Need Info, Celebrity vs ResidenSea

[newtocc]

How do you think they compare?

This ship 10/91
That ship 11/95
Whatever ship 12/98
here a ship 13/99
there a ship 14/00
everywhere
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ship ship 15/05

<font size="3" color=red>Over 1 year</font> into my LMBO cruise

[seabreezer]

Hi Newt,
Fancy meeting you here. Are you thinking of sailing The World Ship anytime soon? I'd be interested in any comparisons, too, since my only cruise was on Constellation and my next "cruise" will be The world Ship this summer. I hesitate to use the term cruise relative to this ship because so far, my understanding is that The World is more like a hotel.

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[TWELVEOHONE]

The World Ship are condominums almost like a hotel. They also have some apartment cabins aboard. The World is in a world of its own and cannot be compared with Celebrity, Cunard, or any other cruise line. Thsi would be like comparying a bike to a car, tehy are both vehicles but entirely different

[pokyd]

I don't see how you can even compare them - they are entirely different experiences.

The World is really like a floating apartment building - you won't see your neighbors unless you know them or arrange to meet them somewhere. It's very quiet in the public areas; like a hotel lobby. There may be hundereds of people on board but you wont' see them. No organized activities etc. It will really be YOUR vacation; not a vacation spent with zillions of other people. So if you don't like your own company this may not be the best choice for you.

[seabreezer]

I can now agree with Pokyd since we sailed the World last summer. The World is extremely quiet and does seem more like an apartment building. Choose your itinerary carefully because the ship itself is very boring and you'll want to spend as much time off the ship as possible. There's very little entertainment and the restaurants are just okay. If you're from a major metropolitan area and usually stay in high end resorts or hotels then you may be a bit underwhelmed with the ship. The concept is unique and the the apartments are beautiful compared to a typical cruise ship cabin or suite. BTW, it's very rare that there are hundreds of people on board since most of the cabins are privately owned and most residents are not sailing most of the time and there aren't that many rentals. There were less than 100 pax on board last July in Europe - peak season and a great itinerary.

[TxnAquarian]

Seabreezer,

What was your itinerary? How many days in each port? Do they offer shore excursions or is it pretty much up to you to tour yourself. How were the accomodations?



Michael

[seabreezer]

Our itinerary began in Amsterdam 2-3 nights, Greenwich 4 nights and then Rouen, France for 2 nights. We left the ship there and took the train to Paris for the rest of our vacation. We stayed in a 2 bedroom, 21/2 bath apartment with full kitchen, living/dining area and large deck 1300 sq. ft. The apartment was quite nice and has probably spoiled us for any kind of cruise on a ship with "regular" cabins. There are a few excursions to choose from in each port and the concierge is very helpful. A local travel agent usually boards in each port to help you with other tours, theatre, dinner, transportation arrangements.