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Not necessarily true All is very ship and staff dependant. As is almost all benifits Lunchon is dependant on the Restaurant Manager directions to staff Top tier is dependant on Hotel Director directions to staff Some ships great some just ok

Not as upset as the Pinnacles excluded for CK on the larger ships, which is why those Diamonds are excluded during HH

Actually the 4 vouchers started before the Pandemic, not a long time before, but that system had already started prior to shutdown. Like I eluded to, the HH works good for non-alcohol drinkers, as they can get plenty of bottled waters and unopened Cokes during those 2 hours. A 2 hours slamfest on a limited menu isn't much fun. The unlimited specialty coffee can also be a factor for some demographics

Then you need to put your bags out the night before and retrieve them in the terminal. To try to do walk off / carry off will just create a problem and delay for those that can truly handle their bags themselves.

Just an FYI Diamond / match to / Elite on Celebrity doesn't get you much unless you are a non-alcohol drinker. Much better benifits at that level on Royal Real winners here we're Pinnacle match to Zenith. Btw easier to climb the ladder on Royal

Maybe we should start the clarification of terms and education with the head office. Since everyone of my invoices call it "Gratuities"

Maybe we should start the clarification of terms and education with the head office. Since everyone of my invoices call it "Gratuities"

Just reporting what I just experienced. After reading this thread for a while, I'd say No to conspiracy against Celebrity

Just an FYI I'm on Royal's Wonder of the Seas now and our chair are as have been described and have both a sign on top back bar "do not lay flat" as well as having the zip ties. So I don't think it is exclusive to Celebrity, but something happened with that design of chair and RCG made a safety decision

The odd thing is some ships are willing to handle 70-80 Pinnacle and some cut it off sooner, ie no consistency. The further rub at least to me, is those that make the cut can bring a non Pinnacle cabin mate, totally unfair.

I have done a 5-5-4 b2b's and the fives are not bad, but I swore I'd never do another 4 night as I hated that part of the sequence. Fast forward to today, I'm going to risk a 4 night on Utopia only because I want to see the ship, will got off it to an 8 night s2s. So I'll get my real fix after

Nope not a single legitimate reasons to remove cruise line Gratuities. Nada None

Most other cruise lines I have sailed NO Longer stock the cooler/fridge. Am I to understand that Celebrity still does?

Then you were not there before they opened the terminal doors.

I wouldn't say they always look at your boarding pass, but they ask and there are signs at the different serpentine entrances, by boarding time. I'm not in the habit of lying to jump a line.

Just an observation based on what I have read here, on the other 2 big Royal forms and my FB groups. It is not the Diamond or D+ that will be making the jump to X, as not much question, especially if you drink alcohol at all, Royal is much better. Not many of them want a 2 hour slam it window, like Royal used to have. Making the jump will be Pinnacles as already witnessed in the reports that I've been following, at the Zenith Lunchon most times the P's have been out numbering the true Zenith by around 2 to 1. Not much question, except for the possibility of Costal Kitchen (Suite Restaurant) which is now numerically controlled, which X does not offer, all the rest of the Zenith benifits are much better. But then I think that was Royals plan all along to off load Pinnacles and open the cabins to more family who historical have a larger on-board spend. JMHO

I can tell you at both Port Canaveral and Galveston they stage you outside by your arrival time. Suites, Key, Pinnacle then by boarding time when the terminal doors open. That's been our experiences last few years.

Agree One might want the early arrival time as most ports stage you outside before the terminal doors open. That can affect when you board, especially if you have UDP and want popular reservation times. But to each their own.

That will be us on Beyond in November. First X cruise. Think it will now become our goto.

Depends, the last 2 cruises I checked in for, I stay up and yes it can be a few minutes past. I also checked again a 6 am when up that next morning, avaliable time slots were 30 minutes later for on and an hour later for the other. I have no way of knowing how many openings they allocate for each half hour slots, or even if they are evenly distributed. I would suspect not, and imagine less of the first and maybe slot to account for Suites and The Key, who always get to ignore time slots. So if an early boarding slot is important to You, I recommend staying up or setting an alarm and getting up. YMMV

Sounds like you were accommodated in a "sit down" restaurant called Coastal Kitchen. Btw it is not and has never been a Concierge Lounge it is a "Suite Lounge" also fyi it is called Suite Class, which I'm sure all the welcome papers in your cabin refered to.

DJ is no longer at Oasis Lagoon, they now have canned music from a DJ iPod. This is since the live DJ has been moved to Hadaway Beach When it opened. Actual live music can occasionally be found at Captain Jacks but that usually acoustic guitar and only a few hours

@RoperDK I usually just show up. We tend to eat early, and the Izumi side never seems that full. Lunch can be busier, so if I know when I'll want to do lunch, I go early in the cruise and have them reserve a slot for me. Much will also depend on party size.

I think and my experiance seems to show that when you get to the true upper level, you either cruise often, many sailings a year or don't cruise at all anymore (second one is usually for health reasons) Normally with the number of cruises it takes to achieve Zenith, you know you like to cruise and will continue to do it often.

Echo that thought. Celebrity sailing ⛵️ from Galveston