hiccups

I’ve always assumed that now with MoveUp bids, we’ll get the lowest level cabin. Last month we booked a suite guarantee on Beyond for this month, and our TA said to be prepared to be assigned an MC Sky Suite. We were much more quickly than I expected assigned to a standard Sky Suite. Of course we would have loved a Celebrity Suite (or higher!) but since we didn’t get the MC Sky Suite, can’t complain. The savings were worth it.

We recieved OBC from Azamara a few years ago when they had to cancel a port in Spain for a strike. We’d also bought cruise-specific travel insurance, and that coverage included reimbursement for a missed port. Our cruises after that one, cruise insurance no longer seemed to cover missed ports.

Glad to hear good comments about Enchanted Princess, as we’re taking our first Princess cruise on her this summer—family cruise, and the ship had some better option for the varied ages of the kids. We have the Premier package and am looking forward to the inclusions.

OP may not necessarily lose the OBC—they need to ask their TA if it’s refundable. Our OBC from our TA is refundable, and anything we don’t spend onboard is refunded to our linked credit card.

I don’t know about NCL’s older builds, but they definitely have the “ship within a ship” in a few classes with a dedicated lounge, restaurant, deck and pool, etc.

Most people I know that have done IVs are because they drank too much the day before, so I'm not surprised they are offering them onboard. We have just booked a Sky Suite on Beyond over Memorial Day, so it's great to follow along and see what we'll get to experience, even though we won't get to enjoy it for as long as you will 🙂

We are booked on Enchanted Princess in July (first Princess cruise), and our booking includes the Plus package. A few weeks ago I saw the ability to upgrade to the Premier package online. We discussed it and decided to upgrade, but now the option no longer appears on the website or the app. Has anyone else experienced this glitch, or know if Princess has stopped offering pre-cruise upgrades? I assume we can upgrade onboard, but I am not sure about the availability of specialty dining reservations if we wait until then. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide!

Those are great—are they from Amazon? We’ve never done the ducks, but are taking a family cruise on Enchanted this summer and I’m thinking of getting some for our young niece and nephew to hide.

You can check on the upgrade price on the website. When I looked at ours, it was $18/day instead of $20. We didn't book it yet, but I plan on doing it soon and hope that is still the price.

Tell yourself that if it makes you feel better about being a cheapskate. The crew, including a ton you don’t see, work their tails off for your vacation and you want to stiff them.

We’ve never felt pressured to give extra tips on Celebrity. We usually have OBC and so leave an extra amount for our steward, but typically that’s it.

Yes, I'd love to know where that "overall guest feedback" came from they cite.

Wow, that's much different than the response I received earlier today: Thank you so much for this valuable feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to contact the Executive Offices at Celebrity Cruises. This test is currently taking place in the casinos on the Celebrity Equinox and Celebrity Eclipse through August 20th. It is a test at this point, and all feedback is being taking into consideration, so again, thank you. As a brand we will continue to keep our guests as the main focus, and you taking the time to reach out is truly beneficial and appreciated. Again, thank you so much for the feedback provided regarding our recent change.

I sent an email yesterday and got the same reply terrydtx received--glad to see they took out the part about it not impacting cruisers. Even though I didn't include the date of my upcoming Equinox cruise, the response had our sailing date and reservation number in the subject line.

ExecutiveOffice@celebrity.com