian at least that's where I purchase it from. I have card with no FX fees and the rate when it hit my bank was just under 1.37 but it was a very large purchase so I was quite happy. The interbank rate today is 1.3669. Last time I remember checking it was around 1.25. Time to visit Canada. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedecruise Posted June 8 #115 Share Posted June 8 On 6/6/2024 at 12:52 AM, cruisestitch said: Here’s the menu — it says sodas, juices, bottled waters Would they make any of those cocktails as “mocktails” for those who want a nonalcoholic version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted June 8 #116 Share Posted June 8 I’m not sure how. A nonalcoholic screwdriver is just orange juice, a nonalcoholic cosmopolitan is just cranberry juice. You can’t make nonalcoholic martini or kit Royale.etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted June 8 #117 Share Posted June 8 2 hours ago, cruisestitch said: nonalcoholic cosmopolitan is just cranberry juice That's not true. With a little creativity you can make some fabulous mocktails. Try rimming your martini glass in a Cosmo rimmer add some cranberry juice, oj, fresh lime juice and a splash of soda or perrier. Top with fresh cranberries and a slice of lime. I've made it for people who don't drink and it's delicious. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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