Pilgrim70

4 minutes ago, Pilgrim70 said:

We have sailed Aqua on Infinity twice.  Maybe different for different ships. 

4 minutes ago, Pilgrim70 said:

We have sailed Aqua on Infinity twice.  Maybe different for different ships. 

Sorry I may be wrong. We have also sailed in a suite which may be what I’m remembering. 

5 minutes ago, Oville said:

Blu does not offer lunch to AQ passengers any day.

We have sailed Aqua on Infinity twice.  Maybe different for different ships. 

4 hours ago, micmacmissy said:

Oh trust me, we have 2 cabins.  4 people in a cruise cabin is NOT a vacation!

 

Is there much of a wait at peak times?

We never waited more than 10 minutes at busy hours. For the two of us we are often offered immediate seating if willing to sit with another two. Sometimes do that. There is lunch service in Blu on sea days but not port days. 

Thanks for your review. We’re doing the reverse trip starting March 2. Main reason I want to see Taj Mahal. Have booked overnight with Indiator. Going to Dubai a day early. Wonder id that is enough time. 

Wondering about what time bus leaves cruise terminal for tour of city with drop-off at Singapore airport. We are staying at hotel at airport so don’t need to get there early. Time to not hurrying leaving ship?

18 hours ago, ghstudio said:

Depending on the ship and port, you may find that no one cares if you buy a bottle or two of wine/liquor and bring it back with you at the end of the day.  Additionally, there are a few embarkation ports where they scan  your luggage when you enter the hall to register and they aren't checking for alcohol....and there is no further check of your hand luggage when you get on the ship.

 

Suggestion: don't buy at a store that says they will deliver to you on the ship....leave the store with the bottle(s).

 

If you buy a bottle at a port, the worst that can happen is they keep it and return it the last night.  

 

one additional twist if you are on B2B cruises.  Our experience is that any liquor you purchase and they hold during the first cruise will be returned the last night of the first cruise and you will just have to store it in your room for the second cruise.

 

Of course all of this is highly variable and unpredictable.....our personal experience is that when we buy liquor and bring it back to the ship, they scan the bags and just ignore it and we take it to our room.  We've only been asked to check the liquor once...by a security person who asked us to check it at the desk against the wall behind him.  NP, we looked for the desk...no desk...so we just took it to our room.

 

I'm not suggesting breaking the rules....just giving you a realistic view of what you may experience on your cruise.

Completely agree. 

On 6/28/2019 at 9:24 AM, Pilgrim70 said:

 

Bid rejected. 48 hours from sail date. 

7 hours ago, Nessie07 said:

On board now. Just back to Seattle. All is good on board and hopefully back on our way soon

Hope power is restored quickly. 

We are on the July 26 sailing. Please if possible, keep us up to date. 

Thanks. Best of luck. 

when we have gone to Blu at a busy time, we have been asked if we would share a table with others or if we preferred to wait for a separate table.  We have shared sometimes with very nice people. 

On 6/5/2019 at 6:58 PM, hvbaskey said:

Format for CELEBRITY MOVE UP TRACKER  - Last Revision:  June 05, 2019 (up to and including Post #29)

 

• Ship:  Soltice
• Length of Cruise:7days
• Cruise Sail Date:July26,2019
• Date email offer received:June 7
• Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Elite
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin:S2
• Bid?  Yes/No:yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments)
• Bid Offer:
• Notification Date:pending
• Accepted / Rejected pending

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

2 hours ago, JFontaine said:

Based on the last few weeks of the Edge sailings, they took almost all of the suites off-line on Monday, six days before the Sunday departure, and they started notifying people during the days that followed.  I was notified exactly 48 hours before departure (to the  minute) that my bid for a larger suite was rejected.  Good luck, good cruise to you. 

Thanks

My bids for upgrade are still pending for April 22 TA. Site has all suites sold out. Wonder if I still have much chance of a move up?

Has anyone received an acceptance of a bid after the website has posted no cabins available. Out TA shows sold out but we received an email to bid on an upgrade. 

2 hours ago, jelayne said:

When you turn on your phone just check to see that the signal is from your carrier.

As long as the signal is from your carrier there should be no problem. As has been said put phone in airplane mode or turn off roaming when leaving port. Mine worked fine in Ft Lauderdale and Key West. 

12 hours ago, Jesseslola said:

Are the orange juice freshly squeezed.

You pay for freshly squeezed juice. 

No footrests on balcony. Nice size for balcony. We will be on the transatlantic leaving Ft Lauderdale April 22. This time in 1105. 

12 hours ago, davekathy said:

This would be better posted in the M Class sticky. 

I thought i was doing that. Not clear how to post there. 

On 2/11/2019 at 10:22 PM, Oville said:

This gave me a chuckle.  The worst short ribs I’ve ever had were in Luminae, a big dish of blubber. It was so bad it turned me off to short ribs for a few years. I’ve tried them again recently (November) in Blu and again on Viking Ocean (January) and they were fine but that blubber experience still lingers.  Katie

Just got off the Infinity. The short ribs in Blu were great. Like the more intimate dining in Blu which we find similar to Luminae. 

We upgraded before embarking using some of our OBC. Cost $10 + $1.80(gratuity). 

On board they advertised $14 per day to upgrade. Worth it if you prefer better wines and premium water. 

10 hours ago, cruiserchuck said:

 

Celebrity's website currently states as follows:

 

https://www.celebritycruises.com/modal/premium-beverage-package-modal

 

"Premium Package

$69 USD/per night*

Just $14 per night more than Classic Package"

 

 

I am not sure how Celebrity calculated the $14, but someone posted a week or so ago about being charged $14 per night to upgrade. 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2624849-on-board-now-equinox-charging-14-to-upgrade-bev-pkg/?tab=comments#comment-56577141

 

 

Just upgraded. It is $10 + $1.80 gratuity. 

12 hours ago, Cockatoos said:

We will be cruising the West Caribbean in February 2019 and want to book a tour of Mayan ruins. Which one is the best to choose?

Tulum is better as the bus ride there is shorter and more interesting than Chicen Itza.  Be prepared the ferry ride to the main land can be very rough.

On 12/2/2018 at 6:15 PM, Host Anne said:

The number cruizzzinma posted above worked for me yesterday.  Had a 5 minute wait.  I tried the Capt Club number on the contact us on the website (it is a different number from the one listed above) and the wait was more than 40 minutes when I hung us.  So I suggest using the number listed above.  Good luck!  They were most helpful!

Same for me.  never get an answer when calling number on website.(30 minutes then hangup). will try number given here.

On 10/29/2018 at 9:28 AM, jelayne said:

We are E+ only went to the Elite cocktail hour once and have never used a coupon,  the reasons were the same that many complained about: 

- most days hours to early for us as we are later diners and don’t want cocktail at 5 or 6

- cocktails had to be consumed in the Lounge, so not able to go just before 7 and grab a glass of wine to take to dinner, or grab a drink to take to the cabin and enjoy on the balcony 

 

-had to be properly dressed to go to the Lounge.

 

IMHO extending the hours and allowing coupons to be used in almost all venues is an improvement to the Elite/E+  benefits.

We will have our first cruise as elite coming up. Can we use the coupons at the Martini bar?

Pilgrim , someone gave you bad information.

 

 

 

Two twins together make a king, not a queen.

This is the information on the Celebrity web site. They state two twins convertible to a queen size.

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