lr657 Posted February 9, 2019 #51 Share Posted February 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, island lady said: I thank them when they ask. Too much crowding in the DL already, happy to see them checking cards in order to keep the lounge seats available for those that earned it. Only takes a second or two. As the Consierge Lounges are converted to Suite Lounges the Diamond Lounge is becoming more and more crowded. It will definitely help to have someone checking cards for entry. I glad to see it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted February 9, 2019 #52 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Theoretically unlocking the door with your card catches half of the passengers not invited to the clubs. I would be happy to show my card every night if necessary! Still, it's not surprising how and why passengers justify their theft of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted February 9, 2019 #53 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I would also be happy to show my card every night to make sure everyone in the lounges are supposed to be there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actuarian Posted February 9, 2019 #54 Share Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, steveru621 said: Theoretically unlocking the door with your card catches half of the passengers not invited to the clubs. I would be happy to show my card every night if necessary! Still, it's not surprising how and why passengers justify their theft of service. "Theoretically" is the key word. Trying to stop someone from following you into the Diamond Club is like removing a chair hog's belongings from a chair on the sundeck; it is a way to get into a fight and that is the last thing most of us want on a cruise. The only way to really control access to the Diamond Club (or, for that matter, the Suite Lounge) is for the concierge to enforce the rules. On most Celebrity ships, the doors to Michael's Club cannot be locked because there is a muster station in Michael's Club. This forces the concierge to control access and it works very well there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 9, 2019 #55 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, davekathy said: Agree. More than happy to especially if it means keeping out those that are not allowed in the DL. 🍷🍺 Cheers to ya! 🥂🍷🥃 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 9, 2019 #56 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, lr657 said: As the Consierge Lounges are converted to Suite Lounges the Diamond Lounge is becoming more and more crowded. It will definitely help to have someone checking cards for entry. I glad to see it done. Great minds think alike! 🙂 Only makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 9, 2019 #57 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, frank808 said: I would also be happy to show my card every night to make sure everyone in the lounges are supposed to be there. We have a lot of winners here!! 🙂 Agree of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 9, 2019 #58 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hopefully the whole DL issue is going to be gone soon anyway.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted February 9, 2019 #59 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On the past few cruises, save seen the concierge leave the desk and greet any patrons he/she did not notice walk in. It was a discrete way to check to be sure those who were there were actually eligible. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 9, 2019 #60 Share Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: On the past few cruises, save seen the concierge leave the desk and greet any patrons he/she did not notice walk in. It was a discrete way to check to be sure those who were there were actually eligible. M Smart thing to do. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted February 9, 2019 #61 Share Posted February 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, Thorben-Hendrik said: Hopefully the whole DL issue is going to be gone soon anyway.... Not really. There will always be some lounge with some name, with some group having access, and the same issues will come up. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 9, 2019 #62 Share Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Not really. There will always be some lounge with some name, with some group having access, and the same issues will come up. m Trolls...don't feed them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted February 9, 2019 #63 Share Posted February 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, Thorben-Hendrik said: Hopefully the whole DL issue is going to be gone soon anyway.... It's only seems to be a issue for those that haven't paid their dues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 9, 2019 #64 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, actuarian said: Zeniths are allowed in Michael's Club but they are not allowed in Luminae (unless they book a suite). However, there are far fewer Celebrity Zenith members than there are Royal Caribbean pinnacles. This is what allows Celebrity to offer nearly all suite perks to people in Sky suites, which are the Celebrity equivalent of Royal Caribbean junior suites. Read post #42. Also, the price of sky suites on celebrity is in parity with that of grand suites on RCI so it makes logical sense that a sky suite would receive a butler and all the perks of suite class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 9, 2019 #65 Share Posted February 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Grandma Dazzles said: When the card is swiped your picture comes up - concierge has the ability to scan. If concierge decided to scan ID he can. Your daughter would be very embarrassed and rightfully so - very tacky. As as others have said, another reason why lounges are crowded. Just use your coupons at a bar. On Independence while I was speaking to the DL concierge at her desk she had files with all the D and D+ photos on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 9, 2019 #66 Share Posted February 9, 2019 4 hours ago, island lady said: Totally agree. Plus one DS friend! 🤗 I agree too,DS friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 9, 2019 #67 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Thorben-Hendrik said: Hopefully the whole DL issue is going to be gone soon anyway.... Why? I do not understand why a customer wants a supplier to take back free drinks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 9, 2019 #68 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, island lady said: Trolls...don't feed them. Yes I agree totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 9, 2019 #69 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, davekathy said: It's only seems to be a issue for those that haven't paid their dues. I agree,those of us who have paid our dues love the rewards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actuarian Posted February 9, 2019 #70 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andy C said: Read post #42. Also, the price of sky suites on celebrity is in parity with that of grand suites on RCI so it makes logical sense that a sky suite would receive a butler and all the perks of suite class. That is usually true on the newer Celebrity ships but the cost per day for a Sky Suite on the shorter 4-5 night seasonal Caribbean cruises on the Celebrity Infinity is almost always significantly less than the cost per day of a 4-5 night Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean in a Grand Suite. This is especially true if you take into account the extra perks that Celebrity so often throws in when you book a Sky Suite. They often include the "Go Best" package of 4 perks with any suite class booking and that package is worth at least $150/person/day. Royal Caribbean offers much less. Edited February 9, 2019 by actuarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted February 10, 2019 #71 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I was on the Allure this past Sept., and there were ship's officers out side the Diamond Lounge checking every ones card while the concierge was inside greeting everyone during the entire cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted February 10, 2019 #72 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 8:37 PM, kjenaz said: You can blast me, but this happened last month. Hubby and I are Diamond Plus and we took our 4 year old grandson with us on a 5 day cruise out of Tampa. The first night the Concierge was doing a diligent job of checking cards and the woman in front of us knew she was sneaking in. The Concierge very nicely told her that due to limited seats he was required to not let her in. She turned around and looked at us and asked if he was going to let "the kid" in. To that our grandson promptly showed her HIS DIAMOND Card and grinned at her. She had the balls to go around and try to come in thru the overflow door. It made us grin everytime we entered the lounge and our Luca proudly showed his card. Perfectly handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 10, 2019 #73 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, davekathy said: It's only seems to be a issue for those that haven't paid their dues. LOL! 😄 Agree as usual. Edited February 10, 2019 by island lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted February 10, 2019 #74 Share Posted February 10, 2019 17 hours ago, grapau27 said: I agree too,DS friend. Hello to you also, my DS friend from across the pond! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 10, 2019 #75 Share Posted February 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, island lady said: Hello to you also, my DS friend from across the pond! 🙂 We had a great week at Hilton Buenavistapalace in Orlando 17-24 January. I believe you and Bucky were on a cruise then otherwise we could have possibly all had a meal together. We are looking forward to the DL on Independence in May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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