Bosjoe

Hi There,

Someone posted a pic that Le Grand Bistro went a la carte. Could you verify this? if you can. Or is it an option instead of the lunch fee they had for $25 Thanks

On 5/7/2024 at 4:57 PM, Whizbank said:

 

 

Now I'm waiting to see how and when my shareholder obc shows up. I filled all that stuff out over the weekend.

It took about 3-5 days to apply. 

1 hour ago, BuckeyeMark said:

Figured that ... but would like to be outside. Can that be done?

Only if you are in the retreat. 

2 hours ago, jelayne said:

Seems to be the case.  We were told by multiple butlers and the Concierge that they were now fully staffed.  
The Butlers were hesitant to say how many suites they had but when I said I read it was over 20, they were surprised that I knew and were a bit more forthcoming with the numbers.

I concur, 4 weeks ago on Ascent, our butler said she has 22 rooms to cover. She did stock our room with soda and brought breakfast and was very friendly when I saw her in the hallway. We are not ones that would make the butler run around for our needs.  

59 minutes ago, Whizbank said:

I got $300 once when I did this a few months ago, but, you can cash in on boa website, but if you want to use it before cruise you have to call to get them to apply it. Otherwise it shows up once you are on the ship. I also cashed in some other points and they all converted at points/100.

It does not show up while on board. Everyone please call captain club after you cash in your points. You will need your credit card account number and booking number.  I just went through this thinking once I cashed it on on BOA website it will just be added to your cruise for my cruise last month. IT DID NOT. I called and they applied it to my upcoming cruise. I was told that you have to always call in once you cash your points in and have it applied to your booking.

Who is the current cruise director? 

This is easy Eden, 

You can answer your own question by saying, How much time do I use a balcony?  If you think you wouldn't use it much then take the newer ship and an ocean view. 

2 hours ago, mhlcanada said:

I read in Celebrity’s Cruise 101 blog that to use OBC on slots, insert seapass and select OBC as the preferred credit method. However, a 5% transaction fee will automatically be added to your seapass.  Is there any other way to avoid the transaction fee? For example, with my $350 obc, can I charge $350 to my room when I play and at end of the cruise apply the obc to the outstanding room charges to avoid the 5% fee?

I took $200 out of my Refundable OBC on a slot machine, 3 weeks ago. I was not charged any fee. I played $40 then cashed out. On the last day I still had $125 in OBC, added that to a slot machine, then cashed out. I had just over $5 left when we got off the ship and it was refunded to my CC .

Shelly, did you notice if Rooftop Grill was open for lunch on sea days?

Sorry to hear that. I am booked on that cruise. Well the kids will enjoy Universal. Enjoy your vacation. 

1 hour ago, At Sea At Peace said:

 

Nice.  Appears more reasonable. Interesting also as the Ascent was just days different.

 

We likely wouldn't have "cancelled" if such was the case as we wanted the grandkids to enjoy the thrill park, zip line and then the rest of the island, and couldn't believe we had to also pay just to watch.  😲  😉 

Not sure when you are going, have you checked prices lately. They are having a flash sale yesterday and today. 

2 hours ago, hcat said:

that sounds reasonable..Are food and drink, loungers and float mats  availble there? 

 

But we want tranquility NOT a music thumping party.. Had enough of that at the outdoor pool on ASCENT 

 

whats the most quiet area ?

So the adult area has a couple more options for food, Pizza empanadas and coconut shrimp, Loungers and float mats are available. The pool area will be thumping, as there is a DJ, so if you like pool this is where you could suffer, to the left and right away from the pool it won’t be as loud. Chill island a south beach seems like a better option for no DJ. or if you want to pay for the beach club. Beach club is higher end, think of retreat, with lobster and filet but with the $100 plus price tag. 

I was thinking of doing Hideaway beach for $27 on my upcoming Beyond cruise. I just reserved it, but might cancel. Thank you for the information.

On 2/28/2024 at 10:19 AM, At Sea At Peace said:

YIKES!

 

No half-day option in Excursions.

