neverlaysup

We had a bunch of OBC to burn on our Transpacific cruise in September and ended up having 2 meals in Tuscan Grill. My filet (both nights) was the best steak I ate the entire cruise. We were in Luminae for the sailing and I just looked at the menus and picked a couple of nights that the Luminae menu didn't excite me. You can usually make a same day reservation atTuscan Grill as it's never very busy.

It's still about the MATH. Just because they removed gratuities does not change the fact that there may or may not be value in booking AI. I just priced out a couple of cruises and it appears AI is pretty consistent at $69.85 a day. If you know you can book drinks and internet for less, then book cruise only, if not take the AI. With the sales lately, upgrading to Premium drinks and high speed internet has been less than $12 a day for both so my question would be....can you book premium drinks and high speed internet for less than $82 a day with the current sales? If you are a solo traveler you should book it separate but as a couple, maybe yes...maybe no.

There will be a sheet listing all things Elite and above when you enter your cabin on embarkation day. It will list times and locations for everything and I think the reason these are not on the app is because most people don't really pay attention to the listings and will show up despite not being eligible for the event.

We do the exact same thing and we sleep so much better.

We were just in a Sky Suite on Millie and the walls were not magnetic like the other cabins. I saw someone say something about magnetic wall by the TV but I never tried there. We were in 6099 but I imaging they are all the same.

It's a bit short but I have seen people trying to swim laps in it!

I went to buy a couch about 10 years ago....the price was $1800 but the salesman said just wait until this weekend and we are having a 40% off sale. I said "thanks, I will be here Saturday to save some money"!. On Saturday morning I walked into the store, found the same salesman and said "here I am, lets buy that couch"!. The price now marked on the couch was $2999 and it was 40% off with a new price of $1799! This is EXACTLY what the cruise lines to do bait customers into thinking they are saving money!

Every single sale these cruise line has is basically the same. It doesn't matter if it's 75% off or 40% off the first guest and second guest is free. They will adjust the base rates to make all of these "sales" equal the same basic number. You may find some deals on excursions or packages but overall, this sale is no better than last weeks sale or the month prior.

If my memory serves me....NCL does NOT include water in the drink package either!

Can't wait to see where they put the waterslides and kiddie pool!

My wife and I once booked separate casino offers for the same cruise and arranged adjoining rooms for ourselves. The extra bathroom and closet space was great!

Looks like we are getting "Royalized" with this offer. On RCL, they call it "The Key".

The employees are probably too scared to touch it for fear of damaging it! They would have to work 4 lifetimes on a cruise ship to pay for it!

Sadly, Dale Chihuly hasn't actually blown glass since around 1980ish. He directs the glass blowers in his studios and still makes a number of the designs. That being said, his studio, team of glass artists and designs are amazing.

Or just bring an even better bottle from home and enjoy it with dinner!

It's pretty tough to accurately measure the guest experience when you are taking up every Royal and Penthouse Suite on the ship.

I’m pretty sure there were about 20 people quality control checking those meals they pulled off the “line” before the waiter was allowed to deliver it. If you think they were treated like every other passenger, you are dreaming! The service, food and experience they had was artificially enhanced because of their status!

I am sure every meal they ate was cooked fresh for them unlike the rest of the passengers. I wonder where they ate...the MDR or Luminae because there is a massive difference in food quality between the two venues. I doubt any change for the positive will come from this photo op.

I think all the Sky Suites on Millie are labeled as S1 and unobstructed. We had 6099 on the Transpacific cruise and had a similar view. All of the Sky Suites minus a few accessible rooms are on the back half of deck 6.

You forgot the part I enjoy the most....unlimited Specialty coffee at Al Bacio (minus the boozy ones).

I was on the Millie TransPac and the had the Chardonnay and the Cabernet when we were on board. Those wines are custom branded for Celebrity but there may be issues keeping the stock full while the ship is in Asia. Did you look at all the menus.....I would suggest you look at Luminae's menu as that is where we normally see it. There may have also been a Fume Blanc.

That's all we have been seated at for the last dozen or so cruises post Covid. I know you can request a larger table to dine with others but I'm not sure they are forcing it yet. To be fair, we have only had Select dining so we haven't been assigned a permanent table for any cruise. On our last Royal cruise, we were seated at a table for 8 so I know they are still grouping others together.

I respect your opinion as well. We don’t really care about new and flashy and we tend to look for a more relaxed vibe. 100% agree with you on SS and CS because they are not fully inclusive as those suites should be. After we got a taste of less than 50% occupancy post Covid, we really don’t like the crowds anymore and have gravitated towards smaller ships. For us, the room size is usually smaller but the service is still stellar. We haven’t completely moved on from X but are starting to enjoy other lines more.

Viking, Regent, Seabourn and Silversea cost less than the top tier suites and we prefer less people and better food/drink. We may have a smaller cabin on these ships but the service and amenities make up for it. JMHO!

If I actually want a super premium product, I would not be sailing on Celebrity. Sorry, I have sailed in plenty of suites and we now spend far less than the super premium suites on X to sail other lines with way better everything (we don't really care about shows or casino).