Oceansaway17

When I was on the Equinox in 2022, I decided to switch to MDR and the lady at the podium asked for my room number and then wondered why I was not going to the Blu since I was Aqua class. I told her I just liked the menu at MDR for that night. She just smiled and said that is fine. But do tell your friends to use BLU for breakfast. Very good. and also I found he buffet at night on Celebrity to be very good as well.

yup that is why they ask for your room number please........

then again, this site is called Cruise CRITIC. still, I think useful information can be found on this site too.

oh for the love of god I was hoping for a different story. but still getting that email would be odd but I think I would know to ignore.

I agree and then if the ship is overbooked, guess who gets an email saying sorry but.............

yes but once in the seat you are really IN IT because of the velvet.

aw no 12 inches longer or a few thousand pounds so as to have bragging rights. Wondering when the name for the third ship will come out.

aw ok thanks for the clairification. I was a bit confused.

aw no problem. I just wanted to say ask for a NEW steak that way it might come out better. Trust me if someone sends something back, I think the mgrs take note.

I had them on Horizon in October but did NOT have them on Celebration. I mean the newest ship had the ugliest and worse looking desserts. They should be a shamed in a way.

stay on the ship and enjoy all the port activity and looking at other ships.

everything comes with warning these days. Why every ride at Universal has a long list of warnings. The legal minds at work I guess.

why if the solved the problem and gave me a nice new steak. No restaurant is perfect.

aw that is nice comment. And yes we do in USA like to eat say 5:30 - 6:30 on average. Still I was amazed at the selection of times. The list was in 15 minutes segments kind of like a real restaurant. I was happy to have a great selection and for my Princess cruise in Alaska, I ate in the MDR a lot compared to other cruise lines. Fettuccini alfredo was excellent in MDR and better than in some speciality restaurants on other ships.

oh good to know then.

yes have a good time. Would love to know what changes were made from Celebration. I suppose the theme of inside.

I was on a Princess ship recently and I found it odd that one could not select any dining until payment in full. But then I was fascinated by the MDR process down to time and size of table. Wide variety to pick from. First cruise in a long time I got a spot for 6pm and table for one.

boy would I love to visit the yard for a day to watch. Wondering who will be the captain and wondering what changes they will make to STAR based on first impressions of ICON. thanks for the photo. I see MEIN is being built But wondering what ship is inside the big building? Is it a Princess ship?

well the Carnival Celebration has a short zip over the ship attached to their ropes courses and I believe that is it free. Nice ship too. just providing information that's all.

If I have a steak that was not to my liking, I ask for a totally new steak and I usually get it. Then I check it out carefully.

and while I do agree with you, I don't think the cruise lines really care and I would say until about 2025 when debt is lower and perhaps bookings as well. things will come to a head eventually

Oh I just flush lot and cough a lot.

I have been on 8 cruises this year on 5 different cruise lines and they all have noise issues and also it is loud venues playing music when unnecessary except to keep crew happy IMHO. I mean even the halls. Overall it is non cell phones voices that bother me. Then again with alcohol on ship one can expect loud voices as day goes on. I think folks on ships feel like since they paid good hard earned money, then they have their rights and just go about doing what they want and just do not pay attention. For me the one thing not said yet - loudness towards a cell phone user - is if I am using my cell phone to video, please DO NOT talk loud if you are standing near me as I do not want your voices in my video. So i just wanted to put this comment into the mix. I try to notice folks who are videotaping and be quiet. toodles. But could we also have quieter flip flops too. Ha ha

I was merely telling my experience on another cruise line to say and compare with X all cruise lines are competition with each other.

I enjoyed my cruise on the Summit this past summer and will sail again next year on her in Alaska. She was really upgraded nicely from my 2016 trip. Pretty ship. I tried Carnival's two newest ships (Horizon and Celebration) and while they are big and new, they have issues. 1: doors to balconies are not sliders but rather a real door that opens and SLAMS. a lot. 2: forget asking for iced tea in any specialty restaurants because they do not have them at all. 3: forget asking for flavored tea bags in buffet or MDR as they are not free but for a charge. yes true 4: shows are not as good and the way they handle the Love and Marriage Show as well as the Quest is so very odd. 5: both times I had to actually ask for small glass for the bathroom. I mean really you want me to use the wine glasses in the room. nope 6: luggage tags are not delivered to the room but at 11am on the last day you have to wander to a couple of places to get them yourself. 7: and cookies are small and ugly and taste rather boring. And while Horizon had nice 3 tier cakes that is sliced, the newer Celebration will display the cake and then give you a 2X2 square piece. OMG I guess what I am saying is the grass is not always greener. I would say more large rowdy families on Carnival made for noisy mess at times and then other times a fun side show. But crew was good. I feel each cruise line has a list like above with various things that differ so just try various lines and then decide which ones make you happy. For me CCL is fun cruise line but lacking things that I like.