Baggy178

Anyone know if you can book the drinks package fit certain days or does it apply to the entire cruise. If 3 out of 11 days are spent ashore that affects the value of the package

Tbh the thing that would put me off Virgin is that Richard Branson gives me the creeps.

That's interesting. The 50% off in dollars is exactly the same figure that the Brits are being offered in Sterling. In the Classic package $43 should equate to £34 but instead we're being offered it at £43. Over a 10 day cruise and for a couple that's £180 or $225 difference. Mmmmm 🤔 Sneaky ?

Received the same offer on Silhouette for Oct TA. The limit on drinks starting from UK or AUS ports goes from $10 to $12. With the 20% added gratuity that's over £100 on drink for a couple per day which is still some going. Can you opt for certain days on the sale package or is it for the entire voyage. With three days ashore this would make it an even bigger daily target to hit. Mind you, Mrs Baggy does like a challenge ...😅

Deal breaker ...

I know, we have two of our own. But I still don't think a twice daily cleaning is really necessary. I mean most cabins are smaller than our boys' bedrooms and you'd be amazed what results a little bribery can achieve. No tidy room = no ice-cream. Simples. And now they're adults the Bank of Mum and Dad exerts a vice-like grip on them. 🤣

We are 😅👍

Are they paintballing ?

In all fairness who needs a cabin cleaned more than once a day anyway. But for the rest Virgin seems to have their finger on the pulse.

Package to include tips. Now that's a bright idea. Much better than " we're going to increase your recommended automated gratuity levels because we can't be arsed to pay our staff a proper wage and who gets what of your tip is none of your business "

Which is why I find being ' invited ' to bid on a non-refundable upgrade so bizarre. Others will have a different view but to me it simply looks demeaning. You've chosen the level of cabin and service you're perfectly happy with then allow yourself to be teased with the equivalent of baubles and trinkets. The end result is you're going to pay more than you originally intended in a blind auction and you can't change your mind. Kudos to the person who came up with the idea - it's quite a wheeze to fleece the wealthy.

Dish of the day. Pan-fried pompous with a soupçon of sanctimonious and a compote of complete crap.😉😅

Yay. Nice to know being in Riff-Raff Class™ has its uses. 👍

Watching the hifaluters squabble over who has the best taste in fine dining is like free bonus entertainment for those of us down here in Riff-Raff Class™. While we're chowing down on perfectly decent scran in the buffet those in the posh seats are throwing insults at each other like bread rolls. Please don't stop.😅

I dunno about mashed spuds but Yorkshire Pudding with every meal sounds absolutely champion to me.👍

I've eaten at fancy pants restaurants all over the world. And I've eaten slops in some humongous dives. But the truth is money doesn't always equate to better food. It buys a lot of pretentious crap though.

That's my point. To some people a transatlantic cruise on Celebrity could be viewed as modern luxury. Some prefer to journey in a larger cabin or suite with a butler. To be waited on in a ' speciality ' restaurant for a price. To buy expensive cocktails at a price they'd never pay ashore but it's part of a Premium drinks package that you'd need to be Dean Martin to make it worth your while. We prefer the modern luxury at a budget price.

It was a joke.Like, you know, a big clown's shoe equals a large footprint ? What are buying offsets ?

Misery loves company.😉

Happy birthday young lady !

Ninja Cruising™ means bare bones cruising at the lowest price. We've paid $850pp for an 11-day TA on Silhouette for our latest cruise next month. Minimum luggage of one rucksack each ( reduces costs on the flight home ) nothing formal, buffet dining only, no upgrades or paid-for anything, no excursions, no drinks or WiFi packages. Basically availing of everything included in the upfront price and only spending money on bare essentials such as alcohol. It's how we do every holiday as Ninja Travellers™ which this year has also included Cyprus, Thailand, Cambodia, Bali, USA, three Greek islands, Portugal and Italy. We have a carbon footprint the size of a clown's shoe. On this cruise we arrive in Fort Lauderdale, take the train to Orlando ( using Amtrak vouchers from a previous holiday crossing the States on the California Zephyr ) where it's our return airport. However we pick up a downtown car rental ( $28 a day ) for an 11 day Florida vacation staying free in homes we exchange with our second home in Ireland before a low-cost Norwegian airline back to the UK ( $160 pp ). Now we don't have to do Ninja Cruising™ as we are extremely comfortable in retirement but my wife and I did it all our married lives when we didn't have a lot of money because it enabled as to take our kids all over the world as Ninja Junior Travellers™ and actually found it a great way to travel. Our adult kids still recall fondly spending a month travelling around Thailand when they were 8 & 10 carrying all their possessions in their school backpack. Which is why we find it amusing to see so many wealthy cruisers on here apparently desperately unhappy with their luxury product where as in Riff-Raff Class™ we're happy as Larry. As for the trademark it's just a bit of fun and Ninja Travellers™ sounds so much better than Tightwad Tourists™. 😅

That would break the first rule of Ninja Cruising™ 😉

Mmm, I sense a pattern developing ...😉

Sure will. A nice leisurely hop across the pond before a US road trip we have planned.

You have my sympathy. My wife enjoys me taking care of every detail of every vacation we go on. So naturally it's always my fault when something goes wrong. I find offering her the chance to take over the organisation of everything from that moment onwards quells any dissent. Never let the tail wag the dog 😅