fla jack

The over charges happened to us last month on the

14 night Eclipse. The wine steward was lazy.

Upon sitting at the table he took our cards (both Premuim).

What he did was add up the total of the wines each

of us had at the table 2-3 glasses each.

He imput the total & then swiped our cards.

Because the total was in excess of the $12 limit we

were both charged for $30-35 each. He did this

the 1st 3 days despite my mentioning it on night #2.

All was resolved by visiting Guest Relations THREE TIMES.

The 1st time I did not tip the wine steward.

Jack

If it doesn't produce revenue it's gone

Acapella group/Brunch Buffet/Zumba

Hot Glass Show/etc/etc

Jack

"You can't get what you want-only what we want to sell".

Jack

""IF"" I want lox & bagels I'll

just order 2/3 trays to get what I want.

Jack

If it doesn't produce revenue it's

going to be cut.

Jack

Elimination of all non-revenue activities.

No Zumba/Trivia/Lectures/Demonstrations/etc

Jack

In our case Off the Eclipse yesterday.

1st night Wine Steward took our premium beverage

cards when we sat down. We ordered 2 glasses

of wine each at dinner. He imput the total $$ for

the two glasses on each card.This exceeded

the $12 limit & we were charged as tho

we had no package. It also happened on night 2.

I went to customer service to resolve the problems

& they were immediately corrected. I also SPOKE

to the Wine steward on night 3 BUT the same thing

happened on night 4. Result-another trip to customer

service desk & NO TIP for the Wine Steward.

Jack

Take 1/2 the clothes & 2X the cash.-LOL

Jack

Your cruise card will be coded with your package.

The bartenders just swipe it & return to you.

There is nothing to sign.

The sailaway drinks usually come in some "fancy"

glass which will up the price over the $8 classic limit.

Jack

P.S. If you have a ? just ask the bartender

if your package covers any drink you order.

A number of years ago we were on a 14 night R/T Hawaii

on Celebrity. (Pre auto tipping). The 1st evening I gave the

cabin steward a $50 (1/2 the "normal" tip).Received

great service for 2 days. On the 3rd morning there's

a knock on the door & the NEW cabin steward introduces

himself. The old steward was transferred to another

deck with my $50. Lesson learned. LOL

Jack

Andy--""IF"" you are on the 04/05 sailing

I look forward to FINALLY meeting you--LOL

Jack

The following have locations JUST FOR

Port Everglades. You can drop off &

pickup at these agencies.

Alamo--Avis--Budget--Dollar--Hertz--Thrifty

""IF"" you drop off at FLL you will have to take

a shared bus that stops at ALL piers.

It is very time consuming and CROWDED.

All of the above have free shuttles to/from all piers.

When booking online MAKE SURE it says

Port Everglades/Cruise Port.

Jack

YES you can

We booked RCL 2 weeks ago

while on the Constellation.

Just go to future cruise sales.

Jack

The latest 123 promo does not offer the beverage

packages on transatlantics. We were lucky enough

to have the package on our TA last November.

I"THINK"?? it's because with all the sea days there

is a lot more alcohol consumed vs port days.

Jack

Elite on Celebrity = Diamond on RCL & vice versa

Eilite + on Celebrity = Diamond on RCL

Diamond + on RCL = Elite on Celebrity

I think??-LOL

Jack

Yes-You can book just as tho you were on RCL.

Low deposit amount $100P/P-OBC depending on

length. TA (13/14 days) should generate

a $200 OBC. IF you booked your Celebrity thru

a travel agent the RCL booking is passed to them

& they will probably add something to the pot.

We did it last week on the Constellation for

the Freedom of the Seas.

Jack

Off the Constellation yesterday.

Corned beef hash and Eggs Benedict

were on the MDR menu every morning.

The hash was a small portion (think ice cream scoop)

I'd order a double portion if I were you.

Jack

""IF"" it's not to late-Try to cancel the Celebrity transfer.

It probably cost you $20 P/P??.

You can walk outside the terminal get a cab say the

name of your ship & be dropped off at the cruise pier

for approx $12 TOTAL inc tip.

Jack

We had the promo on our Eclipse TA in November.

IMHO the reason they disappeared is there

are too many sea days on TA's = they don't make enough $$.

Jack

"IF" you book prior to boarding you will

pay at time of booking via credit card.

If you have a substantial OBC left

you can redeem it out in cash at the casino

for a charge of 4 or 5%.

Jack

Make sure you call the Captains Club (Celebrity)

& give them you RCL Diamond #.

It does not happen automatically.

Jack

You are taking a one week cruise.

How much luggage are you taking on a motorcycle??

Jack

I called Celebrity 3 weeks ago & asked if the

10% disc applies to upgrades from Classic to Premium

for Elite +.

The answer was a resounding "NO".

Of course knowing Celebrity the rules may have

changed by today--LOL

Jack

I don't believe you can switch to a lower priced cabin.

You stated it is $40 LESS P/P.

Upgrades are only granted if you are paying

any dollar amount more than your original booking.

I would keep the hump balcony.

We had one on the Eclipse Nov T/A

& it was fantastic.

Jack

Park-N-Go is excellent.

www.parkngo.com Fort Lauderdale

Great service-many many vans

A little more expensive but well worth it.

Jack