Haven-Help Urgent!

[AndyCapn]

5 hours ago, DenGNNJ said:

We got the same upgrade bid offer … $550 per person MINIMUM bid for this room here’s why we’re not taking it:  

 

1. We already have 1 night in a specialty restaurant with the standard offer and purchased a package for an additional two (+100 pp)… that leaves two nights with complimentary dining, one night of which we’re going to have dinner in Bermuda.  I think it’s okay we’re missing one Haven dinner.

 

2. We bought a spa pass for the entire trip (+100 pp) because the thalassotherapy pool in the thermal spa is heated and I’m assuming the pool in the Haven area is not.  Water is pretty cold in December.

 

3. The cruise isn’t at full capacity… reserved theater seating isn’t much of a perk when the ship is half full.  Disembarkation… we’re catching a commuter train home.  Ship’s officers cocktail party?… had dinner with the captain on Windstar.

 

4. Butler & concierge … it’s a 5 night cruise.  We do Retreat on Celebrity and yes we love the service they provide, but we’ll be okay for this short cruise.

 

5. Special breakfast??? … would have to be some pretty damn good eggs for the added cost.

 

Long story, kind of not long… the extras we purchased for $200 pp for this cruise are sufficient for us to sufficiently “elevate” the experience for us.

1) There's no Haven dinner on the Gem anyway.

2) The Haven courtyard has a roof so the December cold is not an issue. Regardless, there is also a hot tub and steam room.

5) Yes, breakfast (and lunch) is much better in the Haven/Suites than the MDR or buffet. Though maybe not if you only eat eggs.

[ChiefMateJRK]

19 hours ago, DenGNNJ said:

Think of it this way…

balcony = coach,

That's an awful comparison.  Even inside on a cruise ship is infinitely more enjoyable that coach on an airplane.  Not even on the same planet.

[DenGNNJ]

1 hour ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

That's an awful comparison.  Even inside on a cruise ship is infinitely more enjoyable that coach on an airplane.  Not even on the same planet.

That's because it wasn't a comparison.  It was a way of putting the different classes of cabins on a Celebrity ship into a perspective that's familiar or more easily relatable to someone who may have not experienced them first-hand.

Edited December 3, 2021 by DenGNNJ

[don't-use-real-name]

4 hours ago, DenGNNJ said:

That's because it wasn't a comparison.  It was a way of putting the different classes of cabins on a Celebrity ship into a perspective that's familiar or more easily relatable to someone who may have not experienced them first-hand.

 

5 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

That's an awful comparison.  Even inside on a cruise ship is infinitely more enjoyable that coach on an airplane.  Not even on the same planet.

Please refrain from using COACH for comparison to ships accommodations

Coach on an airplane is a confined uncomfortable space of occupancy -

Coach in a rail car is habitable room to move about one's moving space -

As for accommodations on a ship - no seat belts - no requirements to stay seated while in motion -

Only in the theatre buffet or in a life boat is seating an issue of space a problem.

 

Coach on a ship - the only place you may find that is one of the gift shop/concessions selling

luxury women's hand bags similar items.

 

But Please no Coach use on ships it is so gauche - "Not" taken seriously LOL get the drift ! 

[DenGNNJ]

11 hours ago, don't-use-real-name said:

 

Please refrain from using COACH for comparison to ships accommodations

Coach on an airplane is a confined uncomfortable space of occupancy -

Coach in a rail car is habitable room to move about one's moving space -

As for accommodations on a ship - no seat belts - no requirements to stay seated while in motion -

Only in the theatre buffet or in a life boat is seating an issue of space a problem.

 

Coach on a ship - the only place you may find that is one of the gift shop/concessions selling

luxury women's hand bags similar items.

 

But Please no Coach use on ships it is so gauche - "Not" taken seriously LOL get the drift ! 

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