Cruise a holic

This company seems expensive.

If you really like AQ and aren't fussy about cabin location, why not? As long as the price is ok for you.

Never had any surcharge and we order premium alcohol. However, if you order expensive champagne or wine- I assume you should pay. Especially for a bottle.

We get the Amex Plat perks when we book on the ship then transfer to an AMEX Ta. Some TA's do not participate in the Amex program. Make sure that you use an AMEX TA. We had a TA who initially was a participating Amex platinum TA, but dropped her membership- perhaps didn't want to share any commissions. Make sure you ask the TA and get an e-mail from her stating you will get additional shipboard credit- some TA's won't give you any credit or free dinners on board.

Thanks for sharing. We enjoyed our cruises on the Summit as well. Now, we typically sail on the S and E class. The Retreat on the reflection will be a great experience for you both. Next try one of the new E class ships. Enjoy your cruises.

We loved the Apex suite class. We truly enjoyed the suite lounge and sun deck. Luminae was great! While expensive the service and perks truly make a good vacation an excellent vacation. Loved the ship and service. s and m class also great but e class suites and amenities wonderful

Maybe I shouldn't sail with that company- Who knows! We love cruising but the prices are now obscene.

We cannot locate a good TA for MSC. Also, we tried filling out the form for getting reciprocity from celebrity we are Elite plus. The form asks for the Canptains club ID card- don't have one.

We are also Elite Plus on Celebrity. We enjoy suites but now with the drop in service and price are also considering MSC Yacht club. May try for our next winter cruise. A new adventure.

We try to cruise every season. But in the summer, prefer a no fly cruise- While I think the fares slightly higher, no hotel the night before or airfare- so not more expensive. It is so simple for us. Icon in March- from Miami Enjoy your cruises.

Following Will be on Symphony in August with family. We just have about a one hour drive from our home on Long Island NY. We will all be in grand suites.

We book with Celebrity air some times. When you pay the final bill the airfare is due. They do send reminders- we typically pay a few days before the payment is due. Never had a problem. If we use a TA and he/she knows we have celebrity air, when we pay we also get notification at least a week in advance- Never had a cruise cancelled.

Hello Lois, Of course if you do not have a family or partner- you should "right size". But many do have children- and step children- and entertain family. We also have siblings- and neices and nephews-and many close friends, so we have a very large extended family. We are all very close and visit each other often. In your situation I am sure your condo works well for you.

Ironically, we have a 2800 sq foot home- but if I could I would look for a larger home. We have four sons who are married and a total of 10 grandchildren- we love entertaining and it is great to have extra space. I do not understand why people downsize? If their family and friend circle get larger, isn't nice to have extra space? However if you can no longer afford the maintain a large house- you need to do what works best for you.

Heard suites were redone

We are senior citizens- Didn't like the infinite balcony, but other options- on the e class- Aft cabins, oceanview or if you can swing a suite great! The e-class ships are wonderful! We went on a b/2/b apex cruise and found it to be the best celebrity cruise we ever had- we were in a sky suite. Our next cruise in about a month is on an S class. We also enjoy the silhouette and reflection, other fine also. But you should try the E-class at least once-

IF you are so concerned, take the cancellation insurance. It is pricey- but might work for you. Unfortunately, the ships are still sailing at capacity. Many people enjoy sailing regardless of any cuts. The cruise lines have the upper hand now- as consumers, we need to decide if cruising is really for us.

Definately use Uber or lyft- not expensive and you will go directly to your ship. Easy- Or we take a regular taxii.

Just go to meet people

While some people might have the money to spend on those elaborate shore X's and floating cabanas- let's not forget that if the weather isn't good- you paid for perhaps a half day. We went to Coco Cay and few months ago- but early afternoon it started to pour- we went back to the ship earlier then anticipated- I heard that those who remained, were okay after about 45 minutes- Didn't have a cabana. I assume if a storm comes early, you get your money back. But who knows.

Looking foward to sailing on the Ascent. We had a wonderful experience on the Apex in a sky suite. We will do the same on the Ascent and Beyond. We LOVE the suite deck and lounge and the Sky suite and above have true balconies. We had an infinite on the Edge- found it claustrophobic. I felt it was too narrow- The three dining rooms is a true plus- Eden was great! loved that class of ship. But still enjoy the S class ships.

Due to corporate greed, cruise lines, and other business have increased prices and cut service- I expect that this isn't only limited to Celebrity, but like dominos, all cruise lines will be the same- We pay more an get less. I feel sorry for the employee's on the ships, as they clearly will be expected to work harder and get paid less. We used to tip our butler, but will not if we don't see him/her daily and they are unable to provide us with any service like previously. We have lower expectations. But recently on the Apex- in a suite and it was perfect. Will be sailing on an S class in January. We now mix our vacations to include All Inclusive. Have had wonderful experiences in Cancun.

We have visited the Sky lounge during the elite cocktail hour. Since no drink menu items were to our liking, we went to the bar and ordered what we wanted via our drink package. Never a problem. So if you have the package and prefer another drink- go directly to the bar in the lounge. Enjoy.

If you can’t take medication, try laser! Lol

We love the Lawn club grill- our favorite specialty restaurant- enjoy the salad bar and pizza appetizer. I typically get lamb chops, baked potato and grilled veggies- Try to avoid the hot cookie with ice cream after the big meal. My DH enjoys the filet- cooked the way he enjoys it.