Anyone remember Celebrity Mercury?

[WINEMANVISALIA]

It has been reincarnated as the Mein Schiff 2...they have removed the aft pool and casino....looks better than ever...here is the video of how it looks now...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5sUnVwWaHY

[Banjo]

Didn't I read on here the Mein Schiff will be sailing out of New York?

[bigbenboys]

Didn't I read on here the Mein Schiff will be sailing out of New York?

 

You did but they have Mein Schiff #1 to #6. I did think it is the old Mercury our of NYC.

 

I just loved the video. I wish I could speak German. I have seen Mein Schiff in the Caribbean and in Madeira.

Edited December 6, 2015 by bigbenboys
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[tomcruiser1234]

We were on the Mercury doing Alaska when the Captain got arrested for drinking.:rolleyes:

 

Yes we loved the ship

[richsea]

We were on the Mercury doing Alaska when the Captain got arrested for drinking.:rolleyes:

 

Yes we loved the ship

 

Yes, I had forgotten that! The good old days!

 

We've see Galaxy; Mein Shiff 1, since she left, but not Mercury. You could still see the X on her stack.

[Jazzbo]

Our first Celebrity Cruise was an Alaska inside Passage on the Mercury in 2003. That's when Celebrity became our favorite cruise line.

[Hobbsey]

I remember her very fondly, but preferred Century.

[Keith1010]

We saw here in December of 2014 while in Barbados.

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-40DSx0eMrGc/VJ1NJhlHzCI/AAAAAAAAook/3iEGzg66q9E/s1600/DSC_1849.jpg

 

After sailing Horizon and Zenith we sailed the Century, Galaxy and Mercury respectively in each of their inaugural years. Loved them all.

 

Keith

[hcat]

Mercury was our first and favorite on Celebrity....a perfectly modern and elegant cruise ship!

Enjoyed several cruises on her.....sorry they sold her off..

[warmwinds]

Mercury was our first Celebrity cruise, and we didn't like her very much, so it could have also been our last. What didn't we like? We were just coming off of years and years of Princess, Royal Caribbean, etc. and we were not used to how quiet it was, Celebrity just didn't seem as much "fun" as those other lines. The staff just seemed glum on that sailing. There was nothing physically wrong with the ship itself, it was just such a different vibe than what we were used to (and liked).

 

We were all set to go back to Princess when 9/11 happened and cruise lines were offering tremendous deals to get people traveling again, and we got an offer from Celebrity that we couldn't refuse. It was on the M class, we lucked into an aft balcony (just pure took a chance on a review we had read as one became available 3 weeks before sailing), and we've been hooked on the M class (and afts) ever since.

[davekathy]

We Cruised on the Mercury in 2005 for a 12 night Mexican Riviera Cruise.

[upwarduk]

We sailed her Australia/ New Zealand in Jan 2008.

We later booked a P&O cruise and had to 'downgrade' from a luxury balcony on Mercury to partial blocked outside cabin on Artemis, to be able to afford to cruise. Thereafter we have stuck with Celebrity.

[rubens]

It has been reincarnated as the Mein Schiff 2...they have removed the aft pool and casino....looks better than ever...here is the video of how it looks now...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5sUnVwWaHY

 

Fantastic how they made a brand new ship out of a 18 year old ship.

This is better than "modern luxury"

Wish X would refit the M-class the same way ;)

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

My first cruise was on the Mercury. Staff blew me away with their service. Have seen both her and the Galaxy around the Caribbean.

 

Linda

 

[WINEMANVISALIA]

I remember her very fondly, but preferred Century.

 

http://www.ititv.cn/play/2052.htm

[Yankee Doodle]

We sailed her to Alaska in 2000. At that time she was their flag ship, later to be replaced by the Millenium as their newest ship. We loved the service on the Mercury and went on to many Celebrity cruises. What a great introduction to Celebrity.

 

Nancy

[rwb]

Mercury was the first X ship to do Australia and New Zealand.

 

We spent a month on board with the Hawaii to Aukland repositioning cruise (stops in Tahiti/Moorea and Bora Bora) then back-to-back on the inagural Australia cruise. My least favorite of all the "old" ships but a terrific cruise.

[Cruizen Susan]

Never cruised the Mercury, but cruised the Century, the Galaxy and the Horizon!!

[cruise47]

We sailed on Mercury & Century. But the service & food on Century was just Outstanding in all areas.

[smtcan]

We sailed her Australia/ New Zealand in Jan 2008.

We later booked a P&O cruise and had to 'downgrade' from a luxury balcony on Mercury to partial blocked outside cabin on Artemis, to be able to afford to cruise. Thereafter we have stuck with Celebrity.

 

We cruised Australia/NZ in January 2008, which was our first Celebrity experience. We became loyal Celebrity cruisers, with only occasional defections to other lines, and sailed Mercury several more times including the last cruise before she left the fleet. We also enjoyed Century and were on her next to last cruise, Singapore to Dubai.

Edited December 6, 2015 by smtcan

[captdave]

First Celebrity cruise was on the Horizon to Bermuda in 1995, very nice.

 

I will now stick with Aqua 1 on the Infinity/Summit.

 

CaptDave

[Lois R]

I see you asked the same question about Century too......I sailed both

ships, multiple times......I loved all my cruises on them. I am guessing

you are going to be asking about Galaxy too......those 3 were sister

ships and I love them all.

 

Tom....I was on that Mercury cruise too......The Coast Guard came on

board and removed him.....that was way back in 2005 or 2006...I can't

remember which year though.

[r5516]

The Mercury was a great ship, the Martini bar over looking a lower bar was really a nice touch. Also Michael's pub was very comfortable.

[Peteymil]

Our first Celebrity Cruise was an Alaska inside Passage on the Mercury in 2003. That's when Celebrity became our favorite cruise line.

 

Same for us, but in 2001.

[Northern Aurora]

Thanks for the video. We were only on the Mercury three times, with the last cruise for us on her in October, 2010. But we have such fond memories. And while we've seen Mein Schiff 1 twice (once in Lisbon in 2014 and last October in Athens), we've never seen the old Mercury again.