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Another quick Celebrity vs. Oceania price comparison (suite)
Silkroad replied to CruisinShips's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I've recently seen several descriptions of the buffet that were similar to yours. I love fish, shrimp, and the occasional steak, but I do wonder if Oceania has heard of vegetables. Are there also plenty of vegetable and fruit choices? The specialty restaurants do sound good. I don't care for "stuffy" dining rooms so this gives me pause. I do appreciate a nice afternoon tea. Ironically, due to recent actions taken by Celebrity, we'd begun to consider Oceania just in time to learn about the new "Simply More" program. Not being a fan of cruise line shore excursions, this is a negative for us. It will be interesting to see how well the program is received by O's regulars. -
I remember the same things, though I never worked in a place with a separate smoking enclosure. Instead, there were rooms divided by signs only. As you say, these were useless distinctions, especially on planes. Iâm not advocating vaping enclosures, but theyâd be more effective than signs partitioning the casino. Iâm still clinging to the hope that Celebrity will decide not to pursue this decidedly unhealthy change to the smoking/vaping policy.
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And Iâm very sorry about your dad. Please donât think everyone on these vaping threads is hostile towards vapers/smokers themselves. Instead, many of us are hostile to the prospect of being exposed the indoor vaping in the Celebrity casinos. Some of my favorite people- including my sister and some of my nieces & nephews- smoke or vape, but they do so outside. Given your experiences, you realize that particulates can cause lung damage. Thereâs also nicotine and all the other chemicals to consider. Thatâs my concern with being exposed to vaping indoors. Celebrityâs âtestâ suggests that casinos might be divided into vaping/non-vaping sections. This would be done with signs, not walls and a separate ventilation system. Aerosols and particulates are not controlled by signs, so Celebrityâs proposed vaping concept in disingenuous at best. I can tell that you genuinely believe that you can vape in a Celebrity casino without exposing others to vape aerosol and particulates. I donât believe that is possible unless Celebrity builds a separate enclosure with a separate ventilation system. Weâve each expressed our opinions to Celebrity, and weâve made our cases on this thread. I hope we can respectfully agree to disagree.
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Wishing you a swift recovery, Norris!
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Iâm sorry. I too watched my mother die at barely 60 - gasping so desperately for each breath that I could see every rib clearly. And my dad helplessly watched the love of his life die a terrible death. Surrounded by chain smokers in my childhood, Iâve already inhaled too much secondhand smoke. I donât want to be exposed to vaping or smoking indoors.
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Norris, Iâm sorry to see that youâre still feeling fatigued. I hope you feel better after taking things slowly today. I also hope Carol has a lovely canal cruise. As you say, youâll have another reason to return. - Michelle
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@kwokpot thanks so much for your posts and photos thus far. DH and I will board Apex at the end of the month for a b2b and your posts have filled in some blanks for us. I do have a question. Did you and your husband find it easy to find a place to stow your luggage on the tram?
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Live Seascape YC (7/9-7/16): A Celebrity Loyalist Jumps Ship
Silkroad replied to GenerationX's topic in MSC Cruises
Iâll board Apex later this month for a b2b. I donât know if Iâll be up to posting my very first live review, but I can promise to a least post a trip review with some food & cocktail picsđšđ -
Live Seascape YC (7/9-7/16): A Celebrity Loyalist Jumps Ship
Silkroad replied to GenerationX's topic in MSC Cruises
Iâm here, glass of đˇ in hand. Let the good times rollđ -
Beyond LIVE Solo Retreat Review (4/9/23): A One-Woman Suite Show
Silkroad replied to GenerationX's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Having been bested by my love for great margaritas more than once, Iâm laughing - ruefully- with youđ Looks like you had a great day. I could dive into that guacamole right nowđ And the margarita too! Thanks for reviving my happy memories of meeting everyone on our fabulous cruise. Iâll definitely head over to MSC for your next review. Hope you and your mini me have a lovely week. -
Weâve mostly sailed in verandas or Sky Suites and I agree with your assessment. We decide which to book based on ship, price and availability of cabins/suites in our favorite locations. I guess weâll need to give Tuscan Grill another look next time we book Equinox. Having had a few bad experiences in TG on other ships, we didnât try it last time. Sushi on Five is one of our lunch favorites too. Iâve thoroughly enjoyed your review! Thanks so much for sharing your Blue Chip adventure with us. Btw Iâm happy to see that the force was with youđ Hereâs hoping it will be with me in Apexâs casino later this monthđ Wishing you smooth travels home.
