what's new with celebrity elite?

[justcrusn]

we have done enough celebrity cruises to reach elite, but none in a 2-3 years, so what is changed?

specifically the captains club cocktail hour, elite breakfast, and policy of bringing wine onboard at embarkation?

it used to be 3 drink coupons that were not valid in the dining room and  two bottles per cabin carry on

thanks in advance

[gold1953]

bring wine on board is for everyone

No drink coupons , just drinks from a limited list 5 to 7 pm most bars

All perks are listed on the website

[39august]

Unlimited number of drinks from 5-7 in most bars but not MDR.

[DaKahuna]

2 hours ago, justcrusn said:

specifically the captains club cocktail hour, elite breakfast, and policy of bringing wine onboard at embarkation?

 

 Captains club cocktail hour is 5 - 7 every day except embarkation day.  It is not longer held exclusively in the Sky Lounge but rather at most bars, exceptions noted in the information card you will find in your stateroom on embarkation day.  They have restarted having the reception in a venue on the ship on one or two nights each sailing for those that want to go there vs just any bar.

 

Elite breakfast is still being held and is still continental style.  Depending on the ship and the number of Elite and above guest depends on which venue is used.  Again, see the flier in your cabin. 

 

Wine policy is one bottle per guest of legal drinking age. 

 

 

2 hours ago, justcrusn said:

it used to be 3 drink coupons that were not valid in the dining room and  two bottles per cabin carry on

 

Drink coupons are long gone.  

 

[keesar]

3 hours ago, justcrusn said:

we have done enough celebrity cruises to reach elite, but none in a 2-3 years, so what is changed?

specifically the captains club cocktail hour, elite breakfast, and policy of bringing wine onboard at embarkation?

it used to be 3 drink coupons that were not valid in the dining room and  two bottles per cabin carry on

thanks in advance

Go to the benefits website and take a look.

[gerif]

4 hours ago, gold1953 said:

bring wine on board is for everyone

No drink coupons , just drinks from a limited list 5 to 7 pm most bars

All perks are listed on the website

So if you have early dinner the best you can do is grab a quick drink to go? Taking my first cruise on X and will be elite by virtue of my diamond status with RCI. So far I haven’t found anything I will be using with respect to elite benefits. 

[DaKahuna]

6 minutes ago, gerif said:

So if you have early dinner the best you can do is grab a quick drink to go? Taking my first cruise on X and will be elite by virtue of my diamond status with RCI. So far I haven’t found anything I will be using with respect to elite benefits. 

 

 Have a normal breakfast in the MDR / buffet and then head to the Elite Breakfast and have a cappuccino or mimosa. 

 

 

[MCC retired]

Yes , Early Elite Dinners are at a disadvantage with the 5-7pm free drinks ☹️

RCI Drink Coupons all day is a far better system for every Elite/Diamond 👍

[gerif]

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 Have a normal breakfast in the MDR / buffet and then head to the Elite Breakfast and have a cappuccino or mimosa. 

 

 

Thanks. I was referring to the 5-7 p.m., happy hour. 

[gerif]

1 minute ago, MCC retired said:

Yes , Early Elite Dinners are at a disadvantage with the 5-7pm free drinks ☹️

RCI Drink Coupons all day is a far better system for every Elite/Diamond 👍

Exactly on RCI I can have a glass of wine with dinner if I want. 

[DaKahuna]

Just now, gerif said:

Thanks. I was referring to the 5-7 p.m., happy hour. 

 

 My wife is not much on drinking and we normally dined around 6:30 pm so I would get ready for dinner and go to the Happy Hour from about 5:30 - 6:15 pm and then back to the cabin to collect here and then stop by a bar on the way to the MDR and grab us each a glass of wine to have with dinner.  Worked out well for us before we started booking suites. 

 

[C-sea]

23 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 Have a normal breakfast in the MDR / buffet and then head to the Elite Breakfast and have a cappuccino or mimosa. 

