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Sad to hear about the demise of Rubios. Always enjoyed eating there.

The fees were never hidden. Just another crazy California deal.

What the heck is that?

Anyone who asks me for a 10 automatically gets a 9 as the top rating even if I would have given them a 10 otherwise. The whole system is pretty meaningless as presently constituted.

I was on a B2B on Reflection in April in AQ and I agree--the staff in Blu were awesome!

I agree. Once I was able to view a tour, I decided a real cabin was worth the extra cost. As to what Ms. Hoppen was thinking, the same goofy thoughts that led to her other designs. Remember, she proudly claimed she had never cruised.

Nice to see you posting, Kevin. Hope you get your technical difficulties resolved and have a wonderful cruise!

I replied to this, but it disappeared. I've never been asked to pack my hanging things on a cabin move. Your butler may be new and not familiar with how things work. Talk to your cabin attendant who will be doing the actual move. If all else fails, get the suite concierge involved.

Bimini is boring. Good plan to stay on the ship.

I seriously doubt that the shareholders give a rip.

The rate for double is all I'm willing to pay for solo occupancy. I'm starting to spend my travel dollars elsewhere.

Celebrity may possibly be coming to its senses about this insane pricing strategy. A cruise I had been looking at has abandoned its upcharge for solos. Unfortunately for Celebrity, in the meantime I've spent most of my travel budget on other interesting opportunities which didn't have that punitive pricing.

I prefer S class, then M class. Which have real balconies. M class has fewer specialty restaurants, but I love the size of those ships and the penthouse on any M class ship is the best cabin at sea.

There is generally a staff member at the first solo meeting to help get things rolling. Then it's up to the group to make plans from there. You can request a shared table in the MDR. Good way to meet people. Or you may find some people in the solo meeting that you want to dine with. Another good way to meet people is to ask people if you can sit with them in Cafe Bacio. Sometimes it can get crowded in there and I've met some fun people that way. Or just strike up a conversation with people in whatever bar you're in. In my experience, cruisers are a friendly lot who are open to meeting other people.

One of my must haves in Key West is key lime pie on a stick dipped in chocolate. Yummy. Fits right in with your diet plan. 😁

I'll be interested to hear how this goes for you and your friends. Short cruises are definitely different creatures and attract a different audience. I just did a B2B on Reflection in April. Great bartender in The Retreat/Michael's. Lots more kids than normal. Warning: no shopping on Coco Cay--their prices are outrageous. Do your shopping elsewhere. Other than that, it's a good stop and I was surprised how well it absorbed the big RCI ship that was there plus the Reflection.

I've taken taxis several times in Barcelona by myself with nary an issue.

In my experience, there's a completely different atmosphere on board on short cruises on Celebrity vs. 7-nights or longer. More kids, more "We're here to party!" vibes. The only way to really tell if you'll like a cruise line is to sail with them. Everyone has different things which are important to them on a cruise, so there's no one size fits all.

Many of you are missing the point. I travel solo because I want a cabin to myself. If I won't share a cabin with friends or relatives why would I be willing to share with some random stranger? Granted, not everyone falls in this category, but I have many friends and cruising acquaintances who feel this way and book accordingly. We're used to paying 200% for the cabin. 300% is beyond the beyond. Not happening.

No, the moral of this story is: always check the pricing both ways and if you're a solo, don't book with the outrageous upcharge. I do cruise with friends. I just don't share cabins with them.

More than $2,000. Have you not read the posts here?

Remember that fabulous itinerary we were all booked on that Covid killed two years in a row? 14 nights over and 14 nights back, no international flying involved.

Has it occurred to you that those of us who sail solo actually prefer to have our own cabin? Even when I cruise with friends, we each get our own cabin.

It's definitely my money and my money is definitely not paying higher single supplement prices. If I can find a cruise I want without those extra charges, I book it. Otherwise, no. I would be cruising a lot more if this insane policy hadn't been adopted. And to those who contend it takes forever to work on pricing, I would point out that this solo pricing was adopted overnight. One day it wasn't there. The next day it was. I am thankful to the poster on Cruise Critic who pointed this out to make us aware of what was going on. Who would have thought that I would need to check the price for two in the cabin vs. one in the cabin?

I don't want a solo cabin. Celebrity has them on their E class ships. They're tiny, have hardly any storage or hanging capacity, and cost almost as much as a real cabin. What I want is a regular cabin at the same price as a couple pays. That's how it always was before. Once in a while, there were even discounts for solo travelers.