Royal vs Celebrity

[Stealthdog]

2 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Was just on the Voyager of the seas and the entertainment SUCKED , never walk out of so many threaten shows and the piano player in the Schooner bar was about the worst karaoke singer you could find ! 
it was an much older cliental than on a Celebrity cruise 

Every sailing is going to have different people on it - generally the average age on Celebrity is much higher than Royal, NCL, and Carnival.  Nothing is absolute though.  I'm sorry you were so upset by a piano bar singer.  What were the ship shows that you walked out and why did you?

Edited October 9, 2022 by Stealthdog

[Ex-Airbalancer]

8 minutes ago, Stealthdog said:

Every sailing is going to have different people on it - generally the average age on Celebrity is much higher than Royal, NCL, and Carnival.  Nothing is absolute though.  I'm sorry you were so upset by a piano bar singer.  What were the ship shows that you walked out and why did you?

I was not upset ,the singer was laughable bad 

walkout out the shows because they were bad , one singer was a Motown guy , his best singing days were probably 25 years ago 

[Stealthdog]

Just now, Ex-Airbalancer said:

I was not upset ,the singer was laughable bad 

walkout out the shows because they were bad , one singer was a Motown guy , his best singing days were probably 25 years ago 

 

I hear you - alot of the karaoke I hear on cruise ships is terrible.  My partner and I have a running joke on our Celebrity production shows - I once dropped a glass of wine during Jersey Boys because I fell asleep during the show.  Now, we always joke about how good a show is on Celebrity based on whether I break a glass of wine.  🤣

[Stealthdog]

30 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

I was not upset ,the singer was laughable bad 

walkout out the shows because they were bad , one singer was a Motown guy , his best singing days were probably 25 years ago 

 

OMG - I just looked at the most recent live review for the Voyager and I'm so sorry.  You got Jersey Boys and a comedian I've seen on another ship before and found not so funny.  Yeah, I would have been very upset by that entertainment as well. 😞 

[Ukigirl]

Interesting topic since we will be sailing on Celebrity for the first time next spring.  We are Diamond on RCL so happy to have our free drinks transfer though on Royal you can use them any time of day or night. Thrilled that there’s no smoking, stopped going to casino since the smoking kicked my asthma into full gear.  We are more amused than bothered by people wearing their pins as a sign of status, we stay away from VIP lounges since that’s not who we are.  Can’t wait to explore and experience Equinox and it’ll be interesting to compare, we’ve loved every RCL ship and have never had a bad cruise, hope this continues with Celebrity.

[LXA350]

22 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

On RCL , most pinnacles are so much more demanding and obnoxious

while on Celebrity the Zeniths just blend into the crowd

 

 

Oh yes. and wearing their badge all the time thinking they are part of the ship inventory 🤣 Supposedly some of the Zenith's are also quite demanding but they are much more discrete 😉  

[DaKahuna]

10 hours ago, Ukigirl said:

Interesting topic since we will be sailing on Celebrity for the first time next spring.  We are Diamond on RCL so happy to have our free drinks transfer though on Royal you can use them any time of day or night.

 

 I do not believe this is the case.

 

 You did not mention your status with Royal but if you are Diamond or above you will be Elite on Celebrity.  Elite has a happy hour with free drinks each night but it is only during that time frame and is limited to specific brands or drinks. 

 

Now, if you booked with an all inclusive fare, you will have a drink package which gets you 'free drinks' up to the package's limit.  

 

[Ukigirl]

Just now, DaKahuna said:

 

 I do not believe this is the case.

 

 You did not mention your status with Royal but if you are Diamond or above you will be Elite on Celebrity.  Elite has a happy hour with free drinks each night but it is only during that time frame and is limited to specific brands or drinks. 

 

Now, if you booked with an all inclusive fare, you will have a drink package which gets you 'free drinks' up to the package's limit.  

 

I did mention that we are Diamond on Royal, they let you get your free drinks anytime and yes I’m aware of the drink package 

[DaKahuna]

2 minutes ago, Ukigirl said:

I did mention that we are Diamond on Royal, they let you get your free drinks anytime and yes I’m aware of the drink package 

 

Ah I missed that.  Sorry..

