Keys Kathy

Hmm. It could be more confusing, but we'll wait until they do THAT! Do they want our business or not?

This is the reason I ask. It seems to fluctuate. We will be on the Sillie in December.

Well, I did it,I booked an X cruise. We had the choice of the Sillie or the Equinox. We went with the Sillie because it seems that X does their "experiments" on the Equinox, and so far, none of them have been good. I will report back in December.

Thanks! This is craziness!

With future cruise vacations, it used to be two years. When we sailed in February, it was six months. Is there someone on board now who can tell me what the current time frame is?

We only left YC to go to a show or specialty dining, which was on the same floor. We did venture out on a port day to see the rest of the ship. Going out there when the masses are on the ship makes you appreciate YC more. Remember, they will bring you the Pizza!

We are trying Virgin at the end of the month. Did you go to the Pajama Party? Anything we should be aware of? Were you able to get seated without a reservation at the reservation restaurants?

I recently booked 2 Yacht Clubs, so we now have 3 on the books. We are looking at Princess for an April cruise. Yacht Club gives you a "Retreat" experience for a veranda price on X. Not worrying about them removing Butlers, changing tips, etc.

Actually, it was individual baked Alaska.

I just had the BEST Celebrity Cruise EVER! They upgraded us to a Suite and we had TWO Butlers! They brought us WARM caramel croissants every morning. They served Wagu fillet every night in Lumenia, and every time I sat at a Black Jack table, I won AND it was a $5. table. The buffet had King Crab at lunch and the burgers were cooked to order, even rare if you wanted it. They had a fabulous lamb loin one night and the JVC meatballs with the mozzarella in the center. And then I woke up.......

OK, let's do a quick survey. Just your CC status, please, and if you are staying with X or looking elsewhere. Elite-plus, booking elsewhere.

I really like the M & S class. I love the public spaces on the Edge class, but not the IV. I will never understand why they committed to 4 ships like that until they got feedback from the public AND continued on with the Ascent when they were bleeding money. Virgin put their latest ship on hold.

I think back then it was the Cova Cafe.

I know there will not be any OBC in the Retreat. Hopefully, at those prices, tips will be included.

What I miss, and we are not even close to the recent cutbacks. What happened to the crafts? I learned decoupage, how to make a beaded lanyard (which I still have) scrapbooking, and more. Heck, I would be happy for classes in towel animals! Give my MIND something to do again! We also made a list of other things that no longer exist. Food wise, no more JVS meatballs, last sea day buffet. In the Elite lounge, no more lox and bagels, champagne, or Bloody Marys, only pastry and coffee offered by an indifferent staff served on napkins or paper cups. To be honest, we only went on disembarkation day, so maybe that was the reason. No more Captain's Club gala celebration with the buffet. That event used to be jammed! I bet there weren't more than 60 people there on the Connie which had over 900 Elite members on board. There used to be all the entertainment at the Gala, I still get goosebumps when I remember Cassie singing with the Acapella group! Entertainment- the lack of speakers who spoke on things like the gold standard and the contributions NASA made to the world, the lack of crafts as noted above, no more Mariachi's in Cozumel at 5:00 on the pool deck, no more A Capella groups In Concierge class, no more Q-tips or cotton balls in a container. Just a box with wrappings you have to fight and there simply are not enough. No more flowers in the room until we received our CC rose. Aqua Class, no more lip balm, face spray etc. Then they made the RECENT changes......

The sad part is, X does not care! I liked the X perks, but we are looking at a Princess cruise for our wedding anniversary in a mini-suite with more perks at a lower cost.

The crazy thing is, they say after October 4th, they are keeping the most popular items. Who did not want to have tips prepaid? Everyone pays tips, only some people use WIFI or a drink package. I wish they would go back to the Big Best Better or the other thing they called the same exact thing. Then WE got to choose. What a concept!

We have a Feb 3rd, 2025 on the Beyond with friends and April 6, 2025 on Ascent with friends. Other than our friends, we wouldn't be there. We were on the Millie in Feb and experienced the S**t show in the Buffet in the evening. We ended up there because we had to wait well over an hour to get a Select Table WITH a reservation. By the time they paged us, we had finished eating from the much-reduced buffet. I would get a stir fry, Hubby would get pasta and our friends would get sandwiches. NOT premium food by any means. I just booked another Yacht Club this morning for Feb '24. It is a shame, I would have liked to experience an X Suite on Ascent, where I understand they finally got the ship in a ship right. The Apex had Lumenia on deck 12 on the side. The dining room was very noisy, not like on the other class ships. Who knows! Maybe we'll hit the Lottery! The worst thing is, Celebrity just doesn't seem to care. They keep jacking up prices and reducing what they deliver.

Yes, I moved on. Prices are too high, the product has declined. I liked the Elite Plus perks, but the line has sunk so low the perks do not make up for the differences in food etc. We are on MSC and Virgin.

You have to call to get the CC discount. Classic and Select get 10%, Elite and Elite Plus get a 15% off the upgrade price.

We sail in Yacht Club Oct 29th

You are best off calling. Keep in mind that if you are in Captian's Club, you may be entitled to an additional discount.

I don't care who the CEO is, I am not sailing with them because of their prices and reduction of services and quality. Now they are reducing the offering of "All Included" I am booked with MSC and Virgin.

Celebrity is starting their new "All Inclusive" on Oct 4th. If I am reading it correctly, it looks like the only things included are a drink package and wifi. No more tips. I am sure the price for AI hasn't dropped. Another rip-off from X. Thoughts? ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE Starting October 4, 2023, newly purchased All Included packages will include our most popular amenities, Classic Drinks and Basic Wi-Fi for all guests in the stateroom. These inclusions will continue to provide a significant savings of $200-$800 per person compared to onboard pricing.

Oh, silly me. I was thinking, Canadian, cold......