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Nice piece, Cathy. How long is it roughly?

I just received this in my email for next year's Solstice Christmas/NYE cruise: However, when I click on the links it takes me to my Cruise Planner for that sailing but there are no dining packages offered (screenshot below). Also the last sentence in the above photo makes me laugh since you cannot select reservation times until you actually get on board. I purchased this exact same trio package for our last cruise before the pandemic--it was also on Solstice during Christmas/NYE 2019. The price back then was $99.

I think the only people that are going to benefit from re-faring to get the extra $50 OBC are folks that booked within the past month--especially for the newly released 2024/2025 sailings where the pricing likely has not changed.

It is nice to read that you enjoyed Summit. We have been on her only once and that was before her Revolution makeover. How did you like the cabin decor, furniture, etc?

The FC is not that freely transferable. You must have one of the original names on the FC. You can add or change names for the other cabin occupants. Here are some photos of the Future Cruise information that we received during our Oct/Nov Transatlantic sailing on Constellation. Read the first sentence in the fine print located at the bottom of the 3rd photo.

It's gratifying to read that you liked your IV. I guess the moral of the story is that everyone should try it once. What did you think of the rest of the ship?

The extra $50 OBC made a re-appearance today for anyone interested in taking a run at it.

We have several glass pieces made on Celebrity and also at the Corning Museum of Glass. The only piece I know for sure that we made on a Celebrity ship (Solstice, Christmas Day 2019) is this one:

I don't believe the offer includes free drinks. However free drinks are offered in the casino to "active" players.

After reading all the posts about the $9.99 wifi upgrade, the OPs question made me smile.

You called a second time? 🙂

If you called, you should have insisted on the Captain's Club discount on top of the $9.99/sailing upgrade!

I did not receive any "actual" voucher.

There is one piece of evidence that would suggest that the $9.99 voucher is good for one day: it appears that you can purchase it multiple times.

Well your first set of questions is the great debate that has unfolded on this thread and a couple others. Some of us are hoping that we are beneficiaries of a very favorable mispricing where the $9.99 is the upgrade for the entire sailing. While others feel that there is no mispricing and that all we purchased was an upgrade for one day. However we all agree that Celebrity intended to sell the upgrade to Premium WiFi at the discounted rate of $9.99/day. We are debating on whether Celebrity screwed it up or not. As far as your last question goes, the upgrade does NOT have to be purchased by all occupants in the cabin. One person can buy the upgrade while the rest of the cabin's occupants can choose not to.

I did locate Non in Jan 2018. After a self imposed break she moved on to work for another travel agency. She gave me a recommendation for the TA that I'm currently using.

I like your writing style. Your review is a joy to read.

In 2023 the fleetwide cabin re-categorization will begin phasing in: link. The Family Veranda (FV) becomes the Ultra Deluxe Veranda (UV): We have a UV booked for our 2024 Panama Canal cruise aboard Summit: I remember when the Celebrity's first family cabins were introduced into the fleet on Century. There were 18 oversized outside cabins located at the stern. They were called Category 3 cabins back then.

Thank you for posting your review. It is interesting to read things from your perspective. We have been on Solstice twice and will be sailing on her a year from now.

There is a BCC number to call. That is what you want. 866-461-7170.

I do remember during the 1st week of 2022, we did receive 20 free PUPs without having to do anything other than opening the gift. Hopefully we will see that again a month from now.

Most of the non-Deck 11 balcony dividers are not designed to be opened. Constellation getting ready to leave the port of Nassau (Nov 4 2022)

Yes, call because if you wait some of your targeted sailings may not be available anymore.

The alerts are sent out by Celebrity via email. But we usually find out here first.

I would think they would make more money if they released the FV and sold it--at least compared to what you paid to move up.