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1 hour ago, krobb1053 said:

I lived through that flood. Watched propane tanks hitting a bridge and blowing up.

I was 10 years old and got out when the water was up to my waist.  I didn't see it, but I heard the story from someone that a neighbor went back and saw all the tanks exploding and the trailers on fire.  I got poison ivy a few days before this happened and in all the excitement I lost whatever medicine I had for it, and we couldn't see a doctor right away.  It was irritating to say the least.

28 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 I would recommend booking as soon as booking become available.  I would also recommend doing an onboard booking if at all possible.  It seems the better prices are usually with earlier bookings.   Then you can monitor for price drops -- they do not always happen but you get lucky occasionally. 

 

 

That has been our experience, though I have not seen very many price drops lately.  Increases seem more prevalent. 

 

Thanks.  Since we will be on the Millie in January it will be the perfect time to see if we like the ship.  The only thing I may miss is Murano.  But if they offer the Daniel Boulud dinner maybe that will make it up for it.

How far ahead would you suggest booking a Japan cruise on the Millie?  Since prices go up and down.  It probably wouldn’t be the popular cherry blossom cruises, too cold.  But would you book now and/or when the schedule is published or wait to see if prices go down?  We would probably book Aqua class.  It depends how our next cruise on Millie goes in the Retreat.

Am I right if you book through Celebrity and the price changes before final payment that you can get a price adjustment?

40 minutes ago, eieio45 said:

I would like our luggage tags on our upcoming cruise. How do I access our luggage tags?

There are in the edocs PDF after you log in.

54 minutes ago, waterbug123 said:

Cruise ship dining is NOT 5-star dining, not even the specialty restaurants.  Far from it.

Ok, anything else you want to say?

4 hours ago, flvol77 said:

 

I have never received a second look from a single person. I don't wear designer jeans; I wear dark blue, with either a golf shirt or a button-down and dress shoes.  

 

And if it bothers you that bad, I mean this in the nicest way possible: Hate that for you, must suck to live your life worrying about what people wear.  

 

When we spoke with a Celebrity Rep, we were told that jeans fit within their guidelines. (for TA's and other media) 

 

How do you know whether or not people look at you?  And thanks for the fake concern but my life is just fine.   I do wish I was more like you.

7 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said:

About 1000 less aboard.  Rarely crowded.  Love the M class ships. 

But I’m in the Retreat and the only exercise I get on board is shoving people out of line at Cafe Al Bacio?  😭

I saw a quick video of the Millie solarium.  It looked quite small compared to Eclipse?  Not many loungers?  Does it get crowded?

And on Millie it’s a heated bench not individual seats like on S class?  I’ve seen pictures of both.  I swear I’ve seen pics of Millie’s spa on X.com showing individual loungers so perhaps a mistake of the website.  Or I need new glasses.

Getting a massage does NOT let you use the spa correct?

How often does the spa pass go on sale?  It’s about $30 pp pd now.  $339, maybe cheaper on board?  We’re in the Retreat not Aqua.

23 minutes ago, Pugster4 said:

I’m really appreciating all the feedback, so thank you everyone. 
 

So is Celebrity a cruise line that really caters to suite guests or at least this ship or are regular stateroom guests able to purchase access to the spa area, some of the restaurants and other stuff?

If you listen to SOME people here, they will tell you that Celebrity is elitist because there are different categories on the ship.  Me, I think elitist is a cruise line with $50,000 suites.

Others will say only “real” suites are important not Sky Suites.  Whatever.  I’m still in the Retreat.

Anyone can book an inside cabin and buy a spa pass or specialty restaurant.

So either our TA was wrong or she was able to convert them.  She applied $800 credit.  Total was $900 but we lost $100 in OBC.

Our TA sent me a strange email today saying we have a $450 credit each with Royal Caribbean.  We’ve never booked with RC only X.  I’m asking for details but has anyone ever heard of this?  We had a Covid cruise canceled two years ago but this is the first I’ve heard about these vouchers.

Maybe that crude show is supposed to appeal to the younger crowd?

I was happy with the Eclipse S-class.  Just the right size and number of restaurants.

1 hour ago, jenyphur said:

 

Ok, great info on the additional charge. I wouldn't mind paying an extra $8 a glass for some decent champagne.  🙂.  

I did find the list of premium and it doesn't really saying anything specific for wines.

