Need Info, Celebrity vs RCI

[newtocc]

How do you think they compare?

 

This ship 10/91

That ship 11/95

Whatever ship 12/98

here a ship 13/99

there a ship 14/00

everywhere

a

ship ship 15/05

 

<font size="3" color=red>Over 1 year</font> into my LMBO cruise

[isujim]

Never mind...................

 

I'll just post an answer on the Princess and Carnival board that you also asked on.

 

Nordic Prince 8/88

Viking Serenade 3/93

Enchantment 3/01

Rhapsody 9/02

Splendour 4/03

Rhapsody, 9/03

Brilliance, 4/04

 

Until Our Caribbean Princess Cruise

 

 

Until Hawaii on Inifinity

[yarlenna]

The food is much better on Celebrity.

The service, entertainment and just about everything else are much better on RCI.

I have had ONE Celebrity cruise. Never again!

I have had six RCI cruises. While they are having some economic adjustments, I won't be sailing them either. Once they get that straightened out, I'll be back.

 

Work like a dog. Live like a pauper. Save all your money. Then Cruise!

[rjg41]

Have to disagree. Food much better on Celebrity. Service about the same. More to do on RC. If you want a relaxing cruise go Celebrity. If you want a lot going on go RC. Feel free to check out the links to the review below.

 

Carnival Ecstasy, March 1993

Celebrity Millennium, Caribbean, Jan 2002

Coral Princess, Panama Canal Feb. 2, 2003 (Review)

Celebrity Summit, Alaska Land (Land Tour Review) & Sea (Cruise Review), Aug. 15,2003

Navigator of the Seas, Family Reunion, March 13, 2004

(Review)

Celebrity Infinity, Valparaiso(Santiago), Chile to Fort Lauderdale, via Panama Canal, Feb. 27, 2005

[FinelyCruising]

Clearly you are bored, again.

 

How many differnt lines did you post the same question? Six...eight?

 

Windjammer too!

[Brad1185]

Celebrity does not charge for hamburgers unlike RCI, Celebrity offers a different menu each day unlike RCI, Celebrity still offers turndown service, that RCI appears to be phasing out, Celebrity offers towels by the pool, unlike RCI in which you have to go to and from your room everytime.

[reggierail]

Hi Newt, getting closer to that magic number.

Less than 700 to go.

 

Reggie

 

Rhapsody 10-17-04

 

Mercury 12-06-04

 

Monarch - Sometime soon

 

 

 

Viking Serenade 1998

Viking Serenade 1999

Voyager of the Seas 2000

Viking Serenade 2001

Majesty of the Seas 11-2002

Norwegian Sea 11-2002

Vision of the Seas 11-2002

Mercury 5-03-03

Monarch of the Seas 6-09-03

Mercury 10-12-03

Monarch 11-17-03

Monarch 1-19-04

Monarch 3-29-04

 

God bless the USA and all freedom loving people. May God protect all those who fight and die to protect those freedoms.

[superjerryw]

Hey Newt, I thought they had you under house arrest on the Celebrity board and you were not allowed to visit any other boards.....

 

 

Donuts, is there anything they can't do....

[babylene]

On Royal Carib, do you really have to bring towels from your room to the pool?

[Gabbiegirl]

Having sailed both in the last 6 months, Celebrity wins hands down in almost every way. Food better, service better, entertainment-while not as much on Celebrity-it was still better, overall cleanliness better, cruise director-FAR BETTER. We were amazed at how rushed the dinner service was on RCCL. We were in and out of all dinners in one hour, we like the more serene, service oriented dinners on Celebrity. We still enjoyed RCCL and are looking for another in the near future, but we acknowledge that Celebrity is a step above in every way that we know of, RCCL probably does kids activities better, but we didn't have any on either cruise so we can't be sure. One thing- RCCL made no effort to control smoking, Celebrity at least trys. I don't usually care but it was everywhere on this sailing. But we still had a good time!!

[Ocean Boy]

Yes you do have to bring the towels from your room to the pool. Once you are there they will exchange your towel for a clean one if you want but they won't just give you a towel. That was one thing that I really appreciated on Celebrity.

 

Also, if you don't have the correct number of towels in your room at the end of the week you get charged $20.00.

 

Newt... are you broadening your horizons and speading out to other boards???

[xpcdoojk]

Why would anyone who has been on these boards for more than a month respond with an earnest answer to Newt?

 

Newt, somethings never change.

