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Tom-n-Cheryl

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  1. HERE'S what I keep an eye on when heading out on cruises, to give me an idea of the sea conditions. 🙂 Tom
  2. We'll be there too! Stop in to the CC roll call and say HELLO (granted, not a great deal of activity there, but...) Yes, I recall that there was a casino sailing too (is that what you booked with @surfjock27?). It was much better for us going with one of the standard casino booking promos though - getting an aft-Excel for something like $2,600. It would have been a couple grand more to book the Ultra/Elite (can't recall). Tom
  3. The gambling gods (BCC) shine on you. 🙂 They SH&t on me ... I have some hands where I have that much or more in a single deal - and I got the same offer (well, it sounds like the same offer)! Apparently my being friendly and tipping well builds no karma points either. 😞 Tom
  4. Over the past several weeks I've received 3 postcard mailers from BCC. Each offering an inside cabin on a limited number of (older ship) sailings. I'm not even going to call them about upgrades - I was how pathetic that was earlier this year, where I'd often be better off just booking through the website for the cabin we want. To say I'm not impressed is an understatement. I give them good black chip (BJ) play, but often less than the 4 hour/day figure I read about. We always sail in a suite with Celebrity - and used to get 60% off those rates... no more. If they ever come "back to the table", I might as well. Tom
  5. I've noticed changes (yep, not for the best) even in the specialty restaurants... see THIS thread I put together earlier this year regarding the Mardi Gras. Sad, but true. Tom
  6. We had a short cruise on Regal Empress (Imperial Majesty Cruise Line) many years ago. That's really the only time I felt hungry much of the time. Ordering room service, you had to order 2-3 sandwiches in order to have enough meat for 1. The main feature at the buffet was little smokies. Oh, and you could only double your 9-10-11 in Blackjack to top it all off... LOL When it was time to fill out the customs form, I had to go to guest services to use one of their pens. She handed me one, and told me she'd need it back (heck, it might have been the only one onboard)!! I hated that cruise -- and was thrilled when they scrapped that ship! Tom
  7. The butterfly effect is a thing ! 🙂 Tom
  8. ...and our last cabin steward basically told me, after I asked for evening service, that it was not fixed - and that he'd get to us sometime during the day (morning/evening). After a little more discussion, he then understood that he'd not be able to access our cabin (SNOOZIN) except during the evening. Tom
  9. We were spotted disappearing into them. #CAUGHT
  10. So - we've taken this tour on Fantasy, Spirit, and Conquest class ships. I'm thinking that there's not much more to see on an Excel class ship (I mean, do they cut the vegetables in a different direction or something .. lol)?
  11. We have not experienced that, not in the Presidential. The only time something close to that occurred (and we showed them around) was when we stayed in the Owner's Suite (S1 or S2) on Fantasy class ships. Tom
  12. OK - I actually found a sailing with a Presidential suite available on the Celebration. My top listed (best offer) was a " PLAY 'N' CHILL " rate of $4,425. I then scrolled down to find the rate for the Elite offering code and it was $8,309. Both included DOUE - so.... I don't think the Elite benefits justify the FOUR GRAND hike in price !!! Tom
  13. As much as I'd like to book through a (GREAT) pvp that we have, with the intervening time between my finding the (rare) cabin which we'd prefer and him getting it booked, it would be gone. So... on my own I often go. Having said that, none of the Elite offerings are tempting enough. There was an ABC sailing on the Celebration I saw this morning, but the only Excel cabins still available were forward. We'll book if there's an aft or presidential. No interest in a forward !! BTW - what's with the CRAPPY offerings ... why would I sail on a ship which goes to Grand Turk, Amber Cove, and Nassau.... CRAP. Of course, perhaps I need to open my mind up a bit, as I don't sail for the ports --- it's the ship !!! LOL Tom
  14. Oh - wait -- never mind !! It was actually $2065 I paid (which includes tax/gratuity/whatever!). I went in and did a mock booking of another cabana (at $1750) and the total came out to.... $2,065 !!! So... sale, schmale !!! Tom
  15. Yep - I just called "the fun shops" and was told to do the same. I then pointed out to them that I did the exact same thing for a prior sailing (after already having our preferred cabana) a year or more ago. Thirty seconds later, when I went to rebook at the lower price, the one I had released was not returned to inventory. I kept checking several times over the next hours, and even days - and it never came back up. Thus, I didn't end up having a cabana that sailing, as there's only one we like. So... I'll just let it go - and know that I paid a premium to get our preferred cabana... Tom
  16. What the heck ?? !!! I thought I'd just go in and see how many were left for our 10/22 Celebration sailing. I booked our cabana months ago (same one we had in May) for $2,000. Now I see that they're running a "sale", apparently since there are 7 left (out of 12). I wonder if I can get a refund or some OBC !! Tom
  17. I'll pass on all offerings (again). A couple that I considered didn't have any cabins that we'd want to book. No worries ! Tom
  18. Interesting - I thought that all Elite offers included (essentially) CHEERS. Tom
  19. Try booking a full suite on Celebrity or Royal (yikes) !! Tom
  20. No doubt - 🙂 It's interesting to note that, for years, I was often the only person (perhaps 1-2 others on some sailings) who played at the $25 BJ table on Carnival. Now it's not uncommon to have to wait to get a seat - at least on the Celebration and Mardi Gras. Of course, back then, Big Macs weren't nearly $6 either (aka, $25 ain't what it used to be) !!! Tom
  21. I don't have the data, but are Elite sailings more capacity controlled? The last Ultra I went on was a madhouse (with Ultras). I like a little elbow room myself 🙂 Tom
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