HeWhoWaits
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6 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:
Well now it's gone again. I really don't need this bullshit 3 days before the cruise. I don't understand why this billion dollar company can't get things right with IT. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it's still missing.
This is an example of why my wife insists on having a printed copy of everything just in case.
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52 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said:
I've never booked with kids, perhaps if your 3rd and 4th reservation are young kids they aren't showing? Anyone booking with youngsters know if this is a thing that happens?
Kids most certainly DO show. The system has the information regarding age and that is included on the confirmation, just like it does for all of the adults on the reservation.
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9 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:
I checked in on the app way back in early January. Everything has been fine, and when I opened the app I would see our set sail passes. Our cruise is this Sunday and now I see it says "check in". The set sail pass is in there but not as convenient as it was. Is it just cause we are so close to the cruise? I don't remember this on our last cruise in October.
Probably an "upgrade" to the app.
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3 hours ago, jeffmw said:
More cruise ships?
This month (Feb. '24) there is an average of FOUR ships per DAY, and on four days there are SIX (which I assume is the current maximum). Do we really need a port with seven large cruise ships docked in one day?
And what do they mean larger? We've seen Icon dock there. How much bigger are we getting?
Four? Six? Pfft.
On Valentine's Day, there were NINE ships in Cozumel- including both Wonder OTS and Mariner OTS (albeit at three different docking locations). Fortunately for us, Celebrity Reflection was one of the two docked downtown (plus another that arrived for an overnight stay after Norwegian Prima departed).
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Your initial comparison would create a dilemma for us. On the one hand, Puerto Plata would be a new port for us making the slightly more expensive trip interesting. On the other, we love sea days and the opportunity for one extra sea day AND cost savings would be very difficult to pass up.
Can we get one with Puerto Plata AND the extra sea day and just skip PDCC?
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7 hours ago, p27159 said:
If they could have started over and given me the fare I was seeing, they would have, wouldn’t they?
Yes. IF the fare you're seeing online is still available AT THE TIME you're speaking to them, they will see it too. Available fares are a dynamic thing and frequently change.
My wife and I have sometimes logged in on separate devices and unintentionally done (nearly) simultaneous mock bookings and seen two different prices. Whichever one processed first is read by the system as a booking that reduces the number of staterooms available in the category. The second one shows a higher price than the first. The agent on the phone would see the same thing - the one you have open may cause the price available to that agent to be higher.
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7 hours ago, p27159 said:
I took the screenshots as I went through the menus so I could have proof of what happened. I couldn’t do that if the agent did it for me? Could I?
You are correct. There would be no screenshots available.
However, when booking directly with an agent on the phone you can have them stay on the phone until you receive the confirmation email. We've done this on multiple occasions and in the couple times that something wasn't right, the agent was right there to make the correction.
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6 hours ago, p27159 said:
Notice one of these three screenshots, in the lower left corner, the prices don’t even add up correctly,
You have experienced what we all like to call "Royal math." The numbers frequently make absolutely no sense.
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7 hours ago, p27159 said:
You need to do better with your apology. Sorry I couldn’t rush back here immediately, I have other things going on in my life that I can’t check in on this message board as quickly as you think I should. Wow, SMDH at the RUDE and OBNOXIOUS comments here.
If you stick around, you will be surprised (initially) to find that many posts such as your first one are truly one-and-done accounts created to attempt to stir up dissent. The "RUDE and OBNOXIOUS" comments are because those are so common and posters are simply sick of other less-experienced cruisers being poisoned by the bullsh!t.
You think I need to do better with my apology? I've sometimes been called out by others on the board in the past for being too dismissive of such posts. This is the first time that an initial post that appeared to be questionable prompted me to include such a disclaimer. Something correctly told me that it MIGHT be legit.
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1 hour ago, Smokey79 said:
Can you give more details as to your booking? Ship, sailing date, and cabin class would be helpful. I know first hand that there can be issues with the website but there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this board that are more than willing to help.
