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    Butler Service

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    We have had a butler quite a few times and we got progressively better at using their services. My advice is to make sure you ask for whatever it is that you want. ASK! If you don't ask they are not likely to live up to your unknown expectations.

    FV Cabins on Constellation

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    We are on the same cruise as Lucy & Phil and got a call this morning with the offer from 7203 to 8183 and we jumped on it. We don't like the canapes, and usually aren't even in the cabin when they arrive, don't drink the "sparkling wine" they provide and the fruit is fine if they bring one. We like the extra space.

     

    Pat C

     

     

    We feel the same. The canapes are pretty poor and we too never drink the sparkling wine. In fact I was going to give the sparkling wine to one of our cc friends on our roll call. So we can do without the Conceirge perks. And we are elite so there are other perks that we can enjoy more. We much more prefer the additional cabin space of the FV cabin. :)

    FV Cabins on Constellation

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    We have had Corner FOVs on both the Constellationa and the Millenium. Keep in mind that Celebrity never offers FOVs to parties of less than 5 until a couple of months before sailing. If you have a party of 5 you have to call them or an agent to get one. We have been fortunate enough that both of the last 2 years, we were able to book one for the 2 of us just about 2 months before sailing.

     

    As a guarantee, you are really not "guarenteed" any FOV, but at least and FOV or better. And since there are only 12 on the ship, it may be very likely that you may be put into a CC which could be anywhere on the ship. I think that CC is a step below a corner FOV. Even if it is an aft CC, the balcony is big, yes, but it is a "tunnel". Corner FOV is a wraparound with about a 270 degree view. Personally, I would not want that chance. I only book if it is an assigned cabin when I book. I am completely hooked on corner FOVs, which has now limited me to M class ships/interaries.

     

    Beware, if you do get the corner FOV, you will be spoiled for life!

     

     

    Chooz, I agree with your assessment. I called Celebrity (as Rick said) with the FOV GTY I could be "upgraded" to a CC somewhere else on the ship. I presently have AFT 7203 Confirmed and I am not willing to lose 7203 for an FOV GTY if there is a possibility of being "upgraded" to a CC anywhere on the ship. I will keep watching for an FOV with an assigned cabin to become available.

    FV Cabins on Constellation

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    The photo below (my husband, Lsimon took this a few years ago) shows the cabins on the rear of the Summit; numbers of the rooms on the Connie are the same. There are 12 FV units on the rear. What number room do you have? Hope the photo helps. The rooms are wonderful... lots of room, phenomenal storage and the balconies, especially the corner FVs, are great. We are in 7199 in March.

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    Hi Susie, That's a great picture Larry took. We always use Larry's picture as the source to identify AFT cabin numbers.

     

    I don't know what cabin number I have yet. What I have on courtesy hold is an FV GTY. No FV's have been available for a long time. When I checked this morning it had a GTY available under FV os I jumped on it real quick.

    FV Cabins on Constellation

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    Roy, they are aft facing and there are 12 of them. 6 are corners and 6 non-corner. I'm not sure when they assign them, but you should be able to check on the "My Celebrity" page on the X website. If you've scored one congratulations. I'm in a corner FV on Connie in March.

     

    Phil

     

     

    Hi Phil, the FV's have been coming up as sold for the past 9 months. This morning when I checked if any were available it said it was an FV GTY. So I immediately put it on Courtesy Hold. I'll have to cancel my current cabin as soon as I find out what FV Cabin they assign to me.

    This is too cool....:D:D:D

    Connie 8111 Balcony Obstruction

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    Does anyone know how bad the obstruction is on the balcony of 8111 of the "new" Connie?

     

    Rooms to Avoid:

    8094, 8096, 8111, & 8115 – Partially obstructed by the dreaded window washing equipment. NOTE: Cabins affected by the window washing equipment vary by ship. These are the rooms on Constellation ONLY. For other M-Class ships check the deck plan listed "obstructed view" rooms to avoid.

     

    I doubt any of Connie's changes had any thing to do with 8111.

    Evaluating a beverage package? Here is a beverage list with prices, as of mid-2010.

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    I made a spreadsheet in Excel that helps with the evaluation of whether a drink package is good for you.

    It's based on the data in the first post of this thread. If anyone is interested and you have excel I will send it to you.

    If the Moderators want to evaluate this and "Sticky" it I will send to them as well.

     

    I MAKE NO PROMISES AS TO ACCURACY, BUT IT WORKED FOR ME!!!

     

    Clay

     

    Poolboy, Could you please e-mail me your excel spread sheet?

    to reklawr@gmail.com

    Thanks

    Segway Tour of Antigua

    in Antigua

    Posted

    We're going to do the Segway tour. Thanks everyone for the information! It sounds like a lot of fun and a neat way to see the sights.

    We did Segways in Epcot in Disney World a few years back and that was a really a lot of fun!

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