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Doris Roberts was on our NCL cruise from NY to Florida/Bahamas about 10 years ago. She was with some family members and seemed miserable most of the time. But, she did chill in her bathing suit at the private island.

 

My teenage daughter hung out with her grandson (among many other teenagers).

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There is a misconception that many 'media' celebrities own big yachts and stay away from cruise ships. Industry heads and the hedge fund folks are typically the players in the mid to mega yacht crowd. Some of these water toys can get expensive too (recently a Russian billionaire went to the front of the class with his $3 BILLION dollar toy). You guys can do the upkeep math per year :eek:. For $3 billion you could buy QM2 and a few other ships plus several cases of Grey Poupon ;).

In the last several years I've seen a rise in the number of media people/celebrities that have found cruising to be a relaxing and enjoyable way to travel or to get to a destination while avoiding air travel. Years ago the smart ones would typically sign a contract to do a total of four one hour shows or lectures per cruise, mingle with passengers a bit and in return be provided with a penthouse suite, quality accommodations for their group and manager plus a nice little honorarium. As a production manager and prior to retiring I would sometimes be invited to produce celebrity shows aboard some wonderful ships. Now a mere mortal, I once again have to to pay for my cruises - just like everybody else :D.

While some of the artists I represented had impressive boats none had any interest in owning a mega yacht - even though they all could afford one.

 

I think celebrities still do this. We were on RCCL Allure of the Seas with Les Gold (Hardcore Pawn). He was with his wife, daughter Ashley and grandsons. He hosted the Prohibition Party but was just vacationing the rest of the time. I saw them on RCCL's private island - in the area for suite guests, then at a sail away party for suite guests and then his name was in the dailies as the host of the Prohibition Party that we didn't go to. We didn't approach them but others did and they always appeared to be gracious. Contrary to the way Ashley is portrayed on the show, she seemed to be truly nice and was very sweet with her children when we happened to be on the elevator with them one day.

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grand isle joe

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I think celebrities still do this. We were on RCCL Allure of the Seas with Les Gold (Hardcore Pawn). He was with his wife, daughter Ashley and grandsons. He hosted the Prohibition Party but was just vacationing the rest of the time. I saw them on RCCL's private island - in the area for suite guests, then at a sail away party for suite guests and then his name was in the dailies as the host of the Prohibition Party that we didn't go to. We didn't approach them but others did and they always appeared to be gracious. Contrary to the way Ashley is portrayed on the show, she seemed to be truly nice and was very sweet with her children when we happened to be on the elevator with them one day.

 

.....and watching the show I would think good old Les got the cruise at a significant discount. ;):D

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Rosy O'Donell?..........:eek::eek:.......What ever ship she sails now THAT Captain earns his/her pay just trying to ballast the ship.........;):eek:

 

Particularly in recent years, Rosie is a veritable model of slenderness compared to a good 30% of typical cruise passengers.

 

So why don't we leave the slinging of appearance-based personal insults to "The Donald"? :D

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Donald Trump can't stand cruising because the cruise lines won't let him spray paint his name in five story high red letters on the sides of their ships :D.

I don't think Trump liked sailing very much anyway. I doubt he actually spent much time on his 281 foot mega yacht Trump Princess (bought from Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi back in late 1980s). Donald ended up having to sell the boat when his Atlantic City casino started to do poorly. The boat with its crew of 50, once used in a Bond movie, is still in service today.

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I have always wondering if very famous celebrities are able to cruise and enjoy themselves without being mobbed for autographs and picture requests.

 

Looking forward to any other stories :)

 

I can say with certainty that Sixthman, the company that charters cruise ships and produces entertainment-themed cruises such as the Grammys-At-Sea series gives their ticket-buyers a guide telling them how to behave around the artists/musicians they're aboard to see/hear. They even produced a video on YouTube demonstrating how to and how NOT to act around celebrities. It's hysterical.

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I have always wondering if very famous celebrities are able to cruise and enjoy themselves without being mobbed for autographs and picture requests.

 

Looking forward to any other stories :)

 

There is a misconception that many 'media' celebrities own big yachts and stay away from cruise ships. Industry heads and the hedge fund folks are typically the players in the mid to mega yacht crowd. Some of these water toys can get expensive too (recently a Russian billionaire went to the front of the class with his $3 BILLION dollar toy). You guys can do the upkeep math per year :eek:. For $3 billion you could buy QM2 and a few other ships plus several cases of Grey Poupon ;).

