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4 hours ago, mcase131 said:

Hello Everyone,

 

We leave on our cruise on Monday, Jan 8th.  We have several move up bids and have not heard anything although there are still rooms available.  Is it possible to still win a bid this close to the sailing date?

 

Has anyone won a bid on the Celebrity Beyond for this sailing date?

 

Thank you in advance

My first bid for Dec. 2022 was awarded almost 2 months out. This Dec. 2023 cruise, my bid was awarded 2 days out.

I am sailing Beyond over the holidays (Christmas and New Years) and am trying to nail down the regular price of Veuve Cliquot champagne. Online (as a gift) Celebrity is stating a price of $130. However, looking at the online menu of two of the restaurants, I am seeing a price of $92. Does anyone know the actual price? I am asking, as I am trying to avoid having to carry on bottles and would prefer to pay the extra price for the convenience of purchasing onboard. Thanks!!

Generally, if a Single Oceanview is "waitlisted," what is the single supplement to book the Double Veranda or Oceanview? (100%?) Also, if waitlisted, is there a possibility Crystal will place the single guest in any available cabin, if no single cabin becomes available? (Is it like a guarantee?)

What I am seeing in this continued argument is that those who insist on jackets and ties are not willing to budge on the subject for others to come dressed more casually (perhaps in a $300+ embroidered fashion shirt), while those who do not dress in jackets and ties are not saying that those wearing such should walk the plank. 

Wearing a jacket is a preference in this day and age -- just like going from corset to girdle to no girdle. (My great-grandmother wore her corset until she died in 1969, and often quietly commented on others who did not wear them.  And by the way, corsets by the 20th century were not made of whale bone, but other animal bone, and even metal.)

The wearing of suit jackets is not a generational thing, as many of my friends and acquaintances in our 60s do not wear jackets to even the top restaurants we visit. 

A cruise is to enjoy.  Wear the jacket and tie if you like; wear the great designer shirt if you like. Just refrain from looking down one's nose at the dress of others. Snobbery is worse than non-formal wear!

3 hours ago, tinaincc said:

That is why jacket-optional can become a “thing” and satisfy most. 

So true -- this allows "to each his own" in decision making. Bravo!!

14 hours ago, Mahogany said:

Perhaps the reason for the video of an accessible suite ("handicapped cabin") is that these suites appeal to those with disabilities. After all, there are only 6 Vistas and 3 are marked accessible.

Thank you. I feel humbled and corrected. After all, I should not have asked if there were any videos of suites, at all.

I have booked my first Silversea (a 16-day transatlantic on the Silver Dawn in May 2025). Some of the comments I have been reading are making me question if I will feel comfortable on this line, or if my every move will be judged and gossiped about.

Most responders to the formal dress of days-gone-by (Tux for men, for example) are polite, but than I am reading about passengers getting the new guests into line and asking if people were scolded by the crew and required to return to their cells and change into uniform. (I slightly exaggerate, but making a point.)

In the days when guests wore tuxedos and formal gowns -- and arrived at the pier with several steamer trunks in tow -- I could understand that level of formality. But with the restrictions of luggage and weight on flights, I can understand why acceptable dress has changed over the centuries. (After all, there was a time, not so long ago, when wearing a tie for a formal event was met with social stigma, as one was to wear a hand-tied bow tie for such occasions.)

While I do not agree with shorts (or T-shirts), I do believe that if I wore a hand embroidered men's designer shirt without a jacket, I should be as equally accepted as a lady wearing a sleeveless gown. Perhaps if I were to change into the ladies gown, myself, I could be accepted and make an even better focus of discussion!

This would be especially true if during the 16 evenings of the cruise, I arrived in a different designer, embroidered shirt, and not the same black suit and white shirt night after night (wondering if my deodorant was helping to keep my presence acceptable to nearby passengers -- yes, those jackets get a bit tired looking by the third wear on a cruise).

Just one man's opinion. I would embrace upscale dress to the choice and enjoyment of the varied passengers onboard.

I and some friends are sailing a holiday cruise on Beyond, leaving Dec. 22, 2022 and returning Jan. 2, 2024. I wonder if they will have this on our one evening at sea in 2024 -- Jan 1?! LOL

9 hours ago, canderson said:

I suspect the reason for the Google suggestion was because the answers may be found on a competitive site whose url, if posted here, would cause instant moderator 'consternation'.

Then I suppose Cruise Critic has reached its redundancy, since its purpose for asking questions and sharing knowledge have been replaced by GOOGLE. I will humbly refrain from using CC and now simply go it alone with GOOGLE — and perhaps FB.

