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Indirectly it does include the gratuities to the Sommelier. In a suite you get the premium drink pack and that includes the gratuity on every drink. The person that serves you a drink gets a gratuity that is covered by the drink pack. If you donβt have the drink pack and order a drink they get the gratuity that is added on because the gratuity package doesnβt cover the gratuity on the drinks Some of the other things that arenβt covered by the gratuity package are the additional charge for drinks over the drink package limit, spa services, specialty restaurants. There are also some services/classes in the gym that they may try to sneak gratuities on or buying products in the spa area. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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How much has a Zenith member saved by booking a suite or reimbursed for a 7 day cruise with the new benefit? Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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There have been some promos where you were entered into a raffle for a free cruise and maybe some if purchased early in the cruise. I think the drawing included entries across the entire fleet during a period of a few months. They did that to avoid the big rush at the end of the cruise. I havenβt seen it lately and never seen any winner posted. I think I also got a bottle of their cheap sparkling wine one time Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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There have been some promos where you were entered into a raffle for a free cruise and maybe some if purchased early in the cruise. I think the drawing included entries across the entire fleet during a period of a few months. They did that to avoid the big rush at the end of the cruise. I havenβt seen it lately and never seen any winner posted. I think I also got a bottle of their cheap sparkling wine one time Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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Set your phone to a city that is in the time zone that you want to change to. Your watch should change when you do that. A lot easier than waiting for it automatically because as others have mentioned that the ship will decide what time zone to use and it may not be the correct one you are in. Try it at home instead of waiting to do it on the ship. They will do this so that so the passengers will get use to the change before it is needed. EG. They are at sea the day before a port. They will change on the sea day instead of when arriving at the port because it doesnβt affect the passengers if they get up a hour late for breakfast but it could if that happened in the port. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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You can also see the statue when docked. It isnβt far away. Be sure to also see the Teardrop that in in the park next to the ship. Very interesting history about it. Give it a google Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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If I am reading it correcting you were sailing with a party of 6. If you were all dining together at a the same table it may be a reason for the slow service. We have learned if we wanted coffee to be served with our desert we would have to order it with our entrees. If not the coffee would arrive after we finished our desert. It does seem as if the food quality is going downhill. Even in the speciality restaurants the food wasnβt what you would expect for the extra cost. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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Where Should Celebrity Create New Routes & Sailings?
miched replied to Tom and Ingrid's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Up Sheetz Creek, the River Styx, and the Grand River in Detroit MI after sailing thru the Rouge River. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ -
Change in age of child when booking new reservation online
miched replied to sixpackeddie's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I think that you are supposed to use the age of the person at the time they will be sailing and not at the time of booking. If there is a different in cost it will probably be caught somewhere in the system. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ -
The bench is great for laying out on the balcony and other types of workouts with partners. π₯°π± Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ
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I just did another mock booking for the exciting deals. 75% off of 2nd guest. Did one for a SS with 2 passengers and the same cabin for only one passenger. Amazing that the price for one was less than double. Maybe they corrected their algorithm. I also added the gratuities. The cost for 2 is double than one. I would think that for one it would be more than 1/2 for additional amount for the attendant because cleaning a cabin for one is the same as it is for 2. As the bed is still made up, the lav has to be cleaned and etc Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈ
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Celebrity Retreat vs MSC Yacht Club: A Live Perspective
miched replied to FamilyAtSea.travel's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Sailed in all classes of Celebrity in suites and our last cruise was on the MSC Seahore and then a E class in a suite. Celebrity is a day late and a dollar short especially when eliminating the Butler. I understand that Celebrity is trying to bring back the butlers. The only advantage to me that Celebrity has is the elevator system and when not in the retreat areas it is mostly civilized. The elevator system on MSC sucks and when not in the YC area it is total chaos. Even with that for the value MSC wins but not for long The starting prices for a suite on Celebrity is getting out of my price budget and MSC is catching up. MSC YC doesnβt seem to be the bargain that it was. If I continue to take cruises and not in a suite it will be with Celebrity. Happy cruising ππ’πΊπΈπ