travelberlin

Hi, long time no see… Do you know why your November cruise has been cancelled? I will be on the previous sailing from Quebec to Fort Lauderdale. I am also joining the Serenity for a segment of the WC 2025 but not for the first leg. Ivi

Ah Ok Keith. This is the list you have already posted at the beginning of this thread then. Thank you for the clarification. Ivi

Thank you. It does not say from which Terminal, but I think this will not be a problem to find the ship. I do not recall very much the port of Miami. Ivi

But it does not seem to apply for entry level double cabins…

I have just received this list from Cruise Critic. Crystal is not there. But I am sure it will make it next year. https://www.cruisecritic.com/editors-picks/ocean/?source=58226&lid=ff5q2ovkj7wo&crm_source=58226&crm_pos=us&crm_cid=e431f3ea-86b5-42fc-a4db-ffe186910d8a&crm_rid=wcjFeIgB4ZnXyT5mk0Ob&crm_cname=12.16.23 US Editors Picks Dedicated

I see your point Vince. Unfortunately, solo passengers are often encountering restrictions. And there is always a financial argument behind it. But even if it is not new, this does not make it fair. No need to repeat the arguments behind. Now, since I travel solo many times, I see new developments for solos which are really hard to accept. For example in Spain several restaurants, specially on those touristic places like Barcelona, are not accepting solo guests anymore. I belong to another forum of solo travelers in which they are telling their experiences of being refused to be served because a solo is occupying a table which could be given to two people. This is affecting not only travelers but solo locals as well. Now in Europe this is discrimination. It falls under European laws and it should not happen. But restaurants are avoiding to be demanded just pretending to be fully booked if a solo wants to dine there. The restaurants are empty but solos are refused service 😔. I will be in Barcelona next year at the end of a cruise. We will see what I encounter. This only happened once to me In Beijing about 35 years ago, when I went on my own to China. China was still not very open to the west and tourists were few. I wanted to eat a Peking duck, and the restaurant refused to serve me saying this was a meal for at least 4 people. I have said no problem, you bring me for 4 people 🤭. It was most enjoyable and the friendly Chinese personal of course later on prepared a bag for me to take to my hotel. Ivi

I have looked at my 3 bookings for 2024. All of them have had considerable price increases, so that even if cancel and rebooking were possible, the final price is not attractive. Despite that, the US 250 administration fee is kind of penalizing those who have booked early imho. And the offer indeed does not apply for solo cruisers. Didn’t just Crystal received a recognition as „best for solo cruisers“? Ivi

Also new bookings only and cancel and rebook not allowed.

I was hoping the solo supplement to be the same as before, and the upgrade to be in the location of the cabin. I mean instead of receiving those cabins forward at least to move to midship ☺️. Ivi

I have not seen anything excluding solos from the offer 🤔

I was reading the comments on another social media about this, and many people would agree with you. The same as you I also have several cruises booked with Crystal. Three alone for 2024.

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Improve the quality of food and bring back the classic menu

Thanks Patty and Keith. I was finally able to log into my account. I have cleared my browsing history to do that. It is the second time that it happened to me. I hope next time I will not have the same problem. Ivi

Is anybody having problems trying to log in the Crystal web page? When I try to log in, the page goes black or reloads itself. I am unable to log in. Ivi

Has anybody heard of a ship’s excursion called „meet the makers“? Is it worth it?

Is this a serious question? I would use the US 2600 to book a cruise 😂😂😂. I mean do you really expect a serious answer?

Thanks, I was able to see the guest speaker for my cruise. His subject is interesting and relevant. I hope the guests speakers visualize well their content in order to be able to follow them better. Ivi

There are some hotels who offer passes ( room or resort passes). They are in several locations and either have restaurants on site or are near to restaurants.

Keith do you mean since July 2022 there is a flat rate? Do you know how much? Ivi

I am interested on this question also. In addition does anybody know how much is the price of the taxi to the airport? Is there a fix rate? Ivi

Interesting 🤔 I have read that they are renovating several areas at that hotel. Ivi

I would love to have those beach towels…

Which presents? I have never got those presents and I am Diamond at Royal. What are they?

Thank you all very much for your advice on my question. I have just booked via Resortpass a hotel of my preference for the day on which my cruise ends. Your help has remind me how valuable the cruise critic community is. Thanks again. 👌 Ivi