compman9

I think a few people are getting a bit confused about tiers and marketing.

Zenith may seem unattainable because if you are Elite + you are highly likely to have committed yourself to the cruise line anyway.

Admittedly, there will be a few that would work towards an intermediate tier, but the number would be so small, it will not be worth Celebrity altering what is already a highly beneficial perk system for all regular customers.

I had switched from RCI after making Diamond - these new levels look like I will have to go back :eek:

Celebrity has a free jelly bean dispenser.

Now, if you extrapolate from there, and imagine everything else, all the little touches, you will see why Celebrity is a five star cruise line and RCI is a four star cruise line.

I think they should have a women only cruise (plus me)

Age bracket 21 - 35

Must go, DW is looking over my shoulder

:D

It's funny how cabins are graded - the more balcony room, and clearer sight to the sunshine above, surely the better the cabin

Got one booked for the Summit in January - will be taking a packable hammock :D

A simple rule to follow - never dress more casually than the staff :D

I never thought I would say this about anything sold on a cruise ship...

...But, $5 for a Leffe Blond is very good value. It costs more than that in most Belgian pubs I have been to - and I have been to a lot :p

Can't wait for my next Celebrity cruise.

It's a better level of experience altogether.

You can buy a pretty decent entry level digital compact camera for that money.

With this, you can take many hundreds of photographs.

If you believe you need them professionally taken, just upload your own photos to Photoshop and get any small child to perform some computer wizardry.

:rolleyes:

Oh, forgot to say - no, it not worth the money.

Favourite - Gordon Whatmore - couldn't be nicer, especially to the elderly. Good singer too

Least favourite - Ken Rush - I didn't really see the point of him, he had no noticeable talent, and he expected his staff to do all the work for him

There are so many Rum Runners on a RCI cruise, I am surprised they don't sell them in the terminal ;)

Pretty soon they are going to do a "Crew for the Day" class.

You pay $99 and get to go around sweep & wash the decks, vacuum, empty ashtays, polish the brass, glass, fold towels, paint the rust spots, ect.

And some of you people would line up to do it....

Brilliant

:D:D:D

It bewilders me on sea sea days why there is a queue around the ship to spend an absolute fortune on RCI tat from their gift shops. :rolleyes:

DW and I will reach Diamond after our GS cruise on the Navigator next Spring.

We will then switch to Celebrity and will probably only go on new ships that RCI rolls out; if at all. We will also return to Carnival to try their new ships out.

A new clean pair of jeans, with a smart shirt and classy shoes.

Or...

An aged pair of trousers with iron shine, and a shirt that you would also wear for work.

Which is smarter?

:cool:

As opposed to previous posters, I would say it was a good show, and as the Cirque thing is the latest trend on cruise ships (I have seen a variation on four different ships, including two different lines in the past year), I would say it is far from unique.

There are three or four really good effects and acts within the show, but it is not the best show you will see on this cruise, and not the best of its type at sea.

I would be surprised if you didn't enjoy it though. It's good and as long as you get there early and don't let yourself get wound up by the chair savers you will have a good time.

But if I'm sitting at the table while my husband gets his food which should only take a few minutes...it's not being "not used". It's not like leaving my towel on a chair for 2 hours, I'm sitting at the table.

It appears that I have hit upon a cultural nerve. Which was most certainly not my intention. I know only too well from these boards that Americans do not appreciate criticism of their ways and customs.

It only takes a "few minutes" for my food to get cold while you are sitting there not eating.

At times the Windjammer is extraordinarily busy - I appreciate that it is clearly acceptable in your culture, it is quite rude in ours.

This is a very small hint.......When we cruise I am always amazed at the people who wander around the Windjammer with a full plate of food searching for a table......The WJ is usually busy...that is the way it is...however.. find your table first.....put your stuff on it or have one of your party wait there while others get their food. It is so silly to walk around like a sad sack with a full plate looking for a table!:):):)

I am fascinated by this. It is obviously a cultural thing, but in the UK in many of our self service restaurants you line up first then find your table.

This is probably why I find it it most annoying that people feel it right to sit at a table they are not using while I am standing with a plate full of food.

I think of it as no different to deckchair hogging - keeping something you are not using.

Man, you know it is coming. I will be the first. I do understand buying booze is expensive and if I remember right RCI does not have a bar set up plan like some ships. IF they do, I think everyone should go that route, if they don't smggling to drink in your cabin is up to you, if smuggling to drink in the public areas is your plan, I think you are cheating the cruise line and eventually we who do not will pay for it with higher prices. I am not saying this cause I am holier than thou because I am not. I am simply looking at the bottom line.

 

Nita

I booked an independent shore trip in January and saved $80 on RCCL's Cairo trip price of $160.

I feel so terribly suilty that I have hurt the cruise line's profit margin. :rolleyes: