Rare hcat Posted January 22, 2023 #51 Share Posted January 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, marieps said: I don't believe so. The difference comes in the variety offered. E class Blu is in a horrible location far from the main galley. You can't simply order the MDR entre as you can on S or M class. I found the food on Edge not nearly as good as the Reflection AQ cruise I took a year ago. FWIW, I just got off Equinox three weeks ago. Luminae served a veal chop that was stunning in size and presentation and cooked to perfection. As an aside , Blu on BEYOND( Nov,,) was fabulous, esp compared Luminae on that ship ( fresher food, bread baskets, better service, a brighter venue ) ... & much better than BLU on EDGE..esp as to the view and acoustics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marieps Posted January 22, 2023 #52 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 minute ago, hcat said: As an aside , Blu on BEYOND( Nov,,) was fabulous, esp compared Luminae on that ship ( fresher food, bread baskets, better service, a brighter venue ) ... & much better than BLU on EDGE..esp as to the view and acoustics. This is interesting. Is blu in a different location on Beyond? Perhaps they opened the al fresco section, which they never did when I was on Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 22, 2023 #53 Share Posted January 22, 2023 LLP is part of the Royal C trained Management Team that has brought about many of the changes to the brand.."downwardly mobile". From elgance and classy to "........" fill in your own thoughts! No doubt when LLP and her people cruise X, they do not wait on lines or eat what we eat.. No shortages or downgrades for them. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #54 Share Posted January 22, 2023 21 minutes ago, marieps said: May I ask what ship you were on in January? The Blu experience is vastly different ship to ship. Yes, we were on the Solstice. I had a conversation with one of the senior officers, and asked him about staffing. He said that 65% of the crew was new to Celebrity and 35% had never worked for a cruise line. It’s important to note that their experience was low, but their efforts to please were high. I’ve never had a cruise on X where I was disappointed in the crew. I believe it’s been difficult to re-staff post Covid for all cruise lines. Solstice seemed to be sort of a training platform, I was told the more experienced crew were being sent to E class ships, so I think those passengers will have better trained crews. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted January 22, 2023 #55 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I have volunteered to be a Mystery Cruise Shopper on Celebrity; I will let you know if I get chosen😉 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 22, 2023 #56 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, marieps said: This is interesting. Is blu in a different location on Beyond? Perhaps they opened the al fresco section, which they never did when I was on Edge. same location (so likely there are still distance issues re kitchens? ) BUT NO life boats or maint equip to block the sea view.. and when we were there, much better acoustics than EDGE You might be able to eat outdoors with a great sea view Not sure? ...We were only there for dinner when we tired of Luminae. Hoping same layout on ASCENT..we booked AQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NMTraveller Posted January 22, 2023 #57 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, marieps said: I don't believe so. The difference comes in the variety offered. E class Blu is in a horrible location far from the main galley. You can't simply order the MDR entre as you can on S or M class. I found the food on Edge not nearly as good as the Reflection AQ cruise I took a year ago. FWIW, I just got off Equinox three weeks ago. Luminae served a veal chop that was stunning in size and presentation and cooked to perfection. OK. I looked at a Blu menu. All that I can say is LOL. It has been cut to the bone. The current plan is to book specialty dining unless X changes course. Edited January 22, 2023 by NMTraveller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2023 #58 Share Posted January 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, hcat said: LLP is part of the Royal C trained Management Team that has brought about many of the changes to the brand.."downwardly mobile". From elgance and classy to "........" fill in your own thoughts! No doubt when LLP and her people cruise X, they do not wait on lines or eat what we eat.. No shortages or downgrades for them. Are you saying Lisa and her entourage won't be hosting a Presidents cruise anytime in the near future. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #59 Share Posted January 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, hcat said: As an aside , Blu on BEYOND( Nov,,) was fabulous, esp compared Luminae on that ship ( fresher food, bread baskets, better service, a brighter venue ) ... & much better than BLU on EDGE..esp as to the view and acoustics. Some of the differences in experience at the various dining rooms may be due to timing. From what I’ve heard, the cuts were implemented beginning in January, so a November cruise could have been significantly different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #60 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 minute ago, davekathy said: Are you saying Lisa and her entourage won't be hosting a Presidents cruise anytime in the near future. 😁 Years ago I had her email address and used it. I don’t believe she gives that out anymore. I guess one needs to sail on a President’s cruise to make direct contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomcruise Posted January 22, 2023 #61 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Pinboy said: Just a " thought " or two: 1. As posted many times---- We like Celebrity, never had a bad cruise--- service, food , cleanliness of the ships, etc , never a complaint----- so, why are so many CCers nit-picking over nonsense ? Perhaps because they have a very different view than you on what is important for their cruise experience, and perhaps because those views aren't impacted in the slightest by the fact that you happen to "like Celebrity" and you happen to have "never had a bad cruise". 