BenLynn Posted August 16, 2005 #501 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You must own the stock when you cruise. You can't buy it, get the credit and sell it before you cruise. But why is this such a big deal. Buy the stock and keep it. It's still an under $5,000 investment! Let it sit there. I can't tell you how much money I've made on the onboard credits alone. Enough to pay for the stock! You won't get that kind of return on anything else. The shareholder benefit is renewed (or not) at the annual stockholders meeting. That's why they don't know now about a year, almost, from now. But if recent history is any indication, they will renew it. Even if they don't, you can still use it on as many cruises as you want to BOOK before May, 2006. As a result of the information I received from several of you ,I am now a RCL shareholder and will be using my first credit in October. Thanks to everyone. I have another serious of questions on upgrades. I have a guaranteed balcony room through a travel agent and does anyone know if it can be upgraded as a Captains Club memeber? I have a second guaranteed room for a Class C balcony and does anyone know if that can be upgraded as a Captains Club member. The agent(AMEX) said since it was a group rate it couldn't be upgraded. I don't trust them and before I call Celebrity I thought that someone may know the answer. thanks in advance . Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuggers Posted August 16, 2005 #502 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Congratulations on becoming a stockholder! You will enjoy spending that onboard credit! The CC upgrades only apply to Oceanview and lower. No Concierge, Balcony or Suites, etc. The other thing is, it's a paper upgrade. All it means is if you book a cat 6 you will be billed for a cat 7. A savings of about $40 to $50. Sorry, but they aren't going to come to you and say, you're CC so here's the key to your upgraded room! :) It's just a billing issue. Sorry! It would be nice the other way!! And the Captain's Club upgrade only applies once, to the cabin you are actually staying in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Gal Posted August 16, 2005 #503 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Sorry, I do not believe you can get two credits, the terms and conditions say "Credit is applied on a per stateroom basis; double occupancy. Single guests paying 200% of applicable fare shall receive full value of certificate. Only one shareholder credit per stateroom." For specific information, see the documents on "Shareholder Discount" and "Shareholder FAQ" on the RCL Investor web site, http://www.rclinvestor.com/ I don't know what trhead I found this on this past June...but I do think you can get two credits per stateroom IF each individual owns 100 shares... "We are two friends who are each RCL shareholders who will be in one cabin for our July 2nd Celebrity Med cruise. I just emailed this very question (will we get one or two credits if we are both in same cabin?). Here is the answer I got: ""Yes, you would each receive the onboard credit. You would each need to provide proof of ownership. Let me know if you have any further questions. Sincerely, Tensi Westreicher Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. "" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reese1717 Posted August 16, 2005 #504 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Since this is Celebrity secrets I'm going to add something food related. On our first cruise with Celeb. we discovered the sushi bar. It was a small assortment of sushi and rolls set up buffet style. The sushi chef noticed I picked all the fish off of my rice so he asked if I would like a sashimi platter. Of course I did so he specially made one fresh for me. It was huge portions of tuna and salmon. Yumm..easily $75. at the neighborhood sushi bar. So fantatastic. Of course he was well tipped. After that when I saw him he just made up a platter for me without asking. Not really a secret but definetely a tip if you would like sashimi instead of sushi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLynn Posted August 17, 2005 #505 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Tuggers thanks for the information on the upgrades. I'm going to check with RCL to confirm the on board credit situation if my wife is also a shareholder. i'll let evryone know theri reply. Have a good week. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trudzie Posted August 17, 2005 #506 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Dancing Girl, Widget, Tuggers, I am the one who posted that you can get TWO shareholder credits if BOTH people own 100 shares. We were on the 7/2/05 Millenium Med cruise. And we EACH had a $250 credit(14 day cruise) posted to each of our accounts, and we shared the same cabin. There were no problems in getting them although we did bring printouts of our confirming email from Tensi Westreicher just in case. But the credits were on accounts when we checked with the Pursers desk. Any questions, please ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLROSE Posted August 17, 2005 #507 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Trudzie, would a husband & wife each owning the shares BUT using one shipboard account be able to get TWO credits???? Or would they have to use two shipboard accounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNLROSE Posted August 17, 2005 #508 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Single guests paying 200% of applicable fare shall receive full value of certificate. Only one shareholder credit per stateroom. Only one credit per shareholder on any one sailing. Other terms and conditions may apply. I guess I just answered my own question! This is printed on the RCCL shareholders form that you print from their website to request the benefit! It would appear unless you are unmarried companions traveling together, sharing a cabin but each having a single reservation, you cannot have 2 credits to a cabin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomatopa Posted August 19, 2005 #509 Share Posted August 19, 2005 i am confused. posters mention making drinks in their cabins and having champaign in their cabins. can you take these on board with you? i know they would have to be drank in your cabin. do you take it on in your carry on? is it only allowed at the home port? we like to have a drink while getting ready for the evening. we have not cruised for a long time and then only a few times. thanks to everyone for their help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobhesse Posted August 19, 2005 #510 Share Posted August 19, 2005 yes bring it in your carry on, from home port or away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacevine Posted August 21, 2005 #511 