The case of the missing (11/04) Horizon

[Joanandjoe]

We loved our cruise on the Horizon last November (10 days to Panama), and would like to sail on her again during the first half of November. However, the Celebrity web site shows no cruises in November until 11/21. We would want to sail after 11/4, returning home no later than 11/22. (In other words, if there are 7 day cruises, we'd like to leave around 11/6 or 11/13.)

Does anyone know where the Horizon will be sailing between 11/1 and 11/21?

[richsea]

I believe she is going into dry dock for mich of November for major refurbishment, including the addition of balconies to some staterooms.

Meridian Bermuda 1996
Century E Caribbean 1997
Century W Caribbean 1998
Zenith Bermuda 1999
Galaxy So Caribbean 2000
Galaxy So Caribbean 2001
Zenith Bermuda 2002
Mercury W Caribbean 2002
Constellation S Caribbean 2003
Infinity Hawaii 2004

[Joanandjoe]

We hope they don't mess her up: she's a grand (not very) old lady. Since the time slot in our posting is the only one available, we'll have to find an alternative.

The Constellation has nice Southern Caribbean cruises in November; but we're concerned about the large size of the ship. Frankly, the three major cruise line ships on which we've sailed (Horizon, Noordam, Rotterdam) all seemed overly large to us at 1,250 to 1,350 passengers; and the Connie has 1,950. We're NOT megaship people, and hate glitz.

[Lois R]

[img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]hi..we have a great group sailing her out of Norfolk...going to Bermuda on Sept 18th...you are more than welcome to join us [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Next up...HORIZON Sept 18th to Bermuda!

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[PatC]

Actually, the Connie, Millie, Summit don't seem to have that many more passengers that you would notice. Try Century, Galaxy, etc. They're a little bigger but, again, not noticeably more people. The size shouldn't scare you. These are great ships and you should pick the trip you want to do, not for the ship but the places it goes. You shouldn't go wrong with any Celeb ship that I can think of. Enjoy.

Dolphin - 1990
Horizon - 1994, 1995, 1995
Century - 1997, 2000, 2001
Galaxy - 1998
Zenith - 1992, 1999, 2002
Millennium - 2003
Summit 2004
Summit 2005

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[hajekfam]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PatC:
The size shouldn't scare you. These are great ships and you should pick the trip you want to do, not for the ship but the places it goes. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I disagree Pat -
For us as well as a few others, the ship is our trip- the places it goes are just extras that we can take or leave. More than half the time we don't even get off in the ports and if we do it's only to run and pick up that one thing that we need to bring home (vanilla in Cozumel, Tiramisu liquer in St. Thomas, etc.).
To us the ship is the most important part of the vacation.

Zenith-Western Caribbean-6/92
Zenith-Eastern Caribbean-6/93
Century-Maiden Voyage-12/95
Galaxy-Southern Caribbean-11/99
Mercury-Northbound Alaska-6/00
Millennium-Westbound Transatlantic-9/01
Horizon-Western Caribbean - Adults only cruise-11/02
Millennium-Westbound Transatlantic 10/26/03
Century - Western Caribbean 1/31/04

[DocJohnB]

I agree with Hajeckfam that for some people the SHIP is the destination.

[B]However[/B], there are times when trying new things can change ones perspective. It would seem that joanandjoe have pretty much set the time frame for their cruise. If that is the case then there are a couple of options.

See what the Zenith is doing at that time. Zenith and Horizon are virtual sisters. Or, see which of the Celebrity ships sails at that time and would fit into their cruise plans.

Or, join us on a 10 day Caribbean jaunt on the Summit. We leave on 11/5 and return 11/15. This would fit most of joanandjoe's criteria. Date, length, and cruise line. Unfortunately, just not the ship. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

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Until we sail on SUMMIT for 10 nights


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Until MOAGC's on Explorer of the Seas


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Seven Cruises last Century, then:

Norwegian Sky 2000 GGC2000
Volendam 2001 GGC2001
Paradise 2001
Sensation 2002 GGC2002
Millenium 2003 (Nov 16)
Mariner OTS 2004 (Feb 29)
Summit 2004 (Nov 05)
Explorer OTS 2005 (Jan 09)

[Joanandjoe]

As Karen and Jim Hajek are aware, we've been pretty persistent about going on the Horizon. We were supposed to sail with them on the Horizon adults only cruise in Nevember 2002. We missed it due to Joe's health problems, so we sailed on the Horizon in November 2003 (after getting favorable reviews from the Hajeks and other CC people from the 11/02 cruise).

We can't join Lois because a September vacation is not possible for us. If we could cruise then, we'd take the Zenith from NYC. As for the 11/5 Summit cruise mentioned by Doc John B, it is a possibility. We might also go upscale and take the Radisson Diamond 5 day cruise on 11/17, or maybe even a late season Windstar cruise in the Mediterranean. Choices, choices, choices.

[CaribbeanBound]

Drydock for most of November is the official word. Details can be found in a couple other threads dealing with adding balconies to the Horizon. First cruise to follow drydock is 11-day Eastern Caribbean on Nov 29.

[toni1266]

My parents just got off the Horizon this morning. They had a wonderful time and loved the ship and crew. However, they had dinner with the staff captain on two occasions and he told them that the Horizon would be going into dry dock for major refurbishing at the cost of about twelve million dollars or they might sell her. That was the first I've heard of a possible sell. Don't know how they would replace her.

Toni