ZoeyVictoria

Thank you so much! Now I know what to pack.

Is there only one formal night on the 6-night sailings?

We have our first cove balcony booked on the Celebration for October 1. I received the upgrade offer and immediately turned it down based on the rave reviews from so many people here on CC. That many people can’t be wrong! We also enjoy odd or unusual cabins over the standard cabins that can be booked on any ship.

I am sorry that happened to you. If the change is not reversed, the other two couples are bound to see the new cabin occupants going in and out of the cabin. I would be tempted to have short, casual conversations with them, eventually asking how they booked that cabin. It won’t change the situation, but would be advantageous in the event of escalating the issue with Celebrity.

Thank you! I saw this earlier at the 10% bonus and had decided not to bother with it, but the 20% bonus is enough to make it worthwhile. I also bought the max allowed. The pending charge on my credit card is “Celebrity Cruises Miami USA”, so I am hopeful that it will fall under the “travel” category with 5% cash rewards.

My PVP stated it could be used any time during the next 24 months.

How could you possibly resist this 😂. My favorite commercial of all time!

From what I have read about Virgin Voyages, it would be an excellent match for you.

I just requested mine from my PVP. He told me he would submit the request, but it won’t show until 1-2 days before the cruise.

We were also on that cruise, and agree with your opinions. I also was not happy to book Fantastica and be assigned to ATD. I waked all over the ship and asked four different employees for guidance before finally finding the mostly-hidden area to request a change to early dining. I explained what I wanted and gave a reason, and was told, “No problem! ATD starts at 5:15, just go then”. I told her I had been on the ship in May and had seen the ATD lines. She laughed and found a table for us in early dining. People watching was fantastic from that table. Several very large groups kept us well entertained. The only odd experience we had was at the time cabins became available on embarkation day. Several elevators stopped and doors opened to reveal not an inch of space. Finally one stopped that was only about two-thirds full. My SO stepped into the elevator and was told, “We are full. You have to get off the elevator.” That did not happen. We have sworn off three night cruises a few times, but every once in a while one fits into our schedule so perfectly that we go anyway. We go knowing that it will be a different experience from longer cruises, and with adjusted expectations This cruise was actually better than expected. My favorite memory of the cruise was early in the morning of the second day at Ocean Cay. I was off the ship within twenty minutes of the gangway opening, and walked to Lighthouse Bay. Very few people were on the beach, with only three of us in the water. I started my day floating in that gorgeous water with the ship on one side and the lighthouse on the other. Beautiful morning.

Yes, it was the only one that didn’t conflict with something we already had booked. Dates ranged from November 27 through mid-December. I believe there was a total of 6-8 choices. We realized quickly that there was only that one possibility and called immediately to make sure we got it. The rep said, “There is plenty of availability”. I didn’t keep the list, sorry.

Thank you, Calnev1! I have not had an Amex offer in quite a while, probably because of the $1,735 I have already received in cruise offers since 2016. But I had the 15% off on my Chase Freedom and have paid off my December cruise that was due in early September.

I received that offer and thought it was nothing, but called anyway. Four nights on the Serenade for $395 total for two ($89 pp plus port fees/taxes). Definitely better than the math would indicate, and I am glad I called. My first call was made before my SO was awake, so I called again and the second rep had the same price. Not an isolated error made by the first rep. We booked the cruise.

This is a for a comped Prime casino cruise on the Wonder in January. $27 decrease, wonder if that will be a refund.

I have no idea, lol. We are retired, so no kids who would be interested, and live in a condo, so no room for extra or silly things. We might be the only people with senses of humor odd enough to hide them on other cruise lines.

Don’t worry about it. There is no way thousands of debarking passengers are going to miss “bagfuls” of ducks 🙄

Keep checking at odd times of day. I booked two cruises for July (MSC and Royal) a month in advance. Just one cabin became available each time, priced lower than they had been. One popped up at 1 a.m. and one at 5 a.m.

There are fewer cruises to Labadee than Coco Cay, so I would take advantage of the Labadee option. But the Monday - Friday cruises have a more relaxed vibe than sailing over a weekend. This is a tough one!

How cute! We don’t look for ducks, but when we find them accidentally we take them home and hide them on our next cruise, on a different cruise line and ship. There has been only one we kept for ourselves, but I would want to keep one of the crocheted ducks. This is the only one we ever kept:

5330

I earned an instant certificate a few months ago that had all of six cruises listed. Five of them were out of Europe, so we are taking the single choice in Florida. I would have been furious if there was nothing at all out of Florida. My offers have consistently been $100 off. I could have actually used one for a quick, last-minute cruise on the Serenade last week, but the effective dates were all October 1 - December 31. This week’s offer is effective September 1 and is $100 off plus $25 free play, so I guess I can say they are improving 🙄

We have our first cove balcony booked on the Celebration in October because of all the rave reviews. It is on the port side in the middle of the ship, so no lifeboats above us, and hopefully no other issues.

Is the Dream docked at the pier closest to the (now renamed) Mega store? We have a cooking class at 11:30 on the Celebration in October, so not much time to do anything that afternoon. We went to Mega a couple of years ago, but the only thing we bought was cookies, based on the picture on the package since we do not speak Spanish. The cookies were good, but ended up costing $23 because we needed a taxi to get there.

I wonder if they hope that assigning guilt to Royal will somehow assuage the grandfather’s guilt?

I am booked on the October 1 Celebration and just looked to see what is available. I had been checking frequently, but once the prices were quite a bit higher than I paid, there was no point and I quit checking. Cove balconies were sold out a long time ago, so I was surprised to see eight available today. Other than Columbus Day being a federal holiday, I had no idea there was such a thing as “fall break”. Interesting thread, thank you!