neilrr Posted November 12, 2013 #51 Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) Yes, we are big fans of Celebrity, but we actually like the Millennium Class ships better than the new "S" Class ships. We found they used the space better and it was much more traditional - on the "M" class ships. We also liked many of the features like the Thallostherapy pool, dining room, drawer/closet space in the room, picture window on the ocean sauna and in general, the public spaces. We have also been several times on the Gem Class ships of Princess - Ruby, Emerald, Crown, Diamond, etc... and have been very pleased. It is just a smidgen down a notch from Celebrity in ambiance. Now as for RCCL - we went on a couple of cruises; the last one we took five years ago - we were very disappointed in the food and service. We also like that Celebrity/Princess does not have as many kids/families aboard. We also feel Celebrity is a bit more upscale in its clientele. We have been on NCL once (food horrible, service fair, cabin and entertainment excellent) and Oceania (too old and stodgy, lack of entertainment and life on the ship after 9 PM and food was okay; not better than Celebrity) - never again for NCL; maybe in 20- 30 years for Oceania. Holland was good to very good in food and service, but clientele tends to be VERY old - 75 & up - we hung out with the entertainment group as the ship was also dead after 10 PM. FYI we are in our early 50's & 60's male couple - we were the young-ins. :p Celebrity has always taken good care of us and now that we have been "Elite" in their program - they take really good care of us. We will stick with Celebrity and Princess for the mid-priced cruise lines. Whatever line you choose have a great trip... Happy sailing :) Edited November 12, 2013 by neilrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven & Dale Posted November 30, 2013 #52 Share Posted November 30, 2013 My husband and I are booked on the Celebrity Infinity for my 50th birthday. We did splurge on Aqua Class, but Blu was so excellent on the Reflection, I felt like we would be missing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruiserla Posted December 1, 2013 #53 Share Posted December 1, 2013 My husband and I are booked on the Celebrity Infinity for my 50th birthday. We did splurge on Aqua Class, but Blu was so excellent on the Reflection, I felt like we would be missing out. Hi, Steve and Dale-- Michael and I are booked on Infinity for the January 5, 2014 sailing from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. Which sailing are you guys booked on? --Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven & Dale Posted December 2, 2013 #54 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hi, Steve and Dale-- Michael and I are booked on Infinity for the January 5, 2014 sailing from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso. Which sailing are you guys booked on? --Terry Hi Terry, We are sailing on the March 30th, 2014 sailing from Miami to San Diego. We are looking at your itinerary for our next cruise. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruiserla Posted December 5, 2013 #55 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hi Terry, We are sailing on the March 30th, 2014 sailing from Miami to San Diego. We are looking at your itinerary for our next cruise. Steven Steven, Have a great time on your cruise. We look forward to our. Can't believe that it's less than a month away. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srqDan Posted December 11, 2013 #56 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Dec.12,2013 Brilliance of the SeasApril 20,2014 Celebrity Silhouette:) See you on the Brilliance tomorrow. Check out the roll call. We usually sail with Celebrity. Transatlantics are usually loaded with LGBT folks. RCCL is fine. Never tried Princess and will probably never go on Carnival (never say never, right?); if it's anything like Costa, then no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diknjoe Posted December 11, 2013 #57 Share Posted December 11, 2013 We'll be doing a TA on Brilliance of the Seas from Harwich to Boston on 8/31/14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euronman Posted December 13, 2013 #58 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I am considering RCCL Freedom of the Seas from Port Canaveral on January 5 Currently great rates, including for single travelers. Anyone on these sailings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGPhilly Posted December 17, 2013 #59 Share Posted December 17, 2013 We just decided last minute to book a quick getaway to Cozumel from Ft. Lauderdale with a stop in Key West. Looking forward to spending Christmas with "Connie" and a couple thousand of our fellow passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxnAquarian Posted December 28, 2013 #60 Share Posted December 28, 2013 My partner and I are fans of Celebrity. We really fell in love with the Solstice Class of ships after our cruise on the Equinox in 2011. We do two cruises a year and he would be happy doing all Celebrity. However, I like variety, so we always do one Celebrity and one on a different line. We enjoyed NCL, but ONLY if we book a suite. The rest of the ship is pretty low rent. We did Crystal last year - I enjoyed it, but my partner didn't like all of the old people (we are in our 30s). And for the expense, it would only make sense to do it again if he had liked it. We did Holland America this year - we hated the ship (Maasdam), but liked the overall product, so we will try them again, but on a newer ship. We just got off the Infinity after cruising down the West Coast of South America. It was an amazing trip. Our next cruise is on the Silhouette in the Mediterranean. We are really excited to get back on the Solstice Class ships. We love the layout of those ships - especially the Solarium. We have some upcoming cruises booked with Princess and Azamara, which