abbydancer2003

4 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

People to start posting "where are my points" April 12  😂

And people to start posting about how they didn't get the link, even though they got the last (I'll get mine tomorrow - happens every time).  Should start soon.

Just now, mahdnc said:

 

You Zeniths get all the breaks!

I'm Elite Plus.  After I get this point I'll be 1001 away fron Zenith (if I don't get really angry and cancel anything it will happen next year sometime).

I went to the website, and saw the one point in the history, but still not in the total.  I did see some odd things in my upcoming cruises - my cruise in two weeks, is showing 12 points a night, which is what, we'd get if we hadn't received the Royal suite as a move up from a sky suite.  We also have a Sky Suite in 2026, that's showing 12 points a night.

I'm guessing we won't actually get that.

6 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

As far as I can recall, this is the first time, Celebrity has missed the deadline for posting the power up😢

The night is young ....

2 hours ago, Luvcrusn said:

Nope! Didn't work.  Neither did an Incognito window.  IT is off celebrating Pi day.

I'd try again at the end of the day or tomorrow if the whopping 1 point hasn't posted.  They usually show up for me much later in the day.

On the days I expect points, if they don't show up by the end of the day, I log out and back in.  Most of the time, they're there once I do that.

1 hour ago, jamscckmc said:

Thanks, do you know if 1:30 is the last seating time or it everyone out time?😉

Last seating.  And sometimes it's 11:30 - 1:00 and sometimes 12:00-1:30.  I've also seen different hours, based on things like short port stops, etc.

But usually it's 1.5 hours for lunch, but on embarkation day they sometimes go later.

1 minute ago, dleahy4444 said:

I agree. Do you happen to know if we can have our non suite companion join us on embarkation day as well as long as we pay the fee and there is availability? 

Assuming availability, probably.  That's up to the restaurant manager. We've done it once.

44 minutes ago, Julma said:

Can never get my mind around this thought process.  Celebrity is following the terms you agreed to.  In no way is this a ripoff.  Just think about how good you would feel if the price went up.  I doubt you'd be calling and requesting to pay more.  

When I was dealing with the South America trip, the price did go down more.  When talking to them about something else, I asked about more OBC for that difference.  The agent's comment was "well, if the price went up, we won't call you and ask for more money".  And good thing, since that cruise was more the exception, since the price for our room is slightly higher with no tips or OBC.

2 hours ago, dleahy4444 said:

I understand that, based upon availability, you can have a non suite travel companion join you for dinner for a fee at Luminae.  Do you know if it the same for lunch or breakfast? Thank you 

Yes.  Lunch is 20.00 per person, and I've heard breakfast is 10.00

I'm on this cruise as well, but not in a balcony (mini suite).  For me, if I rebooked today, it would cost several hundred more, and I'd lose tips and a bunch of OBC.  YMMV.

I think one time, I got some extra OBC after final, and that was a very specific situation.  We were in a Sky Suite on a South American/Antarctic itinerary, and the prices kept dropping (my guess was airfare had become ridiculous from North America).  The price of a Celebrity Suite went to about 300.00 more than I paid for the Sky.  So I paid 300.00 and moved us.  The next day, it dropped to what we'd paid for the Sky Suite.  I called and they gave us 300.00 refundable OBC.  It was, I believe, because of the timing.  It was also in 2019, so pre-pandemic.  After the pandemic, pricing did become a little more rigid.

And in 2022, I was in Maui at the "other side".  We were back on the ship by noon, since there's not much there.  I was looking forward to Maui, but we just rented a car for the first day in Hilo to go see Volcanos National Park since we'll now have time. 

1 hour ago, rotoal said:

Also, if your passport is anywhere close to expiring, you may want to renew.  It is convenient for both spouses to have similar expiration dates - only one set of dates to remember.

We did that, until, midway through the validity (in 2010), mine got stolen.  Now we're exactly offset - his expires in 2025, mine in 2030.

15 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

why hurry? You don't even know if she has another cruise or international travel planned any time soon.

No, but you never know if a great offer comes up, and you can't go.  Or processing times will go back up.  I guess my personal thinking is that when the passport gets to 6 months, it's a good idea to renew.  

3 minutes ago, RmwG78 said:

Update

So when the Sky and Aqua went Expired and the RS was pending (greyed out) we put a small lid on CS (£1395).. No PH or RS were showing available but there were 7 CS available

Everything was pending and could not be modified until 11.03.24. At 1500 all bids were modifiable again but as soon as I went back in and upped the RS it locked into pending and all others modifiable.

