Celebrity elite + daily drinks like RCCL

[bikerunner]

1 hour ago, gordylad said:

are the elite + speciality coffees and teas unlimited throughout the day/night?

Unlimited while Cafe al Bacio is open yes, its a great perk as I drink about 4-5 min teas a day, morning is English breakfast than the herbal ones rest of day. From hot to iced.  Its a great benefit for Elite +

[ch175]

I’ll have to pay attention at happy hour on my next cruise. I’ll be watching for people dragging a suitcase behind them and stocking up on cans of soda and bottles of water. I was unaware that this was a thing.

[kwokpot]

17 minutes ago, bikerunner said:

Unlimited while Cafe al Bacio is open yes, its a great perk as I drink about 4-5 min teas a day, morning is English breakfast than the herbal ones rest of day. From hot to iced.  Its a great benefit for Elite +

It's also available in the MDRs.

[doghog]

On 6/22/2024 at 6:55 PM, auxxcay said:

With the new matching loyalty program for the 3 cruise lines I wonder if Celebrity will  ow change to 5 drinks throughout the day rather than united drinks for 2 hours like Royal did a few years back. I like the 5 drinks throughout the day so much better! 

My Magic 8 Ball says, "cannot predict now". 🎱

Edited Tuesday at 02:42 PM by doghog

[villauk]

20 minutes ago, doghog said:

My Magic 8 Ball says, "cannot predict now". 🎱

 

I’m waiting for the webinar that starts with, ‘You asked for the status match so we’ve listened and now we’re matching the perks - just what our clients wanted!’ 😂

[DaKahuna]

Just now, villauk said:

I’m waiting for the webinar that starts with, ‘You asked for the status match so we’ve listened and now we’re matching the perks - just what our clients wanted!’ 😂

 

 I pray this never happens every night. 

 

[cruisegal40]

I loved the 4 drinks each we got on Indy recently.  So much easier than trying to find out which bars serve HH.

[the penguins]

7 hours ago, bikerunner said:

Unlimited while Cafe al Bacio is open yes, its a great perk as I drink about 4-5 min teas a day, morning is English breakfast than the herbal ones rest of day. From hot to iced.  Its a great benefit for Elite +

Also at every bar that has an espresso machine for example Passport, Casino and Al Bacio 2 - but not the full ranges.

[Lindypops]

Not done X recently so a couple of questions 

we are Elite plus 

 

during the 2 hours HH is it one drink  per card or can one person get 2 drinks without the other card being shown?

presumably there is some time limit before you can get subsequent drinks ?

thanks

[hcat]

7 hours ago, villauk said:

 

I’m waiting for the webinar that starts with, ‘You asked for the status match so we’ve listened and now we’re matching the perks - just what our clients wanted!’ 😂

uh Not Celeb clients!

[villauk]

13 minutes ago, hcat said:

uh Not Celeb clients!

 

No, but it’s exactly what they say in all the webinars 😉.

[CalTexCruiser]

On 6/24/2024 at 4:01 AM, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

Question for those who use the happy hour to stockpile sodas... Do you just ask for a can of whichever soda unopened? (I know water comes unopened.)

 

To extrapolate on this thought, is there a minimum time between ordering sodas/water bottles during the HH time window?  If I order a soda can, can I immediately order another soda can once the bartender delivers the first soda can, and so on and on until I'm satisfied with the number of soda cans I have stockpiled?

 

Asking for a friend.

[DaKahuna]

3 hours ago, Lindypops said:

Not done X recently so a couple of questions 

we are Elite plus 

 

during the 2 hours HH is it one drink  per card or can one person get 2 drinks without the other card being shown?

presumably there is some time limit before you can get subsequent drinks ?

thanks

 

 You need to show a card for each drink that contains alcohol but there is no limit to the number of drinks you can get.  If you want to take both cards, get two drinks, go put them on a table, go back and get two more, feel free.  

 

 I have asked for and received multiple bottles of water at one time but not alcohol. 