49 minutes ago, Pinboy said: 2. Why are so many CCers who are not happy with Celebrity even looking at this site ? Why would they care about anything posted if they don't like Celebrity ? Perhaps because they liked Celebrity and trusted that Celebrity would provide the cruise experience that Celebrity promoted to them when they booked and paid-in-full for the promoted cruise experience, but are now less than happy with Celebrity for pulling a bait and switch game with respect to aspects of the cruise that are important to their cruise experience (even if not to you) and they want to warn other of Celebrity's behavior in taking full payment for that cruise experience and then intentionally providing an experience that is, in some's view, significantly less than what they paid for. Of course, that is just my "thought" or two. Edited January 22, 2023 by randomcruise 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #62 Share Posted January 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, NMTraveller said: OK. I looked at a Blu menu. All that I can say is LOL. It has been cut to the bone. In. January it was significantly pared down. I ordered extras from the classic menu like escargot to achieve the extra courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2023 #63 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bobsgonecoastal said: Years ago I had her email address and used it. I don’t believe she gives that out anymore. I guess one needs to sail on a President’s cruise to make direct contact. We've never been on a Celebrity Presidents cruise but, here's Lisas business email address. Chief ExecutiveLisa Lutoff-PerloPresident and Chief Executive Officer1050 Caribbean WayMiami, FL 33132lLutoff-Perlo@celebritycruises.com 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MISTER 67 Posted January 22, 2023 #64 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 hours ago, RHudson1825 said: This not unique to celebrity. All the cruise lines are having to make changes based on debt incurred sure to COVID. Unfortunately us passengers are paying the price figuratively and literally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2023 #65 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Just now, MISTER 67 said: Unfortunately us passengers are paying the price figuratively and literally. We've been paying the price no matter what we are buying for the past two years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #66 Share Posted January 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, davekathy said: We've never been on a Celebrity Presidents cruise but, here's Lisas business email address. Chief ExecutiveLisa Lutoff-PerloPresident and Chief Executive Officer1050 Caribbean WayMiami, FL 33132lLutoff-Perlo@celebritycruises.com Awesome, thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted January 22, 2023 #67 Share Posted January 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, davekathy said: Are you saying Lisa and her entourage won't be hosting a Presidents cruise anytime in the near future. 😁 June 23, 2023 Will we see you in Seattle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MISTER 67 Posted January 22, 2023 #68 Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, randomcruise said: Perhaps because they have a very different view than you on what is important for their cruise experience, and perhaps because those views aren't impacted in the slightest by the fact that you happen to "like Celebrity" and you happen to have "never had a bad cruise". Perhaps because they liked Celebrity and trusted that Celebrity would provide the cruise experience that Celebrity promoted to them when they booked and paid-in-full for the promoted cruise experience, but are now less than happy with Celebrity for pulling a bait and switch game with respect to aspects of the cruise that are important to their cruise experience (even if not to you) and they want to warn other of Celebrity's behavior in taking full payment for that cruise experience, and then intentionally providing an experience that is, in some's view, significantly less than what they paid for. Of course, that is just my "thought" or two. Exactly. The onboard experience is very important, for us the ship is the destination. Living in Florida and because we refuse to fly anymore we do 3 or 4 Caribbean cruises a year. Holland America has lost our business as they have cutback on the food and entertainment pretty drastically, I hope X isn't on the same route, we cruise on the Reflection in a few weeks and I guess we will find out then. Let me add we had a fantastic cruise on the Infinity in October, in fact entertainment and food wise, one of our best ever. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OysterD Posted January 22, 2023 #69 Share Posted January 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, NMTraveller said: OK. I looked at a Blu menu. All that I can say is LOL. It has been cut to the bone. The current plan is to book specialty dining unless X changes course. What has been cut to the bone? I'm looking at the Blu menu for the current solstice cruise and it looks very similar to the Blu menu we had on our Reflection cruise a few months ago. It was more than sufficient and delicious then, and it looks the same now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruzinforpeace*** Posted January 22, 2023 #70 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Bo1953 said: As far as I know, the only "bad publicity" X is getting is on CC... No publications OR TV/Cable News unless I missed it??? bon voyage Maybe the lack of publicity in the mainstream media is on purpose. 🤔 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2023 #71 Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ferry_Watcher said: June 23, 2023 Will we see you in Seattle? Didn't realize there was one but no. That would be an interesting cruise based only what has been posted here on CC lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvand Posted January 22, 2023 #72 Share Posted January 22, 2023 How worried should I be about the food on Solstice next week? Is this more about less selection or poor quality or both! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2023 #73 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Just now, djvand said: How worried should I be about the food on Solstice next week? Is this more about less selection or poor quality or both! Why not wait until you try the food yourself. Way to subjective. One persons ceiling is another persons floor. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #74 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, davekathy said: Why not wait until you try the food yourself. Way to subjective. One persons ceiling is another persons floor. 5 minutes ago, djvand said: How worried should I be about the food on Solstice next week? Is this more about less selection or poor quality or both! On our Jan cruise, we found the OVC to be very good. We both enjoyed eating there more than in the dining rooms. I did read on cc that the OVC dinner selections were cut by 75%, but we never went there for dinner. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsgonecoastal Posted January 22, 2023 #75 Share Posted January 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, djvand said: How worried should I be about the food on Solstice next week? Is this more about less selection or poor quality or both! We found Tuscan Grille and the buffet to be very good. Blu was a bit of a disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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