getagrip Posted November 22, 2010 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hi! My wife surprised me with this cruise as a 50th birthday present. First time on Celebrity and first cruise without the kids. I just discovered that this cruise has some sort of Star Trek convention going on. Should we be worried? We are really looking forward to some fun adventures, but on the Solstice, not the Enterprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cruzer Posted November 22, 2010 #2 Share Posted November 22, 2010 http://www.startrekcruise.com/ Live long and prosper.... There are a lot of threads in the past about large groups on cruises. In most cases this has not been an issue, but I think a lot of it depends on the size of the groups and the nature of the activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AviGirl Posted November 22, 2010 #3 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Dh and I are also on this cruise... the star trek is under 100 people and with over 2500+ on the ship, you won't even notice them. No worries, it's going to be a great cruise! Be sure to sign up for our connections party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted November 22, 2010 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hi! My wife surprised me with this cruise as a 50th birthday present. First time on Celebrity and first cruise without the kids. I just discovered that this cruise has some sort of Star Trek convention going on. Should we be worried? We are really looking forward to some fun adventures, but on the Solstice, not the Enterprise! Really depends on how many people are involved. Numbers dictate whether specialty restaurants reservations are difficult to get, even common rooms are sometimes closed for events. I am curious what formal dress is on this cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsnomad Posted November 22, 2010 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I heard that the nautical relative of the Klingons' will be attending, they will be cleverly disguised as Barnacles ! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL-JW Posted November 22, 2010 #6 Share Posted November 22, 2010 We sailed on a cruise in 2009 with a Star Trek group on board. The group was pretty small, but a lot of fun. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyAllDaTyme Posted November 22, 2010 #7 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Should we be worried? We are really looking forward to some fun adventures, but on the Solstice, not the Enterprise! There is no truth to the rumor that Solstice is getting equipped with warp drive, but photon torpedoes could come in handy on days when there are five other ships already in port:D! Most Trekkies (or Trekkers or Trekkists) are reasonably intelligent folk from all walks of life who just share a passion for the series. Yes, they enjoy the costumes and role-playing, but are by-and-large not foamers. If you have visions of hordes of aliens running through the halls having phaser battles, or ordering gagh and plomeek soup during dinner, I wouldn't worry. Klingon Blood Wine will not be part of the beverage package. But if the bar suddenly starts serving anything green, give it a try! I hear it's out of this world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted November 22, 2010 #8 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Star Trek people are fun people. Instead of worrying, why not try to show up at some of the talks, etc. If they let outsiders in, enjoy yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie115 Posted November 22, 2010 #9 Share Posted November 22, 2010 There is no truth to the rumor that Solstice is getting equipped with warp drive, but photon torpedoes could come in handy on days when there are five other ships already in port:D! Most Trekkies (or Trekkers or Trekkists) are reasonably intelligent folk from all walks of life who just share a passion for the series. Yes, they enjoy the costumes and role-playing, but are by-and-large not foamers. If you have visions of hordes of aliens running through the halls having phaser battles, or ordering gagh and plomeek soup during dinner, I wouldn't worry. Klingon Blood Wine will not be part of the beverage package. But if the bar suddenly starts serving anything green, give it a try! I hear it's out of this world! Hmmmm...Klingon Blood Wine...I don't know....but I've heard that Romulan Ale is quite tasty!!:D Somehow think it would be interesting to find Worf, or Spock or McCoy walking towards me on a cruiseship.... Not a fan of big groups on a cruise I'm on but this one could be fun for all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoosh21 Posted November 22, 2010 #10 Share Posted November 22, 2010 There is no truth to the rumor that Solstice is getting equipped with warp drive, but photon torpedoes could come in handy on days when there are five other ships already in port:D! . Klingon Blood Wine will not be part of the beverage package. But if the bar suddenly starts serving anything green, give it a try! I hear it's out of this world! But watch out if they order the Romulan Ale. :eek: If it is anything like a normal sci-fi convention, there will be a lot of fun going on in the bars at night. They will probably be in the conference rooms during the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted November 22, 2010 #11 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Can't wait for the Harry Potter cruises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted November 22, 2010 #12 Share Posted November 22, 2010 The only problem is that the specialty restaurants have already been booked up by the two larger groups on board. The Star Trek group isn't the only one on that cruise. We were originally booked on the December 5 Solstice, but seeing that we prefer to dine every night in a specialty, we changed our booking to the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouscat Posted November 22, 2010 #13 Share Posted November 22, 2010 the specialty restaurants did open up for general reservations...others on the roll call had no problem with rezzies CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keensurfer Posted November 22, 2010 #14 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yup, Curiouscat is correct. We had no problem making rezzies at a specialty restaurant. Hey, it's a big ship. I'm not a trekkie, but I'm looking forward to sharing a great cruise with all sorts of great people. Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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