What's with the piano?

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.

It's were the Piano Lounge entertainer stays. :D

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

The Celebrity Largest Suites have them.

They are quite nice.

You should try it/see it before you rush to judgement.

Keith

Would love to be in one of those but wonder if my playing would be evident and annoying to near-by staterooms?

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.

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.

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.

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

They are usually "player pianos", so you can have piano music, even if you don't play. And, you can play softly!

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

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.

Some NCL suites have them.

The ones on Celebrity are self playing and are quite nice if you have a party or dine in the suite.

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.

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.

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.

Mostly because it's not cheap to tune a piano, and the cruise lines don't spend any money they don't have to.

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.

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.

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).

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Confucius say ---- Foolish man give wife cabin with grand piano -- Wise man give her one with upright organ !!

Man with organ full of hot air.

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.

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.