 

Now, for the us (we're just observing, except for required rides that we can do) and two grandkids 10 and 12, @ $188.99 each = $755.96 Plus $75.56 in taxes ($831.52)  ~

 

Prices vary by date here is May 26 Beyond 

33 minutes ago, Shellyd22 said:

Chill island. We were going to snorkel and that’s the beach near the snorkel shack. Winds were too high and water was too dangerous to go further then a few feet out. Then we went to oasis lagoon pool for the swim up bar. 

How was the crowd at the pool, I know by swimup bar area seems to be packed. My partner gets a little overwhelmed when people are practically on top of you.  

What beach did you end up going to, on Coco Cay? 

22 hours ago, Kevin said:

My family and I are doing a side by side out of Ft Lauderdale in June.  First on the Disney Magic and then on the Celebrity Beyond. 
 

I don’t imagine we will be allowed to remain on the Disney ship long and will probably be off around 9am. 
 

It does not look like it is walkable from Disney to Celebrity so some time will be taken by getting an Uber or two to get the four of us and our stuff. 
 

Realistically we might be at the Celebrity terminal at 9:30-10:00am. 
 

If it matters we are sailing in a sky suite and all have Retreat access. 
 

Will they be ready to let us in the terminal that early?  I know they will be disembarking their own ship full of people. 

Terminal doors to let people come in started around 10am, as you are in a suite they will bring you to a different room. They started letting us on just about 11am.  this was 2 weeks ago on Ascent. 

43 minutes ago, mahasamatman said:

 

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. The OBC I get from my TA has always been non-refundable.

If you have any non refundable obc it came from the cruise line, through your TA. My TA breaks it down. This has always been the case with me for over 20 years.

1 hour ago, MikeMary4449 said:

While this may be true in your case, in our experience, some TAs offer refundable OBC and some issue non-refundable OBC.  @gvgseg should verify with their TA.

Non-refundable which always comes from the cruise line will 90% of the time will always show up on your account when you login to Celebrity, this credit can be used toward pre-purchase products prior to your cruise. I have never seen refundable credit show up till you board the ship on my account.  Yes always check with your TA when booking where the OBC is coming from. My TA always breaks it down. 

On 4/17/2024 at 11:15 AM, MikeMary4449 said:

FYI:  It is our understanding that, if you want the "remaining $308" as a "rebate check", you need to let your TA know this BEFORE you embark on the cruise.  If your gratuities (or any other charges onboard) exceed the $120 of OBC, your credit card on file will be charged, but any amount over the $120 will be offset by the rebate check (money in your pocket) after you return home.  If you take the entire $428 as OBC, you MUST use it onboard or you lose it.  Hope this wasn't too confusing.

Any additional obc from a TA is refundable, so the $308 is. Leave it un the account and it will be refunded to your credit card on file with the cruise ship, you do not lose it. I just did this on Ascent 2 weeks ago, I saw a refund on my credit card 2 days later. I am cruising in 4 weeks and getting $195 non refundable and $508 refundable. The ta also gave me the option to issue a check after the cruise, I just tell them to add the total for on board. The $195 will be used first, if any left over comes back to me. 

On 4/14/2024 at 11:47 PM, awhcruiser said:

How do you share a hotspot without using data?

I Have a Samsung s23 ultra.  I shutoff data roaming, login to the ship WiFi, then I am able to toggle my hotspot button on the phone. At this point I put my phone in airplane mode and my WiFi and hotspot stays on. 

2 hours ago, gymbomb said:

Are sample menus from Luminae available anywhere to check out before our trip this summer?

Download the App put in the information, then look at the menus under luminae, will be the easiest.

18 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Just put in airplane mode 

Airplane mode is important, but if you forget, The most important part is to have Data roaming off if you forget to put it in Airplane mode. Data rack up the phone bill.  

On 2/24/2024 at 11:37 AM, Traderboy said:

Hi Jim

Is it possible to use two devices at the same time on one account - literally at the same time?

Only if you have a Samsung phone, its possible to Share your wifi connection through hotspot, Apple phones NO.