 

 

and a bag of laundry each complimentary 

[Arizona Wildcat]

41 minutes ago, gerif said:

So if you have early dinner the best you can do is grab a quick drink to go? Taking my first cruise on X and will be elite by virtue of my diamond status with RCI. So far I haven’t found anything I will be using with respect to elite benefits. 

Don't know about you but I seem to always have dirty laundry.  The Elite buffet breakfast is relaxed and the mimosas or cappuccinos are great.

If you have a drink package agree the happy hour no big deal.

[the penguins]

10 hours ago, gerif said:

So if you have early dinner the best you can do is grab a quick drink to go? Taking my first cruise on X and will be elite by virtue of my diamond status with RCI. So far I haven’t found anything I will be using with respect to elite benefits. 

Elite breakfast also includes mimosas, sparkling wine (champage) and bloody Mary's.

During 5 to 7 pm you can pick up enough free water and sodas to get you through the next 24 hours.

Internet minutes you can use any time any day - much more flexible than Royal's system especially on longer cruises.

One bag Laundry per person.

[BP99]

12 hours ago, gerif said:

Exactly on RCI I can have a glass of wine with dinner if I want. 

Hi,

I agree! We also love having our RCL diamond free drinks at 

the pool during the hot afternoons!! Also on RCL we love

the free capachino (sp) and latte in the diamond club!!

Also the diamond club food (all day snacks) and diamond

club food during HH is awesome! Unlike the pathetic 

stuff that is served by a limited number of waiters during

Celebrity elite HH. I don't call stale crackers with a bit of

stale cheese a treat! We still sail Celebrity due to itinerary

reasons NOT for the Elite food benefits!!

Bill

[Ex-Airbalancer]

2 hours ago, BP99 said:

Hi,

I agree! We also love having our RCL diamond free drinks at 

the pool during the hot afternoons!! Also on RCL we love

the free capachino (sp) and latte in the diamond club!!

Also the diamond club food (all day snacks) and diamond

club food during HH is awesome! Unlike the pathetic 

stuff that is served by a limited number of waiters during

Celebrity elite HH. I don't call stale crackers with a bit of

stale cheese a treat! We still sail Celebrity due to itinerary

reasons NOT for the Elite food benefits!!

Bill

On the last RCL ship we were on , most of the long time Diamond members were complaining about the Diamond lounge , it was dark , machine didnt always work , and the food was nothing to write home about 🤢

Also with RCL you have cruise you have cruise with Pinnacles 😱

Zenith member are like angles compare to Pinnacles 😉

[Oxo]

17 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

On the last RCL ship we were on , most of the long time Diamond members were complaining about the Diamond lounge , it was dark , machine didnt always work , and the food was nothing to write home about 🤢

Also with RCL you have cruise you have cruise with Pinnacles 😱

Zenith member are like angles compare to Pinnacles 😉

Everyone has a different experience! We were on the Symphony OTS in Feb 2024. Our experience was just the opposite of yours.

Celebrity should improve their current Elite HH and make it like RCIs. Allow x number of drinks all day long. Not just 5 - 7pm.

If you don't drink, I don't care! 

 

[gerif]

4 hours ago, the penguins said:

Elite breakfast also includes mimosas, sparkling wine (champage) and bloody Mary's.

During 5 to 7 pm you can pick up enough free water and sodas to get you through the next 24 hours.

Internet minutes you can use any time any day - much more flexible than Royal's system especially on longer cruises.

One bag Laundry per person.

For me, personally, little of that works. Now that my husband has passed I’ll be cruising with a friend who does not have status so I doubt that I would be attending the breakfast alone.  I’ve been cruising long before bottled water became a “thing” so have absolutely no problem drinking the ship’s water. I don’t drink soda. I do enjoy an alcoholic drink with dinner and maybe in the casino or at a show - and I can use the four allotted drinks to “buy” my friend a drink if I want. The longest I’ve ever cruised has been two weeks but I’ve never felt the need to have my clothes boiled on the ship. On this particular cruise internet is included so being able to split the hours might be useful. 

