Rare Germancruiser Posted March 22, 2019 #176 Share Posted March 22, 2019 OH how great- so many wrote the memories- i am returning to X after a 5 year absence - can´t wait to see what they have in store ... LOL. I am going with an open mind- and as different as it may be- i was NEVER on a BAD cruise. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizDemeanor Posted March 22, 2019 #177 Share Posted March 22, 2019 In a healthy world we live our lives lookng foward. I think we already know that Celebrity has missed the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted March 22, 2019 #178 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Oh well, missed the ship- i hope not entirely. LOL! A healthy world- hm- when healthy world will be achived I except the returning of the Lord! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizDemeanor Posted March 22, 2019 #179 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Unt 4 minutes ago, Germancruiser said: Oh well, missed the ship- i hope not entirely. LOL! A healthy world- hm- when healthy world will be achived I except the returning of the Lord! Mental Heath and personal 'Religion' are really not the same thing....Sorry to advise on this topic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted March 22, 2019 #180 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Uaaaaaaahhh- i was speaking ( writing) with " tongue in cheek "! Never in my wildest dream would start a disscusion about a, politics, religion or other dangerous topics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS2BS Posted March 22, 2019 #181 Share Posted March 22, 2019 We got this towel as a prize for winning a deck game on Century 2001. Hal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseflyer38 Posted March 22, 2019 #182 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 6:22 AM, Bo1953 said: Very nostalgic for those who sailed in those times, for sure... In 10 - 15 years I will be able to look back think similarly about the current times in which I Am sailing on X. It is very interesting to see how things changed from way back when to now over the decades. Thanks to all for the memories and photo captions, lest we 'newbies' forget. bon voyage Well I would hope in ten to fifteen years you will be able to say how much better Celebrity is since LLP was sent packing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted March 22, 2019 #183 Share Posted March 22, 2019 When Celebrity was Celebrity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise47 Posted March 22, 2019 #184 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) I have an old Celebrity Century model ship and I just compared it with my new Edge model ship. The old Century ship model is heavier, longer and has more detail features of the actual Century ship IMHO.. Edited March 22, 2019 by cruise47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise47 Posted March 22, 2019 #185 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, richsea said: When Celebrity was Celebrity. That ship photo above is our beloved Century. Edited March 22, 2019 by cruise47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted March 22, 2019 #186 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, HS2BS said: We got this towel as a prize for winning a deck game on Century 2001. Hal I remember those towels. My sister actually purchased one and has it to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loracpin2 Posted March 22, 2019 #187 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, richsea said: When Celebrity was Celebrity. ABSOLUTELY.....plus Mercury, Galaxy and even Horizon & Zenith without balconies!! I can just taste the Bananas Foster & Crepes Suzette made table side by the Maitr'e D!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafig Posted March 22, 2019 #188 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 4/15/2014 at 2:04 PM, celebritydave said: Remember being escorted to your cabin by a person wearing white gloves?:D Dave This prompted my very first post on Cruise Critic.! I had been lurking for over a year but I had my first Celebrity cruise coming up and I needed to know if it was customary to tip the escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ereggae Posted March 22, 2019 #189 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Miss the waiters doing their special dance in the dining room before dessert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C 2 C Posted March 22, 2019 Author #190 Share Posted March 22, 2019 17 hours ago, MizDemeanor said: In a healthy world we live our lives lookng foward. I think we already know that Celebrity has missed the ship. Sorry but my health is nearer the end than the beginning.. The future just ain't what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted March 22, 2019 #191 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, cruise47 said: That ship photo above is our beloved Century. Century is my favorite Celebrity ship, with Galaxy a close second. Century’s main dining room was, IMO, the most beautiful at sea. Remember the teak decks on C Class balcony rooms? They were just indicative of the detail that went into the design of C class ships. You’ll never see that again on a main stream cruise ship. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscobeans Posted March 22, 2019 #192 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Our first in 2001 on the Zenith. Suite 1008. Butler, Zenobio. Ocean view, no verandas on Zenith at that time. Dining room, beautiful, luxurious. Waiter and assistant, excellent, knew your every need but never hung over us. Live music during dinner. Food was excellent in quality, variety and appearance, Michele Roux influenced. Sommelier for wines and bar attendant for other drinks. Formal nights, Suits and tuxedos, waiters with white gloves with chairs dressed for the occasion. There was no need for a special dining venue. Buffet, trays, gloved waiters to carry your tray or at least bring you to an open and clean table. Stewards escorted you to your stateroom on boarding and carried your bags. Stateroom amenities, there was everything you could need or think of. Room steward and assistant, almost invisible but seemed to always be there to open your stateroom door. A true chocolate treat from Godiva on your pillows at turn down. Not a five cent wafer. Never heard the words "nickel and dime". Each night the desserts for the evening were presented on a tray and were true delights. Probably even more that I can't remember after all these years. Easy to see why we were hooked on cruising and even now 20 years later with things so very different we will still cruise as often as possible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare C-Dragons Posted March 22, 2019 #193 Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, boscobeans said: Food was excellent in quality, variety and appearance, Michele Roux influenced. Each night the desserts for the evening were presented on a tray and were true delights. The desserts, omg..! They were so good we could never decide which one to pick. After the first 2 nights the waiter just left one of each on the table and we shared every one. 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted March 22, 2019 #194 Share Posted March 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, C-Dragons said: The desserts, omg..! They were so good we could never decide which one to pick. After the first 2 nights the waiter just left one of each on the table and we shared every one. 😁 Remember when the waiter would approach your table with the dessert tray and announce “It’s showtime!” Dinner back then was an event to be savored. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted March 22, 2019 #195 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 9:22 AM, Bo1953 said: Very nostalgic for those who sailed in those times, for sure... In 10 - 15 years I will be able to look back think similarly about the current times in which I Am sailing on X. It is very interesting to see how things changed from way back when to now over the decades. Thanks to all for the memories and photo captions, lest we 'newbies' forget. bon voyage Bo, I really think that you would appreciate the details ofservice that people here recall. I fully realize that times and tastes evolve and things change, but even having never met you, I think you would have enjoyed the attention to detail that Celebrity regularly tried to achieve in years gone by. I also admit that if they continued on that path and tried to maintain that level of service at mainstream prices, they would no longer exsist. That, in a nutshell, is why they were acquired by Royal Caribbean back in the 90s. They could not sustain their business model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted March 23, 2019 #196 Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, richsea said: Remember when the waiter would approach your table with the dessert tray and announce “It’s showtime!” Dinner back then was an event to be savored. Loved Showtime! Loved that every time I asked someone for something on the Mercury, the response was, "It would be my pleasure." I was hooked there and then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizDemeanor Posted March 23, 2019 #197 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Arno. said: Sorry but my health is nearer the end than the beginning.. The future just ain't what it used to be. That's funny. I think we are all in the same boat. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted March 23, 2019 #198 Share Posted March 23, 2019 We all remember those days- the new cruisers - who love X nevertheles- and so it should be- don´t know how to compare- so all is well. We have just to " go with the flow"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizDemeanor Posted March 23, 2019 #199 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Well, I'm pretty thrilled to think back and know we had some of the best of what cruising had to offer for a non-Cunard line. It was pretty spectacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Germancruiser Posted March 23, 2019 #200 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Indeed it was- Cunard is very much like X was in those years- I love all their Queens- my favorite is - of course QM2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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