letsgogogo

2 minutes ago, letsgogogo said:

I saw that. Search for the word “wine” in the pdf and you’ll see it addressed in two places, one says per cabin, the other is per passenger. The “per passenger” policy is newer. Unfortunately someone didn’t catch the fact that it’s referenced elsewhere in the edocs. 

Look on page 8 of your edocs. “Guests are not allowed to bring beer or hard liquor onboard for consumption or any other use. Guests wishing to bring personal wine onboard with them embarkation day may do so, limited to two (2) bottles per guest, but when consumed in any shipboard restaurant, bar or dining venue, each bottle shall be subject to a corkage fee of $25.00. A corkage fee does not apply to guests with a Classic Beverage Package or Premium Beverage Package.”

8 hours ago, Cruiser6270 said:

eDocs we received today for our 20 Oct TA crossing stated :

 

 

**Two bottles of wine per stateroom are allowed on embarkation day, subject to corkage fees.

 

Does everyone just ignore that and put it down to Celebrity not bothering to update their own T&Cs ?

I saw that. Search for the word “wine” in the pdf and you’ll see it addressed in two places, one says per cabin, the other is per passenger. The “per passenger” policy is newer. Unfortunately someone didn’t catch the fact that it’s referenced elsewhere in the edocs. 

Just now, letsgogogo said:

Will want to know before I make reservations in speciality restaurants I think. 

Also… there is no way to find out in advance 100%. The crew make these decisions during the cruise so they are not published in advance of the cruise. If you prefer the bigger festivities of chic night in the MDR, make your reservations for the evenings you leave ports (which you have not been at overnight) and you will be 90% safe. 

9 hours ago, ChefSha said:

What nights are the Chic nights on the APEX? Will want to know before I make reservations in speciality restaurants I think. 
 

also is the Le Petite Cafe worth it? Hubby thinks it looks cute, I’m nit really sold on it. Is the food good?

GENERALLY…chic nights tend to be on sea days, and typically not on the last day of the cruise. They will never coincide with an overnight port stay. Although if there is an overnight port stay, it could be the evening on the day you leave that port. 

@5:00_Somewheredo you think some of the staffing issues on summit are getting better with each Canada sailing now? Or the same?

1 hour ago, mlbcruiser said:

Admittedly, I overthink everything, lol!

This is me hourly. 

On 9/16/2022 at 5:21 PM, Ken the cruiser said:

Go to Blu when it first opens and you won't have any issues getting the table you want. However, if you wait until between 6-7:30 pm to eat, you take your chances, especially if you want to eat in a section where you get the same servers every night. Sorry, but we were on the Summit for 24 days last month and that's pretty much how it worked.

What time does Blu start winding down. I’d we want to dine late, at what point do the wait times simmer down to under 15 max?

On 9/18/2022 at 12:01 PM, Host Anne said:

If  you are not on Summit right now or have sailed on Summit in the past month or so, please refrain from responding to this thread.  The OP is looking for current/recent experiences.

Bless you. 

15 hours ago, wineoclock said:

Also I’d hazard a guess that a European sailing later would be more popular. We were in Spain recently & a lot of restaurants in the evening where we were did not open till 8.30. We were asked to wait in the bar of one having arrived at 8.20pm. 

For sure. In most parts of Spain, only American tourists are in a restaurant before 9:00. Most restaurants don’t even start dinner service until 8, and locals are not dining until 9 or even 10. 

Yes. It used to be two bottles per cabin but it changed to two bottles per person.

13 hours ago, kwokpot said:

Highly unlikely. What would the purpose be in doing that? 

I think that was just a joke. 

Curious… if you win a MoveUp bid and pay substantially more than your original booking, do they include that spend when calculating your prorated daily refund?

On 9/18/2022 at 8:52 AM, Georgia_Peaches said:

!  What in the world could cause such ques on day one? 

Maybe a lot of first timers who haven’t watched enough YouTube content to know luggage comes later, no MDR not open for lunch (for most), no there isn’t magically a suite for you, no there aren’t suddenly connecting rooms for you., I bet that’s 3/4 of the line. 

On 9/18/2022 at 1:05 AM, mlbcruiser said:

I have been reading some Summit reviews and there really aren’t all that many recent ones

I think you have only been looking at the reviews here on CC for that ship. I will encourage you to jump in some of the rollcall groups for cruises on Summit currently and in the past weeks. Someone else gave me that recommendation and I have found it to be extremely helpful. You will see posts from people on the ship right now. It’s surprise me, but some people still like to post and interact on here even while they’re on their vacation. Go to the role call links for celebrity on here, find Summit, and take a look at the discussions. There is also a private discussion group for summit on a popular social media site.

I’m sure you realize that public reviews and postings are heavily biased tours negative feedback. People who have a great time are less inclined to go online and talk all about it. Some will, I’m just saying in general. That said, you are correct. There continues to be challenges with understaffing and while the crew is working very hard, there are not enough of them. Most of this is not the cruise lines fault. Many of the countries that provide labor to this industry still have barriers to getting visas and documentation due to Covid. Some have criticized that the cruise lines should limit occupancy to better match the staffing. That is not entirely realistic because nobody really wants to spend way more for for their cruise, and most of the staffing issues come up long after people have booked. 
 