6 hours ago, Tex1 said:

I have found if you google it, you will find pics and vids of each ship and suite class.

Yes, I googled it. Always google it, but have found nothing, hence my question. Most people google. Perhaps we should stop using Cruise Critic and discussion boards and just google it! The pics for Vista Suite are only stock pics, and the one video is of the handicapped cabin.

Other than on the website, does anyone have a link to or other pictures of the Vista Suite on the Silver Dawn?  What I have seen are showing the stock pictures. I am interested in the closet and bathroom, as well as any other views. Any videos or 3D tours of which one knows?

6 minutes ago, Vicrea123 said:

Call Regent and ask for the single supplement rate. Or get your travel advisor to book it for you. 

True, and simple solution, but then Regent should not link online users to their Single Supplement Specials and have a link for getting the quoted fare, if it is not correct. I was attempting to save contacting my TA until I had a ballpark fare. Such a shame a cruise line like Regent has a website with such a major glitch.

15 minutes ago, BettyDol said:

The explanation to this price difference is both simple and not simple!  I did the math the same way you did and then got an astoundingly different quote,

. So, i called the TA for an explanation.  I hope I can explain it correctly.  The $5599 quoted price is the special, "two for one".  Once you switch to the Single  Supplement deal, you are no longer eligible for the "two for One" price, because you are a Single.  So, the price that is used to arrive at the , "single supplement " total is not based on the $5599 price, but on the original brochure price.  Yikes!! that makes the Single Supplement, 25% deal laughable. A Very misleading offer. I hope this explanation helps!

Yes, that is very misleading!!

Can someone explain the current Single Supplement Special?  When I link to the available cruises, one of interest is Dec. 20, 2025. According to the website, the Single Supplement is only 25% for a DELUXE VERANDA SUITE G or certain other categories. The price showing is $5,599 (pp for 2 people). So the Single Supplements (+25%) should make the cruise $6,998.

Yet, when I go through the process of Plan My Cruise, the price showing is $11,198.  Am I missing something?

Question: If you flew business class on American Airlines, why were you not allowed 2 pieces of checked luggage, since that is one of the perks of business class.

So, did you finally fly business class all the way over and back?

Yes, suite gives access to Luminae and Retreat Sun Deck. 

8 hours ago, Tina99 said:

wrk2cruise is correct that I did factor in the 2x and made it clear, I thought. I think you’re on to something, too, prmssk, the demand may be there for my Edge Single.  Thank you all for your input. Since the minimum is so low (even at 2x), it’s worth a shot at a beautiful SS with an actual outdoor veranda. 

Hi, you had made it clear you understood the bidding process. Some Facebookers, unfortunately, don’t read everything and jump to their opinions, rather than fact. You question about AI is correct, you keep it.

Follow: Azamara Cruise Site > Booked Guests > Onboard Packages > Experience More and you will see:

54 minutes ago, fruitmachine said:

Assuming that this is because the Displacement Tonnage is much higher for a cargo ship of similar length, the slightly awkward consequence is that the amount of water lost through a single transit of a lock will be much higher for a cruise ship than a cargo ship. 

If they are short of water, cruise ships make it worse quicker!

All of the talk has been about cargo ships, not cruise ships, because of the depth needed for the cargo ships, especially in the Lake.  Other than RCCL cancelling on their own (and the cancellation by Crystal, as they start up again) can anyone name a cruise ship that has had to cancel?  Any that have, it is because of the cost, not the availability to enter the locks and cross.

I have the "Experience More Essentials" included in my original booking.  Can I pay the difference ($200) before sailing to the Solo package (for the added perks)?  Is that allowed? I thought I would ask here before I called the company.

Cargo ships cannot make reservations, because of their weight and their depth in the water. It is non-reserved ships that are limited to 31 per day. Reserved ships are still allowed to transit.

Cruise ships must make reservations, which are honored. Also, the depth of a cruise ship is much more shallow that a cargo ship.  One big line (as you know), RCC, cancelled Panama Canal cruises to save cash and to move their reservations to their other cruise line, Celebrity and Silversea.

Purchase the lower price. Then once you are booked, you can book drinks and wifi (usually at a cheaper price).  I went through this with Celebrity and my TA. It is a glitch in their reservation system that they cannot seem to fix. 

When booking with a TA that price is adjusted (at least it was 3 times for me). It is a glitch on the Celebrity site.

The rule is “two bottles per stateroom” as found on the Celebrity Cruises PDF Alcohol Policy: http://media.celebritycruises.com/celebrity/content/en_US/pdf/faq/Cel_Alcohol_Policy_07-30-07.pdf