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I missed this entire Wi-Fi discussion because I thought the Elevate package (which I have for an upcoming Cruise) included the premium wifi package. Just learned it doesn’t, just includes basic. On my planner, only purchasing the premium Wi-Fi is included, not the cost to upgrade from Basic to Premium. Anyone have that info or link to such? Did I just miss a sale on the upgrade? 🥲

Just answered my own question. We don’t anrrive until later in the day. Thanks cruisetitch. Thinking you already figured that out. 🤣

Halifax, but was figuring this was a general question about how celebrity handles these HoHo passes anywhere. But any help appreciated. Ty

On my upcoming Celebrity Cruise, the Hop Off Hop On “so-called excursion” is sale priced with a 30% reduction so it is cheaper than the price on the HoHo bus website. I have OBC so would like to purchase through Celebrity. However, it says the “excursion” starts at 10am while the HoHo website says the bus starts at 8:30am on that date. Anyone have any experience booking the HoHo through Celebrity and being made to wait until later in the day to start using the pass? thanks…

That’s a great deal! Congrats. Is it a 7 day cruise?

I have friends who just moved up from Concierge to AQ on a Solstice class transatlantic for total of $450.

Do all suites include access to Luminae?

Indeed it was. 😍

On a May trip a few years back, my family rented a jeep and we went driving into Canada (it's not far from the border) and saw many black bears on very near the road, many of them strolling and feeding with their cubs. Took great pictures & videos. It was a fantastic DYI excursion. Oops.Just went back to doublecheck and that DYI wasn't in Ketchikan. Now have to dig deeper in my emails because I was planning to do the same thing in an upcoming Alaska cruise. 🙄

Sheila, I was also hoping that they would have the new light grey soft furnishings as they had on Equinox when I sailed in January.

What was the AQ room you from which you moved? I hate that fan noise, too. Looking forward to your review. Boarding Solstice in May.

I’d like to understand what you did but I’m confused. Can you explain in a more step-by-step way? I really want to understand. Are you saying that you can change from a refundable fare to a non/refundable fare after final payment and get the cruise repriced? Ty

I ordered one from Mast Grill in Jan. It was thin, already over cooked but returned to grill to be warmed up. Took just one bite. Not worth the calories, for sure.

Thank you. I obviously don’t focus on this even when it’s obvious. 😂

On a recent Equinox cruise, my DH asked me what the Pearl designation meant on our seapass card. Since we seldom ,if ever, go into the casino I figured it meant that it was based on what experts’ say is the chances of finding a pearl in an oyster—1 in about 10,000. Now, I’m curious to know what other designations there are & what do they mean?

We sailed on Equinox in early January in AQ and dined in BLU. The waiters both told us each night we could select appetizers from the MDR & even entrees or desserts. They offered that information without being asked. Although we didn’t opt for that every evening, we did order the onion soup several times, the Crème Brûlée, Shrimp Appetizer (get a double order because it’s now only 3 small shrimp) and maybe one entree during the 10-day cruise. It was very nice to have that option and having the menu on the app made it easy to check what was on the MDR menu. Loved having the app!

Good to hear. We were on EQUINOX.

West Side Treasures in St Lucia was one of best ship excursions we’ve done & great use of OBC. Review posted in Caribbean destination board.

Loved Take Three as well. Wow! What an incredible group of talented musicians. They mentioned they had 12 music degrees amongst the 3 of them & from top music schools. We were so delighted when they returned at the end of the cruise to perform again. Agree with @39augustthat the singer who joked that she was a female impressionist (not impersonator) did nail every singer she performed, not just by changing her look (wig) but her voice, moves & entire act. She even did a male singer. Finally, we also enjoyed Matt & Lainey which highlighted his guitar(s) playing and loved his fantastic interpretation of Dire Straits’ Sultans of Swing, as well as other songs. The shows on this cruise were really extra special.

We were in Equinox earlier this month. No drink menus had been updated. Old menus & old prices. Seemed to me that upgrading to premium was a waste since menu prices per drink had not been updated.

I did a zoom meeting on Equinox a few weeks ago after upgrading to the premium internet using ear phones. It wasn’t perfect but sufficient for my needs. The basic internet was barely adequate for emails.

Was gone on my Jan 2nd Equinox cruise. I checked on 3 sea days. Others noticed this on other ships?

I noticed that that the made-to-order stir fry which was my “go to” at lunch was gone. Also, the poached egg station only had salmon and spinach, no ham or Canadian bacon. When I asked the staff, they went off in the back to check and never came back. I just got fried eggs instead.

Agree that it’s a hassle. We booked Murano on the ship with the Maitre D, and presented our seapass card with our Elite + designation. He confirmed it would be discounted 15%. On our on-Board account, we were charged the full price. That annoyance and the fact that we had to reserve a bit later than our preferred time for dinner (at Blu), we cancelled. It shouldn’t be that hard to get the loyalty benefit they promised and beautifully presented in a pre-printed card we found in our stateroom

We arrived to embark Equinox at 1:30PM just 2 weeks ago. There wasn’t a single passenger in the entire terminal, just dozens of employees looking to be the one we picked to approach. The entire check-in has been streamlined. It’s a breeze. Just arrive at noon as has been recommended.