X Tier Status

[SHIP TRAVELER]

1 hour ago, Essiesmom said:

When did they add the Elite breakfast?  Granted, our last X cruise was a two night on Equinox in Jan. 2020 (S2S with Carnival Magic 8 night), before that it was 2013 in the Med on Silly.  No recollection of an elite breakfast…. EM

This benefit has been around a long time.  We often use it on Spring TA cruises where we are losing an hour a day and prone to oversleeping.  The Elite breakfast is usually open until 10:00 and Luminae and the MDR stop serving earlier.  Some have an early hot breakfast and then go to the Elite for a coffee break with an ocean view later in the morning.

[Fly and Sail]

19 hours ago, kwokpot said:

No, that is not correct at all. The Elite+ coffee benefit is ONLY available in Cafe Al Bacio and Segundo Bacio. That was confirmed on the Reflection and the Apex.

 

What is the Elite+ coffee benefit? Must have missed that perk.

[kwokpot]

28 minutes ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

What is the Elite+ coffee benefit? Must have missed that perk.

Espresso based drinks are complementary (Excluding those with alcohol) as well as premium teas like those found at Cafe Al Bacio (Seems like Segundo Bacio doesn't carry the specialty teas). It's listed as the last Elite+ benefit on this brochure. 

 

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Edited August 9, 2022 by kwokpot

[davekathy]

1 hour ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

What is the Elite+ coffee benefit? Must have missed that perk.

 

3 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

When did they add the Elite breakfast?  Granted, our last X cruise was a two night on Equinox in Jan. 2020 (S2S with Carnival Magic 8 night), before that it was 2013 in the Med on Silly.  No recollection of an elite breakfast…. EM

All onboard perks/benefits are published in your welcome back letter from the CC you receive in your stateroom on embarkation day. 

[the penguins]

6 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

When did they add the Elite breakfast?  Granted, our last X cruise was a two night on Equinox in Jan. 2020 (S2S with Carnival Magic 8 night), before that it was 2013 in the Med on Silly.  No recollection of an elite breakfast…. EM

At least as far back as 2014. X promotes it as  Coffee House style breakfast .

[the penguins]

8 hours ago, kwokpot said:

We currently travel almost exclusively on casino comps for all our cruises on all lines. The December Apex cruise was our first as Elite+. The one employee I didn't think of discussing this issue on either ship is the Crown and Anchor Ambassador(?). Our next Celebrity cruise will be on the Beyond in October. We'll be in AQ but with only one drink package from my husband's BCC status. If everyone is saying the coffee benefits should apply everywhere I'll be ecstatic about that and will inquire further.  But as I recounted it wasn't for the lack of inquiring and clarification about this new benefit(for us)and on two different ships, with multiple staff. Thanks for letting us know what the benefit should be. 

I really no nothing about Casino Comp cruises or how they work. However on Silhouette in June there was an extremely heated argument at Guest Relations with two passengers on their first Celebrity Casino Comp. The basis seemed to be that on Royal they got everything included but on Celebrity nothing. The man wanted to disembark immediately saying he would never set foot on a Celebrity ship again, whilst the woman took a more reasonable approach.  On that basis perhaps the Captain Club perks are not included in Casino Comp cruises.

[Fly and Sail]

7 hours ago, the penguins said:

I really no nothing about Casino Comp cruises or how they work. However on Silhouette in June there was an extremely heated argument at Guest Relations with two passengers on their first Celebrity Casino Comp. The basis seemed to be that on Royal they got everything included but on Celebrity nothing. The man wanted to disembark immediately saying he would never set foot on a Celebrity ship again, whilst the woman took a more reasonable approach.  On that basis perhaps the Captain Club perks are not included in Casino Comp cruises.

 

They should have known in advance what is included. I exclusively sail on casino comps and always get detailed information about that.

[gold1953]

13 hours ago, the penguins said:

I really no nothing about Casino Comp cruises or how they work. However on Silhouette in June there was an extremely heated argument at Guest Relations with two passengers on their first Celebrity Casino Comp. The basis seemed to be that on Royal they got everything included but on Celebrity nothing. The man wanted to disembark immediately saying he would never set foot on a Celebrity ship again, whilst the woman took a more reasonable approach.  On that basis perhaps the Captain Club perks are not included in Casino Comp cruises.

was this discussion about CC club perks or about not having an all inclusive cruise with drinks and wifi included?

[Mrs_Tiki]

Did X discontinue priority boarding for higher CC tiers? I recall that as a benefit some years ago, but don’t see any mention of it currently.

[the penguins]

1 minute ago, Mrs_Tiki said:

Did X discontinue priority boarding for higher CC tiers? I recall that as a benefit some years ago, but don’t see any mention of it currently.

Yes and no, or perhaps no and yes.

Priority Check-in rather than Boarding is still an official benefit but Covid restictions have taken precident. For our last few cruises pre Covid we have simply chosen the shortest line - Elite+, balcony or disabled (the boss - Anita - used a walker). This works particularly well on Transatlantics when there is a high % of Elite/Elite+.

[the penguins]

51 minutes ago, gold1953 said:

was this discussion about CC club perks or about not having an all inclusive cruise with drinks and wifi included?

As so often happens threads take on a life of their own. On our last TA the Roll Call was "hijacked" by an invisible dog much to the constination of some and the delight of others. Just relax and go with the flow.

[Orator]

22 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

When did they add the Elite breakfast?  Granted, our last X cruise was a two night on Equinox in Jan. 2020 (S2S with Carnival Magic 8 night), before that it was 2013 in the Med on Silly.  No recollection of an elite breakfast…. EM

They had the Elite Breakfast on the Century.

[DiamondSuiteCruiser]

On 8/8/2022 at 5:45 PM, LittleMissMagic said:

 

If the image you shared is a screenshot of your Captain's Club account, it looks like you're currently at the Select club tier, 74 points to Elite.

 

You'll currently get all of the benefits shown under Your Club Tier (Select), and you'll receive the Elite benefits once you get 74 more club points. I agree that it's a little confusing - I think they show the next tier as a marketing tactic to incentivize you to keep cruising with Celebrity.

🤔 One 10 night cruise in a sky suite will take care of that, and the OP will make Elite.