Blue chip email? Is it a scam?

[mahdnc]

1 hour ago, Cruising Cindy Lou said:

Interesting.  Wonder if any of the Edge really available during this time.  We were on the phone for an hour last week trying to get one of the cruises on the Edge.  They couldn't find anything open for the BCC offers.  We ended up booking a 7 day on Reflection, but was a struggle for her to find one on it available for us. 

 

Here are all the Edge sailings listed:

[aggiejd2000]

1 hour ago, Cruising Cindy Lou said:

Interesting.  Wonder if any of the Edge really available during this time.  We were on the phone for an hour last week trying to get one of the cruises on the Edge.  They couldn't find anything open for the BCC offers.  We ended up booking a 7 day on Reflection, but was a struggle for her to find one on it available for us. 

I called right away and got an Edge sailing on March 6th.  The 3/17 was sold out and the rep told me that the Edge sailings were going fast.

[sdnich]

We are booked the  3/17 edge sailing the day before Thanksgiving . The rep  first said that there wasn’t any offers available and I mentioned that I had already picked out a cabin and had a number. He put me on hold and came back and said that they just open up some more rooms for booking😁 on Monday of this week a sunset veranda came available on our cruise and I was able to switch to that one !! We are very happy!! 

Edited December 9, 2022 by sdnich

[Rtowncruiser]

Has anyone ever gotten any Blue Chip offers other than Caribbean or Mexican Riviera? I am talking about the ones that they have emailed, not through on board casino offers or Future Cruises 

Thanks

 

[sdnich]

No I’ve just received the Mexican Riviera and Caribbean offers. would love to see some others offers. But it looks like that is where most of the ships are empty.I have time at the end of next year if they send more 🤣

[retird]

I just finished one and have two more offers booked for February.   I've cleared my schedule , should any more come later in 2023.   The free cabin is a win for me and the taxes, gratuities and other spending I do on board is a win fir Celebrity.  I am sure they take that into account when extending these offers.

[Land of Ice and Snow]

First time submitting form for me, it says the BCC concierge will call before Dec. 31, should I go ahead and call them to check availability?

Many thanks for any input….

[sdnich]

I would call instead of waiting I picked the cruise that we would really like and checked what rooms were available before calling. I was on hold for well over an hour but it was worth it! 

[mahdnc]

2 hours ago, Land of Ice and Snow said:

First time submitting form for me, it says the BCC concierge will call before Dec. 31, should I go ahead and call them to check availability?

Many thanks for any input….

 

Yes, call because if you wait some of your targeted sailings may not be available anymore.

[Land of Ice and Snow]

Do I call the Celebrity number and they transfer me to BCC?  Sorry to bother but totally new to BCC bookings…

[mahdnc]

7 minutes ago, Land of Ice and Snow said:

Do I call the Celebrity number and they transfer me to BCC?  Sorry to bother but totally new to BCC bookings…

 

There is a BCC number to call.  That is what you want. 866-461-7170.

Edited December 10, 2022 by mahdnc

[CalTexCruiser]

5 hours ago, Rtowncruiser said:

Has anyone ever gotten any Blue Chip offers other than Caribbean or Mexican Riviera? I am talking about the ones that they have emailed, not through on board casino offers or Future Cruises 

Thanks

 

I received free offer for sailings in the Med earlier this year, including on Beyond

 

if one has flexibility on dates and want to sail in Europe they can probably wait and see what shakes out 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rtowncruiser]

5 hours ago, sdnich said:

No I’ve just received the Mexican Riviera and Caribbean offers. would love to see some others offers. But it looks like that is where most of the ships are empty.I have time at the end of next year if they send more 🤣

Are you going on any of the Solstice ones offered in LA? We are since we are in San Diego area! Harder to commit to anything going out of FL.

[sdnich]

1 minute ago, Rtowncruiser said:

Are you going on any of the Solstice ones offered in LA? We are since we are in San Diego area! Harder to commit to anything going out of FL.

