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On 5/14/2022 at 9:43 PM, SunFunRum88 said:

MSC Smarties ! 

When do you apply for status match? Do you have to book then apply or can you apply without a booking? 

Thanks in advance for your help

You can apply without having a cruise booked. I got status matched from NCL couple of years ago (probably around the beginning of this thread) and our first MSC cruise is next week.

The classic and premium packages remain like before, classic is included in new bookings by default ("Always included") and premium can be purchased by upgrading the reservation (options "Elevate" and "Indulge") just like before (the highest level of res pricing had premium bev pkg already before the newest change).

Also, the new Captain's Club perks include discounts for bev pkg upgrades so I'd say that yes, you can upgrade just like before.

And yes, booking time perks will be honored, this is definitely not the first time in history that a part of the offering has been changed between someone's booking and the actual sail date. 😆

Lift and Shift was today granted to at least some cruises despite the original announcement yesterday.

Our (US) TA was able to L&S our 1/24/22 Edge cruise to Silhouette on the exact same dates (and almost the same itinerary, just one port of call dropped and another changed to overnight stay) with protected price and perks from the original booking.

We too got today the lift-and-shift for our 1/24/22 on Edge to Silhouette with protected price and perks. Good thing that somebody at Celebrity decided to turn their brain on today.

Edit: Oh well, few latest posts above didn't show for me before writing this one.

@Cruise Raider and @sippican - thank you both so so much for the advice!

Just got a reply from our TA:

"I spoke with Celebrity and they advised they will allow you to Lift and Shift your Edge 1/24/22 cruise to the Silhouette 1/24/22 sailing. They will protect your cruise fare and cruise line promotions.  You will pay the prevailing taxes and port expenses."

1 minute ago, sippican said:

 

Have you called to confirm this? Others in your position are reporting that  X is discounting the Silhouette prices for cancelled Edge cruisers. Do you have a travel agent?

Yep, we do. She answered my email pretty quickly yesterday but then the info was the same as within Celebrity's email. Maybe I'll email her again.

1 hour ago, sippican said:

 

That just doesn't sound right. We were able to book the exact same cruise, different ship, same dates, at a greatly reduced price, same perks and $200 OBC. What sailing did you have cancelled?

 

Edge on Jan 24, 2022, we had booked C2 for $4k total and now the price for the same category on Silhouette is approx $6.2k.

Here is the email from Celebrity relayed by our TA:

1 hour ago, Oceangoer2 said:

So...I'm reading through this thread to find info on Edge sailings, so your comment is interesting.  We're booked Nov. '21, 10 nights....when info provided by others mentions early '22 cancellations, what is happening to the late '21 cruises?  Haven't received any email from X (yet) or maybe (1) they'll leave Nov/Dec '21 alone or (2) they don't believe there will be ANY sailings in 2021.  Any opinions here?

No opinion, but a fact from Celebrity's PDF (linked in the first post):

"...guests booked on Celebrity Edge sailings departing between 11/12/21 and 4/8/22 have the option to rebook on the Celebrity Silhouette..."

So your cruise is the second one cancelled.

14 hours ago, lovrccl said:

I have seen the new cruising prices, all I can say is wow.  We have cruised a lot over the years with Celebrity and Royal.  We don't drink alcohol a lot or use the WIFI so why would I pay for something I don't use?

You're "lucky" that the price difference could be explained by added amenities - for us X just cancelled a booking where we had all those amenities already and is now suggesting that we rebook the exact same dates and itinerary on a lesser ship for 50% more money.

29 minutes ago, macaroni said:

I got an email from Celebrity about my Edge 2022 cruise....changing ....I can take the silhouette for a 10 or 11 night...says nothing about what the Edge is doing?? Not happy!

No, they are not changing, they are cancelling Edge cruises and merely suggesting that ppl would book same date/almost same itinerary on Silhouette for 50% (in our case) higher price instead of changing and honoring booked reservations like for Infinity->Summit.

14 minutes ago, nlittle said:

We printed already for April and don't see the terminal.  Will I need to reprint or just take note and go to the right place?

