di T

1 hour ago, villauk said:

 

Great to hear that you got the lower price as they were refusing to honour the price drops 👍. 

Was pleasantly surprised! We don’t always get them over here do we? 

Just want to say I am a happy bunny today😊

called Celebrity today I had a few things to ask about. Call was answered in 5 minutes lovely guy! I had noticed my husbands captains club number wasn’t on my confirmation for a back to back I recently booked while on the ship, also the price had gone down on the 2nd leg.Wanted to ask if the b2b discount had been applied as well.Howard who answered my call, took care of all my queries.This is in the UK and in less than 10 minutes I saved £400 and added hubbys club number to the invoice he sent a new confirmation right away.Well done Howard lovely polite guy.

I booked last month while on the ship.Asked about the discount for the b2b and was told it would be added later.Been home for 5 weeks and can’t see it.Have always had it before but cant remember how much it is! Also booked in British pounds with Celebrity Uk.

On 4/3/2024 at 12:49 PM, cavaaller said:

On the way back, we wandered through the narrow streets again. Nafplio is really lovely.

We left the ship the day you boarded after a b2b on her.The first leg was the same as yours and we loved Nafflio it was our first visit to this port! Rhodes we have been many times but always enjoy it. We were very lucky with the weather and the ships staff were so friendly, Thanks for doing your review it’s very enjoyable.Dianne

On 3/7/2024 at 4:50 PM, villauk said:

Wise, we have had only one wet day so far, and it has been sunny on most days.Temperature is around 17 though if out of the breeze it has felt warmer.I have to say it’s very pleasant for so early in the year! I brought a couple of light fleece jackets and they have been ideal.Safe travels I’m sure you will enjoy the cruise! Dianne
 

I’m going for layers.

On 3/5/2024 at 11:46 AM, villauk said:

@di T What have your first impressions been of Infinity? Have you noticed any of the recent upgrades to the ship? 

On 3/5/2024 at 11:46 AM, villauk said:

@di T What have your first impressions been of Infinity? Have you noticed any of the recent upgrades to the ship? 

Well it’s our first time on this ship so can’t say much about upgrades, still got the shower curtain lol! But we have sailed many time on the same class so easy to navigate, staff are great as always, old menus are back so better than Reflection in September 2023. 
Having a good time though the weather would of been warmer with the original itinerary, have booked two cruises while onboard for next year so that speaks for itself.I am sure you will enjoy the next cruise we are sailing 2/3rds full so nice! Dianne

On 2/13/2024 at 8:36 PM, kwokpot said:

I'm curious what airline and fare you booked that doesn't allow cancellations. Almost all major airlines now allow one to cancel a flight and receive future flight credit usually good for 1 year. 

Not so much in the UK, I’ve been caught out a couple of times with cancelled cruises and airlines would not allow change without a considerable fee.

On 2/8/2024 at 9:42 AM, villauk said:

 

They did this year when the itineraries were changed, but that was at a far later date to fill the ship. Perhaps that’s why X has decided to do it earlier this year: keep the prices higher rather than having to discount so heavily at a later date? We shall see. From a personal point of view, it would be nice for the prices to be comparable with the Caribbean pricing as it is Greece in closed season.

We will do a b2b in just over a week to the Greek islands which was originally the holy land and Alexandria.Price went down on the cruises a lot but couldn’t get a price drop even before final payment I booked with a Uk company as a package. I’m not sure if I made the right decision to keep the alternative cruises, in March and closed season, but we have been lucky to have sailed both itineraries before.Be nice to escape this cold weather.

2 hours ago, villauk said:

 

I didn’t receive an actual link to the webinar, only the email for the questions 🤷‍♀️. However, I did receive another survey to complete this morning (unconnected to the webinar).

Same here just asked for questions but no link to join! Don’t think I’ve missed much lol

13 hours ago, SM Cruiser said:

Today we finished our cruise on the Reflection, we were a bit concerned about this sailing after taking our last B2B Infinity in Greece last September, this is when the new CEO introduced major menu changes in the main dining room which led to us eating at the buffet almost every night, in addition you could tell that the staff weren’t as happy as what they usually are. We didn’t know what to expect on this sailing. 
 

I’m so happy to report that everything was excellent, food was back to what we had in the past, pre new CEO,  and tasted excellent. Prime Rib, Lobster, Beef Wellington etc. Staff were amazing and the whole experience was top notch 😁

 

Wish we were doing a B2B on this sailing   ! Did not want to get off. 

That’s great to hear, we were the opposite to you were on Reflection b2b in September and ate in the buffet most nights because food in MDR was poor.

on Infinity in two weeks again a b2b hopefully the food as improved on all the ships.

