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    WHO'S ON BOARD: Officers, Staff and Crew: PART 2

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, maggie.1008 said:

    Oh Boy, I have never sailed with her. I am on a girls cruise and leaving DH at home. 

    First, Capt Kate is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable Captain.

    I have only sailed with her once and was hoping to sail with her on the Edge this Nov, but it's not going to happen.

    The atmosphere on Capt Kate's ship is different than on other Celebrity ships (over 20 Celebrity cruises)  She is everywhere.  The employees seem happier, and they are more efficient.  Things just seem to work - and work well.

    You will enjoy your cruise.

    George

    Millennium Revolution -

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    7 hours ago, abbydancer said:

    I think the first Solstice class is the Equinox - we're on in August, so any problems will hopefully be fixed.  And the Equinox will be interesting because that drydock was already shortened because of the crane that hit Oasis, causing the Equinox drydock to go to Spain instead of Bahamas.

     

    We're on the Equinox 08/24.  You?

    George

    Millennium Revolution -

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    On 4/23/2019 at 8:19 PM, Muffinz said:

     

    you've done 25 cruises and still consider yourselves 'rookies'?

    how many cruises does one need to do to become 'experienced'?

     

    I've only done 1 cruise and have 2 more booked and I consider myself to be a 'rookie'

     

    I would have thought after 25 cruises you'd be much more than a 'rookie'!

     

    So I counted sea days (I'm retired with time on my hands) and came up with 248.  I guess I'm not a "rookie"; probably fall into the "experienced" category; probably not a "veteran".

    I just plain enjoy being on a ship.  In August, we're on the Equinox for a 7 day Caribbean to places we've seen many times.  Will barely get off the ship, but I had to cruise on a "revolutionized" ship.

    George

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    Millennium Revolution -

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    I'm jealous.

    First of all, we're Celebrity loyalists, but relative rookies at only 25 cruises.  Been on all the ships except for those in Galapagos and certainly no youngsters at 77 and 75.

     

    We booked the Edge the week bookings were opened hoping to be among the first few thousand to cruise the ship and see the imperfections.  As it turned out, it was finished ahead of schedule, so in Feb., we were among the first 30,000, which is kind of special, I think.  When we booked the first trip, we also booked the W/B TA in Nov., knowing that we could cancel.  After our cruise, there was no way we're going to cancel.  We're excited!

    There are some things we don't like, and lots of things we do.  With 3,000 passengers, there could be 3,000 opinions.  It's pricey, to be sure, and I'm not sure if they're attracting the clientele they wanted.  But, it seems to be working for them, especially since they've ordered two more Edge class ships.

     

    C-Dragons: early in the cruise find the little restaurant in the back of Eden, order a Reuben paninni , and get a large chocolate chip cookie.  You can thank me for the advice after the cruise.

     

    George

     

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    Millennium Revolution -

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    On 3/22/2019 at 8:57 PM, Happy Cruiser 6143 said:

     

    Kelly Hoppen strikes me as a form over function person.  She wants it to look good, but doesn't care if it's functional.  Good design is also functional.  She flunks by that criteria.  

    First time on this Board.

    Hello to my friend Linda:

    While on the Edge with our friend Carolyn, we used similar words to "form over function.."  We used "theory and practice".  What sounds good in theory may not work in practice for many of the issues described here.  No shower curtains resulting in water on the floor, e.g.  After a few mentions of "this is a safety issue", that was fixed, as well as some other things.  Hopefully, Celebrity is listening as we are on a WB TA in Nov.

    Happy Easter, Linda, and all

    George

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    WHO'S ON BOARD: Officers, Staff and Crew: PART 2

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Wine-O said:

    That's the normal time that they are held -- between 10:00 and 10:30.  Varies from ship to ship and sailing to sailing  based on events coordinator scheduling.  It was 10:15 for that sailing.  Could be 10:30 for other sailings on the same ship.

    Casino Host made an adjustment.  Looks like it's going to work out.

    George

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    WHO'S ON BOARD: Officers, Staff and Crew: PART 2

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

    On the Edge, the CD was changed in the first few weeks. We experienced both, and the first CD, who we enjoyed on another cruise, was just not visible on those first cruises (maybe something was going on with him personally). Damien took over and was excellent - he interacted with people and was a lot of fun. I had also been talking to someone higher up on the first cruises who suddenly was notified that he might be moved immediately to another ship. His wife was on the Edge and he just kind of shrugged and said it was the life he chose. A couple of days later he said that they had changed their minds and he was staying. It must be tough.

     

    Our Western Carib Cruise Critic party was also the first sea day. Interestingly, I was on my way to the meeting and ran into someone who was taking care of us for this cruise. They wanted to chat and I said "Sorry, I need to run to a meeting." They said "Oh yes, your Cruise Critic meeting. You are doing such a good job! You are working so hard." I said "thanks" and moved on. I realized later that they must be reading my live thread! 🙂

     

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    Thanks.  Looks like I'm going to have a major conflict.

    George

    WHO'S ON BOARD: Officers, Staff and Crew: PART 2

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    5 hours ago, C-Dragons said:

    It would be hard to answer your question this far in advance. When Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, X's CEO, announced Capt. Kate’s move to the Edge it was a surprise. So at this point it would just be a guessing game.

    We were told many months ago by Katya, the hostess in Luminae on the Reflection, that she was chosen to go to the Edge and would be there for the Inaugural. But when we boarded she wasn’t there. When we asked Anita, the Maitre D' in Luminae what happened, she told us that Katya had indeed been there but at the last moment X sent her to Equinox. So nothing is set in stone.

    Several comments and questions:

    Disappointed that Katya won't be there.  Really liked her.  On a cruise this Fall, we were told that Charles would be opening Luminae on the Edge.  Also disappointing that he won't be there - but that's life on a cruise ship.

    Were you on the Western Caribbean.  If so, what was the day and time of the Meet and Greet?

    George

    Edge officers, staff shaping up

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MisterBill99 said:

     

    Sadly the price has gone up tremendously. I booked it for $99 a few months ago since I had OBC to spend online. It's now $139 or $149, for my sailings, although some people see it for $119 on other cruises.e o

     

    I've never done one of these before because of the cost, but I had a bunch of non-refundable OBC to use and decided this was the ship to do it on!

    Now, THAT is outrageous!

    George

    Edge officers, staff shaping up

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    1 hour ago, vtcruising said:

    One interesting thing that we learned on the Inside Access Tour was that the Edge has several double rooms for committed couples, which is very important for the couples onboard. Normally, each department is issued certain cabins for their staff so when there is a couple from 2 different departments they have to hope that the departments will be able to shuffle people around to have them share a cabin. It makes for a nicer experience for Edge couples to be assigned a couple's cabin.

     

    The tour guide said that there are single cabins and some that two share (not couples). She said that she would rather have the shared cabin because they get their own bathroom (the roommates). If you have a single, there is a bath in between that is so small (maybe because of the two doors) that the toilet is in the shower. 🙂

     

     

     

     

     

     

    On the Edge in Feb and a W/B TA in Nov.  How did you sign up for the "inside access tour"?  Is it restricted?

    George

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