 

On Royal Royal the Diamond Drink Vouchers can be used any time but it does not work that way on Celebrity for the Elite Happy Hour drinks.

 

Edited October 9, 2022 by DaKahuna

[FiremedicMike151]

On 10/7/2022 at 1:07 PM, basenji56 said:

Generally, Celebrity is more expensive.  And, until recently, required you to book by paying extra for "free drinks and free internet."  

You know.. I've been testing this theory a lot lately while trying to plan out next summers vacation(s) for my wife and I.

 

With the caveat that I'm not looking at a single cruise under 7 days, I've been comparing all the major lines on various itineraries that interest me and am finding that celebrity is the same if not cheaper than the others.  In some cases, once you consider the drinks/tips are included, celebrity is actually turning out substantially cheaper than the others.

 

I've not pulled the trigger yet because our first celebrity cruise is still 2 weeks away, but I can say that if the experience is better than carnival we will likely switch.  For reference, we're gold on carnival and have done one RCCL cruise before.

[basenji56]

6 minutes ago, FiremedicMike151 said:

You know.. I've been testing this theory a lot lately while trying to plan out next summers vacation(s) for my wife and I.

 

With the caveat that I'm not looking at a single cruise under 7 days, I've been comparing all the major lines on various itineraries that interest me and am finding that celebrity is the same if not cheaper than the others.  In some cases, once you consider the drinks/tips are included, celebrity is actually turning out substantially cheaper than the others.

 

I've not pulled the trigger yet because our first celebrity cruise is still 2 weeks away, but I can say that if the experience is better than carnival we will likely switch.  For reference, we're gold on carnival and have done one RCCL cruise before.

Unless you are super big partiers, I can assure you that the Celebrity experience is better than Carnival.

[FiremedicMike151]

1 minute ago, basenji56 said:

Unless you are super big partiers, I can assure you that the Celebrity experience is better than Carnival.

We aren't, never really were, and this is what we're looking forward to the most with celebrity.

 

Last carnival cruise we were on, there was literally a fist fight at the back pool between two drunken meatheads..

 

[basenji56]

6 minutes ago, FiremedicMike151 said:

We aren't, never really were, and this is what we're looking forward to the most with celebrity.

 

Last carnival cruise we were on, there was literally a fist fight at the back pool between two drunken meatheads..

 

Most the Celebrity patrons are too old to fight without breaking a hip.

 

[canderson]

@FiremedicMike151

Whatever will you do without the constant yammering on the PA all day long?  🤪

 

I think you will really enjoy your new experience!

[Ex-Airbalancer]

44 minutes ago, basenji56 said:

Most the Celebrity patrons are too old to fight without breaking a hip.

 

Hey ! I resent that remark! 🤬
My DR told me I can do anything with my new hips ! 😁

and probably most of us have new hips 🤣

[canderson]

59 minutes ago, basenji56 said:

Most the Celebrity patrons are too old to fight without breaking a hip.

 

Just saw where a 70 year old passenger on an excursion in Costa Rica (another line) choked out an armed bus pirate.  Got a little over exuberant and the pirate was a 'code black' when all was done.

 

Costa Rican authorities declined to press charges.

 

Don't underestimate a motivated old fart.

Edited October 9, 2022 by canderson

[fweegy]

1 hour ago, basenji56 said:

Most the Celebrity patrons are too old to fight without breaking a hip.

 

But most of us old timers do have the experience and our weapon of choice on board....our canes.

[fweegy]

42 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

Hey ! I resent that remark! 🤬
My DR told me I can do anything with my new hips ! 😁

and probably most of us have new hips 🤣

I dare the youngins get in our way when the buffet/ice cream machines open up.

[canderson]

58 minutes ago, fweegy said:

But most of us old timers do have the experience and our weapon of choice on board....our canes.

Some carry a simple walking stick .. a jo in disguise!

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jō

 

[Harrisonkid]

We have sailed both since the 90's and as we are more mature now we prefer Celebrity...entertainment is better on Rccl and Food seems better on Celebrity ( subjective) ...but I love both