 

jc

[Driftwoodgal]

RCI did not charge for hamburgers in the Solarium on the Splendour. We got towels from the pool area to use on tours and at the pools. We never even told anyone that we took a towel. There wasn't anyone checking them in or out. Our food was good, but not 4 stars. This was in Feb 2004.

 

God bless you and yours.

[hess2201]

Let me get a few things straight....

 

we are going on RCI for the first time next week. The pool towel thing blows my mind..!!.. bring my own from the room???I am glad i know this before i get out of the pool. Someone said they CHARGE for hamburgers???? I know johnny rockets has a cover charge, and thats fine. But do they actually charge for burgers down at the grill???

 

Oceanic 1988

Oceanic 1992

Sea Princess 2000

Summit 2001

Galaxy 8 of 2002

Horizon 2 of 2003

Grand Princess 5 of 2003

Horizon 6 of 2003

Horizon 9 of 2003

Zuiderdam 1 of 2004 !!

Voyager OTS 5 of 2004

[AdrieneAGD]

Hess -

Brad has posted this before, and I'm not sure if he realizes he's misleading people.

 

1) Pool towels - you will have a "pool towel" in your room. It is distinguished from the bathroom towels in that it is a beige color and the bathroom towels are white. Just carry it with you to the pool. If you want a clean one, you can exchange it poolside.

 

2) They do NOT charge for hamburgers by the grill, only in JR's. Don't panic, people!

 

Sovereign of the Seas, 2/27/2003

 

Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004

 

 'til the Mariner!!

 

[hess2201]

Thank you for the info. I just am used to towels being by the pool. Thanks for the hamburger info....with prices so low, who knows what they will charge for next!

 

Oceanic 1988

Oceanic 1992

Sea Princess 2000

Summit 2001

Galaxy 8 of 2002

Horizon 2 of 2003

Grand Princess 5 of 2003

Horizon 6 of 2003

Horizon 9 of 2003

Zuiderdam 1 of 2004 !!

Voyager OTS 5 of 2004

[amaddog10]

celebrity...nice ship....food is better...a little more formal, though...

 

rci...somewhat more active...and while food wasn't as good as celebrity, it was still good..

 

what i enjoyed about rci more than celebrity is that rci seemed to have a wider demographic range on the ship...a wider range of ages and backgrounds...that may be a function of the fact that we were on a voyager class ship (navigator)...i just found rci to be more "fun" as opposed to "elegant"...just a personal preference...and...i'd sail either of them again in a heartbeat

[ebonybee]

I like RCCL concierge lounge much better than Celebrity's butler service. No reservation required for informal dinner in Windjammer on RCCL.

 

Service better on Celebrity

Everything else about equal.

[stretch]

Hey Newt, I've got an idea for you. Why don't you try, just one cruise on any line, and then the next time you'll have a point of reference.

Just a suggestion. Everyone has different tastes you know.

Stretch

 

Barcrawlers on ice, where will we turn up next?

 

Carnival Celebration 08/97

Carnival Fantasy 02/99

RCI Explorer 05/02

RCI Brilliance 04/03 The Barcrawler Legend Begins

RCI Brilliance 03/04 The Return of the Barcrawlers

Celebrity Summit 06/10/2005

Barcrawlers in Alaska

 

email address: Stretchcrawler@yahoo.com

 

[Rustynail]

Stretch,

 

Newt won't cruise because he's afraid of the water. He also doesn't like being around crowds of people. He just likes to come on CC and pretend that he likes to cruise.

 

Rusty

 

CARRIBEAN PRINCESS JAN 2005

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[xpcdoojk]

I just thought he came here because he is such a wit? You know the old arithmetic expression 1 divided by 2 equal .5

 

jc

[steveweese]

JC hope this helps.

[newtocc]

Thanks for all the serious responses, RCL sounds like a very nice cruise line, I may have to try it some time, I thought Celebrity was the best, but now I’m having second thoughts! Most of the replies were so nice, I may start posting over here all the time!

 

To the few disgruntled posters, I guess every board has them, some people just can’t be serious!

 

BTW, JC, I’m glad to see you have math skills, apparently, you gradiated da 5th grade! Happy cruising buddy!

 

This ship 10/91

That ship 11/95

Whatever ship 12/98

here a ship 13/99

there a ship 14/00

everywhere

a

ship ship 15/05

 

<font size="3" color=red>Over 1 year</font> into my LMBO cruise

[Rustynail]

Sorry Newt that I didn't reply with a serious post however like you I haven't had the pleasure of cruising on RCL as of yet.

 

I believe my next cruise will be with this line, perhaps then I can share some serious information with you.

 

Rusty

 

CARRIBEAN PRINCESS JAN 2005

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