Going on Beyond.- Is Premium Access worth it.

[Stem to Stern]

1 hour ago, Ellis1138 said:

 

Thank you for the tip! I watched and I'm almost not believing the sale. I grabbed the Premium Access because the wifi with 1 device was way more now. Now I just have to figure out what the priority luggage on debarkation is.

 

 

⬆️⬆️⬆️ This.  
No brainer decision as Premium Access is least expensive of the internet options.  

Booked this earlier today for $17.99 pppd for our Summit hot deal cruise-only booking.

My cruise buddy tipped me off about the attractive price.  
On board WiFi is a must for DH and myself.

The other premium accessibilities will be icing on the cake.  
We will definitely give the free room service a whirl.

 

 

Edited September 4 by Stem to Stern

[StopTheWorld]

6 hours ago, Ellis1138 said:

Now I just have to figure out what the priority luggage on debarkation is.

When I was on Apex this year, and had premium access, I got Zenith luggage tags for debarking. This meant my luggage was first off and was in the hall along with other zenith luggage. Useful if you want an early departure. 

[Ellis1138]

5 hours ago, StopTheWorld said:

When I was on Apex this year, and had premium access, I got Zenith luggage tags for debarking. This meant my luggage was first off and was in the hall along with other zenith luggage. Useful if you want an early departure. 

 

I normally self-disembark. I'll have to see how I'm feeling the day before and when I want to leave. But it's a nice thing to have. The one time I didn't self-disembark, we sat there waiting for our luggage and I was fretting over it the whole time.

[Saturngrl]

I purchased the Premium pass with the current sale for our November Reflection cruise.  So glad to read all of the experiences posted here!  

[toras]

Sorry still confused. Premium Access is $17.99, one Premium wifi is $23.99.

Can we just get one Access pass which will give us wifi for two devices? Don’t really care about the other included perks 

 

Edit: never mind, cannot buy one, each guest must buy the pass 

Edited Tuesday at 09:56 PM by toras

[Liao]

On 9/3/2024 at 9:48 PM, Stem to Stern said:

⬆️⬆️⬆️ This.  
No brainer decision as Premium Access is least expensive of the internet options.  

Booked this earlier today for $17.99 pppd for our Summit hot deal cruise-only booking.

My cruise buddy tipped me off about the attractive price.  
On board WiFi is a must for DH and myself.

The other premium accessibilities will be icing on the cake.  
We will definitely give the free room service a whirl.

 

 

Wow $17.99 is a deal!  That is what I paid for premium WiFi for one person, one device.  Premium Access on my cruise is currently $30.99/pp/pd, or 10% off sale.  If it goes lower, I am planning to buy it.

[toras]

2 hours ago, Liao said:

Premium Access on my cruise is currently $30.99/pp/pd, or 10% off sale.  If it goes lower, I am planning to buy it.

On our 7 day Caribbean cruise next May it is $20.99 down to $17.99, 10% sale

[StopTheWorld]

14 hours ago, toras said:

Sorry still confused. Premium Access is $17.99, one Premium wifi is $23.99.

Can we just get one Access pass which will give us wifi for two devices? Don’t really care about the other included perks 

 

Edit: never mind, cannot buy one, each guest must buy the pass 

You need to buy premium access for all passengers in the cabin. 

[budbo]

We purchased the Premium Access for our recent cruise on the Ascent.  Deciding if it's worth it or not is hard to say.....depends on your Captains Club status, your level of cabin and your personal preferences, I think.  Below are our thoughts....

 

Things that we liked about Premium Access:

1. Priority Embarkation: Our original boarding time was 12:30 but having Priority allowed us to arrive & check in at 10:30 and board by about 11:05.  I’m sure times vary from cruise to cruise & port to port but for us it was great.

2. Upgraded WIFI: It was great having 2 devices per person connected!

3. Reserved Theater seating: On our sailing the 7:30 show was always very full.  Having this benefit allowed us to have a 6pm dinner and still find seats that we liked at 7:15.  On the Ascent the area reserved for Premium Access was on deck 4 Starboard.  They had the upper 4 (or 5?) rows roped off and marked.  The area was monitored by staff and they opened it up to everyone at 7:25.  

4. Priority tendering: Our sailing had 2 tender ports and we didn’t have Celebrity tours booked in either port.  It was nice not having to mess with tender tickets.  When we were ready to go, we showed up at Tuscan dining room and were escorted to the next tender so we never waited more than a few minutes.  Note:There was no benefit to tender back to the ship from the port.

5. Priority disembarkation: We were given #6 tags as well as Premium Access tags to put on our bags.  They said that our bags would be available for pick up in the terminal any time after 6:30am.  We went down about 7:30 and they were in the group of bags lined up closest to where we came down from the gangway. 

 

Things that we didn’t like or didn’t use:

1.  Welcome Aboard Luncheon: We would’ve already been invited to have a sit-down lunch in the dining room because of our cabin class as well as our Elite status but it didn't start until 12:30 so we just ate in the Ocean View because we were there early before it got crowded.

2. Expedited baggage to cabin at embarkation: This would’ve been nice, but someone dropped the ball on this perk.  Supposedly when you arrive at the port there should be a special area to drop your bags for Premium Access.  At the Port of Barcelona, the porters who were grabbing bags when you arrived by taxi didn’t seem to know anything about it.  So, our bags finally showed up to our cabin about 4:30pm…..way after most of the other cabins in our hall.  

 

The bottom line is that we did use many of the benefits of Premium Access and probably would purchase it again if we came across a good deal. Other cruisers might not feel that it is worth the money spent but we’re old and don’t care to wait in crowded lines, etc.  Lol

 

[Cruise a holic]

On 8/19/2024 at 11:29 AM, PTC DAWG said:

$500 bucks a week to maybe board the ship a little earlier?  Hard pass for me..

I wouldn't book but would consider a move up to a sky suite if available- so much more worth it!