Celebrity Cruises Overcharges Solo Cruisers - Time To Move On!

well this was a video I didn't really think  I was going to make but a lot of people kept   messaging me and sharing with me some news  about Celebrity Cruises and I just couldn't   uh pass it up I couldn't not report on this  with you all because this hits home to me in   many ways and uh I'm going to tell you why I'm  pretty much done selling with Celebrity Cruises   after some Revelations over the past couple  of weeks that have been brought to light by   a lot of people and after some research  I've done myself I don't think you're   going to see me on too many more Celebrity  Cruises here on this channel let's get into it hello everyone my name is Zach I Am The  Traveling Man and if this is the first time   you've ever watched my videos I cover a lot  of cruise content in fact Cruise content is   pretty much all I do here on this channel uh and  I do a lot of Celebrity Cruises I love Celebrity   Cruises ever since I first solded with them back  in 2021 in the months just after the restart when   cruising was shut down during the co pandemic  I went on Celebrity Apex quickly fell in love   and have been on I think eight or nine Celebrity  Cruises now I'm like almost Elite Plus in their   loyalty Pro program and I only say that just to  show you how much I've sold with them how devoted   I've been to them how loyal I have been to them  however here lately celebrity hasn't been that   loyal to me and it hasn't been that loyal to its  other solo guests and after several people started   talking about this online recently some articles  came out some people started messaging me uh on   Instagram if you haven't followed me on Instagram  yet make sure you go follow me Zack The Traveling   Man it was shocking when I first read the article  when I first started looking into this I hadn't   realized it because I haven't booked a cruise with  Celebrity Cruises in a while cuz honestly things   have kind of been going off the rails with them  ever since their new CEO took over their new CEO   actually came from Royal Caribbean and honestly  it kind of feels like the brand has been becoming   more like Royal ever since uh they basically just  been nickel and diing folks more and more so the   things you used to get included before you're now  going to have to pay for on Celebrity and I know   a lot of lines are doing this uh the argument can  be made and I totally understand that but it seems   like celebrity has been doing this at break neck  speeds I mean they are more greedy than all the   others when it comes to it and what really shocks  me is that they still want to call themselves a   premium line or premium Cruise Line when they're  no longer offering a premium experience that is   included in the cost that you pay you might get a  premium experience on Celebrity but you're going   to pay and then pay and then pay and then pay  again and keep paying uh I've also had other   experiences with celebrity lately that haven't  been that great namely when I went on uh a selling   on Celebrity Reflection In The Retreat and did not  get the service that I was promised when I booked   the cruise they cut Butler Service they did not  notify guests who bookings in the retreat ahead   of time when I called a check about it they told  me everything would proceed and be just the same   as normal it was not when I was on the ship a  pretty disappointing experience there on that   ship so things have slowly been going downhill in  my eyes with celebrity now before I get into this   I do want to say that I do have two Celebrity  Cruises booked for this year I still am going   to go on those because these are cruises I booked  in like 2021 uh the next one that you're going to   see I'm going to be selling on Celebrity Edge  down in Australia very soon uh and I'm really   excited about that I booked that cruise for like7  $1700 total I staying in one of the solo infinite   Veranda rooms I am still going to keep that one  so you will see those videos coming up uh in to   the spring here on the channel there's another one  in the fall I'll be taking but besides that I'm   not booking any new Celebrity Cruises I am pretty  much done and there is a very specific reason now   this is kind of the straw that broke the camels  back you could call it but those articles I was   referring to the messages people were sending me  to let me know that celebrity is now charging more   than double the price for solo Cruisers and when  I say more than double you might not know that   typically if you're a solo Cruiser you have  to pay what's called a solo supplement a solo   supplement essentially means that you're going to  pay double because when the cruise lines say I'm   going to sell this state room right here they  have two people in mind at least two people in   mind for that state room so if you're selling  solo they want to charge you double to make up   that double occupany you have to pay for two  people that's been understood as solo Cruisers   have sucked that up we have been paying that  now for many years and everything's been okay   but now Celebrity Cruises for whatever reason has  decided that they're going to charge in excess of   200% for solo Cruisers which means we're going to  pay much more than two people going on the same   cruise and staying in the same room would pay and  folks I didn't just come out here just talking I   brought receipts cuz I went and did my research  on this and there were two cruises that I just   at random went on their website and actually was  was doing this the other day too but I don't have   like screenshots and stuff of it I was doing this  the other day I think I did like three cruises and   found this to be the case where they are charging  at least $600 in excess of what the double rate   would be so let's say two people are booked on  Celebrity reflection and they're paying $2,000 for   an inside cabin right so you would think a solo  Cruiser having to pay the solo supplement would   also pay somewhere near $2,000 but what I was  seeing when I looked earlier this week where that   couple was paying maybe $2,000 that solo Cruiser  is now going to be paying something like like 27   or $2,800 and for what celebrity and I'm making  this video cuz I hope that it gets to celebrity I   hope that they hear what US solo Cruisers have  to say about this so please if you're a solo   Cruiser and you're impacted by this comment down  below because I know for a fact that celebrity   will see this and I want them to know that this is  unacceptable like it's it's not right that they're   doing solo Cruisers like this like it really gets  under my skin uh because a lot of solo Cruisers   were very loyal have been loyal to celebrity for  a very long time got them through the pandemic   y'all I was on cruises on like celebrity edge with  700 people you know and I was still going on those   cruises I was paying you know when celebrity had  very