12.03.24 all bids go to past and the CS is showing as Upgraded, RS pending and all others expired. Within minutes the new bag tags were ready, it was showing on the X app, new invoice and CC charged. 2 hours later shore side retreat concierge rang.

Very happy and looking forward to our CS suite!

Wonder if we'll get a call.  We sail March 27.

6 hours ago, newdinndo said:

Thank you all for the wealth of information. We really appreciate it.

 

We will also bring the original BC and DL so we are covered on all ends. 
 

And yes, he will be renewing as soon as we arrive home.

Thank you all, again!

Have a great trip!

I'd also recommend her renewing it ASAP after the cruise.  

DH's expires in January.  In 2 weeks we head to Singapore for B2B2B, and get home May 6.  On May 7, he's renewing.  I was away with my sister February and one of his assignments was to prepare the application.

Just now, screwsmcernst said:

So when the butlers are back, does that mean we will have a cabin steward and a butler, or just a butler?

Both.  Your butler doesn't clean your room.  And they do communicate, so if you're not sure who to ask, the message will get to the right person.

14 minutes ago, Lastdance said:

My Retreat Host/Butler had 15 suites on Beyond in December and was always on the move; we were already in our suite after dinner without our room being cleaned the first evening,  but everything worked out for the next 9 days.  He was always so busy…hopefully, things will improve for everyone, as we move forward without even more increases in pricing.
 

That's sounds like what our Retreat host/room steward had on Apex.  She was busy for sure, but very friendly.  I told her she should consider applying to be a butler.  I don't think she was interested though.

52 minutes ago, CarolCoupon said:

George says hello. He's working really hard.

May have already been mentioned, dedicated butlers will be back on the Beyond in 2 sailings.

Thanks.  He does work very hard.  While on the Beyond I ran into a butler of ours from the Summit (last dedicated one we had) who was an assistant waiter at the time.  He said he's getting his butler job back mid march.

16 minutes ago, RichYak said:

I know. I already addressed that…
 

 

Sorry, I thought you just said that the ratio was worse on S and E class, so I guess I didn't read it as addressing that the ratio will change.  (And it is way worse on E, but I was asked  not to post the actual number on cruise critic).

2 hours ago, Lastdance said:

I guess butlers are returning, but if they have that many suites, they will be very overworked.  So, if this is the new butler situation, the change may not even be noticed, except maybe for the card.  Time will certainly tell, along with it being different on various ships!

4 hours ago, RichYak said:

 

That's 1 butler for all of the Sky Suites.

That's for the head butler, when they roll out the regular "dedicated" butler, it will be less.

6 hours ago, CarolCoupon said:

He did! He said in April butlers will be restored for the Summit SS and he will oversee them as head butler.

 

That's too bad, in a way, since he told us he wanted to be a regular butler when they come. back.  Tell him hello from Beth and Abby, if you can.

3 hours ago, wineoclock said:

I didn’t realise butlers were coming back! Good to know. I’ve missed that info. How come if someone doesn’t mind telling me thank you? I assume a lot to do with complaints on board. 

No real idea, but if I had to guess, it was probably complaints and very inconsistant implementation of the team thing.  I've done 3 so far with head butlers.  One time the HB came in and introduced himself when we were dropping our carry ons, the others were within the 30 hours on board.  In all cases, we got what we needed when we needed it, although food was delivered by a specific room service person (or one of 2).  If everyone had our experience, the team thing might have worked out.  But I heard of others who never did meet their head butler, so maybe inconsistency plays into it.

On DH's first X cruise (my second as I sailed with my sister a month before) our toilet stopped working one night.  We were in a sky suite, so I called the concierges and asked them to call GS.  Apparently they did, because I noticed people working and when I came back from dinner, the toilet worked.  For a little while.  Then it stopped again.  I called GS because concierges were long gone for the night.  

It was fixed for good the next morning,  The next day, one of the concierges came over and gave us a small FCC as an apology.

53 minutes ago, CarolCoupon said:

Update: we met George. He has 30 suites (we asked). Our first time on the Summit, he said he used to have about 10 suites. 

He's a head butler?  He didn't just come from the Beyond (like 2 weeks ago) did he?

2 minutes ago, OrtonPark said:

Nice! We don’t sail until September, and we are booked into the lowliest of the suites (magic carpet suite), so who knows what that status will be for us? 
 

I have one thing (and one thing only) i’d like to ask Butler for: a cappuccino delivered in the morning. Is this a reasonable thing to ask for? 

Since they said they'd be back "In June", you should have one.  I'm pretty sure that for a particular ship, it will be all or none.

And yes, a cappuccino is a perfectly reasonable request.  Our head butlers asked us if we wanted something like that when we called for morning coffee.