the penguins

Sorry you both have to have the same package. The coffee, teas and chocolate are the same on both packages. For some reason there seems to be an effort to overthink this. All coffees, teas and chocolate hot or iced without alcohol are included in either non alcoholic packages. If you did order something over the package for example a bottle of premium water you would only pay the difference in price plus 20% gratuity on the difference. 💲1extra would cost you 💲1.20.

On selected cruises only, never on TA's , the new system is just great everyone has choices.

Exactly - everyone who liked AI can still have the benefits, anyone who doesn't (for medical reasons alcohol in any form is a "no, no" for us) now has the choice. Its a win, win for everyone. We have already changed back to X for a cruise which we were looking to do on Princess.

Plus the long time for the Covid tests and isolation periods before they can work on the ship currently around 4 weeks minimum from being offered the job to starting work.

The point is you now have choices which AI took away. We don't need unlimited WiFi as we prepare all messages off line, turn on WiFi push send, incoming messages arrive at the same time, turn off WiFi and check messages. Repeat twice a day have never used one 240 minute package. We don't drink alcohol just the coffees, teas and chocolate. We get our was water during the Elite Happy time - 2 bottles/cans each. Also 2 juices which we take to dinner. We pay the tips up front and would be happy to have them included in the basic price just as X does in Australia and New Zealand where it is marketed as tips not required.

The clue is in the title. Any non alcoholic coffee, tea, chocolate is in the package. Any of the former with alcohol added is not. Enjoy the Cafe Al Bacio.

Just go with the flow, expect change and adapt as you go. If you want certainty don't book a cruise or any other trip and just stay home. We have done 4 cruises since August 2021 and all have been subject to changes during the trip.

Same ports as Celebrity which operates fine with no smoking anywhere within the ship.

On Silhouette 2 tables with a 💲5 minimum and 1 with a 💲10 minimum. Promotional chips can only be played on the inside numbers e.g. not red/black, odd/even.

Celebrity now also has a Cruise only option without drinks, WiFi and tips (except for Aqua Class and Suites) on all cruises.

No on Oceania everyone pays for WiFi. With the new Celebrity pricing we all have choices.

Saved me making the same points.

In which case why has he banned it on all Celebrity ships?

Not to late we booked our last cruise just 48 hours before we sailed. Sent email for Shareholders benefit same day and it was on our account on sailing day

Love the Roll Call name. Any chance you are from a place beginning with a "W" famous for Oysters? If you are we are originally from the same town.

The crucial part is that if you order a drink over the classic price you only pay the difference plus the gratuity on the difference. For many people the cost of upgrading is simple not worth it. Check out the prices and see how many drinks would actually be over the limit. On a Med cruise that is also going to be port intensive this also reduces the time you are likely to be drinking. Finally you would both have to upgrade so again based on your drinking pattern this might be a bad choice. My rule of thumb is " the more Celebrity push an option, the less likely it is to be a great deal for me".

Not such a problem for cruises in Europe as we get more holiday/vacation time - minimum in the UK for full-time employees is 4 weeks.

But you can't carry on - every player has one set of pulls either 3 pulls at 💲5 or 5 pulls at 💲3 depending on the machine chosen. No extra players and no extra pulls. The pot is then divided according to the Rules in our case every player gets an equal share rounded down to the nearest 💲. The player pulling the highest gets their share plus all the odd cents. In addition the casino usually puts in some prizes in the case of our last Pull these were I have/had no idea, not do I have any idea what if anything these are worth. Perhaps we should have a draw for whose Card we should use. That would be easy for me as all players are allocated a number and they play in number order. As long as everyone has fun that's all I want.

A poorly organised pull. The rules under which I organise a Pull (inherited from another organiser) clearly state that members can't join once the Pull has started. On our last Pull we had 80 participants a total of 💲1200 put in the machine and it made no difference to my Casino Status. The rules are also designed so that in the event of a big win no one has to pay the tax. Won't know if it will work but hopefully one day we will get to find out.

Yes and also the hot chocolate and iced coffee based drinks.

Agreed at last sense has prevailed now 2 basic options on every cruise. Cruise only - applicable on all cabins except Aqua and Suites. All included - which lists exactly what the "all" is. Of course you can then upgrade the drinks and the WiFi.

The crucial bit is when or if you order a drink over the $9 price you only pay the difference not the full amount. Wait until you are no board, see what you drink and only upgrade if it makes sense.

Look at the chairs. If you like to relax on your balcony in chairs that recline and with a reasonablely sized table you can't on an Infinity Balcony. Silhouette is our favourite - 4 times in the last 4 years. Captain's Club breakfast ( table service, croissants, Danish pastries, fresh fruit, smoothies, speciality coffees/teas, bloody Mary's, etc served in Tuscan Grill 08.00 to 10.00 is a great start to the day. We don't see the value in anything other than a Regular bslcony.

Code share is different as the rules apply to the primary carrier in this case AA which doesn't charge.

Welcome, a great age to start and a great line to choose. As fellow Brits we are sure you will have a great time. If you would like a copy of our "Hints and Tips for first time cruisers" please email us: geoffanita at hotmail dot com ( sorry for the odd way of writing it stops the robots). Geoff and the boss (Anita).