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On 5/7/2021 at 4:15 PM, WonderMan3 said:

Same. Also, I like the more casual vibe of Celebrity and the relaxing of the strict dress codes of the past. Some of these luxury lines seem too stuffy for me.

Really? We have sailed on Regent and Oceania 7x. Two cruises coming up next year. 
No formal nights, dress is country club casual, and the food is tremendous.
Maybe, take another look. 🙂

Two elderly couples are enjoying a visit
 

2 hours ago, cantstopingcruising said:

This is one good joke. I read it to a couple of people. If I knew how to cut and paste, I would send it to everyone I know!

Left click and highlight the area. Then right click and copy. You can now send it in an e-mail to your friends.

On 7/2/2020 at 7:34 PM, 2chiefs said:

Picabo Street was an American former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the downhill at the 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals.
Well, I heard that after she left skiing, she went back to medical school to work in the Emergency Dept.
When she answers the phone she says: "Picabo - ICU"

CDC Extends 'No Sail Order' by Two More Months

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has issued an extension of its No Sail Order that was due to expire July 24, extending it until September 30, 2020, for all cruises out of U.S. ports of call.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5467/?et_cid=3345900&et_rid=16914174&et_referrer=Popup_Main

CDC Extends 'No Sail Order' by Two More Months

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has issued an extension of its No Sail Order that was due to expire July 24, extending it until September 30, 2020, for all cruises out of U.S. ports of call.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5467/?et_cid=3345900&et_rid=16914174&et_referrer=Popup_Main

CDC Extends 'No Sail Order' by Two More Months

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has issued an extension of its No Sail Order that was due to expire July 24, extending it until September 30, 2020, for all cruises out of U.S. ports of call.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5467/?et_cid=3345900&et_rid=16914174&et_referrer=Popup_Main

4 hours ago, babylene said:

I just heard that Cunard is suspending all cruises until November

Did you know that Carnival also owns Cunard, Princess, Holland America.....etc....?

1 hour ago, Moby Jones said:

 

Hey Barbara, thanks for the heads up. I checked the price of suites with that TA and couldn't believe how cheap they were just £215 pppn for a Penthouse 2 room. We're now booked with friends! 🙂 

Fully refundable deposits until early November too just incase there are unexpected COVID19 issues, so all good. Thanks again. 

Moby Jones,
Does this mean that you will be sailing with us in March? Wait till you take a peek at this link from our friends Mike and Carol (she has since passed), he does wonderful reviews,complete with pics. You will not be disappointed. http://www.thepreismans.com/riviera_mayan.htm
Hopefully you spoke with Jason x7612
Penthouses are terrific, and even better if you can get an extended balcony (7128 and 7133) the only 2 on the ship.
PS Don't forget to order a brochure.
PPSS I am a born Brit - Blackburn.

On 6/2/2020 at 5:23 AM, charlie-le-chat said:

We've previously cruised with P&O three times, Royal Caribbean once and Marella once and apart from slight niggles have been happy with all. To be honest Marella was perhaps a little 'down market' but still good value. We now have FCC certificates for a cancelled Norwegian Fjords cruise but are considering swapping for a refund as the aforementioned are quite a bit cheaper. I'd be interested to hear views on what puts Celebrity above others.

Celebrity is just mediocre compared to Oceania lines.
Take a peek at their Oceania Riviera sailing for March 10, 2021 to the Western Caribbean.
Spoil yourself and come sail with us, the price has dropped significantly, and we'll request an adjustment through VTG.
Barbara  🙂

3 hours ago, Muffinz said:

My wife and I are pulling out our hair here and we are both upset and angry

 

We had 2 cruises booked with Celebrity

1 for 2020 - April 1st out of Auckland to the pacific islands

1 for 2021 - March 14 from Hong Kong to Tokyo

both were booked through a travel agent here in NZ

 

We cancelled the 2021 cruise in February 2020, because the coronavirus was spreading all through Asia at the time, and we didn't feel comfortable going to Asia of the virus was still around.

It took about 2.5 months for the travel agent to get the $800 deposit back that we had paid for this cruise

 

The April 2020 cruise was effectively cancelled on 14 March 2020, when the NZ government banned cruise ships from NZ waters until the end of July 2020. We thought about taking the 125% FCC, but then decided to get the 100% full refund. We applied for the refund through our travel agent on March 18, and to date all we've had are excuses....

We understand there are thousands of people around the world all wanting refunds from Celebrity for their cancelled cruises, but many people we have spoken to on the Facebook page and the CC roll call for the April 2020 cruise have received their refunds from Celebrity and from their TA.

 

Our TA said about 3 weeks ago that the wholesaler had received the money and they were just waiting for the wholesaler to refund them - then they would refund us.

Then yesterday wife got an e-mail from TA saying the refund would take another 30 days!!!

 

Not satisfied with this she phoned Celebrity (NZ) and got hold of someone earlier who could not give her any information or tell her anything because of the privacy act..... and because the booking (although in our names) was done by the TA / Wholesaler!

My wife phoned me in tears when she was told this... it's $8,000 NZ of our money that should be in our bank account

 

We think our TA might be telling us porkies and making excuses - because most other people have had their refunds for the April 2020 cruise

 

is there someone higher up the chain at celebrity we can contact about this?

We just want to know exactly what is going on and when we can expect our refund

 

thanks in advance

Muffinz,

Don't feel bad; we're all in the same boat.
What I understand is that "X" is dealing with all the refunds first, then issuing the FCC's.
We have not received our FCC Certificate Number, from "X's" cancellation of our March 15, 2020 Celebrity Silhouette Caribbean Cruise.
Also agree with all the above others. Celebrity will not discuss anything if you booked through a TA.
We are dealing with our TA, Jason, from VTG. it's in his hands.
Love to have the FCC Certificate Number so we can apply it to our upcoming Oct 5, 2020 and Dec 9, 2020 cruises.
We'll all have to be patient -------but for how long?

 

March 15, 2020 Celebrity Silhouette, cancelled by "X" Still no FCC Certificate #, no shore excursion refund ($355.92), they still have ($5380 of our money); but they did credit gov't fees and taxes ($233.24) Whoop-de-doo!

On 5/15/2020 at 11:27 AM, Fouremco said:

The sooner you lift and shift, the better your choice of cabins. I see no benefit in waiting.

Still waiting for our FCC Certificate # before we can credit our upcoming bookings in Oct and Dec. 2020