Celebrity Cruises advertises great new savings; I suggest using a travel agent specializing in cruises to get them all without stress.

Peter Rosenstein
3 min readAug 21, 2022

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Celebrity BEYOND courtesy Celebrity Cruises

A recent ad by Celebrity Cruises advertised 75% off your 2nd and 4th guests — plus added savings on cruise fares and airfare. Yes, you can still get great deals. But trying to book them on your own can be complicated. I found I always do better when using a cruise specialist and my choice is Scott Moster who can be reached at scott@myluxcruise.com.

I love traveling on Celebrity ships and have always had a great experience once I am on-board. Not always when trying to get information before embarkation. But then they are no different from any of the other companies I have traveled with. So using Myluxcruise.cruise.com has taken all the stress out of that for me. It always intrigues me when people think using a travel agent adds to the cost of their trip. On the contrary, I have found Scott, and his husband and business partner Dustin Ruffatto, have always ended up saving me money on my trips. They know all the best deals and how to get them. They have contacts at all the cruise lines, working with them regularly, many more than I could ever have, and know all the right questions to ask.

My experiences with any cruise company these days is it takes an inordinate amount of time to reach anyone. I have heard horror stories of people sitting on the phone for two hours and more and then being disconnected. When you go on Celebrity’s website there is a banner at the top that reads: We are currently experiencing a high volume of customer service calls — for more information please; visit here; which takes you to another website of frequently asked questions which often don’t help. Again, Celebrity is no different from all other cruise lines, they all do the same.

I am a seasoned traveler and use to dealing with trains, planes, ships and hotels. I have booked meetings and conventions for up to 4,000 people for healthcare and education associations. When doing this I always looked for the people who could help and save me money, time and stress. Now that my travel is all personal, I still do the same.

As an older traveler, and many passengers on cruise ships are, we are used to more personalized service. It is comforting to have a real person on the other end of the line who can answer our questions, no matter how mundane, LOL. So I have stopped waiting endlessly online and even then, sometimes being disappointed, and instead go to my travel agent for help and get the best personalized service, and accurate information.

Celebrity Flora courtesy Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity is my favorite cruise line and I have traveled on many of their ships. I have always had a great experience and superior service once I am on-board. Again, not always trying to get information before embarkation. Letting Scott and Dustin do the planning for me has taken all the stress out of that. I am booked on the Celebrity APEX this October 29th out of Rome for a transatlantic cruise. In the coming years am booked on BEYOND for another transatlantic, and on the spectacular FLORA in February, 2024 for a cruise of the Galapagos. Join me, or book your own favorite itinerary; either way I suggest you might want to let a travel agent do the work and planning for you.

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Peter Rosenstein

writer, non-profit consultant, LGBTQ+, community and Democratic activist