I believe we can all agree that much of the first post by the OP is bogus. Booking for four in a stateroom will NEVER be double the cost of booking for two, unless the comparison is apples to bicycle chains (four person interior on Grandeur to a suite on Icon, for example).
The drive-by bots aren't getting any smarter.
Note: in the unlikely event that the OP is a real poster with a real problem, I apologize in advance. Just seems too conveniently fishy as a first post to be real.
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2 hours ago, Geoff P said:
We have done a handful of cruises with Royal but never on Celebrity yet. We’re younger (in our 30’s) with 2 small kids under 5, how would Celebrity be for a trip like this with the kids? We like doing the Bermuda trip out of Bayonne. Just wondering how the Silhouette would be with the kids compared to Liberty OTS…for the week we were looking at the 7 day on Celebrity is actually less expensive than the 5 day on Royal.
I don't have direct experience with Celebrity's Camp at Sea program, but based on the very small number of children I saw on Reflection last week, if your kids like lots of other kids - stick with Royal. If your kids prefer smaller groups - go Celebrity.
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13 hours ago, Jill said:
I really wish they’d sail out of port Canaveral again.
I'd be good with that for many cruises.
Port Canaveral instead of everything being from Port Everglades or Miami would save us 2.5 or 3 hours each way.
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Just completed our first Celebrity cruise. Fewer overall things to do, but what was available was consistently less crowded than typical on Royal.
If two nights longer is only slightly more expensive, we'd be all over the 7 nights rather than 5 nights, especially if it means more time at sea.
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Happens all the time. Means absolutely nothing. As long as your status is correct on your account and therefore on your SeaPass, all will be well.
On Celebrity Reflection last week, my status (Elite based on our Diamond + on Royal) was correct. My wife's showed "Preview" (and SHE'S the one who got us to D+). It was correct on the SeaPass, so again - all was well.
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Just back from Celebrity Reflection
Bar service - almost non-existent unless you went up to the bar and spoke to the bartenders directly. Most frequent roving server location was Cafe al Bacio - a few cocktails available but mostly for your specialty coffee.
MDR service - painfully slow. I think our waiter was overwhelmed by our group of 12, because a nearby waiter handled his 8-top and three 4-tops much better than our service. Finish off you glass of water? Good luck getting it refilled any time soon. Get close to the bottom of your wine glass? Sommelier Yarmi filled you right up in a heartbeat.
Oceanview Cafe (buffet) service - I was NEVER offered coffee or a cold drink while seated. The only roving beverage service was bar service, and that was sporadic at best.
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13 hours ago, smokeybandit said:
Bahamas just sprung a new VAT tax on the cruise lines to start March 1.
Another reason to skip cruises that go to PDCC.
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We're boarding Reflection on Sunday. Look for a report on our service experience.
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4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:
You get it on the cruise where you cross the threshold. So if you are due to pass 140 on your next cruise, you will get it on your next cruise !!!
IF and ONLY IF they actually have them. My wife passed 140 points on Mariner in June 2022. Followed up with phone calls and again when on Freedom in June 2023 (when she DID get her block for 210). Still no Mariner block from the 140 cruise.
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4 minutes ago, Obdave said:
I did not request one but have found one in our stateroom every night
Your room steward has gone above and beyond, in that case.
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On 1/27/2024 at 4:25 PM, smokeybandit said:
Since they're so similar, I would decide based on price, schedule and itinerary first.
For me:
1 - schedule and itinerary. For example, a Saturday to Saturday might be better because you have a day to get back to your routine. Or a Sunday to Sunday might be better for you because of the travel day getting to the port a day early.
2 - price, since they're similar. If you like the itinerary and/or the timing better, a small increase in cost will be worth it.
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We've never previously used a travel agent for booking (I know - sacrilege), but for a recent trip with five other couples on Celebrity the person who originated the process (usually my wife, not this time) booked everything through Online Vacation Center. We were very pleased with what they did for us.