mkuliesh

I really appreciate this additional insight about the entertainment. I haven't been crazy about the general song and dance production shows on some other cruise lines in the past, but we did very much enjoy the live music, the comedians, "Love and Marriage" type game shows (which tend to be pretty funny), and the occasional karaoke competition when there are passengers onboard who are actually quite talented singers. I understand on some lines they have upped their game because we've never seen a musical (ex., "Chicago") on a cruise ship in the past, and we haven't been on one of the larger RCCL ships that have those Aqua Theater shows.

Thank you so much everyone for the feedback and the photos too! It was super helpful. ☺️

Hello, We are occasional cruisers (so far - RCCL, NCL and Princess) from New England, who haven't yet tried Celebrity or HAL. We are looking at both lines for a 7-day Pacific Coast cruise later this year. Either one looks like it would be a very nice trip. While absolutely no one goes on a cruise to watch television -- regardless of what we've done for activities on a cruise on any given evening, and no matter how late it might be when we return to our stateroom, my husband and I like to watch a little TV to relax before nodding off for the night. I noticed when looking at both cruise lines' websites that photos of balcony cabins and the smaller suite cabins on the Celebrity Eclipse (which is one of our choices besides the HAL Koningdam), that the televisions in these room types all look like they're directly in front of the small stateroom couch, instead of the bed. Further, from seeing these photos, the TVs also don't look like they're easily viewed from the vantagepoint of being in the bed. Is this perception correct? Does this apply to most of the staterooms on the Eclipse? I realize it's a small thing, but if we can't see the TV very well while relaxing in bed, I think that would annoy us. In comparison, the photos from the Koningdam for the same room types look like the TV is directly in front of the bed. We are also looking at doing our first Alaska Cruise next year, following this year's Pacific Coast cruise, so it would actually help me to choose between these two ships for both trips. This might be an oddball question for the cruise boards, but did you find it difficult to see the TV from the bed when relaxing in your balcony or small suite stateroom when sailing on Eclipse? Any other feedback on Eclipse vs. Koningdam would be much appreciated!