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We had this issue for an early cruise on the Meridian, which was later sold. I had a picture of us in front of the ship clearly showing the name and after providing that to CC we were awarded the points (however pitiful they may have been).

Thank you, this is easier than mock booking!

For me, the welcome lunch is the best part of Concierge. I like starting the cruise with a sit down meal rather than trying to fend for myself in the hustle and bustle of the OV on day one (i'm old and short and feel that I get lost in a sea of elbows). If it was possible to book a specialty lunch for Day 1, as we have done on RC, that would probably be a good revenue item for Celebrity.

I noticed on our last Celebrity cruise that they had done away with the special tea "event" for Elite and above. We really enjoyed that (after I convinced my husband to give it a try) and was sorry to see it eliminated.

Exactly this! Just booked my first Viking cruise and am receiving beautiful Oceana brochures. Have been sailing with Celebrity since the mid 90's and think our upcoming cruise may be the last with them.

I put down a $100 cruise anytime deposit while on our March 2020 cruise (and you know how that story turned out). When we resumed cruising last year I took the certificate to the Cruise Planning people onboard to see if I could apply the money to next booking. She looked in her system and because the prior cruise had been booked (by my friend) through a TA the money went to them and not Celebrity and she could not access it. I don't know if this is helpful but I certainly learned something.

Thank you for doing this review! We are doing this cruise in March (reverse direction) and I especially appreciate the information about you excursions.

I recently had two calls with wait times over an hour (first one I finally gave up and called back)- no option for call back.. Ridiculous that a phone call is required to purchase something and receive CC status discount.

We did as well in Barcelona. i think this passenger was somehow able to talk their way around the requirement for a proctored test.

For TA in October the instructions were very clear that we needed a supervised test, which we had done prior to embarkation. Imagine my surprise to meet a fellow cruiser on board who just presented a photo of a self administered test.

Absolutely, on November cruise all used towels were replaced every day, even those hung on the back of the bathroom door.

We have done some specialty restaurants in the past but generally DH is not a foodie (more a big portion guy) and happy to eat in MDR. On the Reflection TA this year they offered a great discount for Le Petit Chef and others at our table recommended it. To my surprise he loved the whole experience and I see us doing this on future cruises. Moral of the story- you won't know what you might like unless you try something new.

Thank you for this information, it is very helpful as we are looking at excursions for upcoming South America cruise and have been hesitant to book private tours as we usually do in Europe.

Thanks to all, I was able to use link and watch the presentation. Every place sounds good on this 14 degree morning!

Is it possible to post the link...I have searched my email and did not get this one (though I have gotten them in the past??)

We had Captain Matt for our TA on Reflection- best captain ever!

Agree, the Akrotiri ruins were special, so glad we did that excursion.

We were on Reflection in November and they had the buffet. I love this breakfast because the same wait staff is there every day and it feels very personalized. If you have an unusual coffee order the first day you will be offered the same for the next 11 days (whipped cream atop my espresso).

We are also Elite and bring ones to tip the servers as they deliver the "free" drinks. Started to run low on recent cruise and was able to get replenished at GS without a problem.

Exactly what has been going through my mind...after, "wait a minute- they are giving away free cruises?!?"

Thank you, somehow I missed the fact that we both get a bag...ahhh the luxury of 2 bags!!

We did the full transit on Celebrity in 2018 and had a speaker who grew up in the Canal zone, He gave lectures and did a narration as we went through the locks...it was fascinating.

Ordered- I always learn something from these posts!

During the pandemic we did 3 trips to Excellence in the Dominican Republic, at the club level. Had to twist my cruise-loving DH's arm but after the first one he was hooked and kept asking when we could go back! We are resuming cruising but will also re-visit Excellence for a resort vacation.

Oh my, can you imagine explaining that to a guest???