 

[OhJinkies]

15 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

You get to meet the executive team in a lounge 

Are they serving drinks? Is that why there is no Happy Hour that night? LOL, I need to know these things!!

[jagoffee]

10 hours ago, cruisegal40 said:

I loved the 4 drinks each we got on Indy recently.  So much easier than trying to find out which bars serve HH.

Some bars do not carry the any of the items on the HH drink list, so the coupons would be the same.

[the penguins]

4 hours ago, OhJinkies said:

Are they serving drinks? Is that why there is no Happy Hour that night? LOL, I need to know these things!!

Happy Hour is now every night

[the penguins]

8 hours ago, CalTexCruiser said:

 

To extrapolate on this thought, is there a minimum time between ordering sodas/water bottles during the HH time window?  If I order a soda can, can I immediately order another soda can once the bartender delivers the first soda can, and so on and on until I'm satisfied with the number of soda cans I have stockpiled?

 

Asking for a friend.

I get 4 waters at a time with one card. The Boss (Anita) likes Canada Dry Ginger Ale which I get from the Casino Bar (not available from all bars) 

[Sussex Cruiser]

People need to remember that Celebrity is a completely different brand to Royal.  Don't come over demanding that everything changes just for you. That's not how it works!! Be grateful that you get anything, because if you start demanding change you will probably lose the lot.

[gordylad]

think someone is a little touchy today........

[PTC DAWG]

3 hours ago, Sussex Cruiser said:

People need to remember that Celebrity is a completely different brand to Royal.  Don't come over demanding that everything changes just for you. That's not how it works!! Be grateful that you get anything, because if you start demanding change you will probably lose the lot.

Agreed, I think the autonomy between the two lines needs to be maintained..they are after two different markets.  IMHO.  

[doghog]

1 hour ago, PTC DAWG said:

Agreed, I think the autonomy between the two lines needs to be maintained..they are after two different markets.  IMHO.  

Agree, but Jason Liberty (RCG) is blurring the line between the two. 

[doghog]

21 hours ago, cruisegal40 said:

I loved the 4 drinks each we got on Indy recently.  So much easier than trying to find out which bars serve HH.

Who's to say Jason Liberty (RCG) won't change RCs CAS to match Celebrity's CC. I never thought I'd see reciprocal tier matching. The first phase was a surprise. Didn't expect this second phase of the reciprocal tier matching to happen. 

[the penguins]

30 minutes ago, doghog said:

Agree, but Jason Liberty (RCG) is blurring the line between the two. 

we first cruised Royal in 2003 and Celebrity in 2008. I still can't see "any blurring" between the lines and with Royal going for ever larger ships (at least double the size of anything X has) and

packed with onboard "attractions" the lines seem to be getting further apart.

The only real change I have seen is X reducing the number of longer cruises but this can partly be countered by booking B2B which gives you the perks and Shareholder benefit twice which can work out better.

 

[Ex-Airbalancer]

1 minute ago, the penguins said:

we first cruised Royal in 2003 and Celebrity in 2008. I still can't see "any blurring" between the lines and with Royal going for ever larger ships (at least double the size of anything X has) and

packed with onboard "attractions" the lines seem to be getting further apart.

The only real change I have seen is X reducing the number of longer cruises but this can partly be countered by booking B2B which gives you the perks and Shareholder benefit twice which can work out better.

 

They have cut down on the amount of 14 day Transatlantic cruise to get maximum OBC from SHC , and increased the price the pre cruise to the TA 🤬

 

[doghog]

8 minutes ago, the penguins said:

we first cruised Royal in 2003 and Celebrity in 2008. I still can't see "any blurring" between the lines and with Royal going for ever larger ships (at least double the size of anything X has) and

packed with onboard "attractions" the lines seem to be getting further apart.

The only real change I have seen is X reducing the number of longer cruises but this can partly be countered by booking B2B which gives you the perks and Shareholder benefit twice which can work out better.

 

I can and it's happening. Give Jason Liberty more time as he has only been CEO of the RCG since 2022.