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It's all relative...someone 100 would think I was a spring chicken...🤞
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or Captains Club....
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nitpicker....😁
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Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
You're right....this was not good...refurbished or not. On a RCL ship many years ago, we walked into 'our' cabin which was as you described...sheers hanging off the rod, big wet dirty spot in front of the verandah, etc. Didn't wait to uppack...went directly to GS and in a snitty mood anyway from having a sore throat I insisted in my most authoritarian voice that we be moved. Told there were no cabins available...I said I'd sleep in the area in front of their desk until they found one. Told to go to dinner and return and they'd have a solution. They 'offered' us the 2nd highest suite category and would that be okay with us? Huh? In a heartbeat. I don't think anyone should have to put up with a less than clean cabin that is in good condition. Unfortunately you were in the best location so where would you move? Hopefully they gave it an intense going over and put it in good order? BTW....I was not insinuating you were not clean; sorry if my comment came across that way. -
Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Summit has been refurbished and I'm told first hand that areas observed are in good condition. We all should remember that older is just that...not newer....there's going to be wear and tear in some areas just like 'us' as we age...😉. -
Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
This part of the 'story' didn't escape me...." My suite was dirty - carpet, sheers, bedskirt were filthy. " May be in isolation to the cabin and other cabins were fine. Some would expect more from the 'owner's suite' but should it's condition be any better than the other cabin classes? -
We sailed a renovated Silhouette last Nov. No change to cabin storage as they did not/could not move the cabinetry. Only carpet, linens, drapes, etc updated to blue/grey. I thought it looked much cleaner (not colder) than the orange/brown decor.
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Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
My O long time cruising friends have told me the 'older' ships are iffy and to try the Regatta/Marina/Vista for a 'first experience'. Some of the older X ships also have these same concerns when you read reviews. -
We're thinking of booking A1 or PH. Was there a reason you moved to a B3 from A1 concierge? Reading pros and cons on this forum compared with Celebrity. Seems the same critiques on both. We aren't lounge people so bars etc wouldn't influence our booking. We live a quiet life year round (except for our golf club activities in the summer months) so we look forward to 'people', excursions, and entertainment. Our cabin and balcony is also quite important. After viewing many videos, it seems the O balconies accommodate 2 chairs and small table and the PH doesn't seem much larger (maybe on Vista?). Celebrity has medium size balconies but Suite class has room enough for an additional lounger. No doubt the O upper suites have larger balconies. We have friends who are long time O sailors who book the longer cruises/suites and prefer the Terrace cafe on most evenings to specialty or main dining. They've cautioned us to temper (not lower or raise) our expectations as compared with Celebrity as we're long time (30+ cruises ) with Celebrity and more on most other lines. Each embodies a different experience for different tastes I suppose.
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I compared Celebrity with hotel online pricing for this hotel. I booked with the hotel...it was a better price but may be due to the stay date. If you book with Celebrity do you have the same refundable/cancellation options? Is it payable at the time of the cruise final payment?
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Edge Jan. 13th sailing - passenger's iPhone found
Oceangoer2 replied to Swann5's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Thank you for your kindness. Hope your search is successful. -
Edge Jan. 13th sailing - passenger's iPhone found
Oceangoer2 replied to Swann5's topic in Celebrity Cruises
What an awful judgemental comment to make. Sometimes an oldie is a goodie! Also, there seemed to be cards in the slot which wouldn't be good 'floating' around. -
Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Thank you for your objective and informative 'review' of your experience. We're considering a change from X to O (😉) and this tips the scale a little. Cruising is subjective however, so won't dissuade us from trying the product with eyes wide open. We're Elite + on X but changes from past experience, while minor, has lowered the expectation. The Vista seems to be a beautiful ship...we were docked beside her in Nov...and noted the outside decks, pool area, and aft. Your pics of the interior PH are quite nice, but I agree, the E ships bed facing ocean are lovely. Balcony seemed larger on E than O as well, which is important to us as we do spend some time out in the ocean air. Dining is always important to cruisers and most say the advantage of O is the menu etc offerings. Perhaps it was a timing issue for you which spoils the experience. Loved the wine pairings with the Cellar Masters Lunch..happy you were happy and had a positive dining experience to take home. -
Retreat Cruiser Tries Oceania Vista PH
Oceangoer2 replied to Sharkette76's topic in Celebrity Cruises
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For those who have switched from Celebrity to Oceania…
Oceangoer2 replied to lawk's topic in Oceania Cruises
OMG ....how could you possibly sail more without actually moving from ship to ship to ship almost all year....😉. I enjoy following you on the X board and terribly jealous of your frequent sailings. Considering an O cruise in the near future so I check in with this board for others' experiences. So far, so good, and then I see the same complaints or variations of that I read on X. Marina and Vista would be my choice but the itineraries/schedules aren't working for 2024. -
Email Encouraging Me to Make Main Dining Room Reservations
Oceangoer2 replied to MarkWiltonM's topic in Celebrity Cruises
If you have a particular time or restaurant preference, I'd book it now. No harm done. If you change your mind onboard, then move to your booked time or open seating. -
May I ask which cabin category/deck you were in. I'm 🤞for our Eclipse sailing. Definitely do not want a dilapidated cabin or dining room experience such as you describe.
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I rec'd one about a month ago re our Nov. 23 cruise. Not phishy. I replied to it. Seemed they wanted my honest opinion. What they do with it is something else. But I didn't mind them asking.
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Such Negativity-Anything Positive to Say?
Oceangoer2 replied to Jamietravelstheworld's topic in Celebrity Cruises
More choice would be good. On our next cruise we've decided to go back to paying for each beverage and then compare cost difference from our last cruise. I calculated the Classic pkg is approx $600 more than if we paid independently for our usual number of drinks per day. -
Noro Outbreak on Constellation - Current Cruise 1/3-12/12/2024
Oceangoer2 replied to Jim_Iain's topic in Celebrity Cruises
My thoughts as well....don't really think it's possible to leave your cabin and not touch anything (holding the stair rail is probably a big virus conveyor). DH and I were talking about this yesterday and realized we're not as careful as we should be, but walking around the ship with our own hand sanitizers and rubber gloves for OV utensils seems to be a step too far for us. Would really appreciate self serving not being an option. However, pulling back chairs or other necessities to enjoy a meal can't be avoided. Wish all diners would just WASH THEIR HANDS often and use the offered HAND SANITIZER. And keeping our hands away from our face would also help. -
Such Negativity-Anything Positive to Say?
Oceangoer2 replied to Jamietravelstheworld's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Good morning Jim...by comparison, how was the dining and wine quality/offerings on the small ship (not Celebrity) you recently sailed through Canadian waters? -
Lucky you....your planners name or starting initial? We have a planner (5 years) who is very happy she wasn't let go ; but she says there are only 10-13 CVP's now and she is handling all the clients of other 'retired' planners as well as her own. A few days or more for email and phone inquiries. We've had 3 planners in 15 years and it seems every 5 they're promoted/changed. All have been excellent until recently. She was always 'fine' until the last half of 2023. Thankfully I don't have reason to call very often unless changes to cabin or price reduction...which isn't happening anymore it seems...😕.
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Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina Pool Bar Closed
Oceangoer2 replied to Rebels82's topic in Florida Departures
If you mean 'pool bar' as in the restaurant....no...it was 'removed' a few years ago. If you mean the 'umbrella cart'....it was there last November. Really miss the restaurant by the pool and waterway.