Captains Club - Yes or No?

[MisterEd]

There's a link at the Celeb. website, too. Ditto on the comment about you
needing a cruise specialist TA.

You can join as soon as you board your first cruise, at the purser's desk,
and charge it to your cabin. It gets you an invitation to the Captain's
Club cocktail party, and priority when disembarking (except in Vancouver).

MisterEd <--- found CC to be one of the best investments in cruising

Amaretto wrote in message <38E2DEE0...@home.com>...
>If your travel agent hasn't heard of the Captains Club, perhaps you
>should consider hiring a travel agent that specializes in cruises next
>time. That's a really easy question, and any TA who books cruises
>should know that one.
>
>In order to join the Captains Club you have to sailed on on Celebrity
>Cruise already. There's a one time cost ($35, I believe). The perks
>include priority boarding (my favorite), a cabin upgrade, and special
>cocktail parties.
>
>Once you've sailed on Celebrity, you may join at any time. We've only
>gone on one Celebrity cruise (last December), but won't join Captains
>Club until we book our second. I happen to really like Celebrity and
>hope to sail them again soon.
>
>I think you'll love Celebrity and the Galaxy. I'm very envious ...
>
>Mary Hamill
>
>Mike wrote:
>>
>> Have seen several posts in the last few months that reference a Celebrity
>> Cruise Lines "Captains Club" . I looked through the brochures that we
have
>> from Celebrity and can't find anything about it. Asked the TA and she
had
>> never heard of it.
>>
>> Can someone please tell me what it is, who is eligible, what it costs and
>> anything else that I should know?
>>
>> Have booked a southern Carribean cruise aboard Galaxy in January of 2001
so
>> will be interested to know if this is something that we should take
>> advantage of.
>>
>> Thanks in advance

[Mike]

[Amaretto]

If your travel agent hasn't heard of the Captains Club, perhaps you
should consider hiring a travel agent that specializes in cruises next
time. That's a really easy question, and any TA who books cruises
should know that one.

In order to join the Captains Club you have to sailed on on Celebrity
Cruise already. There's a one time cost ($35, I believe). The perks
include priority boarding (my favorite), a cabin upgrade, and special
cocktail parties.

Once you've sailed on Celebrity, you may join at any time. We've only
gone on one Celebrity cruise (last December), but won't join Captains
Club until we book our second. I happen to really like Celebrity and
hope to sail them again soon.

I think you'll love Celebrity and the Galaxy. I'm very envious ...

Mary Hamill

[Tom & Linda]

The key is that, although you must pay a $35 one time per family charge,
you get an automatic 1 cat upgrade on ALL future sailings (you have to
give them the number). Or similarly, if you pick a category you want,
you pay 1 cat lower - which is what we do. It usually translates to a
few hundred dollars savings per cruise. [Not sure if upgrades to suites
are included though]. Since we've done 2 cruises after we joined, and
have another planned this summer, we've saved the $35 many times over.

Priority boarding ('specially if there's a LONG line like you get in
NYC) is also a very nice perk.

--Tom

[Tom Gauldin]

We tried to join, Mary, but the club members blackballed us. It
brought back those bitter memories of being blackballed by Sam's
Wholesale Club also
--
Tom Gauldin, Raleigh NC tgau...@nc.rr.com
http://home.nc.rr.com/tgauldin/
Here's to the land of the Longleaf Pine,
The Summerland, where the sun doth shine.
Where the weak grow strong, and the strong grow great,
Here's to Downhome, the Old North State.
"Amaretto" <amar...@home.com> wrote in message
news:38E2DEE0...@home.com...

> If your travel agent hasn't heard of the Captains Club, perhaps you
> should consider hiring a travel agent that specializes in cruises
next
> time. That's a really easy question, and any TA who books cruises
> should know that one.
>
> In order to join the Captains Club you have to sailed on on
Celebrity
> Cruise already. There's a one time cost ($35, I believe). The
perks
> include priority boarding (my favorite), a cabin upgrade, and
special
> cocktail parties.
>
> Once you've sailed on Celebrity, you may join at any time. We've
only
> gone on one Celebrity cruise (last December), but won't join
Captains
> Club until we book our second. I happen to really like Celebrity
and
> hope to sail them again soon.
>
> I think you'll love Celebrity and the Galaxy. I'm very envious ...
>
> Mary Hamill
>

[psee]

Here's the information from the web site. We thought we had sailed on
one of their ships back in 1990 so we called and when they asked for
the prior cruise I told them we couldn't remember the ship but they set
us up anyway:-)
Program Details
How to Enroll:
Call the Captain's Club desk at 1-800-760-0654 (U.S. and Canada), +1-
305-523-1193 (Outside of the U.S. and Canada) (Fax: 305-523-1275) Desk
hours; Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM EST.
Requirements:
-Must have sailed with Celebrity at least once.
-Must be over the age of 18.
Membership Fee:
$35 Membership Fee*
Process Time:
You will receive your membership package within 10-12 weeks.
Benefits
One category upgrade*
Priority boarding privileges.
Leather baggage tags with place to reflect member name and address (1
per each head of household).
Lapel pin with Captain's Club insignia (2 per household).
Complimentary cruise video of choice.***
Special member newsletter.
Preferred dining assignments at time of booking.*
Captain's cocktail party on board.
* Membership includes two adults over 18 in household.
* Membership must be valid at time of booking. Upgrades apply only for
inside to inside or outside to outside, depending on availability.
Applicable to Five-Star prices ONLY. Upgrades apply for one stateroom
per cruise. Stateroom assignments only. Suites excluded. Not applicable
on holiday sailings or reunion cruises. Zenith, Horizon, & Century:
upgrades available from categories 11-3; Galaxy and Mercury: upgrades
available from categories 11-2; Millennium: upgrades available from
categories 11-4. Preferred dining assignments at time of booking are
based upon availability. Video is only available in the U.S. and
Canada. Celebrity may substitute the video with an appropriate
alternative when necessary. Celebrity Cruises Inc. reserves the right
to make any modifications to the program without further notice. Other
restrictions may apply.
** Membership must be valid at time of booking. Applicable to Five Star
Prices ONLY. Captain's Club upgrade does not apply on Reunion cruise.
Other restrictions may apply.
***Cruise video choice based on availability

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[Tom & Linda]

Tom Gauldin wrote:
>
> We tried to join, Mary, but the club members blackballed us.

Sorry... I though that I was just playing Elf Bowling when I threw the
black ball....

--Tom (2 1/2 weeks till Ocean Princess, GPS packed, and batteries fully
charged)

[Gregory C. Read]

Although not mentioned in the text, the one category upgrade is NOT valid on
Bermuda cruises either.

--
Greg
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psee wrote in message <8c14tb$fej$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...

[Tom Gauldin]

It still hurts, Tom, even if it wasn't deliberate. At least we know,
now, that George Leppla or Peg didn't do it. <sniff>

--
Tom Gauldin, Raleigh NC tgau...@nc.rr.com
http://home.nc.rr.com/tgauldin/
Here's to the land of the Longleaf Pine,
The Summerland, where the sun doth shine.
Where the weak grow strong, and the strong grow great,
Here's to Downhome, the Old North State.

"Tom & Linda" <TKAN...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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[MFoxey]

I got my Captain's Club membership prior to my first Celebrity Cruise at no
charge through my Amer Express Platinum Card (which I no longer have)......