mcrcruiser Posted February 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 3, 2023 We sailed on Koningsdam for 12 days in December . We will be sailing on Celebrity Soltice ,March 11th & 18th B2B . The cruise same itineary ,other cruise slightly different but both will be in Mexican waters like the Koningsdam When we return we will be able to truly compare service in the MDR. Lido ,Entertainment variety & quality as well as the food qualities between the 2 ships .Then give a accurate comparison 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted February 3, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I look forward to your review. Enjoy your cruise…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipeeinthepools Posted February 3, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Will you be sailing in a suite? Suite guests and non-suite guests have a much different experience on Celebrity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 3, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted February 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Ipeeinthepools said: Will you be sailing in a suite? Suite guests and non-suite guests have a much different experience on Celebrity. We are sailing in a handicap balcony just like we did on Konigsdam .Thus ,we will compare apples to apples not oranges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipeeinthepools Posted February 3, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Just now, mcrcruiser said: We are sailing in a handicap balcony just like we did on Konigsdam .Thus ,we will compare apples to apples not oranges Excellent, that will be interesting. We are long time Celebrity cruisers that are currently sailing for the first time on the Rotterdam. I’ll be interested to see your perspective. Enjoy your cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 3, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ipeeinthepools said: Excellent, that will be interesting. We are long time Celebrity cruisers that are currently sailing for the first time on the Rotterdam. I’ll be interested to see your perspective. Enjoy your cruise We are Elite Plus with Celebrity & 3 Star Mariners with HAL .Thus ,we will definitely pin point the differences .We also dined in the MDR of Koningsdam & will do so on Soltice .We will also compare the Tuscan Frill to Canaletto on Koningsdam . We expect the entertainment on Soltice to be better in the main theatre than the Koningsdam world stage ;which you will also have on Rotterdam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted February 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) Yesterday we booked the Koningsdam for a 7 night Coastal California cruise in November. We received a FCC from HAL this week from our Covid experience on the Oosterdam last August that had to be used by Jan 31 2024. We booked an Aft facing Veranda cabin with HIA and the FCC paid for the cabin 100%. After what we were put through by HAL last year on the Oosterdam with Covid, I never thought we would cruise with them again. This FCC is going to give us a chance to give HAL a second chance at no cost to us. This is our first time on a Pinaccle Class ship and from what I am seeing this may be a fun cruise on a great ship. We are 3 star on HAL and Elite with X, and if we like the Koningsdam we may book an Alaska cruise for 2025 on her while onboard in November. A lot of not so good changes are going on with Celebrity including ridiculous high pricing of suites for future cruises, so we need to be open minded. We are also trying Oceania for the first time in 2025. Edited February 3, 2023 by terrydtx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 3, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 3, 2023 27 minutes ago, terrydtx said: Yesterday we booked the Koningsdam for a 7 night Coastal California cruise in November. We received a FCC from HAL this week from our Covid experience on the Oosterdam last August that had to be used by Jan 31 2024. We booked an Aft facing Veranda cabin with HIA and the FCC paid for the cabin 100%. After what we were put through by HAL last year on the Oosterdam with Covid, I never thought we would cruise with them again. This FCC is going to give us a chance to give HAL a second chance at no cost to us. This is our first time on a Pinaccle Class ship and from what I am seeing this may be a fun cruise on a great ship. We are 3 star on HAL and Elite with X, and if we like the Koningsdam we may book an Alaska cruise for 2025 on her while onboard in November. A lot of not so good changes are going on with Celebrity including ridiculous high pricing of suites for future cruises, so we need to be open minded. We are also trying Oceania for the first time in 2025. You will find more differences in the entertainment with in Koningsdam . X has netter main theatre imo .There was dancing on X & not on Koningsdam except BB kings Blues club ,but the dancing & music is very different All these cruise lines need to wise up & stop cutting corners that downgrade the cruise experience imo , Better to increase prices in line with inflation & still give a superior experience ,However ,raising prices & to continue cut backs is not a wining sale & in a short time backfires with lost sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted February 3, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said: You will find more differences in the entertainment with in Koningsdam . X has netter main theatre imo .There was dancing on X & not on Koningsdam except BB kings Blues club ,but the dancing & music is very different All these cruise lines need to wise up & stop cutting corners that downgrade the cruise experience imo , Better to increase prices in line with inflation & still give a superior experience ,However ,raising prices & to continue cut backs is not a wining sale & in a short time backfires with lost sales Last year we were on the Celebrity Reflection in a Sky Suite from Rome followed by the HAL Oosterdam from Venice in a Signature Suite. The entertainment on the Oosterdam was totally lame in the main Theater with too many nights of BBC world movies. But I have to say we thought overall the food in the MDR on the Oosterdam was better than the Luminae on the Reflection. Service in Luminae was so much better than the MDR on Oosterdam as it should have been. We looked at the Celebrity Equinox for a 2025 South American cruise for 14 nights in a Sky Suite but it was so expensive compared to our other Retreat cruises we looked at Oceania. We booked the O Marina for 18 nights for the same price as the Equinox wanted, and we are getting 4 more days and 3 more ports with the O cruise. The future Suites pricing on Celebrity has made Oceania and Viking much more affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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