kearney

Lately is seems that if you see a deal on a cruise that is coming up soon..it will be for cruise only vs AI. I am sailing in a week and after months of unfilled ships..that one looks quite full. I have been tracking prices on that cruise and each 'sale' has been higher than the one I booked... they keep raising the gross price of the cabin so they can offer what appears to be aggressive deals. I would just keep track of prices and if you find a better deal..try to get OBC.

I think you raise a valid point. Some of the locations we looked at back in Dec no longer do testing or are not doing the rapid antigen test. I have an appointment next week at a place called test4free.org... They are in a parking lot. I keep going on line to make sure they are still there. Now so far..it appears that they are still "test for free", but I warned DH that we could be surprised when we get there.

Good to know... I am a belt and suspenders person...so I always bring hard copy of everything..just in case. Last cruise.. DH and I were checking in.. the port agent looked at DH and said.. are you traveling alone? They did not have me in the system... had to go to the counter and straighten things out. Eventually it got straighened out.... but it took a while.. not sure if all my paperwork helped but it did show that I was the 'owner' of the reservation... which made it even more of a mystery ... why I disappeared and he remained. Technology..isn't it grand

Nothing like an age limit on a tour to make you feel old....Just turned 70 and need to check my booked excursions. Where is the shuffle board when you need it...

Let us know what happens... if they honor the info on your screen shot

On deck 6 there are a few angled cabins that are considered obstructed...forward facing 6207, 6209, 6208 and 6210. These have generally been priced the same as other obstructed cabins on deck 6.. they have the lifeboat davits partially blocking the view. Personally I have no issue with this and have booked these a number of times. The other obstructed angled cabins are 6243,6241,6240 and 6242. the other angled cabins tend to be priced a the higher end of the regular veranda pricing. Using not a large difference.. but the deck 6 angled obstructed I felt were a pretty good value. (I am referring to Equinox.. the category names differ a bit on other S class but the obstructed cabins on 6 are still grouped with the lower priced ones on 6

That is promising for other games.. I assumed that they would be the same offered in the cabins..

Do you recall if those same games were available in you room or just in the bar?

I had a similar question for a college game. If I recall correctly they carry ESPN 1 and 2..so you might check their schedule for that day. Alas the ND - Ohio State game is on ABC. I think we can stream that on DHs laptop ..but will have to upgrade wifi to do so. I believe that the televisions in the casino likely are carrying ESPN 1 and 2..not sure they get another service..if so..why not offer that to passengers as well? Checking the link below it looks like the game you want to watch is on CBS and Paramount plus. You might be able to stream that ..we are novices to streaming but I think..if you have cable that you might be able to log onto your cable provider account and stream Paramount plus if they carry that... but still trying to figure this out for myself.. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nfl-tv-schedule-2022-fox-nbc-cbs-espn-amazon-tnf-snf-mnf/

If it were me... I am a nervous nilly... I wouldn't try it. I have an additional reason to the ones stated... just the planning and thoughts about risk..would impact my ability to enjoy the last day at sea. So for me... and this is a personal thing.. I am willing to take more time... so that I can enjoy every day of my cruise... but that is me... I always have back up plans for my back up plan.

That surprised me too... we have never noticed items up there. Perhaps they were place there temporarily and the room steward forgot them? Glad OP had a great cruise... we were on Equinox back in April and will be again in a few weeks. I love this ship and the others in this class.

I think you are correct... I tried this multiple times with the same result..until just now... now the option pops up for veranda cabin.

It was odd... on my iphone the two choices appeared..but not on my computer..until I changed category to inside cabin..then the choices were there... must be a glitz in the programming.

When I did it on my iphone I did see the box for a choice..but when I tried on my computer.. it went straight from the cabin selection... to the page for dining time, insurance and gratuities.. seeing gratuities told me that this was cruise only... bu there was no option of cruise only vs AI... You are correct..if you get a screen showing the choice..it is clear...not so much if they ship that screen. I tired another category ..inside...and this time the choice pops up... so for the cruise I was looking at the hangup was with veranda cabins... all the other higher levels were sold out... so checked inside to see if there was a change

I decided to do a mock booking under the latest sale..the one that gives you 75% off the second passenger..and 4th. I expected to see an option to select cruise only or All Included.. which has been a new feature over the past few months. But there was not option like that... when I got to the booking screen.. the only clue I had that it was cruise only was that you could pre pay gratuities... then when looking at the summary... no mention of any add ons. I mention this for those who want to check prices.. be careful not to give up your AI thinking there has been a major sale. The way the screens have been set up will likely not be an issue for new cruisers... but if you have AI... be careful.

