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Can you get the cocktails as “mock tails” at the elite happy hour?

1 hour ago, TravelingCircusof5 said:

We’re on Beyond (center SV) April 2024- no loungers. We don’t have them and the SVs on either side of us don’t have them. I asked immediately and was told no “we don’t”. It wasn’t an issue of a tip because I was not given the chance to tip before the idea was shut down. One year ago, same ship, we had them without needing to ask.

MY theory is that having loungers on SV keeps people satisfied without needing to upgrade to a suite. It definitely dampened the benefit of an SV for us since the tiny chairs are impossible to get comfortable in for more than just a quick look around. (Napping, reading, sunning was not nearly as lovely as it was for us last year with the loungers.) It may have backfired though bc the more they take away things we enjoyed, the less likely i am to spend MORE money the next time. It may be back to land vacays. 

 

Does anyone know if this applies to the Celebrity Edge SV staterooms. Looking at booking one but if there are no loungers now, it certainly takes the gloss off it. 

4 hours ago, helen haywood said:

Was this an aft or forward cabin?  I have a sunset veranda booked on Beyond soon…hoping for the best.  Have a porthole cabin booked on Ascent but not until 2026…refundable deposit…if these reports continue I’ll cancel that cruise and stick to only M and S Classes on Celebrity.  Sigh.

We were the first cabin forward, on Deck 8, 8111 on Edge.  There were the usual creaks when the sailing was smooth but as the seas got rougher, the banging and loud creaking began. 

On 4/20/2024 at 9:30 AM, helen haywood said:

Have there been any reports of noise issues in the porthole veranda cabins?

We had the cracking, popping and banging in our porthole veranda cabin and this was on the Edge.  Was especially bad in the higher seas.

10 minutes ago, Cruise till you drop said:

Plenty of room on the balcony IMHO.  This was the pics before we had the room steward bring a lounger to the balcony.

 

As for the noises, never heard them in either 11270 or 11271

Thank you so much for the photos.  Was this 11271 on Edge?

On 2/1/2024 at 9:43 AM, Cruise till you drop said:

We’ve done 11270 and 11271 on the Edge and both rooms were excellent and quiet .

 

As someone mentioned, the SV’s are quite a walk to the elevators but we liked that aspect (privacy and getting in steps)

Hi, we have the option of 11271 on Edge.  Could you please tell me, was there much room on the balcony for any recliners?  Someone mentioned 11273 was very noisy with the cabin making all sorts of noises.  As this cabin is next door to 11273, did it make these noises as well?

Many thanks for your help.

3 hours ago, hcat said:

maybe we will  go back to EDGE in the future

Edge isn’t immune to the noise issues either. We had cracking and popping in our DPV stateroom. 

Celebrity Edge

We have the option of SV 8321 or 11271.  Has anyone sailed in either of these rooms and can offer advantages/disadvantages for either or both? Thanks, any help would be much appreciated.

We have some missing Captain's Club points and have been trying to contact Captain's Club to claim what we are owed.  As we are from New Zealand we are directed to the Australian office.  We go through to the dedicated CC line but are told by the operators that to contact CC we have to send an email.  We have sent two off now but after a long wait haven't even had any acknowledgement.  Our travel agent also tried  a couple of times but has had no success.  As a last resort, we even wrote a letter to Guest Services on the Edge, (the ship we had been on), and when it came into port in our home town, we asked a passenger if they would deliver it for us.  We had hoped they could do something from their end.  Still, no joy.  

I am now looking at ringing the Captain's Club in the USA directly to see if I have any success.  I have found this number on the website 1-844-418-6824 

Due to the different time zones, I have been trying to work out the best time to ring.  What state is this number for so I can calculate the time accurately?  Or do you think it is outsourced to another country?

Many thanks for your help.

In hindsight, I think it would have been a good idea to get something in writing even though Guest Relations were rather surprised when we mentioned it to them as well as our room attendant. Now it is their word against ours as we try to get the points due to us. I did say this to the Celebrity consultant on the phone and he said they do have ways of finding out if we had elected to go on program. Guess we’ll see if he was correct. 

We were on a cruise about five weeks ago. As soon as we met our room attendant, we mentioned we would like to participate in the Go Green program. To make sure we were enrolled, we even went to guest services that first evening to make our request known. The guy told us it wasn’t necessary to tell them but to make sure he rang through to the relevant department to confirm. 
Since returning home, we have been awarded our 30 points, (10nights x3), but there is no sign of the extra 3.  Normally, wouldn’t be too bothered but we are sitting at 297 points so the extra three will take us to Elite for our next sailing. Have emailed CC but no response yet. 

