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Celebrity Go Green = One Day of Captain’s Club Points!
mac_tlc replied to Lastdance's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I just signed up for our January Beyond cruise. I'm interested if the differences are noticeable, or important to us. mac_tlc -
For a ship so large and with a lot of people, the venues for certain events is perplexing. On our May cruise we found two to be especially disappointing. One is the above -- Spotlight Karaoke (previously OnAir) is woefully small for the very popular events they have there. RCL must know how popular these events are -- but puts them in a cozy, small venue?? The other was the Music Hall (previously Dazzles). Maybe it depends on the sailing and the bands but when we tried to see Phoenix there in May it was a real struggle. Very very few seats have a good sightline to the stage, in fact most of the deck 8 seats are facing perpendicular to the stage. What ? And lots of poles in the way. The deck nine seats are almost all "audio-only", unless you get Benny's seat by the rail. The one time they tried to have Phoenix in the Aquatheare ( a good choice of venue), they couldn't get the sound to work. Probably a logistical challenge but they need to utilize the theatre and Aquatheater more for these high-attendance events. mac_tlc
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It goes back a little farther in history than those : The first recorded use of a parabolic ship’s bow was by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. In the 16th century, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch mariners used the design to improve the stability of their vessels. It wasn’t until the mid-19th century that the parabolic ship’s bow started to be used extensively throughout the world for pleasure craft.
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No 🔥🔥, just a different perspective. Of the approximately 165 hours I am on a cruise during a 7 day voyage, I figure I’m looking at the outside for maybe 2 of them. I am more interested in the inside. mac_tlc
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Pre Covid, we have sailed on Oasis ships with 6500 or so on them ….. pretty full. There are a few places where it is an “issue” —— windjammer at breakfast or any sea day, exit of shows, any Royal Promenade activity such as a sale or show, pool deck. We sailed Allure in August 2021 with about 1500, Oasis in May with about 2000. Tremendous —— and I understand that it is not financially sustainable for the cruise line. We are at a cruising point in our lives where that is not our preferred cruise —— we make an exception when our kids and grandkids are with us for our August annual family cruise. Any way you say it, 6500-7000 is a “boat-load” of people. mac_tlc
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I am going to miss the reduced occupancy ! Seeing the crazy pictures of the Promenade, El Loco Fresh, Aqua80, etc. is distressing. Thankfully I am not on Oasis until mid-September. Harmony in August will be interesting. We have sailed O-class many times pre-pandemic with full ships, but as we get older, I would rather not.... Just not my definition of a relaxing vacation. I can just imagine the elevators.... mac_tlc
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Anthem Of The Seas Owners Suite 12238
mac_tlc replied to skyking's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Thanks for the video. You did a great job panning -- sometimes I almost get dizzy following some videos! Interested in the comparison to the Crown Loft. We have an OS on the Oasis in September for the first time. We actually changed from a CL to try an OS. mac_tlc -
This is why I wish Celebrity would put a ship in Port Canaveral. For now, we do the 210 miles from Orlando to PE. That last 40 miles --- yikes ---- mac_tlc
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Probably not. My thought was that if Costco can have cases and cases, and they have over 500 US stores, why can't Royal Caribbean group, with under 40 "locations" have any, or hardly any? I just don't think they are trying to get back to pre-pandemic levels when they sell a lot of beverage packages at full price with much less than a full liquor selection. mac_tlc
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As much as I try, I can't get excited about a short 3 or 4 day cruise, too much work for too little return. On Allure, it will be difficult or impossible to see the shows in such a short time, which we enjoy. I wish they had Voyager doing the shorties and Allure doing longer ones. mac_tlc
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Crown Loft Suites- what am I missing?
mac_tlc replied to the_dylaness's topic in Royal Caribbean International
We have had the 2-bdr ATS, CLS, GS, and soon an OS on Oasis class. My wife has mobility issues and can more easily do the stairs on a CLS a couple times a day vs that endless hallway to an ATS. We actually switched from a CLS to an OS for our September sailing, just to check it out and compare. OS was about $150 more, but we switched in conjunction with a price drop so it seemed like less 😆 mac_tlc