PatC

The 2 original shots are considered "fully vaccinated".  I won't do boosters, I don't trust them.  If those coming from across the pond do not need the boosters, neither do I.  We were told the 2 original shots were sufficient.  We sailed Equinox in May,  My friends had the boosters.  My son, daughter-in-law and I did not.  THEY got covid and a really bad case of it.  No boosters for me.  

No cruising for us for a long time if the pricing keeps on going like this.  We simply cannot afford it.  60% off but on cruise only?  Even all inclusive they jack the price up by $500?  Are they kidding?  Smart cruisers know the deal.  Maybe in suites, which we never could afford, but not lower cabins.  They are doing away with "all inclusive" likely and this will push many to other cruise lines.  Celebrity is celebrating 32 years as Celebrity.  We have been loyal since 1992.  Sorry, can't justify this on a fixed income.  So sad.

5 minutes ago, SWFL Cruisers said:

I have used Park 'N Go for years without any problems. Also if you book online you get a nice discount. 

Park 'N Go-Port Everglades

Address: 

1101 Eller Dr, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Phone: (954) 760-4525

https://www.bookparkngo.com/

We have used Park "N Go many times and it was great.  Contact them.  We just returned from an Equinox cruise and as opposed to $15 a night at the port, we paid $77 for the entire 9 nights.  They do have covered parking but not sure of the cost.  They shuttle you to the ship and back so I would check if they take you to the airport.  Worth a shot.

On 5/18/2022 at 9:00 AM, Megabear2 said:

I wouldn't call Celebrity luxury, my cruise on Celebrity Edge was booked as it was the cheapest option for a good cruise line in comparison with others.  The steerage comment was tongue in cheek  hence the quotation marks.   I'm quite nervous after 70 sailings on other lines as to what I may encounter as nearly every post I see on these boards is from or refers to suite guests.   I certainly have begun to feel second rate and that isn't tongue in cheek!

I agree.  Just returned from Equinox and it's obvious suite guests are "preferred".  Have sailed over 30 years with Celebrity and still see the same wonderful service from staff and crew BUT suites do take priority.  We couldn't get a reservation in any specialty restaurant for the entire 9 nights.  The dining room was chaos the first 2 nights but then empty at both select and regular seating.  Makes me wonder about how crowded Luminae was.  I do see a preference for suite guests and that's fine but we cannot afford those suites.  Having sailed Edge I will never do that class again.

As to the poster who suggested taking ships out of service, how about one of the Edge class?  Most of us do agree that the M and S class ships are great, even with their staffing issues.  Don't throw the "babies" out with the bathwater.  These 2 classes are sailing almost to capacity.  Equinox jumped from 1/2 full to 2200 on our sailing.  You cannot expect the true Celebrity brand to be the same with this influx.  Just my opinion.

I was also on this cruise with 3 friends.  Day 7 1 tested positive and then his mom in the same cabin.  Lo and behold my friend with me also tested positive.  I DID NOT!   We don't know why but they figured it was either Aruba (where I didn't get off) or the theater show (which I did not attend).  My son and daughter-in-law were with us in another cabin and I spent the time with them.  None of us have tested positive

Those black cars you saw were hired by Celebrity to take those who had tested to their respective cars, airport or hotels.  They treated us wonderfully, even having our breakfast delivered to the cabins that morning.

I agree, Celebrity better get back to "Celebrity" business or they will sink into the depths of mediocre ships.  I have sailed over 30 years with them and have never seen such garbage going on.  This CEO has taken the crew she picks to her "babies" the E class ships and has allowed the best of Celebrity, the M and S class to suffer.  My son spoke to the bartender at the Sunset Bar who had become a friend and he told him that they finally had 450 crew from India on the way to help.  That won't to the job if they are not trained the way crews of the past were.  

I will not give up on them just yet.  My cabin steward was wonderful to me.  I fell ( those damn speakers of the DJ by the Passport Bar right in the middle of the floor on a crowded day) and the medical crew and Guest Relations were wonderful.  Very attentive.  Our cabin steward made sure I had what I needed.

Yes, I agree, more deck parties.  I miss those wonderful days when we could party in the open.  

I also wish Celebrity would stop giving away specialty restaurant reservations to the suites and whoever and leaving those of us in the lower decks with no way to utilize them.  I have NEVER seen those restaurants sold out completely before the cruises.  