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Regarding bringing your own wine,etc..on board from home,...we bring ours in our carry on and get some glasses from the dining rm. or use the cabin glasses. Sometimes we'll fill and take them to the piano lounges,etc. We've done this many times and never had a problem. Anyone going on the Zenith cruise Nov. 14th ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reese1717 Posted August 21, 2005 #512 Share Posted August 21, 2005 In the past the stewardess has always supplied the glasses and an ice bucket to chill the champagne. If your steward/stewaress doesn't do this you could probably just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdylibrarian Posted August 21, 2005 #513 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Good morning! We're going on the Galaxy for the first time this October for our honeymoon. I've been reading this thread for a while now, and I was just wondering if there is any particular food, treat, or special, romantic "neat place" we should look for on the Galaxy. Thanks! Elizabeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopaka 007 Posted August 22, 2005 #514 Share Posted August 22, 2005 yes bring it in your carry on, from home port or away. :) I've never had a problem , we bring wine in our carry on!! future cruises Oosterdam 10/22/05 Mercury 10/31/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lsimon Posted August 22, 2005 #515 Share Posted August 22, 2005 We've often brought wine for use in both stateroom and dining room, never had an issue on any cruise line including Celebrity - they will charge a corkage fee in dining room. Our steward has always brought glasses on request, in fact on our last cruise we asked the steward to bring us both wine and champagne glasses the first day and replace them as we used them throught the cruise. He did. Only supply we've ever had an issue with is corkscrews which seemed hard for the steward to find a spare on some cruises, so now we bring our own as well as wine and champagne bottle stoppers. On recent Celebrity cruises we've found that we really like the Celebrity wine list and have also started drinking more martini's and less wine (love the Summit Martini bar) so we're not even planning on brining wine for our next cruise, except maybe a very special bottle for one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolmacey Posted August 23, 2005 #516 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Since this is Celebrity secrets I'm going to add something food related. On our first cruise with Celeb. we discovered the sushi bar. It was a small assortment of sushi and rolls set up buffet style. The sushi chef noticed I picked all the fish off of my rice so he asked if I would like a sashimi platter. Of course I did so he specially made one fresh for me. It was huge portions of tuna and salmon. Yumm..easily $75. at the neighborhood sushi bar. So fantatastic. Of course he was well tipped. After that when I saw him he just made up a platter for me without asking. Not really a secret but definetely a tip if you would like sashimi instead of sushi. Does someone know if the Galaxy has a Sushi Bar? Hope, hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoenichj Posted August 24, 2005 #517 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi, All the Celebrity ships now have Sushi bars - not usually the first night, but every one after that. Enjoy - we had a great med cruise on the Galaxy last summer. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin0504 Posted August 25, 2005 #518 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I am new to Celebrity (in fact we are booking our first cruise on the Zenith today, hopefully!). Is the sushi extra or included? Are there refrigerators in the cabins? The spa deal that I have read about, is that on the Zenith, or just the newer ships? Thanks in advance for your answers, and any tips particular to Zenith would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher921 Posted August 25, 2005 #519 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Sushi is included, cabins on the mercury all had refridgerators (not sure about Zenith) and I am not sure about the spa special. Babs:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoover5000 Posted August 25, 2005 #520 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I am new to Celebrity (in fact we are booking our first cruise on the Zenith today, hopefully!). Is the sushi extra or included? Are there refrigerators in the cabins? The spa deal that I have read about, is that on the Zenith, or just the newer ships? Thanks in advance for your answers, and any tips particular to Zenith would be greatly appreciated! We were on Zenith on 3/27/05 sailing in an oceanview cabin. There was no refrigerator. Don't know about suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
que sarah sarah Posted August 25, 2005 #521 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Thanks to all of you who have posted on this thread . We are going on our second Celebrity cruise in October on Constellation and I am really excited . We have cruised numerous times with RCL , this gives us the "Elite " status on Celebrity . What can we expect as "Elite "members . Thanks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaDreamin Posted August 25, 2005 #522 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Click here for Captain's Club Benefits http://www.celebrity.com/captainsclub/heroSingleTxtSub.do;jsessionid=0000064bb0iaPRtj-3F6Ike_l9Q:1028etq20?pagename=membership_benefits&cS=NAVBAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
que sarah sarah Posted August 27, 2005 #523 Share Posted August 27, 2005 here is another question ... have any of you been to the "white Masked Ball " ???? Do you have to book for it .???? CaliforniaDreamin ... you link didn't work :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted August 27, 2005 #524 Share Posted August 27, 2005 here is another question ... have any of you been to the "white Masked Ball " ???? Do you have to book for it .???? CaliforniaDreamin ... you link didn't work :mad: No, you don't have to book for it in advance. Just be sure to show up early, as in our one experience, the seats disappear very quickly. There are several threads directly related to this topic here in the Celebrity area. If you search for "Cirque", you'll find them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaDreamin Posted August 27, 2005 #525 Share Posted August 27, 2005 que sarah sarah, [quote name= CaliforniaDreamin ... you link didn't work :mad: Sorry' date=' it still works for me. Here's another way: www.celebrity.com then Benefits under Captain's Club from top menu. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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