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The drink package does cover drinks in the dining rooms, up to the package limit. Including speciality coffees.

Didn’t they add an expensive add on perk that cuts out the room service charge? We don’t usually get room service - but if I paid an up charge to get free room service only to find out it was now free for everyone, I wouldn’t be too happy.

Doesn’t Virgin have hammocks? I am insecure enough to never want to get on a hammock on a moving ship. Seems much more dangerous than a footstool.

Also, if your passport is anywhere close to expiring, you may want to renew. It is convenient for both spouses to have similar expiration dates - only one set of dates to remember.

Our experience on Regent was that the entertainment was so uninspiring that crowds wouldn’t be a problem. We’ve never had to wait in line on Celebrity, might be because we sit towards the back in order to leave our options open.

We like to use FBC in order to book our flights early but not have to pay until cruise final payment. You can pick your own flights, doing all of the research ahead of time. For our cruise in September from Barcelona to Rome we are flying in 4 days early and staying a week at the other end.

I agree. Also, flying in the same day is risky at best. And if this is an overnight flight, you may feel tired. Have you arranged the transportation with Celebrity? For 6 people it would be better to arrange for a private driver in a van to pick you up at the airport, and take you directly to Sagrada Familia, and then to the port. Remember to factor in flight delays, lines at passport control, retrieving luggage, etc.

We first used it in 2004! I think only very small cruise ships docked down town

Thank you - that does offer a great explanation.

We booked this cruise last April, getting one of the last sunset concierge cabins. Over the last few months I've checked regularly, checking on pricing and watching as the ship seemed to fill up. As of last week, the only available balcony cabins were Aqua class cabins. Sometime during the week, there are suddenly well more than 100 balcony cabins available, on almost every deck and across many categories, including many sunset cabins. And almost every available cabin has the bed next to the bathroom, allowing for more than 2 people in the cabin. Has anyone ever seen this happen and to this extent? Do TAs hold cabins until 8 months before a cruise? I would understand if we were close to final payment, and might expect some people to cancel at that time.

Actually classic. On our second Celebrity cruise I got in line for my free gelato scoop and DH decided to pass it up. He has never missed his free scoop since that cruise! i think that the majority of people remember to get their scoop on the last sea day, after noticing the line for gelato.

And remember to get your free scoop of gelato!

You aren't the only one who has this frustrating issue. DH's points for a 2019 cruise were never added to his total (70 points), not were any of his PUPs (about 100 points). He doesn't really care at all, but I do. In 2022, while on a cruise, we went to the Captain's Club desk to try and have it fixed, DH did get the Elite benefits on that cruise, but that was because of my status, his status was showing as select. We have been on the same number of cruises, but he is a few points behind me due to participating in fewer of the PUP opportunities. I thought everything was fixed, and didn't think twice until a few months ago when I had him log into his account to work with me on selecting some shore excursions for an upcoming cruise. Lo and behold, although his account shows his cruise history and his PUP history, his point total is stuck in early 2019. It is almost as if a spreadsheet stopped totaling. I did call and spoke to someone at CC and I believe he now has my total. With the issue that everyone seems to be having with the latest 5 point opportunity showing in history, but not added to each account, I'm afraid that this issue is widespread. So, I don't know if this is a known bug, a new bug, or a feature.

My personal bet is today (Friday) at 4:58 pm, Miami time.

I think that the the parent or legal guardian (if there is a second parent) who is not traveling will need to sign the letter of permission.

The Spa Cafe is a nice alternative - even if it is for a “pre-lunch” before heading over to the OVC after the lunch rush.

We recently had a problem where DH’s points in both the app and his online account did not reflect his last two cruises nor any power up points. All of his cruises were correctly listed on his account, but the total never moved. We thought we had the problem resolved when we were on our last cruise, but it was not fixed. When I recently called CC they just matched his total to my total. We aren’t planning to cruise until next Fall so won’t know if his point total will update for almost a year.

WCB opens at 5 pm, so nothing in the morning. On another note, I have had bartenders at WCB try to recreate the ginger mojito from the days the bar was called the Molecular Bar. Usually I had to spend a few evenings at the bar before I even tried to ask for a ginger mojito.

Thank you - we also book with the big box TA. I did double check our reservation, and saved a copy of the popup showing the old "AI", gratuities, drink packages and WiFi. I was able to upgrade our drink packages and WiFi for the sale price, so felt confident that the reservation was correctly reflected. I do want a hard copy showing that gratuities are included in our package. Our cruise is still almost 10 months away.

My September, 2024 is showing discounts up to 50% off. I wish I knew how long this Black Friday deal will last.

Thank you, I discovered that our Shore Excursions for our September 2024 Equinox cruise have been discounted by up to 50%.

Those selections work much better on rcl - on a nice day the S class ships also have plenty of grassy area for a quiet picnic lunch

And I answered my own question. The flash deal is not combinable with Captain's Club. I need to remember to check CruiseCritic on a regular basis!

Has anyone been able to get the Captain's Club loyalty discount on top of this?

We were recently on the Splendor and were quite surprised to see a young man wearing a t-shirt at dinner. It was the kind of shirt with branding or a saying. He was seated with his party when we noticed what he was wearing. No one at Compass Rose seemed to notice.