We were in 8111, a porthole cabin, on Celebrity Edge and also had similar popping and banging noises. They were definitely more noticeable in rougher seas. 

Do they let you know if you have won/ lost a bid over the weekend or is it just during the week, Monday to Friday?

Thank you so much. I managed to find the current sailing and checked out the daily schedule. Four nights there is either an acoustic performer or solo guitarist. One night a silent disco and one night the house band. There are no performers  listed for four nights. Would you assume that would just be background music?

 Thanks. 

18 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

Would suggest you look on the Celebrity App for the current cruise.   It will list all the entertainment by day and the time of each set. 

That’s a great idea. Only problem is, the app won’t let me look at another cruise date other than my own. How do I switch to the current cruise? Thanks 

15 hours ago, jelayne said:

We just got off the Ascent on the 28th in a SV on deck 7 and never heard a sound from Eden.  In November we were on the Edge.  On both ships some nights there are performers (vocalist, duos, band) other nights small production shows that that started at 10:30 or 10:45.  Neither were the type that should be a noise issue. 

Thanks for your reply. Do you remember what time the late shows ended? 

I have been trying to find some updated information on the entertainment that is being offered in Eden, (Celebrity Edge), at the moment. Particularly, what style of music is generally played there, does it go late into the night/early morning and is it every night? We are looking at a cabin that is located close to this venue, (directly above on deck 7), and wondered what impact the noise may have. Thank you. 

1 hour ago, Northern Aurora said:

We were in a Sunset Sky Suite (9305) last fall on a B2B2B.  Very quiet room.  Friends were in a SV on deck 7 (there was only one available for all three cruises) and they had serious noise issues from Eden.

What ship was this?

13 minutes ago, snohorules said:

This thread will probably be helpful: 

 

Thank you. I did search for info but obviously not hard enough. It was most informative but sounds as though there is a bit of confusion regarding the reservation system, if there even is one. 

16 minutes ago, Alakegirl said:

Edge does not have set dining.  All four MDR have open seating.  Sadly the people you talk to on the phone are not always aware of the difference between e class and the M/S class ships for this

Why can’t I reserve a time. Tried all four dining rooms and they all said “ Dining time already set”. Will I just have to wait until I board?

Hi, we are about to cruise on Celebrity Edge in just over 2 weeks.  We have been allocated set dining at 6pm.  We have read conflicting information regarding the organization of this set-time dining.  Some say that Celebrity has done away with these set times and we can just roll up at any of the four main dining rooms, at any time.  I have tried to reserve a booking on the website but it just says "Dining time already set". If we are obliged to stick to this set time, which restaurant will we be eating in and is there a possibility to try the other three restaurants over the course of our cruise?  I realize you can order from the menus of the other restaurants but we would like to try all four settings.  When I was talking to Celebrity about my dietary requirements, they said the wait list had closed for "anytime" dining making me think that this set dining option is still in play.  Can anyone please advise what the story is with set dining and if there is any flexibility?  Many thanks. 

Can someone advise me where you book for the main dining rooms please. We have also been allocated 6 pm set dining but have been told that it is open seating. There is no “Reserve now” tab showing under any of the restaurants on our app. I just wondered if we were exempt as we had a set time. We sail in just over 3 weeks on Edge so could the restaurants be booked out?  We haven’t received any emails from Celebrity encouraging us to book either. 

Hi DavyWavey, we watched your ship leave port tonight - what a sight to behold. We’re glad Tauranga put on a lovely fine day for you. Hope you had a wonderful time at Hobbiton. 
You may not be aware but there were two lots of pier runners. First a group of five and then a group of two. We were talking to the security workers and they were worried they weren’t going to make. First time we have seen folk running for the ship.  
Here are some photos of your departure from the port. Safe travels. 
 

43 minutes ago, arxcards said:

I can't be sure. I think it will be all or nothing, whichever day it happens.

Maybe @gbenjo has a heads-up for how Celebrity Edge will be handling this in Feb?

Thinking back , I remember a cruise many years ago,  Aust/NZ, when Customs officers came aboard to process us all and we had to fill in the declaration form etc in readiness for our arrival at the next port.