We will be on Summit October 3. My expectations are managed. It may not be the best cruise I will ever go on, but I am ready for a vacation, and I intend to make the most of it. Most feedback i have seen from those roll calls is overwhelmingly positive except for slower service. The bigger complaints are about careless passengers not masking while in the theater (still required) coughing all over everybody else while unmakes, not washing their hands after the restroom, and general entitlement.

if the lower level of service is a big issue for you, (no judgement here) it may be better to postpone cruising until all this resolves. It’s not specific to summit, or even celebrity. It’s the industry. 

On 9/10/2021 at 7:25 PM, WNcruiser said:

Why do people expect to pay the lowest fare for an inside and then want  a cheap price to upgrade? 

Sometimes the inside is all that’s available at booking. This my case. I’m not deliberately looking GeForce a cheap price. I bid the max bid for aqua. 

8 minutes ago, Bruin Steve said:

First, realize that they may never have an Aqua available...and if one comes open, they may likely sell it in the usual manner.

 

That said, if you'r willing to spend whatever it takes to get that Aqua, your better path would be to keep monitoring the Celebrity Website...and, if you see one pop up, immediately contact Celebrity...or your TA...and have them move you the old-fashioned way.  Volunteer to just pay the difference between what you booked the inside for and the going rate for the Aqua.  Then you are not gambling on the "luck" of getting the MoveUp.

 

Remember that it may not take matching your bid for the MoveUp computer to award that cabin to someone currently in a concierge or balcony.  Someone could bid far less than that and Celebrity will still make more money--because they can resell (or accept a MoveUp bid) on the cabin they are giving up.

That makes total sense. I’m watching the site regularly but nothing. And honestly, the max MoveUp bid is about as high as I’m willing to go. (Moving to the few verandas that just opened up is more expensive now than my MoveUp max bid.)

11 minutes ago, SusieAV8R said:

 

Not a surprise considering the $$$$$$ (probably need a couple more dollar signs) all cruise ship lines lost during the covid shut-down. Ships had to be maintained and crewed; these are too large to simply dock.  I suspect we will continue to see price increases.  (We haven't been hit with additional fuel & taxes costs yet.....)

Meanwhile people are paying for these suites. The demand is there. On many itineraries they are sold out long before embarkation. 

5 minutes ago, sbcs5390 said:

My parents had one that refused to unload their minibar for them. 

On celebrity? Wow.

3 minutes ago, Bruin Steve said:

I do not know for certain, BUT...

The entire purpose of the MoveUp thing is to allow Celebrity to maximize their profit from unsold cabins...

Following normal logic, if there are two similar bids for an Aqua cbin, one from someone currently in an inside and the other from someone currently in a Concierge cabin, the cruise line would have to be absolutely crazy to accept the bid from the inside booking.  If they accept the inside bid, they pocket the amount of the bid and get an unsellable inside cabin back,  If they accept the bid from the Concierge bidder, they get the amount of the bid PLUS an open Concierge cabin--for which they can then accept a second bid from someone in a balcony cabin, pocket that cash and get an open balcony cabin--for which they can accept a bid from someone currently in an OV...and so on.  When all is said and done, that approximately equal bid from the Concierge cruiser is worth three to four times as much as your bid....

That all makes perfect sense. I’m rolling on the hope that it’s unlikely someone would book a concierge cabin and then bid the max ($1750 pp for this sailing) for a category they could have booked in the first place for far less (assuming it was available.) My problem is that when I booked, only inside were left, and I got a great deal. So $3500 total to upgrade to aqua is probably not much different than had I been able to book aqua in the first place. I’m betting that someone who booked concierge is not willing to spend that to upgrade to aqua. 

5 minutes ago, sbcs5390 said:

That's correct. I think sometimes butlers or stateroom attendants will do more and slip some to keep you happy. 

5 minutes ago, sbcs5390 said:

That's correct. I think sometimes butlers or stateroom attendants will do more and slip some to keep you happy. 

Good to know. Not in a suite here. I always front tip my cabin attendant on day 1, pretty substantially. I just didn’t think they were allowed to do this.  

2 hours ago, foze said:

If you have a premium drinks package just ask for it. You have unlimited access to premium waters like Pellegrino, etc. Ask your room attendant and you'll have a fridge full of it every day!

Really? I thought bev packages did not include bevs in your cabin and only cover waters and drinks at bars and dining venues. 

Question for those who know. I have a move a bed for aqua class, and I bet the maximum amount possible because only inside was available when I booked and we got it for a really low price. I’m wondering, do travelers in oceanview rooms and veranda rooms get preference over inside when bidding for aqua class? Or is the playing field level and it’s just a matter of who bids the highest?  I did see that celebrity recently announced a multiplier based on captains club level, but it appears quite minimal. We are on Summit for October 3 and there is currently no aqua classrooms available. They have been sold out for months. Trying to gauge how certain an upgrade would be if I am bidding the highest possible, and whether lower bids from those already in say concierge class would be given preference. 

Last call! I see lots of views to this post… don’t be shy. 

41 minutes ago, wineoclock said:

5pm is very early for dinner. I’d be wanting another meal later if I ate that early! 

Yes! I’m hoping we can go to the early theater shows and fit Blu in for dinner after. 

11 hours ago, carolina_yankee said:

Thanks. I should have added we are concierge class. Just sounds like each time we pass a lounge we ask for something until we’ve got what we feel we need. 

Has always been my strategy on celebrity cruises. We make it a point to request waters from whatever venue we were close to the at point where we were heading back to our cabin. It was very easy to build up a stash and not inconvenient at all. I totally agree, pain in the butt to have to go out to track down water when you are comfortable in your cabin.