my partner isn't as excited about, but I'm the one in charge of planning lol Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirman52 Posted December 28, 2013 #61 Share Posted December 28, 2013 We did a btb on Celebrity's Solstice from west coast USA to Sydney, took a day off then a btb on RC's Radiance around Auss. & NZ. Granted, the area sailing will have alot to do with the kind of passengers. On X, lots of Aussie, fun crowd. On both of the Radiance cruises, the average age ( according to sickbay ) was 80. The top end cruise, more walkers, wheel chairs than I have ever seen, took forever to tender. The bottom cruise, same age, much more agile. The difference between the 2 lines, X is like the " Lord & Tayor " & RC is WalMart. Dec. 2014, sailing on the Infinity from Fort Lauderdale to Buenos Aires via the canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbenboys Posted December 30, 2013 #62 Share Posted December 30, 2013 We booked 3 cruise for 2014 on Celebrity. Mar 2014 a 14 night Southern Caribbean, May 2014 a 7 night Alaska and Sept 2014 a 12 night Hawaii cruise. July 2014 a 14 night England land vacation. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fogtownrog Posted January 1, 2014 #63 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hi We are travelling around the Med on Celebrity Reflection in September. We did a lot of research before we booked and judging by some recent Celebrity face book posts, I dont think we will be too lonely ;) which sailing? we are on the Reflection on September 5 (Rome). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesing121 Posted January 4, 2014 #64 Share Posted January 4, 2014 My partner and I are trying out the Reflection in 2 weeks. This is our first Celebrity cruise...having sailed on RC in the past with family. We are hoping for less children and no power scooter parking areas like on Princess or HAL! The beverage package might have influenced the decision as well. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfguyxxx Posted February 1, 2014 #65 Share Posted February 1, 2014 We prefer Celebrity and Royal with a slight preference for Celebrity. We would be open to trying Princess some day. We gave Carnival more than one shot and we are done. I am soooooo with you on that one!!!!!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfguyxxx Posted February 1, 2014 #66 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I consider myself a "Loyal Royal". On our next cruise in April, we will then be Diamond+. I do love the service we've gotten on Celebrity though; especially on the Equinox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2frequentsailors Posted February 6, 2014 #67 Share Posted February 6, 2014 We are on the Celebrity Millenium May 10th, 2014 from Yokohama to Vancouver. First time transpacific and first time Celebrity, see how it goes. Hope there's some family on board!! Regards Rod and Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triock Posted February 8, 2014 #68 Share Posted February 8, 2014 My Partner and i have just booked our first cruise on Celebrity, Eclipse 23 Nov 2014 Southern Caribbean, anyone else on this crusie at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruiserla Posted February 9, 2014 #69 Share Posted February 9, 2014 My partner and I just came back from our South America cruise from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso last month on Celebrity Infinity. This was my 4th, and his 3rd cruise, with Celebrity. We had a most fantastic time on this cruise. The only thing we wished different was that there would be more "family members" on board. The LGBT cocktail hour did not draw anyone the times we went there, but we did meet a few on the ship. We have booked another cruise for next year. We will be going on Celebrity Millennium on March 1, 2015 from Singapore to Hong Kong via Thailand and Vietnam. --Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriAlDam Posted February 10, 2014 #70 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Partner and I are booked for Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas out of NJ for 9 nights in June 2014. We are so excited and are very social with anybody, but didn't run into any FODs on our last cruise (but still had an amazing time). LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicCGA Posted February 14, 2014 #71 Share Posted February 14, 2014 We prefer Celebrity and Royal with a slight preference for Celebrity. We would be open to trying Princess some day. We gave Carnival more than one shot and we are done. We also prefer Celebrity (3 cruises) & RCI (5th coming up), leaving today to go to Florida and catching the Brilliance for a 5 nighter and then setting up a group of friends and family to go out for a Thanksgiving cruise on the Celebrity Constellation. I just started to cruise in Sept of 2010 and my partner has 70+ under his belt (but then he is an agent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilghallinsf Posted February 18, 2014 #72 Share Posted February 18, 2014 My partner and I are on the 16 transatlantic reflection to Rome on April 26th. That's a celebrity ship. We hope there are other gays but no one has responded to my roll call yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cle-guy Posted February 20, 2014 #73 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I definitely enjoy me some Celebrity ships :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesing121 Posted February 20, 2014 #74 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Does anyone have info in pied piper cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cle-guy Posted February 20, 2014 #75 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Does anyone have info in pied piper cruises? I've cruised 2 times, and have 2 more reservations. What would you like to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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