KiwiLD Posted October 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Does the iLounge still sell iPads? Particularly interested in whether the Eclipse currently has them as will be on it next week. If anyone knows I’d be interested to hear what Gen they have. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLakeGirl Posted October 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2022 All ships are very low on inventory if they have any all, no new models, all old stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycey Posted October 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 21, 2022 We've just got off Reflection, and there were zero Apple products. At least earlier in the summer they had some 2017 vintage I-pads! There were some no-brand watches but that's all in the i-lounge.. I always imagined Apple products were provided on a sort of consignment basis from Apple, but apparently not. Celebrity buy the products and resell them just like any other reseller, so post-covid cash is too tight to sink into speculative products. Better to spend it on passenger experience and get people back on board. Shame, as we would have bought products this year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Posted October 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Just off Equinox and no inventory in I-lounge there either. Only thing they had were sound deadening earphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I've not seen any inventory of apple product on any of the ships I've been on. Sure seems like a revenue miss for Celebrity with people having so much OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted October 21, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: I've not seen any inventory of apple product on any of the ships I've been on. Sure seems like a revenue miss for Celebrity with people having so much OBC OT: (sorry) Looks like this is the best place to ask this and you are likely the best person to ask! I need some educating. I've been wondering for a bit. How is it good for X (and any other line) to sell something and get paid for it in OBC?? Completely hypothetical situation: There is a $600 gadget (say an Apple) for sale and one buys it using $600 of OBC which was given to them by the cruise line. How is this revenue for them?? I assume Apple gets their money for real. Showing my ignorance of this sort of thing...thanks in advance!! ETA: I could have used excursions as an example, it pertains to anything 'purchased' with OBC... ETA2: I understand it may be the carrot before the horse...an inducement to buy more...but I am still curious... Edited October 21, 2022 by dlh015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 21, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, dlh015 said: OT: (sorry) Looks like this is the best place to ask this and you are likely the best person to ask! I need some educating. I've been wondering for a bit. How is it good for X (and any other line) to sell something and get paid for it in OBC?? Completely hypothetical situation: There is a $600 gadget (say an Apple) for sale and one buys it using $600 of OBC which was given to them by the cruise line. How is this revenue for them?? I assume Apple gets their money for real. Showing my ignorance of this sort of thing...thanks in advance!! ETA: I could have used excursions as an example, it pertains to anything 'purchased' with OBC... ETA2: I understand it may be the carrot before the horse...an inducement to buy more...but I am still curious... None of the shops and the casino on Celebrity are concessions and are not owned by Celebrity and pay Celebrity both rental fees as well as commission on sales / revenue. While I don't know the actual percentages having a fairly good size retail space not generating any sales revenue is a lost opportunity. There are many ways to convert their OBC to cash and thus if not spent on the ship they have lost the revenue opportunity. Just my philosophy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 21, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I believe that Celebrity owns and operates its own casinos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted October 21, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I was looking to spend OBC on Silhouette in August. I was told they would have iPads in September, but was not given a date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLakeGirl Posted October 21, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: None of the shops and the casino on Celebrity are concessions and are not owned by Celebrity and pay Celebrity both rental fees as well as commission on sales / revenue. While I don't know the actual percentages having a fairly good size retail space not generating any sales revenue is a lost opportunity. There are many ways to convert their OBC to cash and thus if not spent on the ship they have lost the revenue opportunity. Just my philosophy. Sorry, I am confused. None of the shops and casinos are concessions AND are not owned by Celebrity so who owns them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 21, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, upwarduk said: I was looking to spend OBC on Silhouette in August. I was told they would have iPads in September, but was not given a date. If you are from Europe and do not require the latest iPad then you might buy them on board. As of last week nothing in stock. Avoiding big taxes is the only attraction as the products never were discounted in my experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiLD Posted October 21, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Thanks very much, everyone, for your responses. Doesn’t sound very hopeful, then! Good to know in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 22, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 22, 2022 4 hours ago, cruisestitch said: I believe that Celebrity owns and operates its own casinos To my knowledge they are a concession. I had a problem while onboard and trying to work out between the casino and Customer service was difficult. The Casino manager told me they were not part of Celebrity so don't have access to the ships accounts I had transferred some money from my card on a Slot Machine but evidently they had opened in error as we were not yet in intentional waters, and the transfer didn't take place but the credit didn't come back to my account. It took them an hour to go through their casino records in the back room and finally resolved. Took 2 days to get back on my celebrity account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 22, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 22, 2022 To satisfy my curiosity I just went to the casino and asked who owns it and was told that unlike the shops, the casino is owned and operated by Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakegirl Posted October 22, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 22, 2022 The shops are owned by Starboard Cruise Service the casinos are owned by Celebrity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted October 22, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 22, 2022 23 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: I've not seen any inventory of apple product on any of the ships I've been on. Sure seems like a revenue miss for Celebrity with people having so much OBC If they don’t spend it there they will spend it somewhere else. That is why it is sometimes difficult to book a specialty restaurant , or some tours, or it could be why they still have the Art Auctions. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 22, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 22, 2022 6 hours ago, cruisestitch said: To satisfy my curiosity I just went to the casino and asked who owns it and was told that unlike the shops, the casino is owned and operated by Celebrity. Thanks... now I'm curious why they told me the opposite. Maybe to blow me off. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 22, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 22, 2022 4 hours ago, miched said: If they don’t spend it there they will spend it somewhere else. That is why it is sometimes difficult to book a specialty restaurant , or some tours, or it could be why they still have the Art Auctions. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 That's possible. I for one never would set foot in the "ART" auction. On a recent cruises if an current generation apple product was available I would have purchased it aboard but took the cash instead and used it at my local Apple Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted October 23, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: That's possible. I for one never would set foot in the "ART" auction. On a recent cruises if an current generation apple product was available I would have purchased it aboard but took the cash instead and used it at my local Apple Store. They are a rip off. I live near the headquarters of Park West Galleries that are located in Mi. There have been numerous complaints and articles about them in the papers and on TV. If you google them you will find many articles complaining about them. the BBB rates them. D+ and not accredited by them We visited the gallery out of curiosity. They have some art on the walls but no prices on them and do not sell out of it. I have never bought anything from them but asked them about buying back something bought on a cruise and they said they are not in the resale business and the owner would have to sell it thru some other means. To me that means what they sell eventually ends up in a yard sale as there is no resale market. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 23, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, miched said: They are a rip off. I live near the headquarters of Park West Galleries that are located in Mi. There have been numerous complaints and articles about them in the papers and on TV. If you google them you will find many articles complaining about them. the BBB rates them. D+ and not accredited by them We visited the gallery out of curiosity. They have some art on the walls but no prices on them and do not sell out of it. I have never bought anything from them but asked them about buying back something bought on a cruise and they said they are not in the resale business and the owner would have to sell it thru some other means. To me that means what they sell eventually ends up in a yard sale as there is no resale market. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 When did their BBB rating get upgraded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted October 24, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Arizona Wildcat said: When did their BBB rating get upgraded? I don’t know when but here is the link https://www.bbb.org/us/mi/southfield/profile/art-consultant/park-west-gallery-0332-7266 Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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