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I keep saying it since I started cruising in 1999. When there is no mater to feel bad about, there is also no additional unnecessary negative thoughts and discussions like here.

Nowhere. Like history, it repeats itself forever, and humanity doesn't learn from it. On a bright side, there are always multiple options to choose from on any cruise line as long as one enjoys cruising in general. Voyage, Voyage!

3 "enjoy"s There is nothing to enjoy about $42 corkage fee (or any amount charge for that matter), life or death ... Enjoy your Voyage: Desireless - Voyage, voyage (1987) Life is Life Voyage, Voyage

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At this point of our communication (on multiple occasions), I actually expected an invitation from you to test what is all this fuss about private yachting and such. Or, … perhaps, at least, see you on December 1 (on Regent Voyager from Cape Town to Dubai). By the way, I wonder why starting yesterday, I don’t get an email notification from Cruise Critic anymore regarding people replying to my posts.

It’s good, isn’t it? We have a variety…

Perhaps. My observation is there are people who (due to money "issue") prefer Regent/Ponant/Seabourn/Silversea/Crystal/Scenic/Ritz-Carlton or a private yacht, and then there are individuals who just don't care of the way they spend, and that's why I wrote my reply to you.

Those are a different "class" vs the "class" notated about in the post # 123..

That "class" doesn't travel on Celebrity.

And Go Bills!!! - it’s time to take care of business! Voyage, Voyage!

Pretty, pretty, pretty soon all of us will be young enough ... again.

Yes. My question was a joking reply to a joke in the post # 82 that was in regard of $42 fee for bringing your own bottle.

It was a joke, actually. However, based on your reply, my statement happens to be true - 20% gratuity of $800 is $160 - I call it the "bringing a bottle" fee (by the "bottle attendant" - another joke).

The crew member person holding that bottle will get $160 (20%) "bringing a bottle" fee.

Wait... Who will sniff and taste? Based on your "and pour" following it appears it will be a person titled as a "bottle opener attendant".

with 20% gratuity fee (additional tip is not expected but highly appreciated); for those wishing help with closing their zipper, the "zipper security" fee (with 20% gratuity) will also be applied.

Oh, yes, of course gratuity, too! Such an "extra mile" job to open a person's bottle!

In that case would it be OK to be charged $42 for opening your own bottle? What's the difference in process of opening of 2 not identical bottles?

It's 10 bottles of wines (of a relatively decent quality I can buy in the near liquor store; and that's a buy price)! The price Celebrity pays for a bottle might be $2 (20 bottles worth of a corkage fee!).

All is true. Though, I noticed that Regent elevated air price exactly when they started to sell cruise only and add air - on our December 1 cruise the business air was $5,600 pp, and right after the pricing system change it became $7,620. It has nothing to do with air company elevating prices, because, otherwise Regent would also increase prices at each time air goes up by an airline. I randomly looked some other Regent international cruises and see the same outcome.

Only during lunch and dinner.

Does human nature amaze you? Nothing lasts forever ("even cold November rain"), and one's mentality justifies that matter.

It depends. I don't think there is a specific time on any cruise line. From my observation, the crew close the pool and hot tubs on some nights to clean it. I've never seen them being closed in the morning (I usually out of my cabin by 6:30 am) unless maintenance was needed.

Yes. We need, nevertheless, to give those people who occupy the pool in the morning a credit - what's a spirit and determination must it be to wake up at 5 am (or perhaps, even earlier) every morning (or shall I say night) to accomplish such a "daunting" task!

And that's exactly an issue: on a cruise one wants a complete relaxation, not a strategy of dealing with issues - we leave strategies and tactics behind while on a holiday, after all.