camella
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Miami, Florida
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watching sports, cooking, traveling, drinking wine
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Celebrity
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Europe
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Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Ok didn't know they were Australia prices. That makes a difference. I agree I like having the package because I will have the coffee and lots of water and sparkling water and my wine. The drink price for the packages was $15 for premium in October but I guess now it's $17? The $2 upcharge isn't great but it's not awful...like I said though nickel and diming and I hate that. I like to pay in advance and have everything taken care of and if I choose to tip more for the bartenders or cabin stewards etc then I do. Don't like to have that big bill at the end of the cruise. Thanks for the clarification! -
That's your experience and I'm just telling you mine. I've also been cruising since the early 90s and my experience was they took it away. So I haven't bothered to even try since. Not worth the aggravation. just sayin.π€·ββοΈ
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Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
You have to laugh - they are completely clueless and will lose a bunch of customers for this little trick. I'm elite plus and will not be sailing on them past my current bookings if they don't straighten this out. I quit sailing Royal Caribbean because of the nickel and diming with drinks and stuff and the selection they have is disgusting. So sad to see the same happening to Celebrity. -
Things must have changed then because I brought a small one years ago and they took it away from me.
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Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
The Mer Soleil was $15 last time we were on Celebrity which was in October - it is now $23. A $8 increase PER GLASS is outrageous! -
Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
That's because it's La Crema central coast which is a cheap version of La Crema Russian River which they used to have and not nearly as good. The difference in price for a bottle at Total wines is $9. The central coast sells for $17.97 and the Russian river sells for $26.97 -
Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
You are so right about the young management comment. I guess I have truly gotten old but I think it is a generational thing. You can't go ANYWHERE anymore without someone trying to "upsell" you something. Not even freakin McDonalds! Can I offer you fries with that? Can I offer you a large soda instead of a small one? Can I supersize your order? Go to Starbucks same thing - would you like a pastry with that? Would you like an extra expresso shot? and then they turn the machine around for you to tip them for ringing up your order - not making it but ringing it up. Somewhere they have taught people in business school that in order to make money you have to nickel and dime people to death and upsell everything. It is beyond annoying and I'm with you - I like to just pay for it and be done and not stress about a huge bill after the cruise. -
Buying Drink Package with Elite Happy Hour?
camella replied to Sunset329's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I have one of those! I use it when my friends go to sports bars that only serve crappy wine - I order a glass of crappy wine and go to the bathroom dump it out and fill it with mine π -
Elegance is Kendall Jackson. It's laughable that it's now considered a "premium" when you can buy an entire bottle for less than $10!
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That would be me! I bring a package of the Schar breadsticks and then I don't feel so left out. If you have your travel agent write on your reservation that you require gluten free meals and talk to the waiter the first night - he or she will get you gluten free rolls for dinner every night instead of the toast. I love escargot and hate having to use that toast to soak up the garlic butter so it was nice when the waiter would bring me different rolls every night.
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No you cannot bring your hair dryer. Most people bring a thick rubber band to keep the button on because you have to hold it down π to keep it working.
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Surcharges for drinks in Retreat Lounge
camella replied to TrueCruiseaholic's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I don't see that in post #2. Could you repost please? -
Yikes - I hope it's not our favorites! We are kind of wine brats and we like what we like which is why we always upgrade to premium. I know everyone is having a fit but it only makes sense that they would raise the prices based on our current economyπ. Hopefully it won't be too bad! And thanks I will keep an eye out for those flash sales!