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  1. D C

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    So what would you do if gratuities were baked into the cruise price?
  2. This was a fairly recent change that happened with little fanfare. The standard (pre-covid) was refundable deposits. Should you be willing to accept a non-refundable deposit, Celebrity would generally give you some additional consideration at the same price. "all 4 perks", premium instead of classic drinks and the like. Personally, i was surprised to find (post covid} that a future cruise deposit was not refundable. I don't recall seeing a notice or being told at the time of booking while onboard. It was a subtle change that was contrary to who knows how many years of practice. I certainly will not admonish someone for missing an unexpected change in policy that runs counter to years of tradition.
  3. Well said. After 10 years of sailing almost exclusively on X, we've moved on. We'll book celebrity on a last minute basis, but we're not paying non-refundable deposits a year or two in advance when Celebrity is in a state of flux with what's included or not, what extras might cost, how bad the dining cutbacks might be, etc. Plus they're the most expensive mainstream cruising option these days.
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    I'm sorry, but this is hilarious. Celebrity: we pay the crew X, plus we pay them Y thanks to gratuities, so they get Z in the end Virgin: we pay our crew Z, but we charge more You: Virgin is better because they pay their crews Z
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    You say that as if it's a bad thing.
  6. Celebrity's non-refundable deposits are a significant reason why we have no X sailings booked. Meanwhile, we have multiple fully-refundable future cruise deposits on Princess.
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    If the cruise fare was increased by the exact amount of the gratuities, and daily gratuities were no longer a thing, would that resolve your concerns?
  8. I assume the value is for those who don't use or need much internet. I would never pay for internet in most instances. This is another strange difference between Royal and Celebrity. I'm elite on X, so I get 90 minutes of internet to use whenever. On Royal it's as much as I want, but only in a 24 hour period. Sure wish they'd both go to a "you get XX amount of data".
  9. A lot of us are still trying to figure out the vague new names they just gave cabins. Went from a numbered 1-3 system to these seemingly identical names earlier this year. Very confusing. But, the biggest veranda balconies are going to be on the 'hump'. Look up room 8257 for reference of where they're at on S-Class ships. Those rooms essentially have a normal balcony plus another full-depth balcony that's cut on an angle. Sunset verandas have larger balconies as well. The biggest veranda rooms are what used to be Family Verandas (8108 for reference). No clue what they're called now. Separate living & bedrooms. Wide, but not deep balcony.
  10. Likewise, I've linked and checked in family members many times.
  11. Hit elite a few cruises ago. Nothing different in cruise planner. (it ain't that hard Celebrity! C'mon!)
  12. Infinity doesn't have a "retreat". Simply suites with access to Michael's Club and Luminae. Otherwise, you have to mingle with the riff raff in steerage
  13. "We cut the MINIMUM bid in half" is what it looks like to me.
  14. Try going directly to your account page, instead of the main Celebrity page. This should prompt a login: https://www.celebritycruises.com/account
  15. A couple of hours later and you would have had a pic of me crossing that bridge! 😄
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