Again, I do not and have never liked LLP.  When I first cruised Michael Bailey was the CEO who transitioned from Chandris to Celebrity and he was wonderful.  He took the brand and made it great.

Just my opinion but we need him back.

I pray all who are ill from this trip recover quickly and don't give up the ship just yet.

Simple - NO

Not for anything but to me, after reading the negatives on this post, it seems that the majority of the "problems" seem to be happening on European cruises.  Am I completely wrong?  The rules there are so nuts that I would never even attempt to sail there, at least for the foreseeable future.

We sail from Florida to the Caribbean in a few weeks and have no real issues except for the double=talk, mish-mash of messaging from Miami regarding testing, boosters, etc.  

Time to stop complaining and coming here with so little information.  Be precise, specific and this group has always had insight.  Been a member for years and always came here first for info.

Good luck.

I know the rules of my country, and they are not rules, they are mandates from a government.  I have lived all my life in the USA, I am 76 years old.  I am sailing from the USA port back to the USA port.  Celebrity keeps changing and mucking up the information they put out every day.  Many of us have no more time left to get the booster.  Too much information that makes no sense keeps being repeated everywhere.  It has got to stop.  We have money tied up in these trips and it's just not right.  Sorry for the rant but this has got to stop.  Celebrity is not the company I have sailed with for over 30 years.  I don't care if it's RCI or whoever, it is not fair to those who continue to be loyal and those who are new that disinformation or confusing statements are continually being put out and their customer service is a joke.  We all agree on that point.  It is not good business to get 5 different answers from 5 different reps.  

I am going to contact my TA on Monday.  My app says I am cleared for my vaccinations, no booster.  That is what I will go on.  The web site is horrible and seems to always have inconsistencies.  This is getting old.  You should not be allowed to frighten people this way.  It makes folks go crazy trying to figure this out.  Armchair experts always step in and attempt to explain when no one knows the correct answer.  For me, I will go by my app. for now.  I won't have time to figure out the 270 days and get the darn booster.  Does that mean Celebrity will cancel my cruise?  If they do I will simply NEVER sail them again after over 30 years.  I may be only 1 but I bet there are millions of others who are sick and tired of this crap.

If they flew in to Florida where they were cruising why did they miss the ship?  That is almost impossible.  Just curious how that happened.

If you check your reservation on line you may see offers.  I got 10% discount for upgrading prior to boarding so I went for it.  9 nights only $81. for the upgrade.  If you are Elite, Elite+, and I believe Select you also receive a discount so check your options.

May be a a glitch in their web site.  I don't sail until May 6 and it already has our edocs ready to print.  This has NEVER happened before.  We have done 30 cruises but since edocs never had them ready this early.  Call and see what's going on if you need to.

This may sound like it's soon to ask but here goes.  We received the antigen test kits thru the US Post Office site.  We sail in May.  My only question is if anyone used this method what is your proof to the cruise line that you actually took the test and it was negative.  Is there a question on your documents to send that "proof"?  I have watched the video and it's pretty simple but wondered how they obtain the results?

12 hours ago, Margaretealexander said:

My travel agent says I can upgrade my drink package via the Celebrity App. I don’t see  that anywhere. Can I just wait til I board? Should I call celebrity directly?

I am booked on Equinox in May.  There is a 10% discount if you book prior to boarding.  Our cruise is 9 nights and the upgrade was $81.00 pp.  Now that was great.  Your TA can book it or if you are a CC member call them.  Used to be $11.80 per day.

On 1/25/2022 at 2:04 PM, 360Guy said:

If you upgrade on ship v pre-cruise, do you still get the 10% discount?  
Thanks!

No you do not get the discount on board.  I just upgraded for my Equinox cruise in May and for the 9 days with the 10% and Elite Plus the upgrade came to only $81.!!!!  I was pleasantly surprised and shocked.

6 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

My point is ALL The cruiselines have the bathrooms that way. I just literally did a photo check on here and every line;Celebrity, Royal, Princess,Carnival,HAL,NCL, ALL those cruiselines have bathrooms with open shelving that's just how it's done REGARDLESS of whether you like it or not. 

Guess I won't give my opinions any more.  Sorry to have irked you.  

1 minute ago, kwokpot said:

While I agree closed cabinets are the best for bathroom storage you do realize that Celebrity is NOT the only Cruiseline that has open bathroom shelving in their rooms? I would venture to say the MAJORITY of cruiseship bathrooms have open shelves vs cabinets for storage. 

