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Airbnb can sometimes be cheaper. We’ve saved a ton of money this way. Tip: make sure it’s a private space. Driving across the boarder for flights can be cheaper if you can. For example Buffalo Niagara airport. Connecting flights can also be cheaper (although can be stressful) I’ve learned my lesson about flying in the day of. Definitely worth the extra cost if you can manage it. I agree that staying at the airport rather then downtown in places like Fort Lauderdale can save quite a bit. This won’t be a popular suggestion but getting an inside or ocean view cabin can save a ton of money on certain cruises. I’ve done this a few times.

SHIP NAME Equinox CABIN # 8193 DECK # (3-14) 8 CATEGORY: 7-12, 1A-1C, 2A-2D, A1-A2, C1-C3, CS, FV, PS, RF, RS, S1-S2, SG, SV 1c LOCATION ON SHIP: Port (left), Starboard (right), Bow (front), Stern (back) or Insideand Forward, Midship (between the forward and aft elevators), or Aft (For example: Port-Midship, Bow-Forward or Inside-Aft) Port forward. Right at the forward elevators BED NEAR(Bath, Balcony, Window, N/A) Bath QUIET? (Yes/No/Usually) Usually. Can hear the odd bing from elevator BALCONY VIEW (Good, Great, Obstructed?) Great BALCONY SIZE (Standard, Oversized, Other) Standard WIND A PROBLEM?(Yes/No/Sometimes) No SOOT A PROBLEM?(Yes/No/Sometimes) No PROBLEMS/COMMENTS (Explain all Noise (including crew door issues), Wind and Soot Problems here, plus all comments and information regarding things like connecting or accessible cabins) This is an excelllent cabin. Right at the elevators if you need them. Pretty quiet. I would book again PICTURES (Attach pictures in your review) DATE OF CRUISE AND "REVOLUTION" COMMENTS May 21,2023

Ship: Eqinox Length of Cruise:6 days Cruise Sail Date:May 21,2023 Date email offer received: March 21, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier - Select Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Big box TA online Current Cabin: inside I2 Bid? Yes/No: yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Veranda 1C Bid Offer:$250 per person Canadian dollars ($185 US) Notification Date: April 22,2023 Accepted / Rejected accepted General Comments We were pretty shocked to get this. We got an amazing deal on the original cabin (less than $1000cdn total for all included for 2 people) and they aren’t showing many available cabins. Minimum bids US $ conversion ocean view $52/pp veranda $103/pp (we bid $185) sunset veranda $203/pp (we bid $222) ultra deluxe veranda $203/pp (we bid $222) concierge $307/pp aquaclass $872/pp

On my cruse in November I could just upgrade myself. But they’ve changed the rules since then. And also raised the prices 😱 For my cruise in May I just explained that my mother doesn’t drink alcohol and they allowed me to upgrade just myself.

This is the first time I’ve noticed this so forgive me if it’s old news…but the pups are now listed when I go into my captains club page. Pretty cool 🙂

I always have travel anxiety unfortunately. Even before covid. Best thing for me is to over prepare and plan. I’ve flown out west and back and to the states and back this year. I wore a n95 mask on the plane. I’m not sure what I’m going to do on the ship yet. I’m immune suppressed but I’ve had 5 shots so I think that should balance out. I will avoid elevators and always have a mask at hand in case I feel uncomfortable. But I really can’t see masking the whole week. I’m going to guess there will be very few people masking.

Ya I’m not sure. The only thing I saw was a giant line lol. We sat on the plane for a 1 1/2 hours waiting for a pile of people to get through security. The only thing I can say is give yourself plenty of time. We went 3 hours early just in case and ended up with enough time to have dinner. Much more relaxing that way. 👍

I’m sorry I didn’t notice.

I used it last Sunday night. It took about an hour. When we first got into line there were very few people and only 1 agent. By the time we got to the front the line was quite big behind us and there were 4 agents. It sure seemed the way to go. Until everyone starts using it lol.

Seemed to be some of grumpy posters resently. I hope everyone has a better day today! 🤗

I would second this. At least that’s the way it used to always be.

Thanks! Good to know 👍

I normally book my cruises on Celebrity’s website but I came across a sale on Expedia that I couldn’t pass up. Now I’m unsure what I’m supposed to do lol. Do I phone Expedia to make payment, book transfers, upgrade wifi etc? It was a good deal but this is kind of a pain in the tush! Thanks for the info 🙂

I’m really sorry to say we had to cancel that cruise so we still haven’t tried them. From all that I’ve read, you get assigned the alcove but some have suggested if you go there on day one you can usually request a specific one as long as no one else has. Enjoy!

You can bring up all the menus with prices on the celebrity app. If your sailing isn’t there yet you can choose a different date. 🙂

My cabin mate and I have 2 different drink packages.

Lemon drop was my first and will forever be my favourite 🍋

Oh that’s ok! it’s still not showing but it is there on my dashboard 🤷🏻‍♀️ I also got the confirmation receipt for the AI as well so I’m all set! 😊

Weird how it’s not there when I check. Are you looking at 2023?

Phew! 😂 It’s stressful to do things a different way and it doesn’t go as expected. Thanks so much for replying 🙂

ok great, thank you!

I’ve got a couple questions about a booking I made yesterday. I was looking for a short inexpensive cruise to bring my mother on for her first cruise and being in Canada I wanted to price out Carnival in Canadian dollars so I went to a big box retailer that starts with an E…. My search results popped up a super cheap 6 day on Celebrity Equinox for next year that included all the perks. I was surprised because I had looked at the Celebrity site first and didn’t see this one. So I went back on their website to look for it and it doesn’t show up! Normally I book on the celebrity website so I was a little apprehensive but I went back to the TA and booked it. I took screen shots of the booking that says it has all the perks included. After a couple of hours the booking showed up on my Celebrity reservation page but it’s still not listed to book on their site!! so 2 questions 1 Why wouldn’t the cruise show on the website. May 21, 2023 celebrity equinox 2 Should the perks be displayed anywhere on the booking? I’ve got a screenshot of the page saying it is but nothing on the receipt says it is. I normally book direct with celebrity so I usually get the big confusing price list that has the plus this amount and minus that amount but the TA’s doesn’t have anything like that. Is this normal? Sorry this turned into a novel 🤦🏻‍♀️

While I don’t agree with all your comments I think this is definitely the right decision. I feel anytime someone is worried about not having a good time on their holiday they should rethink going. There are a lot of changes going on right now and it doesn’t seem like you can know exactly what is going to happen. If you are not the kind of person who would be happy with this (I’m not) then you should definitely cancel! Lots of other holiday choices to be had!