[the penguins]

25 minutes ago, gerif said:

For me, personally, little of that works. Now that my husband has passed I’ll be cruising with a friend who does not have status so I doubt that I would be attending the breakfast alone.  I’ve been cruising long before bottled water became a “thing” so have absolutely no problem drinking the ship’s water. I don’t drink soda. I do enjoy an alcoholic drink with dinner and maybe in the casino or at a show - and I can use the four allotted drinks to “buy” my friend a drink if I want. The longest I’ve ever cruised has been two weeks but I’ve never felt the need to have my clothes boiled on the ship. On this particular cruise internet is included so being able to split the hours might be useful. 

I am sorry for your loss.

Your cabin mate will (should) be able to accompany you to the breakfast - check with the Captains Club Host on the ship.

I have never understood the supposed "boiling" of the laundry - every uniform is washed on the ship without any issues. We use the laundry on every cruise and on the odd occasion when an item has been damaged or lost we have always been refunded the full cost as an OBC. That said we don't put any particularly important items i. As it's "wash and fold" we always put a note on the form in  big letters saying " please return the items on hangers, thank you" (don't forget the please and thank you) and the laundry has always come back as good as pressed.

Have a great cruise.

[miched]

18 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 

 

Drink coupons are long gone.  

 

 Wish I would have known this.  I recently purchased some off of EBay.   😱😢😩

 

NOT

 

Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

[cheeseheads4ever]

Cruising on Beyond in a few weeks just got off Reflection using our Elite status for Captains Club Breakfast. Was nice to get a coffee there or a Bloody Mary.

As far as 5-7 Happy hour that was excellent too at the Martini Bar.
Can I expect the Martini Bar on Beyond to have the 5-7 Happy Hour? It seemed that all bars honored it except WCB.

We got the sheet upon arrival on Reflection listing bars but WCB was the only one we couldn’t go to.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edited April 3 by cheeseheads4ever

[hcat]

On 3/26/2024 at 5:03 PM, gerif said:

So if you have early dinner the best you can do is grab a quick drink to go? Taking my first cruise on X and will be elite by virtue of my diamond status with RCI. So far I haven’t found anything I will be using with respect to elite benefits. 

That's a shame.  There are many useful benefits besides  the cocktails. Check the list and Cap Club paperwork you receive in your cabin.

 

Can't figure out,  if  Royal perks are much  better, what brings so many Royal Diamonds cossing over to X?

 

Many of the Elite events are very crowded.. among participants are Royal Diamond guests..

[gerif]

18 minutes ago, hcat said:

That's a shame.  There are many useful benefits besides  the cocktails. Check the list and Cap Club paperwork you receive in your cabin.

 

Can't figure out,  if  Royal perks are much  better, what brings so many Royal Diamonds cossing over to X?

 

Many of the Elite events are very crowded.. among participants are Royal Diamond guests..

I’m at an age where I have no interest interest in all of the bells and whistles that RCI has to offer (my rock climbing, flowrider, etc., days are long past), so I do like the X product. Since my husband has passed I will be  cruising with a friend who doesn’t have status this time so I probably won’t be attending the special breakfast or the other events but we’ll see. 

[DaKahuna]

29 minutes ago, hcat said:

Many of the Elite events are very crowded.. among participants are Royal Diamond guests..

 

We resemble that remark - or at least we did -- We will reach elite plus at the end of our next cruise (actually on day 2 but points do not count until after the cruise is over). 

 

 We came to celebrity as we were in our late 60's and the great appeal of Royal Caribbean did not really do it for us.  We enjoyed the ship and the venue's but we are not into flow rider, rock climbing, etc.  

 

[Mark_K]

15 minutes ago, gerif said:

I’m at an age where I have no interest interest in all of the bells and whistles that RCI has to offer (my rock climbing, flowrider, etc., days are long past), so I do like the X product. Since my husband has passed I will be  cruising with a friend who doesn’t have status this time so I probably won’t be attending the special breakfast or the other events but we’ll see. 

The last I knew cabin mates of Elites were allowed to attend Elite events e.g. The Breakfast. They do not get benefits like a bag of laundry, internet discount, etc.