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Yup! Actually never sailed on HAL. Forgot to mention earlier that we sailed on NCL to Alaska twice...it was great! Haven't sailed NCL since 2010 but we will be getting one of their ships in Jacksonville starting next year. Might just have to try them again!

The SKY is such a nice ship!!

And we have 5 cruise ports in Florida!

I believe we had 10 cruise credits but back in the day you would get two points for being in a Jr. Suite, so that helped.

We haven't sailed RCI in almost 12 years, but we live in Florida and we would many times spur of the moment drive down to port and take a 3,5,7 day cruise on both RCI and even Carnival! It was just so easy! Actually I don't believe Pinnacle was even a thing when we last sailed on RCI. Many of our sailings were with our family. We like to try out different expiriences, having also sailed on Cunard 5 times, MSC 3 times. In 2010 when we first sailed on the Ruby Princess we were very pleased with the Princess product. A few more cruises and we were hooked on Princess with a sprinkle of the others in there! We just love their itineraries, the price point, the onboard culture, the crew, the staff, etc. Is it perfect...no way, but we feel at this time it's perfect for us! BTW, one of my best friends sails almost exclusively on Celebrity but she's a gambler and likes the smoke free casinos. Not saying there was anything wrong with Celebrity and we may try it again but right now we're content with our choice.

Are you talking about actually booking a cruise while onboard? Or buying Future Cruise Deposits(FCD)? We never have booked another cruise while on board but we always buy FCDs. They cost $100 and are charged to your credit card not to your onboard account. You can only purchase this while onboard, not after the cruise. When you book and apply them to a future sailing, depending on how long the sailing is you get OBC. For example, on our upcoming 25 day cruise after applying the FCD we get $150 obc for each one applied. And we have noted on previous sailings even if the stated deposit is say $250, the FCD will apply.

Go for it! More power to ya! I can only speak for ourselves! I'm more concerned about the calories rather than getting tipsy! LOL!

Thank you...we continue to sail mainly with Princess. Different strokes for different folks! Thankful we all have a choice! And no, we were not in a Suite. Being Diamond on Royal Caribbean grants one Elite status on Celebrity (at least at this time). As far as the free drinks anywhere during 5-7, nope, didn't know that.

Wrong on Princess? No, correct. On our last sailing we sent out laundry at least twice a week and sometimes multiple bags at a time.

I had access to the Elite CC HH because I was Elite on my one and only Celebrity cruise since I am Diamond on Royal Caribbean and they status match. (As does MSC)

But 15?

Yes, you may.

I didn't know that it no longer exists.

I imagine it is easier to do on a 7-10 day sailing but I can't imagine doing 15 drinks/day on a 25-32 day sailing! You may have to check in to Betty Ford's when you get home! LOL!

I kept hearing how I was going to LOVE Celebrity! I found it nice enough but I didn't love it any more than Princess. Every night we went to dinner we had to wait and were given a beeper so we could go and wait and have a drink. The Elite lounge free cocktails were nice but 1 or 2 is all you can get in the time allotted. Drink packages eliminated the need for this. I'm trying to recall what was better or even equal to Princess? To be fair I have only been on one Celebrity cruise....but have not been enticed to try them again. Princess seems to have nicer itineraries and more bang for the buck.

Because of the shower curtains? Oh and the smoke...ok. What are the perks on Celebrity beyond what Princess offers besides the free drinks at the happy hour which is included in the Plus or Premier package.

Not necessarily...you can reach Elite without having to take 12 cruises if you sail on longer cruises and use days instead of sailings. Once you get to be Elite you have free laundry as much as you want....no limit.

You can choose from the regular wine list...no problem. DH drank quite a bit of the Silverado and though I am not usually a rose drinker, I got hooked on Whispering Angel which I found to be quite nice. For our anniversary in June we will carry on a bottle of Caymus cab from home.

I didn't like most of the ones I tried on the Plus Package list...but there was a red blend that was not bad. It's not that we can't find a good wine from the Princess Wine List, but yes, there is a different wine list for the Plus package but of course it does not preclude one from choosing from the regular wine list.

If I can find it I would like to try the the one aged in rum barrels....that sounds interesting to me. Also we have found a nice red wine called Cooper and Thief that is aged for 3 months in Bourbon barrels. (not on the ship however)

They do have a dedicated wine list for Plus and that will most likely be the one they show you when they know you have it. But you just ask for the regular wine list and tell them you will pay the difference if you want to choose a higher priced wine.

The crazy big desserts are included with the Plus package too....two per day per person!

But not wine.

There are many varieties of 19 Crimes....all seem to be below $20US with the priciest the Snoop Dog variety. Publix are in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.