CHEZMARYLOU

Our CVP told me she can get it extended past 6 months. She's worked miracles in the past.

Who is shouting you down and calling you a liar? People are expressing their honest opinion on this issue. It is a fundamental sea change for Celebrity who has always touted their non smoking casino only to do an about face with no notice, no studies, no focus groups, etc.

ExecutiveOffice@Celebrity.com

They called us in response to my email on Saturday night. ExecutiveOffice@celebrity.com

Just had an 11 minute call from the Executive Office. Just like the menu changes they are looking for feedback so the more people who contact them the better. Right now it is an 8 week pilot program on Equinox and Eclipse. My husband and I both spoke to her and express our disappointment and dissatisfaction with this "pilot program" We told her we feel it is indicative of more changes to come that will erode the Celebrity experience.

Argumentative troll?

Besides it being a holiday weekend with reduced staffing I can name a few things going on: Cancelled Beyond cruises Cruisers moved from Reflection to Beyond New bookings for guests on the cancelled beyond cruises New bookings for 3 and 4 day Reflection cruises 4th of July promotion On going comments about the new dining room menus (which have apparently been rolled back) The experiment to allow vaping in the casino on Equinox and apparently Eclipse

I read on another site that it is being tried on Eclipse also.

Make sure you enter the amount you want to us as well as checking the box. If not I think it defaults to using the credit card you have on file.

Check out the fine print: Sky Family Suite* (SF) *combination of Sky Suite and Sunset Veranda, available seasonally If i am not mistaken it is/was available on holiday sailings, not year round.

There is sometimes an option to purchase retreat benefits for others sailing with you but not in a suite. If it is offered it is only offered to the highest level suites and costs about $100 PP PD for the whole cruise. With the way suites have been selling it is probably not available that often.

We have 3 bookings, one on Equinox that is past final payment. With all the travel headaches anymore we are quite prepared to cancel the other 2.

Who cares, or why would you care if it is impacting your health?

I emailed the executive office last night. They're going to get tired of hearing from me but they keep doing inexplicable things. I hope they get enough negative feedback that the reverse this decision like they did with the MDR menus.

@bjahil47 Thanks for the information. Have you been by the casino yet? What is the situation there re vaping.

Equinox sailing that ended today.

Have you asked anyone about this? What is the overall feeling on board about it.

There is no way I would believe this rumor.

If it is a holiday cruise about 90 days before you sail.

This is from Celebity's website, maybe it will help: The best amenities, all included.* As a guest of The Retreat, you’ll also enjoy a long list of thoughtfully curated amenities that start with four newly added perks*—premium drinks, premium Wi-Fi, tips, and an onboard credit to spend almost any way you like. Premium Drinks Premium Wi-Fi Tips Onboard Credit *Special fares and MoveUp upgrades from non-suite staterooms do not receive these amenities. Here's the link: www.celebritycruises.com/things-to-do-onboard/staterooms/suite-class

Gratuities are increasing on July 11, 2023 per Celebrity's web site. Celebrity automatically adds gratuities** to guests’ onboard SeaPass® account, except for guests in Excluded Bookings*, as defined below, in the following amounts for sailings commencing on or after July 11, 2023: $18.00 USD per person, per day for Inside, Ocean View, and Veranda staterooms $18.50 USD per person, per day for Concierge Class and AquaClass staterooms $23.00 USD per person, per day for guests of The Retreat

Our next 2 cruises, September 2023 on Equinox and March 2024, have suites fully booked. Except for suites and aqua there is a lot of availability. Our last 3 cruises since the pandemic, can't remember all the dates, also had suites fully booked. I know on Edge, even though bookings were at 50% suites were at 100%. We only ate in Luminae 2 or 3 times and the last night there was a long line. We wondered, after we were seated in the full dining room, why we didn't just go to a specialty because the would not have been full. I totally understand why luminae and blu would be limited as would passes for the retreat for non retreat guests.

No, this is not about tipping the butler (who was called your personal retreat host for awhile), but about tipping the Concierges in the Retreat Lounge.

Sorry, should have read if you CANNOT move the booking.

Typically you would not be able to move the booking after final payment date. I would not take the chance on using the gift cards. But if you can move the booking and have to cancel you would be out the money anyways. I've heard there are some restrictions on how the cards are applied and how much you can use to pay for the cruise.