hammo

good point

Thankyou - very kind of you  --  and please dont interupt any moment that interferes with your fun - enjoy every moment .

Totally loving the blog and now totally confused about Silk Harvest . Celebrity cancelled our Silk Harvest reservation and refunded the OBC we had used for this. Are you saying the restaurant is still operating  ? - we cruise in October and were looking forward to SH again as we have already had the le Petit Chef "experience " . Cheers 

Our VTG TA said , regarding enquiring about the 4 perks for our already paid for cruise 

Yes , we have already had final payment and just sent an email to our TA to see if we can get the beverage package upgraded from Classic to Premium as well as the increase in OBC etc . Our price is the same - just the perks included much better now so I dont see why the "upgrade" shouldnt be honoured .

Silk Harvest is gone  gone -- Celebrity cancelleed the reservation - received this today - I have cut out the detail , but the onboard credit already returned to the account . 

Poor form , in my opinion 

We always enjoyed Silk Harvest and would certainly go for lunch if its available . ( $ ? ) 

It doesnt show in Cruise Planner now though , so I assume it will be gone in October . Funnily Our SH purchase still shows in our Calendar - I guess it remains there till we cancel it and get some credit back. .

We did enjoy LPC , although the novelty for us is a "oncer " , Quirky and cute but  the $55US for that limited menu over priced especially if you are converting to the AU$ . ( approx $80AU each is crazy )

We will probably negotiate a good deal at Sushi on5 instead .

Received This email is from Celebrity  -- I've copied it here verbatim -  I thought it was a prank , given the wording .

Celebrity Cruises | Celebrity Solstice | October 11 2019 | Silk Harvest Dining | Reservation # 1217433

Good Day, 


The Silk Harvest  restaurant is being removed the ship.  All reservations currently book in Silk Harvest will be cancelled and refunded.   It is being replaced with a new dining experience called Le Petit Chef.  If you would like to rebook in a different restaurant you can call us at your earliest convenience at 1-888-837-5676 or you can thru your cruise planner on celebritycruises.com.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

Best Regards, 




Celebrity Pre-Resolutions
Trade Support and Service - ICT Campus
CelebrityRRS@celebrity.com
Fax (305)603-0045

Yikes ...  we had a paid for reservation in Silk Harvest ... which we were looking forward to . We have previously had the Petit Chef experience on another cruise  - quirky and the dinner nice but will not pay the extra $20US for that again so I assume we just get the money returned . We used OBC . We would go I guess if the paid up cost remained the same but thinking that will not happen . Our calendar still shows our Silk Harvest reservation , surprise surprise . 

On 3/29/2019 at 7:13 AM, YYC F/A said:

Add me to those surprised that VV isn't planning a beverage package offering.  Of course there will be the usual CC contingent whom bemoan beverage packages, sloppy drunks etc. or whom pre-judge folks whom value craft cocktails and decent wine as part of the vacation experience.  VV isn't Carnival and the guest demographic will be very different - I don't see it as a "booze cruise".

 

But add me into the contingent that prefers to have an upfront price, and then relax and enjoy onboard, not wondering how much your bar bill will be at the end of the trip.  It's not about drinking to excess, so much as a mindset - one that All Inclusive resorts fostered, and which has been highly successful for lines like Celebrity and NCL.  Budget and pay up front, relax onboard, no hidden costs or surprises later.

 

If "mixology inspired craft cocktails" are priced at hip & trendy New York pricing, it wouldn't take many $15-$18 USD (+ gratuity?) cocktails, a few glasses of wine at dinner, and a few espresso to quickly have something clost to $150/day bar tab per person. Hardly an excessive amount of alcohol, but a significant daily cost that could easily put VV total pricing per diems well above brands like Celebrity - and perhaps higher even than some of the true luxury players like Seabourn.

What he/she said ........  🥂

Hi Nutsaboutgolf ,

Are they offering discounts at Sushi on 5 - we have had discounts of 20 - 30% on past Solstice cruises and prefer that to Tuscan ( which we usually find underwhelming on the first night but will go again I guess as 1st night MDR menu is ordinary except for the pork chop ) Weve never been able to get a discount at Murano. Thanks for any dining info 

Thankyou to everyone for all the replys and suggestions . I guess we will either do the airport return and taxi to the ships terminal or airport pickup and dropoff as close to the port as possible , having first dropped off my Better Half with the luggage , and just hoofing or taxi to the ship . Thanks again , very much appreciate the advice .

We are on Solstice again this Oct , but thats just a little cruise to show some never before cruisers what this is all about . Cheers

Hoping for some advice  - we have just booked the 13 night Solstice cruise in and out of Auckland next year and are hoping to spend a few days touring around the North Island pre cruise. We would like to pick up the car at the airport and dropoff at the cruise port area but I cant seem to find a rental car booking engine to do this - no option available for the cruise terminal .

Has anyone done this and if so , can you tell me who you booked with .  (I guess I could call NZ rental companies , I know , just seeing if I could do this online.)

Thanks for the reports Bansai3 and Tourist1292 - was Silk Harvest still available - we are on Solstice in Oct and it has disappeared from our Cruise Planner so assume it is being replaced some time soon  .

Bonsai3 , Was Silk Harvest open ?

5 hours ago, helen haywood said:

 

 

Remember if you are Elite you already receive a 15% discount on specialty restaurants.  (You may have to remind them of this.  And, no, the discounts are not combinable.)

I think its only Elite PLUS that gets this discount ?

Was not aware there were different menus and "shows" for LPC - so that is good news. Do you have the 4 Menus to share here ? 

Regarding Silk Harvest - it has still disappeared from my Cruise Planner - just Murano and Tuscan available to book now on Solstice for me . 

Have already experienced the LPC , for us a novel once only dining event .Quirky , fun , but I dont watch the same movie twice either , ( assuming they keep the same "show"and the same limited menu .) We wouldnt repeat it especially at the price .

Silk Harvest we would go every cruise .

Sorry to bump this up but ... is Silk Harvest gone from Solstice ? Just wanting to plan ahead and no reply .

Seems Silk Harvest has disappeared from Solstice -- it nolonger showed when I just looked at dining on our cruise planner  - just Murano , Tuscan and Chefs Table ?

Can you book Specialty Dining here Helenb ? None of the link clicks work for me .... 01 day , 7 hrs to go lol .

The Promotion Celebrity are having when they are not having a promotion --  agree its very annoying and what a waste of time . 

Opened Cruise Planner for a look at an upcoming cruise to find the 72 Hours of Savings Promotion but am unable to click on any of the offerings -- is anyone else having this ?

Thankyou  mfs2k ,  great news .... cheers