AndersonIslander Posted May 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Hello all! Apparently no one has started a G&L roll call for Reflection's Fall 2014 Westbound Transatlantic from Rome to Miami, departing Oct. 17, so I will. I have booked an AQ1 on the Penthouse deck for this cruise, which will be my 3rd T/A on the Reflection, my favorite ship in the fleet. As per usual, I am travelling solo. The T/A's usually have a large gay contingent on board, hopefully this one will too! Who else is coming along?? :D Randy AndersonIslander Edited May 4, 2014 by AndersonIslander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoguys2 Posted May 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We will be on board! Steve & Thom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted May 6, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi!! Great Steve and Thom!! ...look forward to seeing you onboard! Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytom Posted June 7, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Four of us will be on board too! Tom, Brent, Chris, and Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rychrisla Posted June 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 10, 2014 As mentioned above from FlyTom, Chris & Ryan from Los Angeles will be on the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaycruise Posted June 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 30, 2014 On this cruise also:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted July 1, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Michael and Peter from Frankfurt here. Looking forward to hopefully meeting you guys onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlc181 Posted July 7, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Anyone leaving Rome airport on October 16th going to the port. There are two of us looking to share a car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted August 9, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 9, 2014 This rollcall is overflowing with responses... lol Everyone still going? Busy with other summer activities? This will bring us back to page 1 and hopefully attracts some more. Mike :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflying Posted August 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hi guys We - Flemming and Klaus from Copenhagen - will also be on board. We look forward to meet you all at the gathering - and to a wonderful cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted August 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome Flemming & Klaus. Not sure if the others are still with us. I am sure we will spot each other once onboard. Looking forward to possibly having drinks together. Michael & Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan1971 Posted August 12, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hello all! Apparently no one has started a G&L roll call for Reflection's Fall 2014 Westbound Transatlantic from Rome to Miami, departing Oct. 17, so I will. I have booked an AQ1 on the Penthouse deck for this cruise, which will be my 3rd T/A on the Reflection, my favorite ship in the fleet. As per usual, I am travelling solo. The T/A's usually have a large gay contingent on board, hopefully this one will too! Who else is coming along?? :D Randy AndersonIslander Hi Randy! Hope your sailing is wonderful I miss the Reflection since our 2013 TA but decided to do the 16 Day Constellation westbound TA departing from Rome on 05-Nov-2014. I look forward to going back on the Reflection someday soon. Walter & Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytom Posted August 12, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 12, 2014 My group of four will still be on board. Looking forward to it! Tom, Brent, Ryan and Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted August 15, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi Randy! Hope your sailing is wonderful I miss the Reflection since our 2013 TA but decided to do the 16 Day Constellation westbound TA departing from Rome on 05-Nov-2014. I look forward to going back on the Reflection someday soon. Walter & Iain Hey Walter!! Great to hear from you. Will miss you on the Reflection, but you and Iain have a FAB time on the Connie!! Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted August 15, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Anyone leaving Rome airport on October 16th going to the port. There are two of us looking to share a car Sorry, I'm arriving on the 16th, but staying that night at the Hilton Garden Inn the airport (FCO) and then using a car service to the port probably around 11AM. I could probably share with others if interested and are arriving at the airport by that time on Friday. I can also recommend a great car service I have used several times in Rome and to the Port, it's American owned and I've always had a great experience with them. It is Bob's Limos. You can Google Bob's Limos Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted August 16, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Welcome Flemming & Klaus. Not sure if the others are still with us. I am sure we will spot each other once onboard. Looking forward to possibly having drinks together. Michael & Peter Hey Michael and Peter. (and Flemming & Klaus). For me at least, yeah I've been busy with other stuff, but definitely still going and looking forward to the cruise, the drinks, and seeing you all on board! Perhaps we can agree on a meeting place and time if you like. The Reflection also usually posts on a bulletin board adjacent to Customer Relations an almost nightly "LGBT Gathering" (used to be called Friends of Dorothy but a few cruises of mine back, some friends persuaded the Cruise Director that that designation was outdated--and sometimes they have been persuaded to post that in the daily schedule delivered to every cabin). However, my experience has been that it is often not scheduled at the most convenient of times, and that typically the LGBT crowd kind of sets it's de-facto meeting time and place (lots of times that is either Sunset Bar or Martini Bar). I've been on several Celebrity Transatlantics (three last year alone) and usually there is a substantial LGBT presence. Sometimes we have worn mardi gras beads to the sail away at Sunset Bar the evening of embarkation, but a few straights sometimes do that too, although that's certainly not a problem...lol Any thoughts anyone? :D Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted August 16, 2014 #17 Share Posted August 16, 2014 First time on an S-Class ship, so not sure what would be a good option for sailaway. Sunset Bar sounds great to me. Pretty sure it´s easy to spot each other there. Not sure where and when we will be going for dinner that night, so sailaway drinks would be preferred from my side on day 1. I know about the boards and will check them for a possible LGBT get-together time as well. Have a nice weekend Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted August 17, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) First time on an S-Class ship, so not sure what would be a good option for sailaway. Sunset Bar sounds great to me. Pretty sure it´s easy to spot each other there.Not sure where and when we will be going for dinner that night, so sailaway drinks would be preferred from my side on day 1. I know about the boards and will check them for a possible LGBT get-together time as well. Have a nice weekend Michael Sunset Bar is usually packed for sailaway, and Reflection has the best Sunset bar in the fleet, with a larger, deeper deck and a sunken bar in a reverse orientation from typical allowing much more focus on the view to the rear of the ship. (ie, you can even sit at the bar and still be looking out over the wake ) As far as easy to find each other, I suppose with good Gaydar, we will have a good chance...lol but it IS usually VERY busy at 1st sailaway. The Mardi Gras beads or other identifier can be very helpful if everyone would like to attempt that, and typically on the REGULAR cruise critic roll call, someone takes signups for name tags and makes them up and they're often distributed right at that sailaway or occasionally at a table set up somewhere. Have you signed up to the regular roll call yet? I haven't but will. FYI, I'm often rather easy to spot if I'm standing as I am 6'6" tall...lol. For those interested, this cruise is supposed to have a truly extraordinary shore excursion in St. Maarten, which I've heard raves about. It is the America's Cup Sailing Regatta, where you actually sail on one of three actual winning America's Cup Racing Yachts (one of them is the very famous "Stars and Stripes" ) either as a minor crew person if you want or just a passenger during the race for fun against the other two boats. Most of the comments about it are in the vein of "best shore excursion ever!" etc. And it's only $96. I've already purchased it on the Celebrity website, and am looking forward to it....I actually saw a couple of the actual for real America's Cup races last Sept when I was onboard the Solstice for the America's Cup cruise which docked 2 nights in San Francisco and from Sunset Bar we had the best view of the races in the entire Bay (even better than the high priced VIP spectator stands, whose view we significantly blocked! LOL). Think you'll love the S-Class. They are truly spectacular. Only two months or less till we all leave for Italy! YAAAAY! Randy Edited August 17, 2014 by AndersonIslander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted August 18, 2014 #19 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Hi Randy, thank´s for the reply and hint towards the St Maarten excursion. Sounds really great, it never really got my attention before. However, we already booked a private excursion with Captain Bob Cass called "St Maarten snorkel & beach excursion". I did not sign for the regular roll call, to be honest I have nothing to say to the other people and find the meeting quite useless (and always timed badly). Have done it twice in the past and won´t do it again. I see your point regarding the sunset bar, I´d still be willing to give it a try for sailaway. My gaydar usually works fine and in case we do not meet then, well I am sure we will during the following days. I will definitely not wear a hat or anything else with a name on it... That´s unless it´s an Atlantis cruise and/or a theme night ;-) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricjans14 Posted September 2, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Richard and Brent joining you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlondon Posted September 3, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hi, we are Red and Maz. Looking forward to the cruise :-) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted September 3, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Looking forward to meeting you Richard & Brent. Just 6 more weeks.... Let the time fly...and once there, go on standby mode or similar... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytom Posted October 3, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Two weeks!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlondon Posted October 3, 2014 #24 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Two weeks!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Can't wait! Not many on the roll call. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersonIslander Posted October 3, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) With only two weeks to go, I am a little surprised that we've had so little activity on this board. I've been on many Celebrity TA's and there has always been a substantial LGBT contingent. BUT, has everyone taken note that our last night of the cruise is the highest of all gay holidays, HALLOWEEN? Is everyone planning to bring at least some sort of accouterments to honor this most important of days on the gay calendar? :D Looking forward to seeing you all onboard! Randy Edited October 3, 2014 by AndersonIslander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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