Cruise Gopher

Same with specialty dining then? Do they just bring a $0 bill?

Silly question but I know the gelato and specialty restaurants are free for RS and above, but how does that work in reality? Like when I go to get some gelato do I have to say that I am in the PH and that it should be free? Or is the sea pass just coded to ring up as $0 for these things?

I love them with the meringue on top. I am going to ask our butler if he can get a stash of them for us next month.

I would maybe wait until tomorrow to see if the confirmation email and invoice comes. I wonder if there is some delay because it’s the weekend?

The Distinctive Voyages have absolutely nothing to do with timeshares, upsells or anything like that. They are literally just freebie perks that TAs offer, just like they offer free OBC sometimes. No different. Also, if the TA consortium doesn’t get a certain number of bookings into the sailing then the freebie may change from a shore excursion to something more basic like a bottle of wine and some OBC.

I think you have to call them. I don’t see an option just to upgrade.

Aqua class rooms get regular Wi-Fi. An Aqua class suite is only on some ships, it’s similar to a Sky Suite.

Yes classic alcohol package will include soft drinks, regular bottled water, and non-alcoholic frozen drinks like piña coladas, daiquiris.

Tea Forte is an extra cost (or included in beverage package). They don’t just leave it out for anyone to take.

Yes it gets you some extras…. https://www.celebritycruises.com/int/things-to-do-onboard/cruise-activities/Art/non-alcoholic-packages

Looking at the tea forte website a lot of stuff is out of stock so I bet they are having supply chain fulfillment issues.

I hope this is a temporary supply chain issue, as I LOVE the Tea Forte raspberry nectar tea!

It’s a perk offered by travel agency consortiums. Looking at the list of Distinctive Voyages for the Beyond in May 2023 it looks like the exclusive amenity will be a free shore excursion “Highlights of Sorrento and Naples”.

Huh? Uhhh no, suites are $300 OBC per person for a 7 night cruise.

Stick with the Classic package. You can get everything you want (aside from smoothies).

French martini sounds so good, can’t wait to try it.

We has cabin 7286 over New Years. It was a wonderful cabin, perfect location, no noise, very large balcony. 7288 would be an excellent cabin.

But isn’t it already installed on Beyond? Don’t we have any reports from cruisers there yet?

You will create a username and password for login to the Wi-Fi and then you both will just need to share the login info. He could log in and it would say that another device is already connected and he could “boot you off” by switching to his device. 🙂

Does the basic Wi-Fi get high speeds via this Starlink service? Or is it still going to be slowed down to entice people to upgrade to the premium?

Yes 6147. I’m so excited and glad to hear I will hopefully have Nicasio. Hope he is still onboard then. Any things I should ask of him from your experience? I want to make sure I’m making the most of my PH experience.

Found it in the app. Side note: they sure make this stuff so hard to find.

@NorthStarStateCruiser where did you see anything about food or liquor being included in the price? It says none of that is included basically.

I found it on the cruise planner under the dining section. Question for those that have booked these before. It says maximum of 4 people for the full cabana. Do they strictly enforce that? We have 5 in our group, so I am not sure if they just say that because there are only 4 places to sit or if they don’t care. I wouldn’t think they would care because it’s just a paid for place to sit so why should they care.

Sounds fun! Where can I pre-book the cabana?