MustBCruzn

This must be covid related or the rules have changed. I lived in Seattle until a couple of years ago and did 3 Alaska cruises and 2 Honolulu - Vancouver cruise on Celebrity where we got off in Victoria instead of staying onboard to Vancouver. It's so much easier to take the Victoria Clipper back to Seattle than to mess with getting back from Vancouver.

I wish I had seen this thread sooner. I recently booked the Feb 2024 35 day Hawaii-Tahiti-Marquesas cruise on the Koningsdam which required a heafty deposit. Now instead of being excited, I'm worried. 😬

I just booked this cruise yesterday, and yes, the deposit was a bit of a shock, but we'll have to pay up eventually. The included gratuities were clearly listed on the confirmation document . We too were really happy with both the itinerary and the round trip from San Diego--so convenient. Hope to see you onboard. And there's already a very active roll call.

After giving Jagoffee's question of "why" some thought and reading your reply, I 100% agree with your thoughts on what makes one ship or another a favorite. I loved our cruises on the Silhouette too. I think I leaned toward the Equinox on an emotional level for the reasons you described. We were fortunate to have a very active rollcall several times, and made some very good friends...none of which has anything to do with the ship. You summed it up very well.

This is our kids exactly. They're now 30 and 32 and Celebrity is their cruise line of choice.

I've sailed both, and Equinox is by far my favorite. In fact, it's my favorite S-class ship.