DarrenM

Sorry but people laughed at this? Packing too soon? Or have we left it too long?

Big news folks It's now into the final year before boarding 364 days to go. Packing tonight.

Thanks for this

this. Absolutely this

this year we paid an extra $100, for two, to eat in Tuscan Grille on celebrity Constellation. It was very nice, and they brought us extra dishes we didnt order. When we left the restaurant we both said the same thing. It was very nice but not $50 each nicer.

Think I would rather go without. It could be argued they only charge that amount because people are prepared to pay it. I wouldnt. I just cant get my head round food being that much better than normal food. Also, I would feel seriously guilty, with so many poor folks living beneath the breadline. But thats just me.

I have never eaten Lobster at home. Would cost a ridiculous amount to buy, and would leave me hungry.

You mean the earth isnt flat?

Never been on an NCL ship. and dont intend to start any time soon. Only been on Celebrity. As for buying a cookbook, I have never owned a cookbook. Nor never will. And now I have found Just eat, I dont think I need an oven any more.

I mean I have never finished a meal in the MDR or the Buffet, and thought to myself, I really wish I had paid $50 for that steak now. As long as I am full, I am happy. If I did happen to pay $50 more a steak, the likelihood is, i would finish and say, well that was nice but it wasnt worth paying all that extra dosh for.

I said something similar in another thread. The food on the ship in the MDR is better quality than I eat at home, so not sure why I would ever need to pay even more to better that. How good can it possibly be that can justify ridiculous pricing like that? Give me a decent burger over a steak anyway.

is there anyone out there saying this?

Another thing I find very peculiar is those wanting to hire Cabanas at extortionate prices. Its a cruise ship right? We are all living in luxury for however many days we are on board. Its just beyond me.

Sorry but am I reading this right. You paid $400 dollars for a meal? What on earth could you possibly eat thats worth $400 dollars for one meal? Apologies if I have misread.

Great article.

Thanks for this. Can I ask what was overhyped and underwhelming? And Celebrity reflection is my favourite Celebrity ship to date, and I have been on Edge and Beyond.

Ask me this again in 12 months time after I have been on my first cruise line other than Celebrity. To be honest though, after doing 4 celebrity cruises, I would be struggling to find anything wrong with them. I mean I can nit pick over pointless little things, but that would be churlish. Not sure how good food needs to be for some, but the food on celebrity was substantially better than I eat at home. Therefore it was awesome. The luxury is beyond my requirements. And the drinks package works a treat. But like I said, I havent tried anyone else yet. And I cant compare it to the good old days of the 1920s.

What is a big ship mentality/attitude? Genuine question.

Not that small. lol. Celebrity Constellation. Massive compared to the two you mention above. I have a very low boredom threshold.

definitely not. I dont want to be on a cruise ship that is a floating theme park, invaded by thousands of children. On saying that, I have just been on my smallest ship to date, and I found it quite dull. A bit like an Old peoples home for cruisers. If the most exciting thing is an unused ballroom then its potentially very dull. So the medium sized ships are my go to. 2500-3500 customers.

3 No. 2022 Celebrity Reflection 2023 Celebrity Beyond 2024 Celebrity Constellation 2025 Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady Booked.

not counting now its too far away. Is there a number for FORVER?

I am now putting in a No.5. 5. Celebrity Constellation. My least favourite ship to-date. Still nice enough but seriously in need of a huge overhaul. The inside public spaces were really nicely decorated. But the Pool deck area, and the cabins are so so tired. There was some serious maintenance work going on whilst we were on the ship. Never seen that before. Actually grinding off steel handrails whilst people were sunbathing. And painting the hand rails almost every day. A very tired ship. The other criticism for me with it, is its old fashioned, and ever so slightly dull. Huge room for ballroom dancing that next to no one used. Although the cocktails there were immense, Rendezvous lounge I think. And the massive reflections lounge which looked like an airport lounge, only used at night. Buffet not as good as edge ships either. Still loved it, but can only compare to others I have been on.

Thats not what they are saying. They are only talking about themselves. No one else. I am pretty sure I got more than twice my moneys worth on the premium drinks package on celebrity. But that was just us. For example. Pre evening meal, last night of cruise. We both had 2 cocktails in the martini bar. Thats 68 dollars there, and it was only 6pm. Its hardly heavy drinking either. I darent tell you what followed in the MDR, where the drinks really flowed. We met a lovely couple from Vancouver and we had a blast on the last night. Arrest us.

I totalled up our first night on cruise and it came 220 dollars approx. I could do that because I could vaguely remember how much we drunk. And the bartender in the sunset bar reminded me the following day. By about day I reckon we were in credit, but who's counting?