chamima

Thanks for your glowing review! We'll be on the Equinox for 35 days this coming Jan and Feb. Are there any particular waiters you'd recommend in Blu? Also, as far as Karambole tours, this seems to be a food tasting tour . My husband is a vegan and I am vegetarian. In your opinion would the tour suit us? Thanks again!

If you have a good TA they should check that all out before making any changes but just in case make SURE you tell the TA you are just checking and NOT to change anything before you specifically ok it.

Are you saying that a solo cruiser has to pay for two people with AI because it's part of your cruise fare? If that's true then Princess, once again, makes more sense. Their Plus package isn't part of the cruisefare but is an add-on and includes gratuities, wifi and drinks (up to $15). Because it'd an add-on a solo cruiser only has to pay for one person.

With your math the upgrade fro Elite and Elite+ would be 20.60/day. but it isn't. It's 14.14. I have absolutely NO idea how they get to that.

I think you'll find that everything is slightly less expensive than Celebrity. We sail both lines.

Please come back and report.

Premium teas are included in Classic. Sparkling waters just in Premium. (Everything in Classic is also included in Premium) We don't drink soda so I'm not sure which package includes them .

I emailed earlier this morning. I was totally complimentary and just told them what a wonderful service it was and how we missed it. We'll see........... *

Years ago, when Celebrity only had one drink package, we were introduced to Catena Cab on a cruise. At the time it retailed for around $15 a bottle. My husband, who is a total wine snob, even liked it. They no longer stock it on the ship but every so often we still buy a bottle and enjoy it.

In the FWIW department - if you like Perrier or Evian or the like - that is not included in the Classic but IS included in the Premium. Celebrity WAY overcharges for them at something like $5 a (small) bottle. So unless you want to shlep bottles on board with you (and if you book longer cruises that would be almost impossible) - the upgrade is worth it even if the wine selection is atrocious.

It’s been a while but if I remember correctly Celebrity always charged a little more than Princess for the service. (Just like corkage. Princess was $25 and Celebrity $30 or $35) Maybe they felt they had reached the top of what their customers would pay. Too bad they didn’t let us, the customers determine that.

If you sail into Fort Lauderdale and your flight is out of Miami it can be no earlier than 2 pm. If you sail into Miami and fly out of Miami the flight can be no earlier than 11:30.

It's $1000 per person minimum bid to upgrade from Aqua to a Sky Suite on a 10 day cruise so you'd think they could throw in the gratuities.

And see if they will email you a written confirmation and print it out and bring it on the cruise!

The line was for curbside!!!!! I NEVER see these lines in Detroit where we live. I think it's from cruiselines dumping thousands of passengers at a time. We have free luggage but still had to check it in.

Thanks. I remember having an 11:25 flight once that the cruise line (can't remember if it was Princess or Celebrity) wouldn't budge on so it's an important distinction. And I agree that, especially in Florida, with the really long lines to check luggage, it's money well spent!!!

I thought I knew that some cruise lines had reinstated it. So thanks. Is it 11:30 or later OR later than 11:30?

Just verifying that the only Suite amenities you get from a Move-Up offer are the Retreat, Luminae and Sundeck. Correct? If we are moving up from Aqua we keep the drinks, wifi and gratuities we have from there. (Who covers the increase in gratuities from Aqua to Suite?)

😔 Thanks. 😞 I took the 11:30 flight. Hope it's not too early (in general!) and we don't sail until March so maybe...........

Was this after a transatlantic? Those cruises never have luggage valet.

Has luggage valet started up again out of Fort Lauderdale? If so what is the earliest flight that qualifies? We have a choice of 11:30 am or 2:45 pm flights and one seems too early and the other too late.

Mystery solved. The "special" desserts will be available at Gelateria, Swirls or Coffee and Cones. Celebrity has just done away with their water and lower priced non-alcoholic packages. *

WiFi and gratuities

Princess also has a Plus (what they call their Classic) package for $60 and their Premium is $80 which includes gratuity and wifi. (Drink packages alone are more????) And the 15 drink limit is only for alcoholic drinks. *

Prices above. The price to upgrade to Premium if you already have Classic doesn't appear to have gone up though.