Yes it is totally garbage. In the next two years we have 7 cruises booked and 4 of them are on other lines, which makes me sad. We are on the Summit now and hope Celebrity gets their act together and puts solo prices back to the way they always were.
Several months ago I wrote a long email to executive office and got a phone response saying that 75% of cruises are back to the old pricing structure… I’m calling BS on that unless maybe that is only inside cabins or something that I don’t price.
We always book SV cabins as well... but several times the lovely balcony was unusable due to weather... either way too hot or very windy and cold. It's just a love of the wake view... and not being bothered by movement if the seas are a bit rocky.
We did that cruise last August and it was wonderful… yes, there were some kids, but nothing like Thanksgiving or Xmas holiday sailings. We try to avoid vacation times, so were a little worried… but not a problem at all.
You must call to get the Elite discount… the flash sales are not combinable, but generally the normal sales are. Read the fine print very carefully and all the way thru… generally says whether it is combinable.
A few months back there was talk of the Elite discount coming up in the planner, but we have had several cruises since that rumor and have never seen it on ours. Does seem like an easy thing for them to do… lol… but Celebrity IT does have lots of issues.