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Just checked the May 3 cruise and there is only one A2 available and just guarantees for A1

And often people in the roll call will invite others to join them in independent small-group shore excursions with 4 to 12 people in a group. Much better than going on a ship's shore excursion with 30 to 50 people.

As you say, lifeboat capacity constraints can prohibit adding another person to your cabin. But the max capacity of your cabin is generally not a factor regarding the lifeboat capacity restriction. But for clarification - when you are not adding a passenger, but merely replacing an existing passenger booking with a different person, lifeboat capacity and cabin max have no effect.

The cheapest balcony cabin on the Reflection cruise is $892 pp. Adding AI adds another $677 pp for the Classic Beverage Package, WiFi and Gratuities. The Gratuities would otherwise cost you $280 pp, so the AI is giving you the Beverages and WiFi for $397 pp. Even if you could care less for WiFi, you are still getting the Classic Beverage Package for slightly less than $50 per person per day. $50 pppd seems like a lot, but you could exceed $50 quite easily. A $7 specialty coffee, two $9 cocktails and two $10 glasses of wine adds up to $45; but there is a mandatory 20% drink gratuity, which brings the total up to $54! And if you place any value on WiFi, then your breakeven would be more like a coffee and two glasses of wine.

Celebrity Ascent built in 2022 has 19 cruises Celebrity Beyond built in 2022 has 21 cruises Celebrity Apex built in 2020 has 6 cruises 46 new ship cruises - and that's just one cruise line In addition, Celebrity Equinox was built in 2009 but refurbished in 2019 and has 20 cruises

There may be less ships sailing, but there are still a vast number of choices available. An online TA website shows 2509 sailings in the Med in 2024

I wonder who kept theirs during the invasion of NYC

And even if the alcohol, by itself, is not included in the Classic Package.

Don't know the current pricing (perhaps some recent cruisers can provide additional info), but as long as the specialty coffee is at or below the Classic ceiling price, you can get it with the Classic Package even if it has alcohol in it.

Before Final Payment Date, you can reprice both RD and NRD fares without any additional charge.

Your "major design error" is Celebrity's "major suite marketing strategy"

As do I. Never had a hard sell after that, but have had a continuing soft sell, which I immediately shut down. Also, the gratuity is included in the total charge; so anything in addition is not required - just up to you.

Click on your User Name Then click on Account Settings Then click on Signature Worked for me just now

It's my understanding that AI is still part of the fare (not an optional item) for most Aqua and higher cabins

Obviously! But the OP was asking what they would be with or without AI.

Sorry, the above is wrong. Cruisedeckplans.com has a video of cabin 2153 showing that the bed is next to the balcony. Since the cabins alternate, 2151 then has the bed next to the bath, 2149 has it next to the balcony and 2147 again has it next to the bath.

Although Reflection has some A2 cabins with cabins both above and below.

And send me the other half 😎

Drink the welcome aboard mimosa.

The poll comes up before your posting, so I answered 10K to 25K for two instead <10K for one, before I saw the post.

In the interest of covering all of the possibilities, note that there are some cruise lines (e.g. Azamara) with smaller ships that actually stop directly in St. John itself.

The only positive protection is to go as a group and take turns going into the water. Of course, nothing is 100% protection; a couple could be victims of an armed robbery - that happened to some friends on the beach at Daytona, FL

Website now shows $84 plus gratuity per day or $705.60 pp for 7 nights. But one of my booked cruises is currently showing a 9% pre-cruise discount - $75.99 + 20% or $638.32 pp for 7 nights

And 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 October 17, 2022: $17.50 USD per person, per day for Inside, Ocean View, and Veranda staterooms $18.00 USD per person, per day for Concierge Class and AquaClass staterooms $21.00 USD per person, per day for guests of The Retreat.