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    First time B2B

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    5 hours ago, Northern Aurora said:

    At those meetings for B2B passengers often a representative from the food service team is there.  They are there to make specialty dining reservations for the next leg.

    oh great news!! thks

    First time B2B

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    4 hours ago, doghog said:

    Since this is your first B2B cruise here's some info. A day or two prior to your TAD ( Turn Around Day, end of the first leg) you will receive a detailed letter in your stateroom outlining everything you need to know about your  cruise specific TAD. If there is a B2Bers meeting (again you will be given a notice, usually a day or two before TAD) I highly recommend you attend. A lot of great info for a newbie and all  B2Bers as not all TADs are handled the same. Also remember B2B cruises are two separate cruises. Nothing carries over, eg OBC, your shipboard account, etc.   

    Thank you!! We will def go if there’s a meeting!

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    First time B2B

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    6 hours ago, capsplace said:

    Be sure to get the $100 B2B credit taken off your fare for each cruise.  Our TA applies it to ours.  If you booked direct with Celebrity, reach out to them to get the credits.  

    our TA did it for us also, had no idea, thks!

    First time B2B

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    Hi,

     

    We will be doing a B2B for the first time later this year, can we reserve restaurants, and set times for the 2nd week while on the first week, lets say we buy dinning packages, will they book us for the 2nd part right away or do we have to wait for the 2nd leg

     

    thks

     

    Off of Silhouette, First time Celebrity , 1 Question

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    17 hours ago, md80fan said:

    I just returned from a 10 day Silhouette out of Ft. Lauderdale. This was our first time on Celebrity. I do have 1 question for possible future cruise on Celebrity.

    First some background, We have sailed Royal Caribbean and the Oasis class ships and absolutely love Oasis class. We chose Celebrity as we wanted a longer cruise (10 day vs 7 day) and we wanted to see new ports other than Nassau and San Juan that the Oasis ship regularly dock at. This cruise did St. Vincent which we really wanted to see and St. Lucia among others. We wanted traditional balconies so we could open the dividers and did not want the infinite Veranda on the edge class. I knew that Celebrity caters to a more older demographic and there would be less families and kids which was ok. What surprised me was how much older the crowd was and the split between the number of say middle aged passengers vs older passengers was onboard. There did not seem to be much activity on the ship at night. My father went to see a movie on the lawn at 10PM and there were less than 10 people there to watch it. We showed up to watch live music at the Grand Foyer around 7:45 on a couple of nights and we had no issue finding the comfy chairs on level 4 or 5 looking down on Grand Foyer. We would walk by the Sky lounge at night and it seemed like hardly anybody was in there even though we could hear music playing. 

     

    My question would be is this a typical demographic breakdown on all Celebrity cruises where it is skewed to the higher end of the demographic or are there cruises with more middle aged 45-55 year old passengers.My thoughts would be since this was a non traditional cruise leaving on a Monday and returning on a Thursday stretching over two weeks it would attract an older crowd vs a traditional 7 day Sunday- Sunday or Saturday - Saturday Cruise.

    If we booked on a newer edge class ship (ignoring the veranda issue) does this attract a slightly younger crowd. Does a 7 day Saturday to Saturday attract a younger crowd. Just trying to look at options for a future cruise to see what would work best. We still had a very good time and enjoyed our experience.

     

    Just a couple thoughts to add as a first time Celebrity passenger. We liked the ship and thought it was in very good condition, We thought the food was better on Silhouette than the Royal cruises we took in 2023. The entertainment and live music was much better on the Royal ships.than Celebrity. I really missed the Royal Promenade on the Oasis class ships with the wide hallway with high ceilings that stretch over a couple of decks as when we walked the shops on level 4 or 5 it kind of felt cramped and claustrophobic. The solarium seemed to be better on Silhouette than on the Oasis ships if you want to be in a climate controlled environment. The staff on Celebrity we found to be outstanding and very friendly. 

    E Class, younger crowd, give it a try! 

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