Celebrity Cerveza

They would either need to have the Aurea experience, or better, or have booked with the “Drinks on Us” promotion.

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You’re full of hot air. In my conversations with him he never once even mentioned Yacht Club.

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So unless you are YC guests, you should take these reviews, with a grain of salt.

This comment is absolute hogwash. When we were on the Seaside in February, in the “dark days” of the poor reviews, we had the absolute opposite experience than that portrayed...and we were in a Fantastica balcony on Deck 14 aft.

I’m sick and tired of constantly hearing this bull about Yacht Club being the only place on the ship where you’ll experience stellar service. It’s utter nonsense. We had great service in Bella on the Divina a year ago, and just as good on the Seaside this year.

Oh, and for the record, service on Divina under Captain Scala was just as good as Seaside under Captain Massa. Massa had only been master for two weeks when we boarded, so he must have turned the ship upside down by the time we boarded. [emoji849]

We’ll be back on the Seaside at the end of May in Bella. I hope I’m able to cope.

Might I ask what other lines you’ve seen this on? I’ve only been on Celebrity or MSC for a total of nine cruises, so I’d be interested to know if this is a phenomenon that exists elsewhere than my experience has indicated.

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The reason you didn’t see it is because what you’re doing is not the norm. Regardless of line, most people do not tip on a per-transaction basis, regardless of where the sailing is geographically located or where the ship hails from.

I have customarily tipped those that provided excellent service and went above and beyond at the END of the sailing. Stateroom attendant(s), waiter, assistant waiter (both in MDR), and anyone else that provided great service (I once tipped a particularly great sommelier on a Celebrity sailing) will receive anywhere from $20-50 from me, the night before we depart.

I couldn’t even imagine tipping by the drink. When I’m on vacation I look forward to the cashless system aboard, and don’t have to think about such things. Each bill has 15% gratuity added, so putting another dollar or two above that seems excessive - especially if I’ve particularly tied one on that voyage.

What you are doing is not normal, so if it’s the style you prefer to use when tipping, go for it - just know that when you don’t see others doing the same it’s because you’re the only one doing it.

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I can’t recall what day it was, but a couple of days at around 2:00pm they had an opera performance in the Metropolitan Theater. We sailed in February, but never made it to either show. Hoping it’s still on the program when we are back on her in late May!

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