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X have been advertising some special deals on flights to Europe e.g. £49pp return. We have used them for our next cruise later this month as, again, it was a special offer. This is the first time we haven’t booked our own flights direct with the airline, and like I previously stated, it’s just because there was a special offer available and it was cheaper than booking with the airline. So, it’s worth checking what they are offering for the sailing you are considering.

Do you intend to do a review of Millie? Would be great to read 👍.

From one of your previous posts on this thread regarding the option of a RD, are you stating that we see that page over here as I do not recall ever seeing that option online (only when booking via the US)? The £150pp deposit is greyed out on the first line of the breakdown, suggesting that is NR. Are you stating that this is not the case?

My youngest is in his 4th year there.

Both my DSs have to wear gowns to formals at the different universities they are at over here.

…and there’s you coming from a university city which still has formals where gowns are worn 😁.

We intend to do that on our next cruise as none of us are big drinkers. Our summer sailing is our last with the grats included in the AI. Next year, X wanted £1600 extra for the AI without the grats 😲!

I think that now the gratuities are out of the AI, pax may look more closely at the difference.

So does Princess.

How can it be an issue with Norway only when the OP is sailing the Caribbean (see post #7) and reported their notification 🤷‍♀️?

You’ll have to let us know what it’s like when you board as we’re on your second leg 👍. We’re still not received our flight details from X yet; apparently, 10 days prior to sailing, they inform us of the locator number etc.🤞🏻.

I didn’t receive an actual link to the webinar, only the email for the questions 🤷‍♀️. However, I did receive another survey to complete this morning (unconnected to the webinar).

Our next cruise will be the first cruise without our kids - they are in their 20s now 🤭 - and I’m sure it will feel strange without them as they have been cruising with us since they were 4 and 6. Oh, they have made sure they’re not missing out on our summer Japan cruise though 🤣.

Is that why you started the thread 🤣? Just like adults, different children like different things! If we all liked exactly the same thing, every single cruiser would be sailing on the same line, to the same place at exactly the same time!

Thanks for responding, Jim 👍. I knew that we wouldn’t be able to stack the discounts, but the Elite discount is higher than the usual 10% online offer. Glad to hear confirmation that you can get the higher Elite discount. Did you have to ring the Captain’s Club number rather than the general X one, and do they charge your CC direct or can you use some of your OBC?

I’ve asked this a few times but not got an answer: can you use the Captain’s Club discount on the zero-proof package? Asking as that’s a better rate than the usual 10% discount (I’ve never seen it more than this, even when the alcoholic offered a 40% discount).

Does the Elite discounts for beverage packages apply to non-alcoholic packages purchased pre-cruise as they are higher than the standard 10% offered in the usual sales?

OP, Just speak to your steward when you board and explain what you would like to happen. From experience, as our DS has OCD, you can take out your own trash and exchange towels when your cabin attendant is in the corridor. They will probably want to come and change your bed linens and check the room once during the cruise; they will sanitise the room at the same time. You’ll be able to wipe over/sanitise after that visit if you feel more comfortable (as you will probably do when you first arrive in the cabin). Keep your gratuities in place and all should be good.

Yes, I got the initial email requesting questions but no further email with the actual link to the webinar. Additionally, I did get the loyalty matching survey.

Yes, the survey didn’t include the credit card questions over here either, obviously not being US based. Interesting to see what they would offer on a reciprocal basis for Silversea.

Wonder how they are going to spin the u-turn on the butlers? We ought to start a poll of suggestions 😂.

Yes, yesterday for me too. No PUPs connected to this one though - well, none mentioned on the email.

As I previously stated, simple tastes so unlikely I’d be asking in the first place.

@Gordoncruickshank was replying to my post and as I stated, we’re not on a revolutionised ship, so not Edge. Hence me asking if there was going to be much difference apart from the larger room.

We’re not big foodies, so it would probably be lost on me 😁.