LB_NJ

Mine is to stop cruising/making future cruise reservations (there are alternatives) until service quality levels out and I can make an informed decision about whether I think the quality justifies the price.

Timeshare on your favorite ship.

So a comparison of AT LEAST all these classes. Princess Cruise - 3 classes of ships Celebrity - 4 classes of ships Royal Caribbean - 6 classes of ships Carnival - 9 classes of ships (depends on how you count) Norwegian - 8 classes of ships Oceania - 3 classes of ships And of course there are many more brands.

To put things into perspective. A really rough back of the envelope calculation (and I could be wrong) is that every day the per passenger interest cost that Celebrity and Royal have to pay out of fares, etc. is $50 on average. In other words, each passenger is paying on average $50 per person per day to cover the interest on Royal's debt. Of course, suite passengers are paying more per person per day than inside cabin people.

We have a cruise booked in April and have some specialty dining reservations we booked over black Friday. Given the current situation with MDR menus I am thinking that we might want to move the days we have specialty dining to the days we really don't like the MDR menu. Assuming availability, once we get on-board will we be able to move the date without having to cancel and rebook?

US airlines used to do this and survived (eg United Airlines). It is not always a last-ditch effort. Hertz has some other problems, but bankruptcy helped them.

To me that seems like a silly way of doing it. I would think it would be better to let people reserve at least 50% - 80% (release the reservation after 10 minutes if the person does not show) and leave the rest for walk ups. How is it working out in practice?

Given all the changes going on in the industry, if the difference is really only $180, I would certainly opt for fully refundable. FYI, if you do any significant alcoholic drinking while on a cruise then the All Included makes sense vs any of the packages that have gotten VERY expensive. Almost prohibitively expensive. Also, these days you might want to look into travel insurance that covers bankruptcy for cruises that far out.

In my opinion it is very easy, reorganization through Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and continue to operate as debtor in possession corporation. This allows the company to shed its crushing debt and operate more freely.

I think the prohibition only applies to travel agencies because Cruise Critic makes money from travel agencies through their find a cruise page.

The cruise-only fare also used to include juices at breakfast.

What about on the other class of ships that have 1 MDR?

If it really was not changed then I see no reason for a complete refund. Whatever the standard cancellation and/or transfer policies apply.

Not happy but OK with that.

Along with the higher prices expect service cuts and increased onboard prices.

This has been my experience. I do not like going through a TA. However, that is not to say that there not good TAs out there. Unless you actually find a GOOD TA (I would not trust anyone but a friend who has used the TA) booking direct is recommended.

For which cabin category? Smaller then some larger than others. It also depends on the ship class. Also, which ship class in the other cruise lines. I assume this is a fake question and not worth the time to answer.

I have decided to NOT book anything and do a wait and see. If things don't get better I'll either book Oceania or just skip cruising.

I prefer Cunard. FYI, Celebrity requires a supervised test for Transatlantic. I thought last time I read the requirements Royal also required a supervised test. Cunard also requires full vaccination.

Last time we cruised (on Summit) we dined at pretty much the same time every day and they put us at the same table/same waiters. As pmrssk stated talk to the Maitre'd. Since you are dining early there is a better chance you can get the same table each day. You might want to talk to the Maitre'd when you board.

It is almost always more expensive to things separately then All Included. According to the FAQs, easily found on the celebrity website: Premium - $109/day + 20% grats Classic - $89/day + 20% grats The above are list price. You may get a few % off if you book precruise.

I called Celebrity and they said I had to take things off the ship. Were they wrong?

Does the opposite happen, they fill up before you board?

Thank you. Never knew you could do this. Helped a lot.

So is the main dining room more crowded? Do they still offer something in the OV until 1AM?