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Another quick Celebrity vs. Oceania price comparison (suite)
Silkroad replied to CruisinShips's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Given the Beyond debacle, followed by the âvaping trialâ, I wouldnât rule it out. Iâm gathering data on O, so please let me know how you like your cruise. It would be great to meet up with you two againđ -
Another quick Celebrity vs. Oceania price comparison (suite)
Silkroad replied to CruisinShips's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I donât want to hijack this thread, so Iâd love to hear your opinion of the line when we see you two againđ -
Another quick Celebrity vs. Oceania price comparison (suite)
Silkroad replied to CruisinShips's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Their larger ships (Marina etc) have casinos, but Iâm unsure about the smaller R class ships. You may be thinking of Viking Ocean, which doesnât have casinos. -
@TeeRick while I agree with much of what you say, I refuse to believe that those of us who email the executive office have little or no impact. We are part of a larger group posting on other social media platforms, and they send emails too. Celebrity must know that theyâre getting a trivial and skewed sample response during their onboard âtrial periodâ. Onboard or on land, we should all give Celebrity our opinions while we have a chance.
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Itâs $50 for our 9-night segment, and $100 for our 12 night segment.
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Understood. I know Europeans gamble. My post was poorly worded. In my response to @Georgia_Peaches post, I was trying to say that I hadnât noticed the casinos on my Celebrity European cruises being as packed as some of my Caribbean cruises. That said, I have spent more time in casinos on Caribbean cruises. Thanks for the information about vaping/smoking and European ports. I knew about Australia and New Zealand.
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Do passengers on European itineraries have the same level of interest in the casinos that Iâve seen on some Caribbean cruises? Corporate doesnât care about tobacco users who donât gamble. Iâll admit that I havenât paid much attention to ship casinos while in Europe, because Iâm usually focused on getting up early to spend time in the next dayâs port.
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I sent an email to the executive office Monday. Resent the email to the executive office and copied Ms. Hodges yesterday afternoon. Received a response from the executive office this morning. Oddly enough, the booking number for my upcoming cruise on Apex was included at the beginning of the responseđ¤ˇââď¸ Because I receive, on average, three marketing emails from Celebrity per day, I had not included anything but my email address and name in my email. I didnât care about receiving a phone call, because I didnât think it would achieve anything more than increasing my frustration with Celebrity. My form email response from the executive office differs from the one originally sent to others, but like the original, says nothing substantive.
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Thank you for using so much of your vacation time on the vaping issue! While it appears that your meeting was productive, I have questions about the phrase âthe signage be removed in favor of word of mouth insteadâ. That sounds like theyâre telling people they can vape in the casino, but theyâre not letting the non-vapers know they may encounter vaping in the casino. That would be unconscionable. Ideally, we should be apprised of changes to the smoking/vaping policy before booking a cruise, but we should absolutely know about any changes made before boarding or while aboard. If Celebrity is allowing vaping in the casino, signs to that affect should be posted at every entrance!
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I emailed the executive office Monday. So farâŚcrickets. I hope this means theyâve been flooded with enough emails, calls and comments from those onboard to think this is a failed experiment. It could be theyâve seen no increased casino revenue because not enough vapers are gambling, and non-vapers are avoiding the casino when vapers are present.
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Is it Princess or HAL that allows smoking in the casinos of some - but not all - of their fleet?