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I think this new program will cause many disagreements between passengers and headaches for crew/staff.

I have been in Concierge many times and the perks are not that great.

I will be cruising in January, 2024.

I did not receive this e-mail, I would not take advantage of this offer anyway, but, interested  to read the entire e-mail, if anyone still has it. 

I get email and snail mail, from X, mostly sales and the occasional message from the CEO. 

Everytime there is a header with my points. 

7 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

Amusingly I got a new Captains Club email a minute ago  "From the Bridge" and it has my points with the correct updated total. 

7 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

Amusingly I got a new Captains Club email a minute ago  "From the Bridge" and it has my points with the correct updated total. 

Ditto !

1 minute ago, Oceangoer2 said:

No mention of a flash sale on my site. I checked and my price shows 20% discount, however, the bottom line is more expensive than when I checked a few weeks ago. 

I never got a message either, my travel agent contacted me.

I was just informed that X is having a flash sale on beverages packages.

I immediately called X and gave my reservation number and right away customer service representative knew why I had called and made the necessary adjustments right away.

I had no "All Included Perks" so I paid for my package and by inquiring about flash sale I saved $210.00, 51% off.

Not sure when sale will end, I am on the Constellation in January, 2024, Good Luck !

1 hour ago, retired dude said:

the guy cooking burgers was from columbus ohio....ha ha ha

We had the same experience with bad burgers on the Silhouette. 
That’s why your burger was bad, you let a “Luckeye” cook it, lol 😂 

I just made final payment in my upcoming cruise.

I received a message about "Move Up",

We have never moved up but I was curious so I took a look. 

So, I see there is an Ultra Deluxe Concierge and Ultra Deluxe Veranda cabins ?

My question is what's the difference between Regular and Deluxe ?

Description does not go into detail.

Thanx !

First, I must say that we always pay our gratuities up front.

I saw a post on another forum that asked if cabin attendant/wait staff know who has pre-paid their gratuities.

This question may have been and answered previously but I could not find it.

Just curious.

We have been on many X cruises and have seen numerous individuals intoxicated to the point of not being in control of themselves, especially at the Martini Bar.

I have never seen anyone cut off even though the person was visibly intoxicated.

Yes, you definitely can !

We travel with a party of 4 and we usually order a couple of sides and an entree along with our meal to share with the table.

16 hours ago, awhcruiser said:

Here we go.......Take your chances and see if you are turned away..

Grand Rapids native, Go Blue !

29 minutes ago, awhcruiser said:

Here we go.......Take your chances and see if you are turned away..

I have seen many people turned away because of their dress, you can take your chance wearing shorts and flip flops. 
I would love to be there when you are denied seating. 
 

Lol, all this drama over dress codes.

It's a no brainer, follow rules and regulations and you will never go wrong.

Do what you want and face the consequences.

23 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said:

If you sail again and they actually haven't removed the metal cans fleetwide, I recommend you try what I do.  I bring one of those rubber grip bottle openers.  Makes it much easier to open.

We don’t mess with the cans anymore, we get bottles of Evian. 

10 minutes ago, Big_G said:

 

Don't feel bad. I have no surgically reduced grip and sometimes I struggled to open them. 

Yes, my wife has severe arthritis and we had to get  servers with a towel to open them.

1 minute ago, markeb said:

I wonder if they're having supplier/provider issues? The aluminum cans were co-branded for Celebrity. Did they used to have Celebrity co-branded bottled water? I just don't remember, but many if not most companies do that. It's pretty simple.

Yes, there  was a X brand plastic water bottle a couple years ago.

I do hope they have gone back to plastic !

Those metal cans are difficult to open, possibly cut yourself and the water taste like can.

Question: How is the Basic Internet on the Equinox ?

5 hours ago, Stem to Stern said:

(As seen on app.) 
For anyone on board, is this true?  
I look forward to beef Wellington in the MDR.  

How much extra do they charge for it now???

From what I have seen its not available at all unless you go to Tuscan, maybe, there is a vegetable wellington available .

I was told by a friend that the menu for the upcoming Equinox cruise was on the app.

Not really exciting and much different than we have had on past X cruises.

My experience is that what ever you see online is usually different on the cruise, slightly.

I hope so, the menu I saw on the app was not great, no lobster, no beef Wellington, unless you pay extra.

We did the same type of "guarantee" veranda, on the Equinox, hoping for the best, didnt really care, just wanted to cruise.

Paid the next day.

The following day we were surprised with our cabin assignment !

Deck 10, Concierge, mid-ship !

We have cruised out of Port Everglades a few times and have question for the forum about tipping the porters, embarkation/debarkation.

We always tip because we have several pieces of large heavy bags.

I know tipping is a personal choice.

The last time we cruised out of Port Everglades a couple years ago we overheard something very disturbing.

A gentleman unloading bags with the porter refused to tip him and the porter said "good luck getting your bags".

My question is do you have to tip porters ?

I understand the porters are salaried employees of the port ?

Can they really disrupt your baggage ?

20 hours ago, Nflder71 said:

The concierge guarantee is a lower cost than the Prime Verandah. The cabins for the verandah are on the 9th deck close to the front. If we select the concierge guarantee, I’m a bit worried that we will get an obstructed view and be on a lower deck. At least with prime verandah we will know where our room is, even if it is right at the front! If I book the guarantee when do you find out what room you have? And if you don’t like the location can you switch?

 

We just got our guaranteed veranda cabin assignment for the Equinox yesterday and were worried where we would be located.

We actually got an upgarde to Concierge a few cabins from center elevator banks.

Good Luck !

56 minutes ago, broadwaybaby123 said:

Does anyone have a copy of the menu they can post? I'm soon-to-be Elite and would love to see what they have to offer. I'll be on the Summit in October and Solstice next Fall. During one of those cruises, I should be leveling up, I just don't remember which one.

I am not 100 % positive but from what I have read it's mostly a "Continental" style breakfast, coffee, rolls and pastries.