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“Such is life on the high seas.” HAHA The question is: “how high”?

Hard to believe anyone would pay for round-trip airfare to take a 2-night cruise. Perhaps these were folks who added days in Freeport and sailed back on a later cruise?

This is Celebrity’s “About” statement, which is pretty much synonymous with a Mission Statement: Celebrity is a Relaxed Luxury℠ resort at sea where guests can sail on the world's best places to the world's best places. Visit up to 8 destinations in one sailing, dine in a new restaurant at every meal, rest in luxurious spaces designed to the last detail for comfort, find your well being miles away at sea, all with the world at your service. Our fifteen award-winning ships offer unique experiences in more than 300 destinations on all seven continents Not sure how this really differentiates them from any other mass market cruise line

Perseverance pays off. Yay!

This is great advice that I will follow. Thanks! BTW, there was negligible price difference between AA direct-booking and FBC for our round-trip PHL-LAX flights for our Oct California Coastal cruise on Eclipse.

Let's be even clearer. We can play semantic games all day (and night) long, but who really cares? In fact, Celebrity calls it an Infinite Veranda (not balcony). Look THAT up in your Funk & Wagnalls!

Yes, it your opinion and you are entitled to it. My opinion is that when the window is closed, it's an air-conditioned sun room with a floor-to-ceiling window that extends the usable stateroom space by 3 ft; and when it's open, you can experience the sights, smells, and sounds of the open sea the same as a traditional balcony. Best of both worlds!

Sadly, I agree

Is there no middle ground between accept or move on? I learned in marketing class that every company needs a mission statement, and then needs to follow it. Right now, X's mission statement seems to be "Try to be everything to all cruisers of all demographic groups, while simultaneously trying to offend as few as possible, to maximize profits for as long as we can."

Thanks for the advice. We were considering Carnival 'cause it sails a 12-nighter out of Baltimore in Winter '24, but now, nevermind

"Premium Economy" gets the award for Oxymoron of the Week 😆

Prime Rib and Filet are not optional? Spaghetti at night? This is farcical! The guests all complained This is all quite insane Do you think we are sailing on Carnival?

The itinerary for my Oct. 15th round-trip LA Pacific Coastal cruise on Celebrity Eclipse says that the ship is scheduled to depart San Francisco at 11:59 pm on Day 4. I have never seen that as a departure time in 20 years of cruising. If that's correct, why that strange and specific time?

Good luck with that

I agree that in its simplest form (which you described), the Law of Supply and Demand is not hard to understand, but, as it true in many things in life, the devil is in the details. For example, there is also the economic concept of elasticity. (Look it up on Wikipedia.) Choosing to cruise on Celebrity regardless of significant recent price hikes indicates inelasticity. Explanations include high disposable income, brand loyalty, pent-up demand, low desirability of alternatives -- and even addictiveness ☺️

Just returned from b2b on Beyond, had the AI package. For comparison purposes with Cruise Only, drop the Gratuities component, since you pay that anyway, regardless of AI vs CO. Having said that, the Classic Bev component was not worth it for us, since we are not big alcohol consumers, and used it mostly for specialty coffees and soft drinks. The included Wi-Fi is the "Basic" version, which we found to be spotty, unreliable, and did not support Audio FaceTime on our iPhones to other iPhone users at home. Plus, the Wi-Fi is for ONE device per person at a time; i.e., if you have both an iPhone and an iPad, you are constantly switching Wi-Fi between them. Per DCPIV, choosing AI adds $80 pp/night, so that's +$1120 for a 7-night cruise; then subtract gratuities ($224) = $896 for bev + wi-fi. That's your decision point vs. separate component purchase, or no package = pay per drink + gratuity and daily wi-fi as needed (e.g., sea days)

Q: Does the MDR serve crabs? A: The MDR serves EVERYONE! 😆 😂 🤣

RE: Poster who said YAGE (Yet Another Grand Exit): Yes, it was a rude comment, but I think the point is: Those of us who read these boards regularly don't really want to hear from totally disgruntled cruisers who say "I'll never sail XYZ Cruise Line again!" We're all willing to read constructive, critical* comments, but leave off the "grand exit" chest-thumping. * Look up the dictionary definition: It does not necessarily mean NEGATIVE comments (e.g., critical thinking)

Well put !!

OK IGU PTUWIM * * Okay I give up. Please tell us what it means

I like your catchy topic title. It's like click bait! 😄

The food is sub-par and the portions are SO SMALL!! 😀 😆 🤣

SOURCE: lifewellcruised dot com "When the veranda window is open, the air conditioning won’t work. This can lead to the cabin getting hot and humid on Caribbean and other hot weather cruises. While this can be annoying, we’ve experienced the same thing in traditional balcony cabins. On most newer cruise ships the air conditioning will turn off when the balcony doors are open. Tip: If the separator doors are closed, the AC will work." So which is it?

Just disembarked from Beyond last week. Ship sailed at 100% capacity. X appears to be heading toward profit nirvana, not bankruptcy liquidation.

Why is this so hard to resolve? Can't we get a definitive answer from Celebrity or even the CC Board Admin?