bogeycruiser

Hi, I’m the guy who started this topic over a year ago. Just wondering if your feelings about eating while in a buffet line have changed?

15 hours ago, phoenix_dream said:

Sorry, don't agree. If I pick up a piece of bacon, or a breadstick, or whatever and eat it, without ever touching my mouth with my fingers. what's it to you besides an apparent annoyance?  I always use tongs. If my fingers have a touch of grease on them which is doubtful, it may be annoying but it is no less clean or healthy and nothing at all like double dipping. No bodily fluids involved so where and how are the germs transferred?? 

 

Using your logic here you could pick your nose with your left hand while using the tongs with the other and all would be fine, of course causing only an apparent annoyance to me. 🙄

Sorry folks but I’m going to vent.

Last Monday I disembarked the Eclipse after a 29 day B2B from Buenos Aires to San Diego. We had a wonderful time, the crew is fantastic and the ship is in great condition but every time I went to the Oceanview Cafe I’d see numerous people eating while they were in line for food. Eating in the buffet line is the first cousin of double dipping and it isn’t sanitary, people eating greasy bacon then picking up the tongs to get hash browns or sadly not using the tongs. Constantly people were walking from one station to another while eating from their plate and then there was the man ahead of me getting chicken wings one day during lunch who finished devouring one of his 15 or 20 wings, set the bone on the side of his plate and with the same hand picked up the tongs to add another 6 or 7 wings.

Most days in the Celebrity Today newsletter they mention the importance of hand washing and staying healthy onboard, it’d be nice if they would mention the basic buffet etiquette of not eating until getting to your table.

Give me a C2 on the centrally located hump on deck 10 any day.

I thoroughly agree.

I'm just wondering what is the reason for the C2 staterooms on deck 11 aft. on Eclipse? I can book a C3 on deck 10 if I like that location so far aft. Is deck 11 a superior deck to 10? Not in my opinion but maybe I'm missing something, should I feel better being among the people in aqua class?

We're booked on the Exuinox transatlantic next April. Some here have said the beverage package isn't allowed on transatlantic cruises, I understand that they don't offer it as a perk but are they available for purchase?

Dh drinks Tanguaray Gin on the rocks before and after dinner. We are thinking about the premium package, but I cannot even find out if that gin is offered on the Summit. Wouldn't want to pay the price if they don't offer his drink of choice. All listings I've found does not answer that question. This seemed like a good place to start...

 

Thank so much to anyone who knows about this. I really appreciate your help!

Tanqueray is included in the classic package. ($10.00 per day cheaper than premium)

I found it on the Celebrity web site.

Click the link below and scroll down to classic package and then click "pay one price". A sampling of included brands will be displayed.

http://www.celebritycruises.com/onboard/tabLanding.do?pagename=onboard_beverage_packages&tab=onboard_beverage_packages_premium_classic_tab%2Fonboard%2FasrPanel.do%3Fpagename%3Donboard_beverage_packages_premium_classic%26ComponentTypeId%3D30%26categoryId%3D%26currencyCode%3DUSD

This may sound like a stupid question, but does anyone know for sure if non-alchoholic beer is included in the premium non-alchoholic package?

I know this sounds like a ridiculous question. Does anyone know for sure that non-alchoholic beer is included in the premium non-alchoholic package?