OctoberKat Posted December 11, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Cruise critic features a list of the 13 poshest suites sailing the seas; many of them sport a baby grand piano. Why? Such a 1950s ethos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted December 11, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2014 It's were the Piano Lounge entertainer stays. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 11, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Some suites on some ships do have baby grand pianos. Wonder if they are more for "looks" than if they are ever actually used by those who book these suites? LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The Celebrity Largest Suites have them. They are quite nice. You should try it/see it before you rush to judgement. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatsallinsects Posted December 11, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Would love to be in one of those but wonder if my playing would be evident and annoying to near-by staterooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 11, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) The Celebrity Largest Suites have them. They are quite nice. You should try it/see it before you rush to judgement. Keith I am familiar with baby grands, they can be handsome indeed. But they are a gratuitous feature at sea unless situated in a lounge. It's an outmoded relic of 1950's ostensible sophistication. Edited December 11, 2014 by OctoberKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted December 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Interesting question; I doubt that the cruise lines spend much money keeping these instruments in tune, so it would seem that their purpose is mostly decorative. That's a lot of weight to carry, and a lot of space eaten up (in an environment where space is particularly limited), for decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) I am familiar with baby grands, they can be handsome indeed. But they are a gratuitous feature at sea unless situated in a lounge. It's an outmoded relic of 1950's ostensible sophistication. Sorry. We had in in our suite. I thought it was quite nice. We never viewed it as a relic. If you don't care for it, don't book a suite with it. On Celebrity most suites do not have it but a few do so there is plenty of choice. Edited December 11, 2014 by Keith1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2014 #9 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Interesting question; I doubt that the cruise lines spend much money keeping these instruments in tune, so it would seem that their purpose is mostly decorative. That's a lot of weight to carry, and a lot of space eaten up (in an environment where space is particularly limited), for decoration. The suite we were in was so large that the Piano was minuscule. It was quite nice. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 11, 2014 They are usually "player pianos", so you can have piano music, even if you don't play. And, you can play softly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 11, 2014 cb at sea is right. You can either play them yourself or they will play for you. Life is short. If you don't like them either don't book the suite that has them or ignore them. But as someone who has been in a suite with one of the pianos it was a nice feature and it added to the look and the ambience of the suite. And as I say often, we are not buying the suite so we go with the flow. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 11, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted December 11, 2014 cb at sea is right. You can either play them yourself or they will play for you. Life is short. If you don't like them either don't book the suite that has them or ignore them. But as someone who has been in a suite with one of the pianos it was a nice feature and it added to the look and the ambience of the suite. And as I say often, we are not buying the suite so we go with the flow. Keith Okie dokie, strokes and folks. It's a legitimate query and your response is legitimate input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Some NCL suites have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted December 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The ones on Celebrity are self playing and are quite nice if you have a party or dine in the suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted December 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Interesting question; I doubt that the cruise lines spend much money keeping these instruments in tune, so it would seem that their purpose is mostly decorative. That's a lot of weight to carry, and a lot of space eaten up (in an environment where space is particularly limited), for decoration. They are kept in tune and when you're in a suite that's 1200sqft, there's more than enough space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 11, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Related question, what would increase poshness but not pretention in a grand suite? For us: hot tub and day bed on very large veranda with shaded and unshaded areas; a pair of high-quality comfy chairs with hassocks for reading accompanied by great floor lamps; bath sheets (not just bath towels); flowers and plants; dimmer lights; and a cat but I know the latter won't be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 11, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Interesting question; I doubt that the cruise lines spend much money keeping these instruments in tune, so it would seem that their purpose is mostly decorative. That's a lot of weight to carry, and a lot of space eaten up (in an environment where space is particularly limited), for decoration. Why wouldn't they keep it tuned, they tune multiple other pianos on a regular basis, so what's an extra 1/2 hour to do the one in a suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted December 11, 2014 #18 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Mostly because it's not cheap to tune a piano, and the cruise lines don't spend any money they don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted December 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Mostly because it's not cheap to tune a piano, and the cruise lines don't spend any money they don't have to. The baby Grand in the suite on my ship is a player piano. You simply insert a special DC into the machine and the piano plays whatever song you choose. We offer a wide array of CDs with many different types of music. The piano actually plays the music - rather than a recording. We have all our pianos tuned twice a month - regardless of where they are located on the ship. If requested, we send our piano bar pianist to the suite to play for parties, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 12, 2014 Author #20 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) The baby Grand in the suite on my ship is a player piano.You simply insert a special DC into the machine and the piano plays whatever song you choose. We offer a wide array of CDs with many different types of music. The piano actually plays the music - rather than a recording. We have all our pianos tuned twice a month - regardless of where they are located on the ship. If requested, we send our piano bar pianist to the suite to play for parties, etc. Thank you, Bruce, good to know. For me, a Bose sound system that plays CDs is preferable and requires rather less space. Edited December 12, 2014 by OctoberKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSLeesburg Posted December 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The baby Grand in the suite on my ship is a player piano. You simply insert a special DC into the machine and the piano plays whatever song you choose. We offer a wide array of CDs with many different types of music. The piano actually plays the music - rather than a recording. We have all our pianos tuned twice a month - regardless of where they are located on the ship. If requested, we send our piano bar pianist to the suite to play for parties, etc. On our last cruise, we heard that this same thing - that if requested, they would send the piano bar pianist in to play for the Royal Suite guests (the cabin with the baby grand). Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted December 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Confucius say ---- Foolish man give wife cabin with grand piano -- Wise man give her one with upright organ !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 12, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Man with organ full of hot air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted December 12, 2014 #24 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Thank you, Bruce, good to know. For me, a Bose sound system that plays CDs is preferable and requires rather less space. That's fine. I might agree with you. But remember that we are still talking about Mass Market here. When Chevrolet designs a car or when a cruise line designs their product, they rarely ask what OctoberKat or BruceMuzz might prefer. Instead they intelligently ask what 95% of the demographic that might buy that product would like. That's why we have the piano. Edited December 12, 2014 by BruceMuzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctoberKat Posted December 12, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Sure, I get that. But, would 95% of the demographic shell out for the sort of suite that has a baby grand? Serious question because I could be interested in an ultra luxe suite on a mass market or near mass market line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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