Not Any More

[cruisefam38]

Room service charges, vaping,  butler service reduced in suites, no more t-shirts prizes for trivia, cookies for a fee plus gratuities.  Cuts here and there, fees encroaching and expanding.

Luxury  ?

Premium  ?

Indistinguishable  ?

 

[basenji56]

Since people who are addicted to caffeine can't do without it, I predict a $3.00 charge for each cup of regular coffee in the future.

 

[deliver42]

The only thing luxury left on Celebrity  are the ships themselves. The rest, with the cutbacks and new extra charges is getting more like MSC, and I don't mean the Yacht Club.

[NutsAboutGolf]

In X's defense, they correctly lower expectations by using the term "relaxed luxury"

 

[cruisestitch]

Should be “diminished luxury”

[mom says]

Because we so desperately need another complain and moan thread on this forum.

[NutsAboutGolf]

30 minutes ago, cruisefam38 said:

Room service charges, vaping,  butler service reduced in suites, no more t-shirts prizes for trivia, cookies for a fee plus gratuities.  Cuts here and there, fees encroaching and expanding.

Luxury  ?

Premium  ?

Indistinguishable  ?

 

 

I WISH someone posted a pic of the MDR pilot menu's double cheeseburger.  The FB group was going (ahem) "nuts about" the double cheeseburger but no one posted a pic and X quietly removed it from the menu presumably due to all the fuss

[MamaFej]

22 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

In X's defense, they correctly lower expectations by using the term "relaxed luxury"

 

I now have an image of Hugh Hefner in his pajamas in my head. 

 

Just what I needed.

 

Not. 

[cruisefam38]

1 hour ago, cruisestitch said:

Should be “diminished luxury”

Which isn't as bad as humdrum luxury

 

With the current approach from Celebrity leadership, the lack of communication with it's customers, the odd choices, trying this and experimenting with that,  one gets a whiff of  ......

desperation luxury

Edited August 26, 2023 by cruisefam38

[Georgia_Peaches]

2 hours ago, basenji56 said:

Since people who are addicted to caffeine can't do without it, I predict a $3.00 charge for each cup of regular coffee in the future.

 

You forgot the 20% gratuity 🤣. 

[jelayne]

3 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

I WISH someone posted a pic of the MDR pilot menu's double cheeseburger.  The FB group was going (ahem) "nuts about" the double cheeseburger but no one posted a pic and X quietly removed it from the menu presumably due to all the fuss

There was a pic posted.  So they try something, not well received and they reversed, is that a bad thing?? To me if they didn’t reverse it would be bad.

[NutsAboutGolf]

2 minutes ago, jelayne said:

There was a pic posted.  So they try something, not well received and they reversed, is that a bad thing?? To me if they didn’t reverse it would be bad.

 

How can I find it?

[NMTraveller]

4 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

In X's defense, they correctly lower expectations by using the term "relaxed luxury"

 

What does relaxed mean? No luxury at all?

[basenji56]

7 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

You forgot the 20% gratuity 🤣. 

Touché 

[basenji56]

Not long ago, Celebrity was touting “all included”. Not it’s changed to “Little Included.”  Get ready to he nickel and dimed.

[awhcruiser]

11 hours ago, mom says said:

Because we so desperately need another complain and moan thread on this forum.

Exactly.  Don't like Celebrity and their cuts?  Try another line.

[craig01020]

47 minutes ago, awhcruiser said:

Exactly.  Don't like Celebrity and their cuts?  Try another line.

Don't like someone being a cruise "critic"?  Try another website.

[MISTER 67]

10 hours ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

You forgot the 20% gratuity 🤣. 

Not a gratuity, a service charge which goes to who knows where, my feeling it goes into the Celebrity corporation coffers.

Edited August 26, 2023 by MISTER 67

[riredsox]

13 hours ago, mom says said:

Because we so desperately need another complain and moan thread on this forum.

There’s a thing called ‘scroll on by”.  Try it you’ll like it!

[deliver42]

They call this web site Cruise Critic for a reason. If you don't like the critisism, of the company, try another site.

[Random Cruizer]

17 hours ago, basenji56 said:

Since people who are addicted to caffeine can't do without it, I predict a $3.00 charge for each cup of regular coffee in the future.

 

Well, I don't drink coffe, but I do drink cans of coke zero--so this actually sounds like a great idea!  Pay what I'm paying! :D 

[C 2 C]

13 minutes ago, Random Cruizer said:

Well, I don't drink coffe, but I do drink cans of coke zero--so this actually sounds like a great idea!  Pay what I'm paying! 😄

Are you implying we  start with the base: Celebrity Zero. and everything is extra? (+20%) 🙃

[mayleeman]

Some people say we make more complaints here on this board compared to the other lines. I'd say it is likely 20% because we admire and subconsciously wish to emulate Celebrity.

[Oceangoer2]

And I say....each poster seems to want to up the ante on the prior poster proving they're smarter, funnier, wittier, more irate and it goes downhill from there.  Doesn't seem possible to me that our cruising experience is ruined by a 'cookie charge' no one is forcing them to purchase,and projecting that to future cuts which will really diminish that experience to the point of no return.   BTW...I've read here in the not-so-recent past from some posters it's their "last cruise on X" .  They're still posting here and cruising with X.  Something must be going ok for them or is it chic to be disagreeable and part of the crowd.  I do have 'change' issues...like menu choice, quality of food, cruise cancellations. IMO these are worth registering with those who can do something about them (or not, then it's up to me to sail with them... or not).

Edited August 27, 2023 by Oceangoer2

[Ipeeinthepools]

Maybe we should ask LLP to come out of retirement.😉