If you don't see the terminal in your eDocs, you are probably going on one of the smaller ships that use only one terminal in Miami. Only the megaships (Epic and newer) use two terminals there.

(Sorry for upping an old thread, I did it on purpose.)

I'm having this exact problem and this thread was the first thing that popped up in Google search results for me. Interesting that they still have this issue almost two years later... 😳

We left around 6:30pm give or take.

31 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

Just checked, Escape has docked at San Juan, PR this afternoon - stop #1 on its South Carib itinerary, on live webcam.  That's good ... as no news is good news, that Noro should be behind them ...

I’m on Escape now. Honestly I would have preferred RCCL approach affecting next passengers less.

Our embarkation was delayed, cabins were “ready” (missing all the linen, towels, etc, and mattresses propped up against the wall) several hours after that, room stewards got beds made only late in the evening, also all behind the scenes crew tied up with sanitizing so that we got luggage only after going to bed, pre-purchased items were delivered to cabin over 24hrs late, etc, etc.

All spreading prevention measures are still in effect at full force and a lot of people are unhappy, complaining and not following instructions for example for the sanitation waiting periods at tables in the buffet.

However all the daily announcements about the outbreak refer only to cases on previous cruise, not on this one.

5 minutes ago, Gershep said:

The phone and messenger for $9.95 does that mean you can call home and text to the states from your cabin the entire cruise for just $9.95?

No, that's for intra-ship communications to ship's phones and those mobile devices onboard that have the app (and paid for the feature). So essentially a modern-day replacement for walkie-talkies.

Yes, mixed drinks are the same.

There can be local differences with beers etc (basic ones are the same always) but liquors and mixed drinks are the same.

For the kids I may want them to have a fixed amount pre-loaded , not sure if that is even possible??

For that you need to prepay their DSC, while checking in set up individual cash accounts for them, and once onboard deposit the fixed amount in cash.

That's the only way to limit their spending (besides telling them that they can't spend more than X and risking them going over).

One of my BIL brought 4 CNC recently and paid $500 for 4 of them, his costs - $125 (face value is $250 each) since NCL applied 50% against the purchase price instead of using it as OBC.

That IS using it as OBC. That is the way it always goes but the marketing spiel wants people to think that they have extra OBC to spend when they really don't need to spend anything more.

OK - I keep clicking on the photo link but all I get is Lara's folder is private. What am I not doing right.....?

As beachbum explained above, Photobucket decided to screw their customers and cut off public image hosting unless users switched from free account to pay for three figure yearly subscription.

That is why the internet is now full of non-working images and links to Photobucket albums.

The Jones Act. Something I learned on Cruise Critic. But I'm not sure what the exact provisions are.

Jones Act applies to cargo, PVSA is a different law that applies to passengers and that contains the limitation explained correctly in the post right above mine.

Our last ncl cruise in May the freestyle daily said that bar servers were not included in the gratuity pool. That was news to me.

This is exactly why there is 18% added (included in some promos) to the purchase of UBP and added to the receipt when paying per drink.

Nothing new there, that is how it's always been - DSC covers services everyone uses and for the additional services there is gratuity added.

if a meal plan of 86.00 ( approx ) per person for 3 meals,, why not just pay that and have 3 meals in other resturants , than just pay 45.00 pp for 1 meal..Not sure if this a question or i'm not sure , however ????

(Emphasis mine)

As stated in the three previous posts before yours, the price on Escape is the same as on the rest of the ships ($29.95 + 18% = $35.34), the $45 you also listed is incorrect as it has 18% gratuity added two times.

But in general, yes, 3-meal SDP is often the best choice money wise if one is interested about the restaurants they can use it in.

The cost of Teppanyaki on the Escape is $35.24 plus 18% tax = $45.58.

 

Escape-specific pricing on NCL website https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/escape/whats-on-board/specialty-dining

At the end of that page:

"Prices shown include an 18% gratuity and speciality service charge"

leaving sat on the escape in room 8110 will let you know

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