Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted August 25, 2023 #201 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, NMTraveller said: The Celebrity Vintages should be thrown overboard. Much like the Boston Tea Party. Do you have an environmental impact study for that? 🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted August 25, 2023 #202 Share Posted August 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Bo1953 said: As many people who have posted already, there surely has to have been at least one (1) person on board an X ship who certainly could have confirmed by the time I posted my posit... bon voyage I'm with you Bo 100%. As it stands for me X has added one extra chargeable item and everything else remains the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted August 25, 2023 #203 Share Posted August 25, 2023 6 hours ago, kwokpot said: A sample of the cookies and pastries from Virgin Voyages, all included as part of your cruise fare. kp do you recollect if any of them were vegan or not at all??? bon appetit and bon voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iandjm Posted August 25, 2023 #204 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Maybe elite plus will be insulted by being offered one free cookie per cruise, along with the existing one scoop of gelato. seriously though if this is true, the direction this company is going is not at all good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleally Posted August 25, 2023 #205 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, mayleeman said: At least in your example somebody had to lug the bottles to the departure alcove. Doing their job, not a service! Edited August 25, 2023 by purpleally Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted August 25, 2023 #206 Share Posted August 25, 2023 The $2.00 for a cookie on Equinox has been confirmed by Andy, a reliable source on the other site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 25, 2023 #207 Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: The $2.00 for a cookie on Equinox has been confirmed by Andy, a reliable source on the other site. That other site has a post that says apparently only the Equinox is doing this as a test for going fleetwide in the near future. I guess the Equinox is now the official beta test ship for new policy changes, like vaping in the casino. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMR74 Posted August 25, 2023 #208 Share Posted August 25, 2023 When on a land vacation we do not think about grabbing a cookie or gelato or soemthing different, and paying a few bucks for it or stopping for an affternoon iced drink, and we go through bottled carbonated water at meals for a few bucks more in addition to wine or somthing else. However we are paying for that all inclusive vacation which is not all inclusive anymore, at least on X. perhaps unless you spend a large chunk and go upper level suites. However even inside cabins on decent itineraries are running 400 a night now which is more than we paid for Aqua 3 years ago (albeit cancelled) . Its like being in Rome and grabbing a taxi and asking "How much to" rather than going on the meter. We have switched to air bnb and vrbo for longer trips and that way we avoid paying the cabbie, the guy or gal that goes to the cab and takes your luggage to desk, the doorman and the guy or gal taking the luggage upstarts and a flurry of tips within a few minutes. Less confusing when I was young, too much action within a few minutes when older. Thats the beauty of all inclusive-you turn off the brain on that sort of trip. Which I think we can get on premium lines and remember just 2 years ago LLP was talking about Premium Large Ship strategy. It is all about the customers expectations and whether the business can meet and exceed the expectations, which includes the subjective value proposition for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 25, 2023 #209 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMR74 Posted August 25, 2023 #210 Share Posted August 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, terrydtx said: That other site has a post that says apparently only the Equinox is doing this as a test for going fleetwide in the near future. I guess the Equinox is now the official beta test ship for new policy changes, like vaping in the casino. Which ship is the test ship for new and exciting things? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 25, 2023 #211 Share Posted August 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, terrydtx said: That other site has a post that says apparently only the Equinox is doing this as a test for going fleetwide in the near future. I guess the Equinox is now the official beta test ship for new policy changes, like vaping in the casino. They also had the new pilot MDR dinner menus including the notorious double cheeseburger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesfromu Posted August 25, 2023 #212 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: They also had the new pilot MDR dinner menus including the notorious double cheeseburger I guess "double" is what makes X premium and luxury..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted August 25, 2023 #213 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 7:29 PM, bnurick said: Are upper suite guests exempt from this charge? 🤣 A-LA-CARTE only going forward... "Let them eat cake" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted August 25, 2023 #214 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bo1953 said: kp do you recollect if any of them were vegan or not at all??? bon appetit and bon voyage There are signs indicating what's vegan and what's GF, but I don't remember now. I'll be on another Virgin cruise in February and will make note of that! Edited August 25, 2023 by kwokpot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted August 25, 2023 #215 Share Posted August 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, terrydtx said: That other site has a post that says apparently only the Equinox is doing this as a test for going fleetwide in the near future. I guess the Equinox is now the official beta test ship for new policy changes, like vaping in the casino. Taking away free cookies is MUCH worse than a few people vaping in the casino!🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 25, 2023 #216 Share Posted August 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, HMR74 said: Which ship is the test ship for new and exciting things? As I said the Equinox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 25, 2023 #217 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, TeeRick said: Taking away free cookies is MUCH worse than a few people vaping in the casino!🤪 I never eat the cookies or enter the casino anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted August 25, 2023 #218 Share Posted August 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, HMR74 said: Which ship is the test ship for new and exciting things? We have not seen anything exciting come from this. Mostly downgrades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OysterD Posted August 25, 2023 #219 Share Posted August 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, CHEZMARYLOU said: The $2.00 for a cookie on Equinox has been confirmed by Andy, a reliable source on the other site. But has he confirmed there are no longer any free cookies at Al Bacio? That's the only thing that matters really. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted August 25, 2023 #220 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 minute ago, terrydtx said: I never eat the cookies or enter the casino anyway. Opposite of me. I get free cookies and sit next to vapers in the casino. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 25, 2023 #221 Share Posted August 25, 2023 I haven’t read 9 pages and am sure this has been pointed out; this is from the playbook of RCI (and carnival) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 25, 2023 #222 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TeeRick said: Opposite of me. I get free cookies and sit next to vapers in the casino. I prefer to get a 12 year old Mccallan and then ask the closest vapor to please exhale close to me so I can enjoy the delightful and safe aroma. 😡 Edited August 25, 2023 by terrydtx 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted August 25, 2023 #223 Share Posted August 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, OysterD said: But has he confirmed there are no longer any free cookies at Al Bacio? That's the only thing that matters really. You could usually get free cookies in the OVC too. Usually at the ice cream station. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted August 25, 2023 #224 Share Posted August 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, terrydtx said: I never eat the cookies or enter the casino anyway. At this rate everyone will eventually be impacted by Celebrity's changes, downgrades, and trial periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted August 25, 2023 #225 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Just now, Georgia_Peaches said: At this rate everyone will eventually be impacted by Celebrity's changes, downgrades, and trial periods. Well not if you avoid sailing on Celebrity in the future. That's what it will come down to for a number of us if this continues. Sad really. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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