mayleeman

You made two long posts about your wonderful experience in Beyond. In both of them you complained about all the griping because your experience in a suite eating in all the specialty restaurants and Luminae did not match what people are discussing here. It has been discussed many times that the problems with food and other things largely do not seem to have been experienced by suite cruisers. You may think everyone should have a "fortunate" state of mind and all the problems brought up here would go away. However, your being fortunate involves being able to afford the top of the line experience where top quality has apparently been preserved. It isn't due to having a mindset of not complaining or a positive attitude. Problems on the ship, and the rest of the fleet, faced by the other 60 to 80% of cruisers in the MDR and OVC didn't cease to exist because at the most elite level on one newer ship you didn't see them. Don't get me wrong. I have no complaint about you enjoying the luxury and pampering you paid for in a suite. You earned it and I am glad you got what was promised...a dream vacation. I just don't think you are in a position to attack the people who have cruised for years and can speak from experience about how they aren't getting that. Finally, no one would mind your early posts if any of your humor acknowledged that maybe, just maybe, there was a little Marie Antoinette in them.

It has been explained many times. People have different priorities. I myself prefer to not be waiting for other people to do things. Many stories about TAs letting things go or not being available. When I change my mind or want to get info, I want to do it rather than wait. I am retired, and I have the time. YMMV.

But...do we have to? What harm do repetitious posts do, especially since the mods can merge them, and no one is required to read them? And especially when the motive is to help, not take advantage of, other CCers?

They need new terms since they have made mince-meat of what non-refundable means. I spent years not booking cruises because our ability to plan far in advance was minimal due to work issues for us both. We did not want to lose the $900 NRD if we had to cancel. Only after we actually booked one did we learn about the $100 fee for transferring and that made the risk more palatable. "Fully refundable", "transferable" (for a fee), and "nonrefundable" might be a start.

I thought you can get hold of Celebrity 24/7? What number are you trying?

Wowo, tongue in cheek must mean French kissing around here because people take things waaaaaay too literally!

Back in the winter during all the hubub about better food items being cut in the MDR, I checked the app for our Feb 3, 2024 cruise on Reflection. Sure enough, the lobster and prime rib were gone. They had been there since last July. Then people began saying these things were returning on cruises. I checked in April or so, and Yes! they were again listed on the menu. Haven't read anything for awhile. Today, they are again missing. I know we can't expect to have accurate menus on the app this far out--no need to remind me. But I am wondering what is happening on current cruises... Did lobster and prime rib come back after all? And are other people seeing them disappear again for upcoming cruises? I am mostly interested because of the sale (cough, cough) on specialty dining, which I might take advantage of if the odds of these entrees continuing to be available seem to be diminishing. Thanks!

Or even alternate universes, perhaps?

Those were for bookings more than a year or two away that had been priced incorrectly. One CC member provided a chart showing how aberrant the prices were. Another had posted a warning to others to hurry because the prices were obviously too low to be true. And they were contacted within days by Celebrity about the problem, nowhere near final payment. The cruise clause at issue reserved Celebrity's right to correct errors. No one was asked to pay more just because cabin prices varied as they normally do..

Did OP ever say why not port side? Is there something else important to know?

@OnTheJourney We used to arrive early for Southwest flights back when it truly was first-come-first-choice. My wife and I watched many movies on DVD players over the years while sitting next to the wall where one or even 2 flights boarded before ours. We had a target of 4 hours before flight time. We were taking cross-country flights, we are both over 6 ft tall, and the only seats comfortable for 4 to 5 hours were the exit rows. Ah, the good old days. PS: Neither we, nor the hundreds of people who lined up hours early behind us over the years expected the plane to take off early!

I think the comment you are responding to reflects the restaurant and other warnings that warn against the dangers of undercooked meat, eggs, etc. More of a reminder to cook sufficiently than a warning against preferring things under done.

If an early line was formed and they were all seated, wouldn't you still be have been last in line at 5:30 if they didn't open early?

Well, to be fair it's not always a desire to avoid trying. The search function on CC is absurdly difficult to use efficiently. And with so many pages of new threads added every day, finding a recent thread not uodated for a few dates, and directly on point, by browsing might take hours if you aren't familiar with what to look for. Finally, let's say you do find a somewhat relevant thread but it is about what Celebrity is doing on a particular ship, and not yours, or certain things may change each itinerary. So you post your question. Some people will grump about hijacking the thread, some will remember an older thread, and several will gripe because you didn't find the right place to read in the quicksand of the X website. All that said, not thanking people is indeed a keelhauling offense!

It is entirely reasonable to appreciate PUP opportunities while bemoaning when they are boring or endlessly self-congratulatory. The production values are Jr High level. X marketing probably can't sit through them, either.

@zitsky You can always hope for high seas -- Natures way of cleaning outside lower deck windows. The downside is high seas can result in some messes on interior floors on all decks.

If it usually us not very crowded, is it a success or a waste of money? Otherwise, why is Celebrity continuing putting something that looks like a crane or rocket gantry on their ships? It makes the ship look like a cargo or maritime research vessel. Ugly as sin.

@mpetr0922 Have a happy honeymoon! One question: Did you read all the reviews on the link you sent? There are a number that are listed as 5-star reviews but actually warn against buying this because of overheating and sparking. Be really cautious using it onboard. Our engineer friend @chengkp75 may have an opinion about whether ship voltage could trigger something.

But Celeb also offers non-cruise testing -- like those PUP quizzes. AND the answers get posted so even old people pass!

How would a customer know until they are forced to contact Celebrity to find out?

So you are doubling down on how customers should react, despite finding out it happened to another customer who also had to deal with 2 phone attempts to perpetuate the error?

Don't the number of mistakes bother you? I have seen many threads where they are possibly understandable, but this one seems almost targeted. Color me suspicious. Burden should be on X to not make mistakes like this, not on the customers to do their supervision for them.

@RichYak Since Celebrity has every reason to know what the OP's FC date and paperwork show, "mistake" just treats this as excusable. No excuse for "accidentally" cutting their time in half. Sell them the FC reservation, tell them it's a year, then cut it to 6 mos and hope no one notices. Bait and switch seems a justifiable term.

Thanks for pointing that out. And it is worse, still: water, liquor, fruit juice, fresh foods, meat, grains.... literally everything we eat or imbibe can get contaminated. Very few things in life are perfect with no historical aberrations. Ship have sunk, too. Planes crash. The dinosaurs got wiped out... Drinking and using only bottled water on ships to protect yourself seems an expensive way since the risk is so low -- unless someone has the drink package, I suppose. With hundreds of thousands of people cruising every week, when was the last time we heard of a problem?

@Sunsibar FYI: Dramimine Non-Drowsy formula is the same stuff as Bonine, meclizine. My wife did not bring any on our first cruise because her sister gave her copper bands. We spent a hellacious 3 days before she was willing to give up on her sis's rec and I got her pills from Med. I don't remember for sure which it was, but it didn't make her drowsy, so I believe it was meclizine. She now takes Bonine (like another poster) before and during the cruise, or flights, and has no problems. I like your idea of taking the other one from Medical's, but I would still recommend getting one package of each to cover your bases. $10 at Walmart. Another tip: If you hit heavy seas, ginger ale may be in short supply. I went all over the ship trying to get some and only 1 bar had it. Next time we are bringing some cans on just in case. Have fun!