few people and very few people even wanted to   go on a cruise because we were in the early days  just outside of the pandemic I was going many of   you are going and it's not okay a lot of people  been sending me very strong messages uh upset at   celebrity and I understand I'm like I know I get  it but let's get to the screenshots I wanted to   show you because I did like said pick two cruises  one on the celebrity ascent and this cruise is   actually from I think March 31st 2024 so coming  up here in a couple of months and just look at   the price difference I'm going to show you first  the price for two guests and look at that total   price down there the total price for two guests  in State Room 7108 this is a deluxe inside room   on Celebrity ascent and the total price for two  guests is $2,089 96 then I'm going to pop up here   the price for just a solo Cruiser and look at that  difference 2785 48 that is a quite a large price   difference and that actually comes out to $695 32  price difference for what is what I want to say   and I know that the cruise line would probably  say well you know if you think about it when   you get just one person selling where two people  could have been selling there's a loss of Revenue   there because two people if they book specialty  dining two people if they book short excursions   two people if they booked whatever else extra  that their nickel and Diamond you for over there   that would have been more revenue for us if one  person does that we don't get as much revenue so   we are making up for that with this additional  fair this additional money that we're ripping   people off with but to that I would say that's  why we're paying the solo supplement already   that's why we already PID double because we are  taking up that additional birth space where two   people could be for just one person I understand  that but am I really taking up double the food at   the buffet no I'm not eating double the food I'm  not taking up double the space in the theater or   double space on the pool deck why am I being  charged $695 above what a couple would pay I   just want it to make sense I just want someone to  explain that to me it doesn't make sense the math   ain't mathing and since I did the newest ship in  the fleet I thought it was only right to do the   oldest ship in the fleet as well so here's the  price for MCC Cruz for celebrity Millennium the   oldest ship that celebrity has this Cruise  will be selling out of Tokyo Japan and it's   selling in August and I'll pull up the price  first for the couple and this is for stateroom   2174 an inside stateroom and now pull up this  image here for one person and you're looking at $4,595 a staggering difference of $1,163 32 for what there is no way I can justify  paying $1,200 above what two people would pay for   the same stateroom and I know that four of  celebrity ships have the solo infinite brand   State rooms those are usually cheaper however  there are only like 32 of those State rooms   on the newest ship the ascent and even less on  the edge I think so uh you really got to book   early to get in those State rooms but uh for all  the other state rooms even an inside State Room   Ocean View Veranda looked at all of them you're  going to be paying above 200% and I just don't   think that's acceptable I don't think that's  right folks aren't happy and nor should they   be I'm not happy and again I'm going on those two  cruises I already have booked with them because I   had booked those a long time ago at great prices  but outside of that no new celebrity bookings for   me I did want to tell folks though that there  are great Alternatives out there though there   are Cruise Lines who aren't going to screw you  over so much if you are a solo Cruiser one of   those being Norwegian Cruise Line and recently we  saw Norwegian actually expand the availability of   their solo State rooms on their ships across  the fleet they now have solo State rooms on   every ship dedicated to solo Cruisers and I think  that's fantastic and some of the prices of those   are amazing in fact I was just looking uh for  a cruise this summer just pricing cruises just   for comparison's sake uh and there was like  a 10day on the Norwegian Prima over in Europe   going from like Iceland to London for $1800 for a  solo Cruiser and that was like including the free   at Sea which includes drinks and Wi-Fi and short  Excursion credit and a specialty dining $1,800   compared to what celebrity is now charging to say  in an inside which happens to be more than 200% I   also recently sailed on Virgin voyages and those  videos are actually showing on my channel now I   just posted the uh embarcation Day video and be  posting more very soon and I'll beat my own self   to the punch because I haven't released a review  video yet but I had a fantastic time I loved it   one of the favorite cruises I've been on yet  and uh I think if you're a younger person if   you want to do things a little bit different  uh if you're tired of the same same on cruise   ships virgin might be for you might want to  check them out but they also have solo State   rooms on their ships that are now cheaper than  what you can go on a Celebrity Cruise so why not   try them princess I recently went on them had  a fantastic time that's why you're seeing me   more and more on other cruise lines and less  and less with celebrity and it's going to be   that way in the future cuz honestly their product  is a great product I love their ships especially   those Ed sh ships but they're not that good y'all  there's plenty of other comparable or maybe even   better things as I'm discovering as I cruise with  other lines out there and I think maybe it's time   we all vote with our pocketbook right we all vote  with our wallets and say no thank you celebrity I   don't feel valued as a customer with you anymore  because of how you are trying to outprice me how   you're trying to gouge money from me as a solo  Cruiser I'm good I'm going to go cruise over   here and that's that's my goal in 2024 other than  those stes i' already have booked which is kind   of awkward at this point but uh yeah you will see  me on those I'm sure it'll be a great time but I'm   not booking anymore in the future going to cool  it with celebrity for a while cuz this is kind   of the last all for me you know so thank you for  watching this I hope you got something from it I   hope you enjoyed if you did please go down below  give me a thumbs up also consider subscribing to   the channel because we have a lot of Adventures to  go on in 2024 including Australia very very soon   and you'll see those videos also more from Virgin  voyages and I'm sure I'll be trying out other new   Cruise Lines this year as well folks thank you  again for watching and I'll see you on the next adventure [Music]

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Length: 12min 8sec (728 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 13 2024