1 hour ago, CruiseCrew123 said:

The offers are always the same as available on the website plus some additional obc depending on the length of cruise and category booked 

Thanks, will have a look to book onboard

Sorry I know this comes up time and time again, Just wondering what the booking on board perks are at the moment.We cruise in two weeks and looking to book a future cruise,Will be booking with Celebrity UK if that makes a difference.Anyone know the current offers? Thanks in advance,Dianne

29 minutes ago, mahasamatman said:

 

The equivalent of one day in your booked cabin class.

That’s great, I have 5 booked this year! Think it’s a good idea and hopefully takes a bit of pressure off the attendant if they only do once a day.

Thankyou for this very interesting review! In the Autumn we will have a cruise in the Med on Ascent not in a suite, followed by a cruise in Yachtclub on Seashore turn around day is in Barcelona.This will be our first MSC Cruises and our 40+ Celebrity cruise! So looking forward to experience these two ships.

How many points per cruise? Thanks, Dianne

On 1/27/2024 at 5:05 PM, villauk said:

 

15th March. Are you on the same sailing?

We are on that one and the one before😀will be first time on Infinity though have sailed many times on Connie so expect it to be very similar 

On 1/26/2024 at 1:38 PM, villauk said:

 

Oh that it a shame, but I’m sure you’ll still have a great cruise. I’m of the standing now that ‘you win some, you lose some’ - it probably all evens out over time (not nice when it happens though).
 

We managed to get the flight offer with ours and booked it together with our friends as our TA was concerned the flight allocation may not be available for both reservations if she did it separately. Thank goodness she did because within a couple of days there were no ‘package’ flights available for our date and airport. I always book my own flights so this is going to be an eye opener for us too, seeing how X handle it 🫣.

What dates are you booked for?

1 minute ago, villauk said:

I think there will be a mass exodus from the U.K. over the next few months to the Greek Isles on Infinity 😁 - the prices were too good to miss 😉.

The prices went down a lot after they had to change the itinerary, unfortunately we booked in the Uk and ages ago so paid quite a lot for the b2b.I asked if there was anything they could do but travel agent (first time using them) said no! Was talked into doing these cruises as a package with the flights and hotel etc. will go back to doing my own airfare and hotel bookings in future I would of saved well over a thousand pounds.Will not be using this travel company again.

Have enjoyed both itineraries and visited all the ports many times.Sailed both ships a number of times, not been on Silhouette since the makeover though.Loved staying overnight in Istanbul and have visited the city for short stays it is one of the places I would always recommend.Equinox we will be on in June from Barcelona to Rome then back to Barcelona ( b2b) One of our favourite Celebrity ships and personally we always love visiting Malta.Will be cruising from Athens soon to the Greek Islands it will be the first time we have embarked from there so a bit different, but will give us chance to see more of Athens before the cruise.Think both cruises sound great, enjoy whichever you pick.Extra day would decide it for me so option2 

8 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

You've got 901 years to get it done. 🤪

8 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

You've got 901 years to get it done. 🤪

😂😂fat finger should be 2024 lol

Elite  plus on Celebrity now matches with Gold need to do my Husbands as well not cruising with MSC until October 2924

6 hours ago, CruisinShips said:

Finding this thread to be very interesting.  I am wondering though why there aren't more mentions of Oceania as an alternative.  It seems to be a go-to line for many people I know who prefer the more upscale experience akin to Silversea or Regent.

Did Oceania in June for the first time, after my last Celebrity cruise in September on Reflection.Have to say the food was a step above and the free good coffee and soft drinks were very nice.But didn’t book another while on board as ship was too small and I can cruise two Celebrity cruises for less than 1 Oceania.Think we need to have value for money.

We did a Reflection b2b in September 2022 and had a brilliant cruise, so much so we booked almost the same b2b for September 2023! This was our 34th Celebrity cruise. What a difference, the MDR food was very limited and poor, we ate in the buffet and the pay for restaurants most nights. Have  5 Celebrity cruises booked next year booked ages ago.Hope they have changed those menus.We have been trying other brands and will continue to do so, 

Have a great trip, will be following with interest. We are doing a side by side in September/ October 2024 12nts Accent then 7nts Yacht club on Seaview, Celebrity Accent will be our 34th Celebrity cruise but the Seaview will be our first MSC. 

On 11/25/2023 at 6:40 AM, cublet said:

Hello,

 

When Eclipse first arrived in Southampton, Cafe al Bacio served 'finger' sandwiches and filled savoury croissants in the mornings and cakes/sweet items not until the afternoons. Biscuits were always available.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

 

Yes on M class and S class back when we first started cruising with Celebrity, those were the offerings loved the small croissants with smoked salmon and a cold glass of fizz! Hope they bring them back on all the ships.