Question about Century daily actvities

[nutcrackers]

For anyone who has been on Century in recent months....are there a number of no-extra-cost activities to do on the sea days like lectures, line dancing, movies (recent ones), behind-the-scenes tours? I've gotten the impression that Century doesn't have as much to do as some of the other cruise ships and swimming/pool will be out because of the cold weather. Thanks!

[cruisestitch]

Lectures and cooking demonstrations and dance lessons and wine tastings (for a fee) and games and all the usual cruise activities are found on all Celebrity ships. The movies are not first run -- they generally are about the same as are available on airplanes. Maybe somebody has some current dailies they can post?

[SixOneTwo]

• Trivia and similar games 4-5 times a day.
  
• Dancing lessons at least 3 times during the week.
  
• Lectures (on our sailing it was a crime scene investigator talking about the "reality" of CSI shows as well as a woman discussing Hollywood's singing cowboys).
  
• The Art of Entertainment programs on how to set a formal table, ice carving, veggie carving, etc.
  
• Wellness and skincare events daily (these are Spa advertisements, really, but one of the events had mini massages, reflexology and other mini-treatments to whet your appetite.)
  
• Crew member talent show (10:00 am on a sea day).
  
• Movies 2-3 times daily in the cinema. Whatever was playing there on one day would show on TV the next day. The titles were 2010 releases. (On TV, I recall Inception, The King's Speech, The Hangover.) There were a variety of free movie choices on TV, but it was hard to pin down exactly what time they started.
  

[seabill]

• Trivia and similar games 4-5 times a day.
  
• Dancing lessons at least 3 times during the week.
  
• Lectures (on our sailing it was a crime scene investigator talking about the "reality" of CSI shows as well as a woman discussing Hollywood's singing cowboys).
  
• The Art of Entertainment programs on how to set a formal table, ice carving, veggie carving, etc.
  
• Wellness and skincare events daily (these are Spa advertisements, really, but one of the events had mini massages, reflexology and other mini-treatments to whet your appetite.)
  
• Crew member talent show (10:00 am on a sea day).
  
• Movies 2-3 times daily in the cinema. Whatever was playing there on one day would show on TV the next day. The titles were 2010 releases. (On TV, I recall Inception, The King's Speech, The Hangover.) There were a variety of free movie choices on TV, but it was hard to pin down exactly what time they started.
  

 

How was your cruise? Weather and shore activities. We are sailing in a few weeks and looking forward to a great cruise.

 

Bill

[SixOneTwo]

We were on the San Diego to Vancouver repositioning cruise, so our weather and shore activities won't be relevant to yours, assuming you're going to Alaska.

 

It was cool, cloudy and rained all but one day for us. We rarely do ship-sponsored excursions, but this time around tried to book a bicycle excursion, which ended up being cancelled due to lack of interest.

 

In San Diego we had very little time (sailing at 4:00) so visited the Midway aircraft carrier one block away from the Century's dock.

 

San Francisco was great (we used to live there, so had some inside info) with an Architectural Walking Tour and a visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum, shopping some favorite specialty stores, dinner at Scoma's.

 

Astoria, IMHO was kind of a waste. The Maritime museum was an interesting one-hour diversion. Shuttle to get there and back $7 per person. Next time I would not get off the ship.

 

Nanaimo is a cute town, lots of eating opportunities, and shop-browsing, not a whole lot more. It has a new pier, lots of volunteer ambassadors and a free circulating shuttle bus. Check out the mountain scenery in the distance!

 

Victoria is always fun. Since we'd been to the Butchart Gardens in the past year, this time we made our own reservations for tea at the Empress. It's pricey, but very well done and if you like that kind of thing, it just doesn't get any better. "Vicky" is also good for shopping. We found used record stores and cute boutiques off the beaten track. We recommend a visit to the Cultural Museum. They have a great totem pole collection outside and lots of cool stuff inside, including John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce (which does not really fit in with the collection, but for Beatles fans, it's a real cultural coup!). City bus is $2.50 per person each way from the ship to downtown...CDN only and exact change. We found EVERYONE in Canada to be extremely friendly.

 

I really like the (relatively) small format of the Century. It has been partially refurbished since we were last on her and I think the new decor is pretty nice. Activities staff is enthusiastic. Service was decent and of course there was plenty of food.

 

Hope this helps someone. ENJOY YOUR CRUISE.