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It's been a while, have I missed any PUP opportunities? This seems like the longest drought since Celebrity introduced the PUP program.

Maybe because it's by the adult pool.

It really doesn't matter because the secondhand smoke drifts from the Sea View bar area to the seating on the other side. Much of the time both sides are unusable for people sensitive to secondhand smoke.

Nope

If you are looking for things that did not flow, how about getting off for a shore excursion. You gather in the theatre and when your number is called you walk through the ship, down a couple sets of stairs through the Martini Bar to get to the exit under the Magic Carpet. It is so much simpler on other ships just to exit the theatre and go down the stairs or take the elevator directly to the exit.

Even during the summer, I was hoping for something longer than 4 days.

I'll respectfully suggest that this is an understatement. I am still confused why a cruise line would eliminate the most common type of cabin without understanding how people use the balconies.

Shorter itineraries, higher prices and no true balconies on E-class ships for non-suite guests have contributed to us selecting other cruise lines for future cruises. Nothing in this response suggests that we will come back to Celebrity.

I'd love to join the ranks of the non-executive auditors.

It would be nice if Celebrity had a ship with balconies that sailed from Fort Lauderdale during the summer.

Thanks for the quick replies. Here's what's listed on the website, but I'll trust your firsthand experiences.

We have an upcoming cruise booked on the Noordam and I understand that smoking is permitted in the Oak Room. I was wondering if the smoke also enters the Crows Nest area and affects that area. I was also considering booking a cabin outside of the Crows Nest and was curious if some of those cabins are affected by smoke from the Oak Room. TIA

I haven't been on the Koningsdam, but the Rotterdam also has a CO line at the shore excursion desk to bypass the regular line.

Maybe they did because there are no problems with the current HAL deserts.

A better question is, "Will we ever return to Celebrity?" Shorter itineraries, IV balconies on E-class ships and current high pricing has sent me to the exit gates. I'll continue to look at Celebrity to see if there is an interesting itinerary, but I currently don't have any cruises booked on Celebrity.

No

I don't do screenshots either but perhaps someone here can post a copy of their screenshot for you to submit to Celebrity.

That's disappointing, but thanks for the historical perspective.

Me too. The only thing we need now is another opportunity to collect PUP. Congratulations, you were the first to report your points.

Still nothing for me. Perhaps all of the flooding in Florida will delay the points for a few days.

It's always interesting to see who will be the first to report that they got their points.

Maybe guests will be given the option of assembling their own Ikea furniture instead of using the Hoppen stuff.

So when can we expect more Power up points? Is Celebrity ready to release new itineraries? Is there a new ship to talk about? Maybe a Fourth of July event?

The cabin allocation on the Rotterdam for the combination voyages really bugs me. Every time I have looked, they seem to assign a lot of connecting cabins and cabins by the elevators for the connecting voyages. You didn't say what cruise you are considering, but I'm betting that it is a combination voyage. If so, I'd suggest you look at the cabins available for the individual voyages. If you can find a non-connecting cabin that's available for both voyages, contact Ship Inventory, or have your TA do it and have them assign that cabin to you. I've had to do this on several cruises. I hope this makes sense. I wouldn't risk a connecting cabin.

Ok, but I'm still not sure I understand how this is really attractive for anyone. A quick check of one-way prices from Orlando or Melbourne to Atlanta is about $75 pp more expensive from Melbourne. You could use that difference for an Uber and have a lot better flight options.