doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #101 Share Posted August 26, 2023 3 hours ago, D. B. said: I told my wife that X probably discontinued the nightly Chocolates because the cabin stewards were finding them in the trash? Me. I Love to save them and take them Home. Each time I eat one I think of the great time we had on our cruise. I Ask to have them every night and we get them every night.😘onboard Summit now. You are a lot more disciplined than me (us). 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted August 26, 2023 #102 Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, doghog said: Will we be grandfathered in as we paid our dues in 1994. 😁$35.00 each. Maybe, just be prepared for the retroactive 20% gratuity. Have that $7 handy. Each. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #103 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, MamaFej said: Maybe, just be prepared for the retroactive 20% gratuity. Have that $7 handy. Each. If that happens I'll be sure start a thread about it. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #104 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, doghog said: If that happens I'll be sure start a thread about it. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted August 26, 2023 #105 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, doghog said: Will we be grandfathered in as we paid our dues in 1994. 😁$35.00 each. We still have our Captains Club pins and tags but have misplaced the spy de-coder ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFej Posted August 26, 2023 #106 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, doghog said: If that happens I'll be sure start a thread about it. 😉 And people who lack the emotional and/or intellectual capacity to scroll on by things that don't interest them will complain about the thread, thereby perpetuating it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #107 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 minute ago, MamaFej said: And people who lack the emotional and/or intellectual capacity to scroll on by things that don't interest them will complain about the thread, thereby perpetuating it. That's a given. Sometimes good for a laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #108 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, mahdnc said: We still have our Captains Club pins and tags but have misplaced the spy de-coder ring. Same here. We still use the leather luggage tag holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted August 26, 2023 #109 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Will be interesting to see how long the "chocolates by request last". Would be nice if it actually did. I'd request them, but the family we travel with would not. We had ours every night, but they ended with about 12 left in the cabin after a 7 night cruise. Hope this isn't the beginning of the end of turndown service. Shame you have to look to the luxury lines for what used to be included, even on Royal. We'll have paid a pretty penny for our Ascent cruise coming up. I just don't know how a few dollars worth of chocolate is really saving them any money. I think I'd rather them raise every cruise fare by $10. Liberty is no Fain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #110 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, OfTheSeasCruiser said: Will be interesting to see how long the "chocolates by request last". Would be nice if it actually did. I'd request them, but the family we travel with would not. We had ours every night, but they ended with about 12 left in the cabin after a 7 night cruise. Hope this isn't the beginning of the end of turndown service. Shame you have to look to the luxury lines for what used to be included, even on Royal. We'll have paid a pretty penny for our Ascent cruise coming up. I just don't know how a few dollars worth of chocolate is really saving them any money. I think I'd rather them raise every cruise fare by $10. Liberty is no Fain... RC stopped giving pillow chocolates in 2009 (at least that's when we first noticed them no longer for balcony and below cabins) when Richard was in charge. Maybe Jason is following in Richards footsteps. We got over it and still cruise with RC. Edited August 26, 2023 by doghog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted August 26, 2023 #111 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, doghog said: RC stopped giving pillow chocolates in 2009 (at least that's when we first noticed them no longer for balcony and below cabins) when Richard was in charge. Fair enough. But I guess I understand how Royal evolved as brand into more of the "wow" and less of the "luxury". Celebrity was somewhere in the middle when we took our first cruise on them just about a year ago. Now it seems to just be quickly following the cuts that Royal already implemented. But the jump from Celebrity to Silversea is much steeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #112 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, OfTheSeasCruiser said: Fair enough. But I guess I understand how Royal evolved as brand into more of the "wow" and less of the "luxury". Celebrity was somewhere in the middle when we took our first cruise on them just about a year ago. Now it seems to just be quickly following the cuts that Royal already implemented. But the jump from Celebrity to Silversea is much steeper. At least Celebrity no longer uses the tag line, "let us exceed your expectations". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted August 26, 2023 #113 Share Posted August 26, 2023 9 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said: In all fairness, X’s cruise contract allows them to make cutbacks/changes at will. What’s disappointing is virtually nothing is being added Virtually nothing is being added?. They're adding to the cost of being privileged to cruise XX. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted August 26, 2023 #114 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, doghog said: At least Celebrity no longer uses the tag line, "let us exceed your expectations". Haven't they exceeded your expectations of what will be cut from your already booked cruise? 🤣 Edited August 26, 2023 by ChucktownSteve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_dream Posted August 26, 2023 #115 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, hcat said: and these are mini chocs we used to get full sized bars when we first started with X.. we save them up and give them to.our grands! Full sized candy,? When was that? We started in 2003 and never got anything but the small pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #116 Share Posted August 26, 2023 13 minutes ago, ChucktownSteve said: Haven't they exceeded your expectations of what will be cut from your already booked cruise? 🤣 🤣 Nah. Still looking forward to our future Celebrity cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted August 26, 2023 #117 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, chemmo said: I cannot believe these petty reductions in service will actually help the overall financial situation of Celebrity and if people start cancelling or cruising less then those pennies saved will be £ and $ lost… In the States, we refer to that as being penny wise and dollar foolish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted August 26, 2023 #118 Share Posted August 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said: Full sized candy,? When was that? We started in 2003 and never got anything but the small pieces. Same here and we started long before 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted August 26, 2023 #119 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I'm usually in a Sky Suite, and in my last few cruises canapés are hit and miss. We were told on the Infinity they'd been discontinued, but we could go into Michael's Club and get the Empanada of the day (it was South America). On the Solstice in Mexico Michael's had a short list of things you can order. We got mixed nuts a couple of times. But I think we still got chocolate, which I don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 26, 2023 #120 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, phoenix_dream said: Full sized candy,? When was that? We started in 2003 and never got anything but the small pieces. we started with Mercury and Century..and it was much better chocolate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted August 26, 2023 #121 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, ChucktownSteve said: Haven't they exceeded your expectations of what will be cut from your already booked cruise? 🤣 I think that @NutsAboutGolf must cry uncle on this one 🙂 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted August 26, 2023 #122 Share Posted August 26, 2023 6 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Turndown is currently a "dead man walking" for those not in suites I get it. I avoided Carnival, but now Celebrity is the new Carnival. Why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted August 26, 2023 #123 Share Posted August 26, 2023 19 hours ago, zitsky said: I'm a little tired of all these people who expect to get what they paid for on a cruise!!! 😁 Yep, outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted August 26, 2023 #124 Share Posted August 26, 2023 13 hours ago, manmachine said: Don’t complain, Nuts. Just bring your own steaks and ask them to grill them for you. Frozen ahead of time and they can help keep that bag of Hershey’s kisses cool so they don’t melt. I suggested that in May before the Alaska cruise on Solstice. These huge, delicious lobsters at Pike Place Market would have made a nice dinner. Much better than the mediocre lobstah tails X has on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmachine Posted August 26, 2023 #125 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Fly and Sail said: I suggested that in May before the Alaska cruise on Solstice. These huge, delicious lobsters at Pike Place Market would have made a nice dinner. Much better than the mediocre lobstah tails X has on the menu. It fixed all the Celebrity food shortcomings. Just bring your own! easy peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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