I had Schramsberg today.  It’s good too but you won’t find it on board.

13 minutes ago, jenyphur said:

Hi..sorry to revive an old thread but curious how the premium package works. If I purchase it and then want to purchase a glass of Veuve Cliquot, I see it has a per glass of $25.  Do I have to pay the entire amount or just the additional 'upcharge' over a certain amount (17?)?  

 

Also..is there a list of the different champagnes that are available at the premium level?  

 

Thanks in advance.  

 

The additional.

I’ve only been on maybe 4 cruises but Cellar Masters is the only place I can consistently get it.  There may be other places too.  I don’t remember it in the Retreat on the Beyond.

1 hour ago, NMTraveller said:

 

I guess they can dance at least?  Watching people dance in the 90s was painful.

1 hour ago, markeb said:

 

We'd have to sit down over a beverage and update my baseline on Baroque versus Classical. Not sure I'd know the difference. Would be a fun exercise.

 

Nirvana for their impact on popular music. Green Day for still being around and still making great music. Foo Fighters doesn't count.

 

Taylor or Adele would depend on the day of the week and the mood I'm in. Are we talking Red and earlier or 1989 and later? Taylor's early stuff is more storyteller, like a lot of Adele, but her voice is better now. Adele is just Adele...

 

 

Les Miserables. Of course!

You people are funny.  I listen to early music.  Music from the 1400s so of course I think no one should listen to anything newer than JS Bach.  Ever.  Mozart was an over indulged spoiled brat.

And before 1989 TS or after?  Why can’t you listen to both?  Adele is ok I guess.

1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said:

How about Phantom of the Opera versus Les Miserables. 😂 

Real opera lovers prefer Aida.  The musical.  🙄

53 minutes ago, markeb said:

 

I'm almost exactly a decade behind you. I can handle all of that, maybe even a little bit of ABBA, in moderation. The overproduced music of the late 80s pretty much led directly to grunge and the rock of the 90s. So we can skip most of the late 80s.

 

We're a quarter of the way into the 21st Century. It's OK to play something more recent. I was truly amazed in November that the house band on Equinox knew at least two Foo Fighters songs! Mind you, they were both off The Colour and the Shape which was released in 1997, 27 years ago. And I think they'd been specifically told not to do anything harder, which is kind of difficult with the Foos. Equinox put on what ended up being a "tribute" to Queen one night in the Grand Foyer which was maybe the worst butchering of Freddy Mercury I've ever seen or heard. Be careful what you ask for!

 

And for the record, my favorite album of all time is Born to Run and it will be 49 years old in August. Not hearing that on a cruise either...

Lol.  You’re just as bad as the rest of them that say, “Mel Torme was so much better than the Beatles crap.”  You just shifted the timeline.  

I’m not a fan of the 70s but I listen to everything from Maria Callas to Dolly Parton to ABBA to Billy Idol to Green Day to Taylor Swift.  Can we debate Baroque versus Classical and Nirvana versus Green Day and Taylor Swift versus Adele?  😂

40 minutes ago, billc23 said:

Please teach me how to use a VPN to increase internet speed!  

Maybe start by reading post #50, in the thread you're in right now.

1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said:

I remember when we first started cruising back in 2012 with HAL and for the next 6 years we kept asking when was it going to be our turn, as we were so getting tired of listening to Frank Sinatra, Count Bassey and the Big Band sound pretty much every time we went to an evening show? Then in 2018 we jumped ship over to Celebrity where we heard music from the 60-80s and found on Celebrity it was finally our turn! 🕺💃

 

But then we grew up with the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Animals in our teens, graduated HS around 1970, and partied hard in the 70's to songs by Queen, Elton John, Billy Joel, and ABBA along with other music legends from that era and have been happily listening to that music genre ever since.

 

So, when is it going to be your turn with the toned-down "modern music" from the late 80s on? Not sure. But hopefully, not any time soon. 

 

Well I enjoy good music, so I don't see the problem with Frank Sinatra.  Columbia Years or later?  Your grandkids will talk about how they had to listen to ABBA.  I heard from a friend that Celebrity is going to switch over to Taylor Swift 24/7 soon.

I work in IT and could probably figure out how to bring along a VPN.  It just creates two tiers.  One pax with a VPN with 40mps service. And one without with 1mps service.  Both paying the same price.