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TommyD3

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  1. Unfortunately about a month ago they had a HUGE price increase. Some wines went up 50% or more !!! Celebrity is squeezing every penny they can out of their passengers !!!
  2. Here is a recent wine list. Keep in mind that the Premium Package cap is $17.
  3. Specifically mentioned Luminae. Also Decoy is listed on a previously posted Luminae wine menu for $19.
  4. Are you being charged an upcharge? According to the post 300 ALL wine on the Luminae menu is supposed to be included !!!
  5. We were onboard Reflection in early December while Celebrity was rolling out the wine price increases. We were never charged a surcharge, but many times were told that if on the subsequent cruise they would charge a surcharge. Were onboard Summit a week later. Specifically asked the shore side concierge to have Whispering Angel available in the Retreat lounge. They did and we went thru the one bottle the first day. On the second day we asked for more and were told that the Retreat manager was trying to get more. On the third day we asked again. This time the bar server said they could not serve it because it was over the Premium Package. We talked to both the Suite Manager and the F&B Manager and were told we could have it but we would be charged a surcharge. The F&B said this has always been Celebrity policy. We refused the surcharge and had mixed drinks instead. My question is in response to the new president stating that there will not surcharge for any wine on the menu in the Retreat lounge, the Retreat sundeck or Luminae. I know that after the price increases were implemented earlier this month there were MANY wines on the Luminae wine list over $17 a glass. Either they are scurrying to update those menus or suite guests (and only suite guests) will get the overpriced wines w/o a surcharge !!! Is anyone onboard currently who can comment about this? Are you getting wines priced over $17 listed on the Luminae wine menu w/o a surcharge? Or have they removed all the wines over $17?
  6. So sorry about your ordeal. I have been on over 150 Celebrity cruises and can tell you that the average terminal employee is an idiot !!! Nothing nearly as bad as what you experienced but SO many issues with port employees. Will be interesting to see what Celebrity's response is. Thank you for posting !!!
  7. Wondering what happened at the end of the 30 minute interrogation that they finally let you onboard?
  8. Not willing to pay an up-charge so we declined.
  9. Just off Summit a few days ago. Yest they first refused to serve us Whispering Angel Rose in the Retreat lounge and then said they would with an up-charge. That wine went from $12 a glass to $19 a glass earlier in the month !!
  10. Whispering Angel is now priced at $19 a glass even though two others priced at $17 a glass have the same $60 a bottle price !!
  11. I am the person who made the FB posting. Was onboard Reflection early in the month and the wine prices were on the rise. We were not charged a surcharge anywhere but were specifically told in Blu and Murano "if you are on the next cruise I will have to surcharge you". So I asked the shoreside concierge to have Whispering Angel Rose available in the Retreat lounge on my Dec 16 Summit sailing. Whispering Angel was recently raised from $12 to $19 a glass !!! When I boarded they had one bottle in the Retreat lounge which we consumed the first day. The following day I asked for more and was told that the Retreat Manager was working on getting more. The following day the server told me they could not serve it to me since it was over the premium cap. We confronted the Suite manager about this and he said they would serve it to me but I would be surcharged. At the Captain's Club Celebration the F&B manager confirmed this policy (indicating it has always been in lace). I was not willing to pay a surcharge. There is a $17 Rose that I drank instead. Many people on FB have indicated that they are paying upcharges for their wine in Luminae, One response indicated that Celebrity called her just hours after receiving her email complaint saying there have been so many complaints that the executive committee is meeting about the new higher wine prices this week, with a solution promised by year end. I personally do not understand because in prior years they would raise the prices $1-$2 per glass and then raise the cap to cover the new higher prices. Obviously increasing wine prices by 50+% in one step is INSANE !!! We will see what happens.
  12. Please post if the docking at Miami is delayed on Saturday morning. Supposed to be high winds which could cause the port to close !!! Thank You.
  13. Question about the wines. Many are $60 a bottle but then some of those are $17 a glass (within premium) and some $19 a glass ($2.40 surcharge). How do they justify the different price per glass with the same price per bottle? Will be onboard starting Saturday. Thanks !!!
  14. Is the $20.50 including the extra 20% gratuity because you are in Australia? I believe fleet wide the cap is still $17 for the premium package. Were onboard Reflection last week drinking nothing but wines priced at $19+ on the new menus w/o a surcharge. Some menus came out mid cruise !!! One wine was $13 and now $19- ABSURD !!!
  15. Shorter walk than to Terminal 25. Park near the back (opposite side than exit to Terminal 25) and exit there. Basically just have to walk thru the car routing area (for dropping luggage / picking up passengers) and you are there.
  16. Updated to Terminal 19 (perpendicular and next door to Terminal 21). Don't know why the change. At least it is not Terminal 29 !!! The garage is easy walking distance from both 19 and 21.
  17. Current Port Everglades ship schedule shows Reflection at Terminal 21 on Dec 3.
  18. This was in Luminae, right? OP was referring to the MDR.
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