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Have a great trip…we are booked on this cruise in 2025…not sure if we are going to sail due to my husband’s work but I hope we can…

I too was looking at Virgin too as an alternative…good thing I booked it a week ago because they have just raised their prices astronomically…. I booked a Seriously Suite(lowest suite) for a 5 night cruise in December of next year for $3600 …today it is $5600…and it looks like lower categories have gone up tremendously as well…

So glad I booked my first Virgin cruise for next December cruise a little over a week ago…I can’t believe the price hike…we booked a seriously suite and it has gone up thousands of dollars…this is exactly what happened with Celebrity specifically suites ..and was hoping Virgin would be a good alternative after our deposits and decent prices from Celebrity had run out since we booked them years ago…

I wish it was this December …. i got the email for my Deep Blue extras, however I don’t see anything in the Ap. How long does it usually take to appear there…also my $300 bar tab from the booking promo is not in my ap either.🤷‍♀️

I believe with move up bids you keep whatever perks you had…you don’t get drinks and WiFi just because you are in a sky suite…you will get drinks in the Retreat lounge included…without a drink package I think…

Thanks for the info and quick replies…I’m just bummed I have to wait to December to sail…

I just booked my first Virgin Cruise…very excited but it isn’t until December…I applied for a status match since we are elite on Celebrity…do they contact you in any way to say you have been approved for the deep blue extras..is it noted in your app anywhere…don’t want to miss out on the perks… thanks

Thanks for your review…we are heading on the Beyond on 1/2 for my husband’s big birthday..we are staying in a sky suite…and it’s nice to hear positive things…we have sailed on the Edge and Apex in sky suites and have enjoyed it…

Yes it was definitely Cafe Al Bacio .. it was Zach’s the traveling man YouTube channel…he is on board now… I didn’t realize that used to have them…I would be happy if they brought them back …since I don’t think we will be sailing too much in the Retreat after our Beyond cruise on 1/2/24…they have priced us out and I no longer see the value…so no more afternoon tea…so sandwiches included in Cafe Al Bacio would be nice…

I was just watching a YouTube video of the Ascent…looks like there were sandwiches at Cafe al Bacio…is this new? that would be a nice addition..I have never noticed them on other ships…hoping it is fleet wide..we always feel that at times we could use a savory snack as opposed to sweet…and especially since they added the room service charge it is more of an issue..

In terms of entertainment…on the Edge class ships there are shows in Eden and the club…these are not big venues and can get crowded very early…we have unfortunately seen people almost come to blows when someone moved a seat and blocked their view from a couch he was sitting on for a show in Eden 🤦‍♀️

Following along…looking forward to another wonderful live review of yours… Safe travels!!!

All the cruises I had been looking at has gone up for their “Black Friday sales” ….also the new deployment prices in Europe are a bit more than I am comfortable with right now..contemplating our options… may jump ship to Princess our do a river cruise…if there were “good sales” for Black Friday I would have probably made a deposit…

It looks like another Royal program they are instituting on Celebrity 🤷‍♀️ On my sailing it says it includes lunch…

I was just looking at my cruise planner for my 7/2/24 cruise on the Equinox and noticed an unlimited special dining package. I had never seen this before. Is this new? Or have I just never noticed it…

Has anyone been able to find out in terms of priority…will the retreat board and tender first…before those who purchased the Express pass?

Thanks for all the insight…I was planning to book a Europe 2025 cruise…but not liking the “Black Friday “ sales so was going to wait..but if I can get a price drop if it does without losing my deposit maybe I will…

Just curious how repricing works? Do they lower the price or is the difference given to you in OBC? Do you have to cancel and rebook or is it the same reservation number? If that is the case I guess you would be hit with cancellation fees….

I have to use chrome to get to log in to my account on the website…if I use safari I get errors…

We booked the same…it’s my husband’s birthday on the 4th so we decided to book it…not excited about the itinerary but figured why not…

Hoping we don’t have an issue..we are in 10146 for my husband’s 60th birthday cruise on 1/2….any stay there? I couldn’t find a review for it…

The cruise I was watching went up $500…it is a 8 night Caribbean cruise in January of 2025…I thought I would book it but now I am in no rush…I might let my book later certificate expire…i thought that Black Friday might be decent..I got a great deal a couple of years ago on Black Friday that also included a nice amount of OBC…I guess I will look at other lines as well…

Is it free premium WIFI? In my original email to me it sounded like it was an upgrade to premium from classic that was included…

We just sailed this itinerary on the Equinox in October….we had a great time…we really enjoyed the itinerary and the ship in general…there were game shows each night at 8:00 in between the shows in the theater that were at 7 and 9…they usually got a good crowd…there were beyond the podium talks on sea days..there really weren’t theme nights…there was one deck party that people tend to dress in white…lots of events by the pool on sea days..

Same here….was going to transfer it to my TA…but now I am hesitant…