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The 2 original shots are considered "fully vaccinated". I won't do boosters, I don't trust them. If those coming from across the pond do not need the boosters, neither do I. We were told the 2 original shots were sufficient. We sailed Equinox in May, My friends had the boosters. My son, daughter-in-law and I did not. THEY got covid and a really bad case of it. No boosters for me.

No cruising for us for a long time if the pricing keeps on going like this. We simply cannot afford it. 60% off but on cruise only? Even all inclusive they jack the price up by $500? Are they kidding? Smart cruisers know the deal. Maybe in suites, which we never could afford, but not lower cabins. They are doing away with "all inclusive" likely and this will push many to other cruise lines. Celebrity is celebrating 32 years as Celebrity. We have been loyal since 1992. Sorry, can't justify this on a fixed income. So sad.

We have used Park "N Go many times and it was great. Contact them. We just returned from an Equinox cruise and as opposed to $15 a night at the port, we paid $77 for the entire 9 nights. They do have covered parking but not sure of the cost. They shuttle you to the ship and back so I would check if they take you to the airport. Worth a shot.

I agree. Just returned from Equinox and it's obvious suite guests are "preferred". Have sailed over 30 years with Celebrity and still see the same wonderful service from staff and crew BUT suites do take priority. We couldn't get a reservation in any specialty restaurant for the entire 9 nights. The dining room was chaos the first 2 nights but then empty at both select and regular seating. Makes me wonder about how crowded Luminae was. I do see a preference for suite guests and that's fine but we cannot afford those suites. Having sailed Edge I will never do that class again. As to the poster who suggested taking ships out of service, how about one of the Edge class? Most of us do agree that the M and S class ships are great, even with their staffing issues. Don't throw the "babies" out with the bathwater. These 2 classes are sailing almost to capacity. Equinox jumped from 1/2 full to 2200 on our sailing. You cannot expect the true Celebrity brand to be the same with this influx. Just my opinion.

I was also on this cruise with 3 friends. Day 7 1 tested positive and then his mom in the same cabin. Lo and behold my friend with me also tested positive. I DID NOT! We don't know why but they figured it was either Aruba (where I didn't get off) or the theater show (which I did not attend). My son and daughter-in-law were with us in another cabin and I spent the time with them. None of us have tested positive Those black cars you saw were hired by Celebrity to take those who had tested to their respective cars, airport or hotels. They treated us wonderfully, even having our breakfast delivered to the cabins that morning. I agree, Celebrity better get back to "Celebrity" business or they will sink into the depths of mediocre ships. I have sailed over 30 years with them and have never seen such garbage going on. This CEO has taken the crew she picks to her "babies" the E class ships and has allowed the best of Celebrity, the M and S class to suffer. My son spoke to the bartender at the Sunset Bar who had become a friend and he told him that they finally had 450 crew from India on the way to help. That won't to the job if they are not trained the way crews of the past were. I will not give up on them just yet. My cabin steward was wonderful to me. I fell ( those damn speakers of the DJ by the Passport Bar right in the middle of the floor on a crowded day) and the medical crew and Guest Relations were wonderful. Very attentive. Our cabin steward made sure I had what I needed. Yes, I agree, more deck parties. I miss those wonderful days when we could party in the open. I also wish Celebrity would stop giving away specialty restaurant reservations to the suites and whoever and leaving those of us in the lower decks with no way to utilize them. I have NEVER seen those restaurants sold out completely before the cruises. Again, I do not and have never liked LLP. When I first cruised Michael Bailey was the CEO who transitioned from Chandris to Celebrity and he was wonderful. He took the brand and made it great. Just my opinion but we need him back. I pray all who are ill from this trip recover quickly and don't give up the ship just yet.

Simple - NO

Not for anything but to me, after reading the negatives on this post, it seems that the majority of the "problems" seem to be happening on European cruises. Am I completely wrong? The rules there are so nuts that I would never even attempt to sail there, at least for the foreseeable future. We sail from Florida to the Caribbean in a few weeks and have no real issues except for the double=talk, mish-mash of messaging from Miami regarding testing, boosters, etc. Time to stop complaining and coming here with so little information. Be precise, specific and this group has always had insight. Been a member for years and always came here first for info. Good luck.