Elite and Beverage Package Upgrade Question

[itchtocruz]

From Elite Benefits: 

• 10% off beverage package upgrade to Premium pre-cruise
• We purchased the Classic Package and want to upgrade to Premium, but in the Cart Check-out, the additional 10% off is not reflected. How do I get the additional 10% off?  

[bikerunner]

You have to call cannot be done online 

[Fly and Sail]

I'd also check current sales, they are often cheaper (unless you have booked Always Included) and the Elite discounts can't be combined with sales anyway.

[keesar]

2 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:

I'd also check current sales, they are often cheaper (unless you have booked Always Included) and the Elite discounts can't be combined with sales anyway.

 

I have been able to combine Elite discounts and pre-cruise sales on such upgrades.  Just ask when you call.

[Fly and Sail]

9 hours ago, keesar said:

 

I have been able to combine Elite discounts and pre-cruise sales on such upgrades.  Just ask when you call.

 

On Upgrades, maybe but for the recent sales, they always denied me, so I didn't end up buying any package.

[SmilingOctopus]

They recently do not allow to combine an online promotion with the additional loyalty discount.

It's either one or the other. Last week during the online sale I called to upgrade my drink package, and I could either take the 10% from CC or instead take the 50% off from the ongoing sale at that time, not both.

 

Honestly, if your cruise isn't in the near future, I would suggest to wait a bit and see if any new pre-cruise sales come up, since you might be able to save a lot by just being patient and checking the cruise planner once in a while.

 

 

[Fly and Sail]

37 minutes ago, SmilingOctopus said:

They recently do not allow to combine an online promotion with the additional loyalty discount.

It's either one or the other. Last week during the online sale I called to upgrade my drink package, and I could either take the 10% from CC or instead take the 50% off from the ongoing sale at that time, not both.

 

 

 

I find that completely ridiculous. So basically, your status for which you paid tens of thousands of dollars isn't even worth 10% to the company compared to Joe Schmoe from the street who books his first cruise.

 

This alone shows you that it's completely worthless to attain loyalty status with Celebrity. I would have bought the Premium package while it was on sale but I was so annoyed that I didn't buy anything. Paid for two drinks out of pocket and everything else came free during HH.