In the last several years I've seen a rise in the number of media people/celebrities that have found cruising to be a relaxing and enjoyable way to travel or to get to a destination while avoiding air travel. Years ago the smart ones would typically sign a contract to do a total of four one hour shows or lectures per cruise, mingle with passengers a bit and in return be provided with a penthouse suite, quality accommodations for their group and manager plus a nice little honorarium. As a production manager and prior to retiring I would sometimes be invited to produce celebrity shows aboard some wonderful ships. Now a mere mortal, I once again have to to pay for my cruises - just like everybody else :D.

While some of the artists I represented had impressive boats none had any interest in owning a mega yacht - even though they all could afford one.

 

Like you, I worked with some people who would be considered household names, and some who are the unknown mega-rich. Not all "celebrities" are extremely wealthy, as you know. Certainly not everyone who can afford a boat of any size actually wants to own one. A friend of mine would rather own a plane than a boat, and he does. Another would rather own his own little island, sort of a permanently-moored yacht, than one that actually moves. I agree with the misconception about "media celebrities" and "big yachts" (over 100') because after all, the sea isn't for everyone. Those in the upper 10% who are in a certain age group (over 50) who like to take a salt-air interlude are certainly more likely to be found on Cunard than Carnival and it's not about price. Unless, of course, they insist on having a water-slide.

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This should count as a cruise of a sort. My buddy and I flew to New Orleans for JazzFest in 1992. One of the things we did was take a paddle-wheel riverboat on a cruise to nowhere featuring live jazz with a wonderful singer, Irma Thomas, as the headliner. We managed to actually get seats by the bar, next to a tall, husky guy with chestnut hair and a broad jowly face. I had no idea who he was and besides, we were all pretty filled with the spirit (various kinds, actually) and totally digging the music. We'd oh and yeah along with the crowd at the points in the music where it was appropriate. People were stealing glances at this guy, it certainly couldn't have been me they were trying to see. We bought each other a round, commented on the guitar player. Afterward, back at the quay, nearly everyone made way for him as he ambled out of the ship and off into the night. As it was our turn to cross the gangway, the couple behind us asked me what he was like. "Who?" I asked. "John Goodman," they said, "you were hanging out with him the whole cruise." We'd never actually exchanged names.

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Most celebrities are pretty safe cruising with us; we wouldn't recognize most of them, and if we did, we'd certainly respect their privacy. They're on vacation just like the rest of us.

 

Just to chime in on the yacht vs cruise ship, we had the "what if you won the lottery" talk with friends the other day. I'd still go with a cruise ship, as the continual maintenance of a yacht would just eat away at my bank account and that would kill me!

 

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

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Jimmy Carter. They almost never left the cabin and there were guards at the door 24/7

 

Why even bother to cruise? I understand a need for privacy but I can think of lots of vacations that would not necessitate being stuck in a cabin.

I don't care if he had the finest suite onboard, that would be torture to me.

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Why even bother to cruise? I understand a need for privacy but I can think of lots of vacations that would not necessitate being stuck in a cabin.

I don't care if he had the finest suite onboard, that would be torture to me.

 

It was probably a blessing to all the other passengers that he did not come out......what a pain in the *** it would be with the security around and imagine the elevator disruption.....plus he wasn't one of the best presidents.......:eek:

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Jerry Lewis... he was filming for the telethon a ways back. I remember someone spotting him as he got on an elevator and said "There's Jerry Lewis"!!, and he stuck his head out of the elevator and said in his funny voice " where?":D

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On board the Carnival Pride several years ago, I met Micky Arison, the then Chairman of Carnival. He was very private and I suspect that most of the employees aboard did not know that their BIG BOSS was among the passengers.

 

I have met many other celebrities, but not on a cruise ship.

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She wasn't on our cruise, but Camilla (wife of Prince Charles) walked right by our ship on the way to their yacht. They sailed immediately. We were told that Charles was down river a little and they were picking him up.

 

Charlie doesn't have his own yacht. The Queen's yacht, Britannia, was sold long ago.

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