Doesn't make any difference which cruise line it is.  Closed cabinets could also be considered a safety feature.  No comparing cruise lines but Celebrity has had closed cabinets and it worked great in rough seas.  Having sailed Edge I can tell you that I would not have stored anything on these shelves, or removed items, if the seas were rough.  Just an observation but  I wonder how many agree.

Also, that safe is useless.  Meant to say that in my last post.  Way to small.

On 2/12/2019 at 7:13 AM, cruisestitch said:

Also, we need to keep in mind that the crew members all had served on other ships and should have been very familiar with the requirements -- it's hard to understand how they could have gotten so many things so wrong.

Having sailed on numerous Celebrity ships I can tell you that the officers and upper crew members may have "served" on other ships but the regular crew and staff were not well versed on how Celebrity operates.  They tried their best and after reading this report, it is very clear they were not the "top of the crew lists" for this ship.  Sailing on Silhouette right after Edge we found that the best crews were on the older ships by far.  They were offered Edge and refused.  They were happy to have done so because the crews on Edge talk and they are also not happy.  Bottom line is that this ship was rushed out, big fanfare and is now not doing well at all.  Yes, many will love the concept but those of us who know what to expect from the true Celebrity brand have seen the light and for us, no more Edge for us!  Too pricey, way out of sight for us.  Yes we are old but not only us "older people" sailed Celebrity all these years.  Hopefully the power that is will wake up and make corrections to the next ships being built,  Still miss the beauty of the Meyer Werft class ships.

On 2/11/2019 at 3:43 PM, hcat said:

Women who  apparently don't cruise much !

You got it!  This Hoppen woman has no clue about cruising, especially in rough weather when the shelves in the bathroom are open with no way to stop things from crashing down in a swell!!!!  Those little doohickies that supposedly keep the shelves safe for articles are funny.  I agree about the shower products.  Bring you own.  

Whoever hired these folks to do the interiors of these ships went way off the deep end.  Time to get back to the Celebrity brand basics.  Sorry, MY OPINION.

Best part was the size of the cabin (forget those so-called infinite "balconeys") and size of the bathrooms.  We loved the shower and lower step into it.  Also liked the colors but that is a matter of choice.  

23 hours ago, TeeRick said:

Park West - they infect every Celebrity and RCCL cruise ship with their constant pamphlets, messages, cabin mailings, announcements, champagne receptions, and interruptions.  I guess there must be a market on cruises for them so I'm sure some passengers do like them to be there.  But IMO I wish they would be less intrusive and be more in the background.  

Agree.  Those paper leaflets every single night and all the baloney from Park West has become increasingly annoying.  Save the Waves my patoot - SAVE ON THE PAPER that hits the circular file even before we look at what it is.  

This is just a stupid thread!  My husband is in a chair and can't be reaching into his pocket every time he needs his card!  Some people are careless and loose their cards.  What difference does it make.  We are not "newbies" in any sense of the word but you really have to think hard about why those people wear lanyards.  What a foolish thought to even have

Pat C

We sailed on January 20th in 2114.  Loved the location and it was quiet, other than rolling carts above in the cafe but that was seldom and didn't bother us.  Friends were in 2116 next door and there is a vent protrusion from the wall on one side of the bed.  If you are not careful you can walk into it if you need to get up during the night in the dark.  Loved it.

25 minutes ago, TeeRick said:

On our Edge sailing a couple of weeks ago there was live music all over the ship day and night.

Ours also but very loud, very intrusive and so enjoy if you like it.  No more Edge class for us.  MY OPINION

18 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

I guess someone will have to tell those people in Cafe al Bacio how to use the area properly.

On Edge there is no place for them to really go!  No library, no game room, no quiet retreat.  You can't alienate those passengers either.

7 minutes ago, jelayne said:

Where did you read that the Sky Lounge was going away?  What we have heard was that it will be reduced in size and some high end suites will be added; similar to the Reflection. 

While on Silhouette a few weeks ago we were in suites.  The crew were saying that when Luminae moves you will no longer be able to choose from the main dining room menu because of the new location.  On Edge the "Retreat" was locked and all suite passengers had access.  We did not.  If they take away the Sky Lounge, only half of it, that would make it impossible to keep those other than suites out.  We will wait and see what happens.