Yes we are going on the solstice out of LA (also live in SD)in March then home for a couple days and we fly to Florida to jump on the Edge  cruise for 10 days. We were not going to do a Florida cruise but thought what if the free cruises never come around again ! Of course we had to buy flights but did use points for hotels ! 

[Rtowncruiser]

14 minutes ago, sdnich said:

Yes we are going on the solstice out of LA (also live in SD)in March then home for a couple days and we fly to Florida to jump on the Edge  cruise for 10 days. We were not going to do a Florida cruise but thought what if the free cruises never come around again ! Of course we had to buy flights but did use points for hotels ! 

We are doing the March 4 one..

[sdnich]

2 hours ago, Rtowncruiser said:

We are doing the March 4 one..

We are too!! 

[irishgal432]

On 7/29/2022 at 4:00 PM, AroundTheWorld1 said:

I have received these offers before and they are not scams. We are Blue Chip Club members and have taken advantage of them in the past. I too have received this offer and just booked this morning with an upgrade to an Aqua A1, no upsell but my choice for a nominal fee. Keep in mind this is cruise only and you do pay taxes and fees and select sailings are out of Los Angeles. Already checked my booking on Celebrity website and it’s there!  Great deal and no obligation to gamble.

If you pay to upgrade do you then get the perks ie internet, grats?

[Retired888]

1 hour ago, irishgal432 said:

If you pay to upgrade do you then get the perks ie internet, grats?

No.

[mahdnc]

Our son received a new BCC offer today via email.  It is no longer a free cruise.  The sailings look to be about the same as last time (Caribbean or Mexican Riviera).

 

[ORV]

6 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

Our son received a new BCC offer today via email.  It is no longer a free cruise.  The sailings look to be about the same as last time (Caribbean or Mexican Riviera).

 

We got this also and was wondering if it's 10% off the AI price or if it's 10% off the cruise only price with the drinks, wifi and tips no charge. Would make a difference. The interesting thing is the choices are some of the same ones they were offering for free before, with some in May thrown in. I do see two in the Med. 

[mahdnc]

15 minutes ago, ORV said:

We got this also and was wondering if it's 10% off the AI price or if it's 10% off the cruise only price with the drinks, wifi and tips no charge. Would make a difference. The interesting thing is the choices are some of the same ones they were offering for free before, with some in May thrown in. I do see two in the Med. 

 

I took it to mean the latter. 10% off the cruise only fare with drinks, Wi-Fi, and tips added for free. 

[Retired888]

I received this as well.  I wonder if BCC can price Aqua class stateroom with cruise only rate. 

[kathynorth]

We received a 50% off at some point a bunch of months ago and it was off the AI rate.

[san diego spartan]

So we are booked on this Blue Chip offer on the Solstice 2/11.  I got an offer in the mail and was surprised since I do not recall gambling that much....thought it was as way to get us back on board after the pandemic.  It is a "free" verandeh cabin - just paid the tax and port charges.  We had a lot of choices of dates, but only the 2/11 one really worked and yes while they call it the Mexican Riviera it only goes to Cabo.  Catalina and San Diego are the other ports.  I would have preferred one of the other itineraries or at least a stop in Ensenada, but it is what it is.  No extras included (drink package wifi,etc) though it does say we get free drinks while in the casino.  The offer was good for both my self and husband.  I can't recall if there was an offer to upgrade to a higher category, but we like the cabin we were able to choose.  Looking forward to being back on Celebrity.  

[SbbquilterUT]

On 12/10/2022 at 3:56 PM, Rtowncruiser said:

Are you going on any of the Solstice ones offered in LA? We are since we are in San Diego area! Harder to commit to anything going out of FL.

We are headed out for B2B late January - love the S class ship so looking forward to a lovely time.  For us it is the first time we could drive to the port which made it really appealing.  Then found out we could do two one way car rentals for less than parking so it was a total win.