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My husband and I agree with everything you said except we do drink copiously on a cruise.... And use the gym to recover 😀

Thanks for this post, @mac_tlc. And it's not just suite pricing that is great on this sailing. For categories from inside through veranda , something interesting happens when you start a booking. Example : inside shows as $933 pp cruise only, and no pricing option comes up to pick all-included. So you pick cruise-only . But when you get to the invoice part, the breakdown shows all-included, but still the $933 pp. Same for OV and verandahs. You are basically getting AI for the cruise only price. I was going to book a verandah, just to see the IV once ( we are usually insiders) but realized even AQ is crazy cheap so I went that way. The AQ is 1419 pp, where every other 7 night sailing on S class or E class that winter is from 2000 to 3200 pp .

@abbydancerLooking forward to your live thread! I hope everything goes smoothly from here on. You've had one heck of a week !

@forgotmyCCname and @Stealthdog. Thanks for these posts ! I have, since the beginning, recognized and feared covid as a potentially lethal disease. And endured 2 years of frustration, living in a senior community in Florida, watching people we know ignore science and logic , and die . We get our shots ASAP and still take precautions in crowded areas or if anyone near us seems ill. But Covid is here to stay. I have come down with norovirus ( most brutal and embarrassing 48 hrs of my life) and flu ( high fever, delusional thinking, not fun) on cruises. But I don't want everyone to be tested for these before boarding. And the risk doesn't influence my decision to keep cruising. I try to use common sense and good hygiene, I feel the same about covid now. I don't see people linking Disneyworld to covid, but I'd bet the percent of people going home with it after a week's stay there is higher than on a cruise!

Not intentionally, but still the result. I know I'm not "sticking it" to a multi-million dollar company 😀. Just stating that I can spend my gambling money where I have a better chance of getting something back for it ( both with odds and with perks).

I'm another disgruntled regular Celebrity cruiser We visit the casino daily. Since restart we have been considering devoting more of our yearly gambling budget to raising our level in BCC to get a free cruise. But after reading about the people who aren't gamblers getting these offers, while we get nothing, we are pissed. We'll be gambling less on Celebrity. I'll launder my OBC through the slots, but won't spend any more money there. I can't be the only person thinking this way.

On this thread, the OP was nice enough to post photos of the dailies ! It's a great way to see all the varying entertainment and special events being done , which venue they are in, etc. The only theme party that I saw, on a quick look,, was the Full Moon Party. ( some other cruise line calls it White Night party, i think). And Silent Disco. Not sure if these really count as themed. If you mean themed days for food, the buffet usually does some themed lunches.

Thanks for posting this! A good reminder that there are lots of opportunities for free or cheaper drinks onboard.

The M-class ships don't allow smoking at the Sunset bar anymore.. It was changed years ago.

on the Your Upcoming Cruises page when you open the app, scroll down and there should be "browse our ships" . Click that and you can pick any ship in the fleet. It seems like the daily schedule is available to view for the current cruise and next cruise for each ship. After years of the app, I just discovered this the other day.😆

@Phils01 Thank you for this! I also appreciate your posts about the boarding procedure and the wifi on Equinox. It's great to get current info when planning a cruise!

It would be great if you could post them! I'm on this same itinerary in December and would love to see the dailies.

Thanks for this info. My husband and I are cigar smokers. We are huge fans of Celebrity cruises, in part because they provide nice outdoor areas for smokers. I have been looking at HAL and wondering if the Sea View bar on various ships would be a good place to smoke and relax. Is there comfortable seating besides the little tables? Does this area generally have some wind/rain shelter?

I used the online form to request the obc for 6 upcoming cruises, from December 2022 through April 2024. All on 1 form. Submitted on Tuesday, got back individual emails for each on Friday. All approved.