My husband quit using jr. after his father died. Although I think it may still be on his passport.

Now that is an idea... I know in the past he has just checked scores online. This is not a serious issue...but we don't get wifi...other than what the AI offers..so I thought that perhaps if he upgraded for a day that that might work...just haven't tried to do that before...

Thanks for the info... we might tape and then hope it is on one of the ESPN channels... I forgot ESPN is part of the ABC system.. so far it only appears on ABC..but perhaps we will get luck. The last time I made this mistake..was my sisters wedding in Sept of 1978 At least the bar carried it.... 🙂

Yes... what was I thinking? DH wants to watch the Notre Dame - Ohio State game... So here is my question.... Since it is on ABC... I assume it will not be on the Celebrity TV... since they only have ESPN. If we can find it being streamed ... can you purchase the higher end wifi..for just one day? Roughly how much would that cost and can you do that onboard? I know this is a dumb question..but we only use wifi to check email. As he pointed out..it is only the biggest ND game of the year. Thanks in advance.....

One of the surprises I experienced on one of Edge's early sailing was when I tried to use the Ap one morning...while in bed pulling into port. I hit the 'morning' button... the lights came on slowly..which is what I expected...however.. the blinds also went up..which was a bit of a surprise while pulling into port...:)

Boy we had some great discussions..speculating on Edge before she launched... good times... I was so sorry when she passed.. she was a great asset to the Celebrity CC boards.

We arrived for our April 24 cruise... and discovered...after the wheelchair pusher took us to our cabin..that is was not the one we had booked. I realized right away that our deck 6 cabin was likely a quarantine cabin..but would have appreciated advanced notice. I had specifically selected that cabin for its larger veranda and it was close to an area where we could park the scooter without interfering with hall traffic... Fortunately the Dec 8 cabin..while it did not have a larger veranda.. was close to a similar spot for the scooter. The other problem came when our luggage didn't arrive... not surprising since the bags had tags for our original cabin. But they were found just before dinner. A bit late if we had planned on changing.. I also had a photo of the bags to help the steward identify them. The cabin moving has been going on since they restarted cruising. If you are on deck 3 or 6 ..it might be a good idea to reach out shortly before the cruise...to see if they know what the plan is. Not sure they will have any better info..but worth a try.. but if on either deck..don't be surprised at a move... Did I read that OP got OBC? We didn't.. but I didn't complain either.

Just make sure that the cruise features are the same as the ones you purchased... ie AI. I have found that when I booked..AI was the basic deal..unless you were close to cruise date...now the base price is cruise only and Also Included..is a higher rate.. just keep an eye out for that

I was using the list price vs discounted.... I assume the price you paid was the pre sailing discounted price... I didn't use that because it can vary...but if you do go with that it does save you...assuming you aren't much of an alcohol drinker. We never used to get a beverage package..but our last few cruises have included it...Frankly it is probably a breakeven for us... I end up having many more coffees and fluffy drinks than I did before

I did a mock booking for a Dec 10 day sailing... used gross classic package price for my upcoming 10 day sailing in Aug: 1A cabin cruise only/pp AI (gratuities, classic beverage, basic wifi)/pp price/person $1345.00 $1849.00 Port tax 167.36 167.36 Gratuities 155.00 incl Classic pkg. 690.00 * incl Total $2202.36 $2016.36 and includes wifi * I think you may be charged an additional 20% to this fee. So for this particular sailing and cabin type... AI is a better deal. May differ on other sailings..but here is an example If you go with the classic non alcohol package is about $18/day (before any prebooking discount and I believe before 20% gratuity) this reduces the total to $1692.. so will save several hundred dollars.. for an occasional bottle of wine or cocktail..outside the cc cocktail hour if you are Elite.