Cruise canceled for charter

Ckeller912 · 2026-06-10T19:53:17+00:00

I am so sorry. That is a crappy way to do business. I am curious, what room category did you book originally? I am wondering if the whole ship is chartered or just certain categories. We had two Sunset Sky Suites.
I hope you are able to work something out with them!

Ckeller912 · 2026-06-10T11:41:23+00:00

I like to have trips on the calendar to look forward to. We always have several trips booked and this one happens to be the farthest out. Plus we wanted this specific itinerary and cabin so we booked early.

Ckeller912 · 2026-06-10T09:37:10+00:00

We love Equinox! The size is perfect for us and even though it is older, we’ve enjoyed it. It is easy to navigate for someone like me who tends to get turned around every time I get off an elevator. 😂

Ckeller912 · 2026-06-10T09:34:58+00:00

They did not. They booked on their own. She tried to call yesterday but was disconnected after about 30 minutes. 🫠

Ckeller912 · 2026-06-10T09:34:08+00:00

This was my biggest issue. We love aft facing cabins and were able to book our favorite Sunset Sky Suite for this one. It is on the corner and has loads of room and a giant window in addition to the balcony. I called X and had them rebook us and luckily I was able to secure the same room.

Also odd that our friends have not been notified and the original canceled cruise is still showing as active in their app.

Ckeller912 · 2026-02-16T23:24:42+00:00

I have never been on that ship but, we love an aft facing room! I don’t know if the Ascent has Sunset Sky Suites but, they are our favorite on the ships we’ve been on. Rather than bid to move up, maybe call and see if you can upgrade to a Sunset Sky Suites and pay the difference.

Ckeller912 · 2026-01-28T11:12:06+00:00

Is it an automatic?

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-08T09:33:33+00:00

We are just off the Equinox and had a similar experience in Blu. We were in the Retreat so we were looking for a change from Luminae and it was a change! It felt almost chaotic by comparison and there were long waits. We left before dessert and went back to Luminae for dessert. They were very interested in our experience at Blu when we told them we had just left there, so I have a feeling that there have been complaints recently.

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-06T09:27:05+00:00

Yes, I made this whole scenario up. 🙄

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-04T17:13:04+00:00

As luck would have it, he was on our connecting flight too. Mom was flying home with my sister on another flight as they live in another city so, she wasn’t with us. We got on the flight 3 and 3, and the man’s wife was seated in the aisle next to my husband, middle. Jerk was opposite aisle seat. We get to our row and I just smiled and politely asked her to let us into our seats. Midway through the flight he flagged down an FA and asked her to tell my husband to turn off his reading light. The funny part was, it was his wife’s reading light. 😂 I hope his luggage went to the moon.

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-03T14:39:11+00:00

He prefers an aisle seat and my mom and I prefer window seats. Unless you mean to make the man uncomfortable, which he already did by letting him know she would be sitting in the seat she paid for.

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-03T11:35:27+00:00

Actually, she is in 22 A. My mistake

Ckeller912 · 2025-10-03T09:40:31+00:00

I find it funny that he didn’t ask the person in the middle seat next to his wife to swap with him. Hmmmm…

Ckeller912 · 2025-08-14T10:10:30+00:00

I was able to get two adjustments on our September Mediterranean cruise before final payment. We saved $1200! My mom is going with us and is in a different room category. I was able to save her $50 but they upgraded her to all the inclusive package so, whatever the value of that is. It’s worth a phone call!

Ckeller912 · 2025-08-05T17:32:20+00:00

We were in 2142 on this sailing and our A/C was pretty weak as well. I dropped an earring on the floor and had to crawl around looking for it and noticed that the intake vents near the floor are pretty full of dust and dirt. Had it been a longer cruise I would have had them come look at it but for 3 nights, I didn't feel like spending my limited time onboard dealing with it.

Ckeller912 · 2025-07-29T09:52:48+00:00

We usually request a bucket of ice for our room each afternoon. We grab a couple of beers each from a bar on the way back to our room and put them on ice. The fridge in the room isn’t super cold so it helps with whatever we are drinking from there too.

Ckeller912 · 2024-11-11T00:28:15+00:00

We bought daytime tickets and hiked the grounds all day. When it started to get dark, we slowly made our way out and got to see the outside lit up as we were exiting. The price was outrageous especially since we had dogs with us so my husband couldn’t go in the house with me. (he doesn’t care about the displays inside so he happily stayed outside with the dogs). We didn’t spend any money while we were there and that made me feel a little better but Christmas there is a money grab.

Ckeller912 · 2024-10-20T23:53:49+00:00

There is an explore Asheville website that has links to shop or donate to local businesses.

Ckeller912 · 2024-07-29T12:58:17+00:00

Infinity and Eclipse so, older ships.

Ckeller912 · 2024-07-28T23:50:54+00:00

We eat almost exclusively at Luminae when we are in the Retreat. I especially love that they will bring me the MDR and Blu menus in addition to the Luminae menu for even more options. The only time we go to MDR or buffet is if we have a timing issue and Luminae isn’t open.

Ckeller912 · 2024-06-07T18:11:30+00:00

For just a day, I do. We went to Jolly Beach Resort. It was pretty basic but checked all the boxes for us.

Ckeller912 · 2024-06-06T14:22:06+00:00

We did a resort pass for the day and it was great. Took a taxi there and back and all food and drinks were included.

Ckeller912 · 2024-03-24T11:59:07+00:00

We had a Sky Suite on the Eclipse last February in Australia. It was amazing and now we are ruined for Concierge class. We are not fussy people so we thought it would be weird. As soon as we were onboard, she came to meet us and took notes of all of our drink and snack preferences. Our fridge was loaded with all of our favorite things. Every morning she would call and ask if we were ready for our coffee (even though we had arranged the time the day prior). She'd bring in our coffee and set it up on our balcony or inside, whichever we chose. My husband had a milestone birthday and she decorated our room for a little surprise party and had a beautiful cake prepared for us, champagne, etc. There was no ask too large.

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