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4 hours ago, york survey said:

 Interesting that Infinity has just sailed for the UK.

UK, in the broadest terms, yes.  But I looked on some crew sites, and found that the Infinity is not going to England.  It's en route from CoCo Kay for a stop in Gibraltar, but it's true destination is Goa, India.  RCCL, Celebrity and Azamara  transferred their crew members with India citizenship from the various other ships to this one for a repatriation voyage. 

Hi all!

Our three most recent cruises have been on Celebrity (Solstice, Eclipse, and Silhouette). We took my parents on the Silhouette in December, it was their first cruise in twenty years.

 

They're looking into a December Eastern Caribbean itinerary on Royal's Serenade and we will possibly go along. We haven't cruised with Royal in quite awhile, our last experience being on the Enchantment.

 

While that was nice at the time (in our younger days, mid-20s), we have enjoyed Celebrity. The staterooms, the ambiance, the artwork, not a lot of kids. All classy and modern. The food has been very good as well.

 

Just wanted to reach out to those who have sailed on Celebrity and also RC's Serenade, or similar ship, to get opinions. Would we survive? ;)

It's been several years since we sailed on Celebrity, but we have fond recollections of our experience on the Summit. The food, the service and the atmosphere were all first-rate. We have sailed on RCCL the past 3 times, the Serenade being our last cruise last winter. RCCL is a step down from Celebrity, especially when it comes to the food. I'm not picky, and by no means a gourmet, but I actually lost weight on all 3 RCCL cruises! The customer service ethos isn't quite the same, either; we were especially perturbed when we had our day at the private island, and the Monarch of the Seas was there, too. The Monarch was in the midst of a norovirus outbreak, and the Serenade crew didn't inform the passengers of that fact, risking potential contamination. We're going back to Celebrity (we sail on the Silhouette in 4 days, and have another booked farther out).