indychristine Posted November 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 28, 2017 My husband and I have been on 13 (is that right?? I think lol) cruises. We have sailed NCL, CCL, RCCL, and DCL, Disney being the one we have cruised the most. And yes, sans kids. :) I have been saying for a few years that I was to try Celebrity! We booked once, with friends, they had to cancel so we did too. That is the closest I came to doing it! Until now! We are booked,for our anniversary cruise, on Equinox! March 3. I'm excited. Just wanted to say so! Anybody have any tips? Best kept secrets? Places to relax that are off the beaten path? Anything like that? I would appreciate any tips! Thanks and have a great day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted November 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Be sure to see the Hot Glass show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted November 28, 2017 #3 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Christine, We have done 10 cruises on Celebrity and 6 on NCL as well as some river cruises. We enjoyed all our cruises, but prefer Celebrity. Celebrity has consistently provided excellent food and service with very good entertainment. Most of our cruises have been two week cruises and you get more retired people (older group) than on 7 day cruises. Celebrity's ships, are well designed with none of the crowded mega ships like the NCL Epic (our least favorite ship). Celebrity travelers tend to be well traveled and not liable to be rude or show their butts flopping in the pool. NCL has slightly better entertainment and we do like their variety of specialty restaurants. We hardly ever dine at the specialty restaurants on Celebrity, since the MDR food is excellent. One thing that has taken place with Celebrity in the past couple of years is the bundling of most of its cruises with promos like the beverage packages. We don't want any of the promos and prefer the base line pricing, which is cheaper. You can still find this on transatlantic cruises. You might find Celebrity to be priced (with the bundled prices) higher than some of the other cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 28, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Congratulations on booking your first Celebrity Cruise. Very exciting. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggertastic Posted November 28, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I suggest you do some searching as there's lots of info on the celebrity board. You will see a difference to some of the others. Celebrity has so much space that you can often sit on your own if you want to. Hot glass show is great, the seats up at the sunset bar are great. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastFlyer Posted November 28, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hi Christine. You are going to love Celebrity - welcome to the forum. Lots of great information in existing threads that cover beverage packages, dinners - specialty and main dining room (mdr), shore excursions, cabin location, etc. A thread search will be your best friend. The best suggestion that I can give is to relax and enjoy the trip. The ship staff are going to take excellent care of you. P.S. You might get some additional replies to this thread if you change the subject to something more specific than "Finally" - although, it got me to look lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Click Posted November 28, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Our favorite place to hang out during the day is the Sky Lounge. It is usually pretty empty during the day, even on a sea day. The views are great, the seats are comfortable and it is a nice quiet spot during the day. The one caveat is the bar does not open until the afternoon so if you want a drink you need to walk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DENIE Posted November 29, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 29, 2017 We just took our first Celebrity cruise in September/October 2017, and enjoyed it so much we booked another while on board. Liked the ambience, space, and classiness. After trying a few lines, we think we've found a "home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow9612 Posted November 29, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 29, 2017 The Equinox is one of the best Celebrity ships! Enjoy, and happy anniversary! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted November 29, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 29, 2017 There have already been mentions of the Hot Glass Show, so I want to add an explanation. This is a feature of the first three S-class ships: art-glass artists from the Corning Museum [in upstate NY] do multiple shows throughout the cruise in which they create [and narrate] several beautiful pieces of glass. At the end of most shows they give away one of the pieces to a lucky audience member. And at the end of the cruise they have an auction of half a dozen terrific pieces [the proceeds go the Corning Museum scholarship fund]. DW and I attended one show just because it was something to do -- and got hooked! It's too bad that Celebrity didn't continue this on the newer S-class ships [and it may go away when the existing ships get their 'Edge-iziation' treatment] -- so enjoy it now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted November 29, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Be sure to see the Hot Glass show. Thank you! We will! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted November 29, 2017 Author #12 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Christine,We have done 10 cruises on Celebrity and 6 on NCL as well as some river cruises. We enjoyed all our cruises, but prefer Celebrity. Celebrity has consistently provided excellent food and service with very good entertainment. Most of our cruises have been two week cruises and you get more retired people (older group) than on 7 day cruises. Celebrity's ships, are well designed with none of the crowded mega ships like the NCL Epic (our least favorite ship). Celebrity travelers tend to be well traveled and not liable to be rude or show their butts flopping in the pool. NCL has slightly better entertainment and we do like their variety of specialty restaurants. We hardly ever dine at the specialty restaurants on Celebrity, since the MDR food is excellent. One thing that has taken place with Celebrity in the past couple of years is the bundling of most of its cruises with promos like the beverage packages. We don't want any of the promos and prefer the base line pricing, which is cheaper. You can still find this on transatlantic cruises. You might find Celebrity to be priced (with the bundled prices) higher than some of the other cruise lines. Thank you for the kind reply. Lots of info!! Yes, we chose no add - ons. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted November 29, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thank you everyone for your kind replies! I was going to thank you each separately, then realized I would clog the thread..... so a collective "thank you" will have to due!! Lol Thank you for all the great tips! And thank you Host Jazz for the glass blowing explanation!! We won't be missing that. After reading all of your replies- we are even more excited for our first sail aboard Celebrity!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted November 29, 2017 #14 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Strongly suggest you keep reading posts between now and your cruise! We picked up lots of interesting ideas on dining, entertainment and even drinks before our first Celebrity cruise. Even now, after many cruises, we will still pick up new things! Last cruise it was trying an Aspen Coffee...I didn’t like it but such good fun looking forward to it! As another poster said as you have queries keep starting new threads with specific questions...by the time you board you will know all the tricks to make the most of your cruise! Have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedw Posted November 30, 2017 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2017 We discovered that the window tables at the back of buffet (just before the doors to the outside) tend to be empty the first few days. We had a nice table without waiting until about the third or fourth day. On reflection you are near the coffee machine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted December 1, 2017 Author #16 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Well even though we haven't paid our final payment we were assigned our cabin. We did a verandah GTY. We have been assigned cabin 6176...... I was surprised to see assignments since we haven't final paid. Thanks for the relies! And tips!! I really Appreciate them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousefansmom Posted December 3, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 3, 2017 My husband and I have been on 13 (is that right?? I think lol) cruises. We have sailed NCL, CCL, RCCL, and DCL, Disney being the one we have cruised the most. And yes, sans kids. :) I have been saying for a few years that I was to try Celebrity! We booked once, with friends, they had to cancel so we did too. That is the closest I came to doing it! Until now! We are booked,for our anniversary cruise, on Equinox! March 3. I'm excited. Just wanted to say so! Anybody have any tips? Best kept secrets? Places to relax that are off the beaten path? Anything like that? I would appreciate any tips! Thanks and have a great day! Indy---We are also on the March 3 Equinox! I could have written the post you did---same cruiselines prior, with DCL the most and never on Celebrity. We will be celebrating our anniversary as well. Looking forward to a great experience on X!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swigso Posted December 3, 2017 #18 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hi You can join the roll call for your sailing and ask questions there too. Also you may find that you can get a lot of info about excursions trips etc, also you are in a nice cabin but watch out if 6240comes available and switch Has a big balcony Enjoy your cruise Equinox is a great ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted December 3, 2017 Author #19 Share Posted December 3, 2017 My husband and I have been on 13 (is that right?? I think lol) cruises. We have sailed NCL, CCL, RCCL, and DCL, Disney being the one we have cruised the most. And yes, sans kids. :) I have been saying for a few years that I was to try Celebrity! We booked once, with friends, they had to cancel so we did too. That is the closest I came to doing it! Until now! We are booked,for our anniversary cruise, on Equinox! March 3. I'm excited. Just wanted to say so! Anybody have any tips? Best kept secrets? Places to relax that are off the beaten path? Anything like that? I would appreciate any tips! Thanks and have a great day! Indy---We are also on the March 3 Equinox! I could have written the post you did---same cruiselines prior, with DCL the most and never on Celebrity. We will be celebrating our anniversary as well. Looking forward to a great experience on X!!! Mousefans! Wow! That's pretty amazing!! Well we are also looking forward to a great experience on X!! Look forward to hearing about yours! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted December 3, 2017 Author #20 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hi You can join the roll call for your sailing and ask questions there too. Also you may find that you can get a lot of info about excursions trips etc, also you are in a nice cabin but watch out if 6240comes available and switch Has a big balcony Enjoy your cruise Equinox is a great ship Thanks for the reply and info!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousefansmom Posted December 3, 2017 #21 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Mousefans! Wow! That's pretty amazing!! Well we are also looking forward to a great experience on X!! Look forward to hearing about yours! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You have a few more under your belt...but I don't mind trying to play catch up! :) Looking forward to meeting you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocacola86 Posted December 3, 2017 #22 Share Posted December 3, 2017 We don’t have any kids but debating on DCL or Celebrity Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indychristine Posted December 4, 2017 Author #23 Share Posted December 4, 2017 We don’t have any kids but debating on DCL or Celebrity Sent from my iPad using Forums This will be our first time on Celebrity but we have done DCL six times and love it. There is a way to "Adult" Disney! Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocacola86 Posted December 4, 2017 #24 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Any recommendations on adult activities Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colocop004 Posted December 4, 2017 #25 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I have sailed CCL, PCL, RCI and Celebrity and I have to say that Celebrity is hands down my favorite cruise line. I love their ships and the service/ food is great. Enjoy your cruise!!!!! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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