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How do you think they compare?

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<font size="3" color=red>Over 1 year</font> into my LMBO cruise
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Like two cruiselines one on one side the other on the other.

[B] Life is at it's best when your address floats [/B]
[B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
[B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 12/04
Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02[B]<FONT color=red>
West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B]
Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96
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This mulroon posted the same thing on EVERY board.... somebody needs a pet or a tv.

[B] Life is at it's best when your address floats [/B]
[B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
[B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 12/04
Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02[B]<FONT color=red>
West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B]
Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96
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HEY NEWT! You little devil? Sneaking over from the Celebrity board?? Are you thinking Princess? Come sail with us...Feb 19th, Carribean Princess...!!! Z [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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It's almost, but not quite, a toss up, with strong preference going to Princess.
For reference: within the last 18 months, I have sailed Celebrity once and Princess three times, and Celebrity (among other lines) many times before that. Celebrity was always the standard, with all cruises compared to that experience (first Celebrity cruise in 1994, more later) Our first Princess cruise 18 months ago (on the Grand, plus the same again 4 months later) surprisingly compared favorably to all prior Celebrity, and exceeded in many ways. Our Celebrity cruise a year ago (on Century) was not near as good as Princess: the food was not as good, lacking in many ways (especially availability) the service was just okay, entertainment was mediocre. It was not the original Celebrity that we loved, especially the food. Cutbacks were obvious. Our cruise on Golden in January was great, better than the Century.
We are now totally hooked on Princess and I couldn't get my husband back on Celebrity; it's Princess or no cruise. We LOVE Personal Choice dining (always a table for two, at a time of our choosing) and the 24 hour buffet (no planning hunger around buffet hours)
It also doesn't hurt that the last two cruises on Princess we were upgraded to a full suite--talk about "hooking" us!
Judy
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The shape of each ship is very similar. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

JV The 4 stages of cruising: planning, anticipation, experience and reflection.
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Newt, you sneaky dog! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
I like Princess and Celebrity about equally. Come join us on Star Princess Oct. 31st, eastern Caribbean. It goes to Tortola, nearly the only island in the Caribbean we haven't yet seen. We have just over 40 persons from CC on this sailing.
We got a great price on a balcony cabin. We don't usually splurge on one, but was the price of an OV.
I'm one of those that thinks Celebrity's food is better. But, Princess' is fine, too. Good service on both. Entertainment may be a bit better on Princess.

Nita
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I would say Celebrity has the best food and service, but a VERY regimented and traditional experience.

Princess is all about choice, with fine if not fabulous food, good service, and lots of GREAT flexibility. I love eating when I want, with whom I want, and having multiple entertainment options each night.

Suzy

NEXT --> Monarch family weekend 10/15/04 & Grand Galveston 12/11/04
Diamond Princess [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 5/1/04
Star Princess [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 10/18/03 -- Wind Star Honeymoon [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 11/14/03
Star Princess Wedding [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 9/24/03 -- Mercury [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 10/5/03
Vision of the Seas [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] 10/28/02 -- Amsterdam [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] 4/22/03
Sun Princess [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 5/10/02 -- Star Princess [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] 6/15/02
Carnival Holiday [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] 9/8/00
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Newt, why do you want to know, you have never cruised and you are afraid of water.


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Need Info, Celebrity vs Princess

Actually it is pretty obvious the OP doesn't need it and was just playing.

[B] Life is at it's best when your address floats [/B]
[B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
[B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 12/04
Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02[B]<FONT color=red>
West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B]
Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

JV The 4 stages of cruising: planning, anticipation, experience and reflection.
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No Nita, when does the funny stuff start?

[B] Life is at it's best when your address floats [/B]
[B]<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 05/04 ~~ Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 ~~ Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
[B]<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>[/B]
Diamond Princess 12/04
Diamond Princess 11/04 ~~ Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02 ~~ Vision o.t. Seas 04/02[B]<FONT color=red>
West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>[/B]
Ecstacy 09/01
[B]<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 12/97
[B]<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>[/B]
Century 9/96
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srphnx,
Probably not on this board! He's a regular on Celebrity and the LMAO theme cruise. Actually answers some questions helpfully, or not! Frequently answers laughingly!

Hey Newt, say something funny and get me out of this fix, okay? [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Nita
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They dont.

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HAL Westerdam 7/30/04
Tahitian Princess August 2003
Grand Princess Western Caribbean 2003
Brilliance of the Seas Baltic 2002
Ocean Princess- Alaska 2001
Celebrity Zenith- Bermuda 2001
Grand Princess Med 2000
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I was hoping you all could help. I was booked for Celebrity Summit on 4/1/05 and it now looks like it could be cancelled. I am thinking about trying a different line and would like to try princess if my cruise falls through. I see the Caribbean princess sails 4/2/05 and was hoping to hear opinions on what to expect. More specifically has anyone been on the Summit and the Caribbean Princess?

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Hey Newt, trying to get that post count up again eh? It's funny how some people don't get your sense of humor.

I'd betcha you've never been called a "mulroom" before. By the way what is that exactly?

Rusty

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BB5953 -

Just returned last Friday from a 7 day on the Celebrity SUMMIT. Also sailed on the STAR Princess last September. As you probably know, the STAR and the Caribbean Princess are sister ships and almost identical.

If your SUMMIT cruise falls through, I would have no reservation in recommending Princess. On the STAR, we enjoyed fine service, excellent food, wonderful entertainment and particularly personal choice dining.

On the SUMMIT we experienced the same, but the deal breaker for us in future bookings will be the personal choice dining. Although many cruisers enjoy traditional, my preference is to have my meals at a time of my choosing. With that in mind, Princess best suits us!

Hope this helps in some way! Happy sailing. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by srphnx:
This mulroon posted the same thing on EVERY board.... somebody needs a pet or a tv.
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Or maybe just to pet a TV.... [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rustynail:

I'd betcha you've never been called a "mulroom" before. By the way what is that exactly?

Rusty<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Rusty, no I haven't, I've been called a "maroon" before, ever since then I've stopped talking to Bugs Bunny!

Thanks to everyone for your honest opinions, I did post this to all the boards, it's amazing the different responses I've received, I mean truely amazing!

Thanks again, I may actually try Princess sometime, if I can learn to deal with this fear of water!

Thanks Nita, you da woman!

This ship 10/91
That ship 11/95
Whatever ship 12/98
here a ship 13/99
there a ship 14/00
everywhere
a
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<font size="3" color=red>Over 1 year</font> into my LMBO cruise
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Hi Newt, Since we just sailed Princess for the first time I thought I'd try to answer.

We are comparing the Grand Suite on Grand Princess with the Royal Suites on Celebrity.

As to the decor of the suite itself, no comparison the Grand Suite wins. Of course, it's the top suite where the Royal suite is the next level down. Size is similar, decor - Princess wins; size of balcony - Celebrity wins; jacuzzi on balcony - Princess wins; Service - Celebrity wins - No Question!!!

We liked the decor of the Grand Princess ship throughout, but found that the size was not to our liking. We missed the special treatment Celebrity gives to the top suite passengers.

Sue
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Glad to hear that. Can't wait to try out Princess for the first time in Jan 2005.

If the cruise is at par with the Celebrity vacation we had we'll have a terrific time!

Rusty

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