B-Rizzle Posted December 20, 2018 #101 Share Posted December 20, 2018 You know what? Some of us should dress up on a Halloween cruise so that the Edenites aren't as lonely. Seriously, too much negatively on here! I bet they would be honored to have us join in their world for a change! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted December 20, 2018 #102 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) I guess the only difference is that they aren’t trying to sell you a bev pack, bev upgrade or specialty restaurant and that may be next. I think if they came up to our to our table I would place a drink order just to see their reaction. With the cuts in the service staff that is paid mostly by tips and others entertainers to save expenses it seems rather foolish to have a fully paid staff like that on board to just move around annoying the passengers. Another thougth is that they may be like other street performers and are looking for tips. Wonder what their reaction would be if they were given a dollar or so. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Edited December 20, 2018 by miched 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Diva Posted December 21, 2018 #103 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The descriptions remind me of the kind of stuff that happens at a renaissance fair. Some people prefer to maintain a social barrier between themselves and the event. Others like to participate and interact with the paid performers and their fellow revelers. Things can get weird sometimes but I have a lot more fun playing along. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoGuysPBC Posted December 23, 2018 #104 Share Posted December 23, 2018 I am very concerned about the dinner booking we made for Eden. The last thing that I want is for a spaced-out edenist to be in my face while eating an EXPENSIVE up charge dinner. Can someone tell me when all the strange performances begin in Eden? We have 6:30 reservations so I am hoping that it won't be too bad. I also noticed a few posts regarding the strobe lights and loud music in the main martini bar area. Is this constant or just later in the evening? We don't sail until the end of March so hopefully X will get this under control before then. We love the S class ships and are hoping for the same high level of service and modern luxury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 23, 2018 #105 Share Posted December 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, TwoGuysPBC said: I am very concerned about the dinner booking we made for Eden. The last thing that I want is for a spaced-out edenist to be in my face while eating an EXPENSIVE up charge dinner. Can someone tell me when all the strange performances begin in Eden? We have 6:30 reservations so I am hoping that it won't be too bad. I also noticed a few posts regarding the strobe lights and loud music in the main martini bar area. Is this constant or just later in the evening? We don't sail until the end of March so hopefully X will get this under control before then. We love the S class ships and are hoping for the same high level of service and modern luxury. I have not been there yet.... but we won't book the restaurant.Just not our style and it was pricey.. It appears the show is mostly in the gen part of EDEN..I only recently became aware of that. But I also saw posts about a big loud finale around midnight. It is difficult to piece it all together from the posts and videos. We will not visit Eden when the Edenist show is on....but sounds like it is nice during the day. Hope someone sorts it all out here. Our concern is that in Nov we have a Sunset Veranda.,deck 7 over EDEN, and due to an outside speaker, some have complained about noise on their balcs and inside the aft cabins. Hope that gets resolved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted December 23, 2018 #106 Share Posted December 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, TwoGuysPBC said: I am very concerned about the dinner booking we made for Eden. The last thing that I want is for a spaced-out edenist to be in my face while eating an EXPENSIVE up charge dinner. Can someone tell me when all the strange performances begin in Eden? We have 6:30 reservations so I am hoping that it won't be too bad. I also noticed a few posts regarding the strobe lights and loud music in the main martini bar area. Is this constant or just later in the evening? We don't sail until the end of March so hopefully X will get this under control before then. We love the S class ships and are hoping for the same high level of service and modern luxury. I can't comment on dinner in Eden but what is your specific concern about the Martini bar? On S-class ships during the Elite Cocktail hours they are never whisper quiet and actually they are the center of activity. No different on the Edge. We happen to be there a couple of nights around 6:40 and the Martini bar along with the whole Grand Plaza was abuzz with activity. In my opinion it was a nice kind of crowded,in other words it provided a nice atmosphere. And that's exactly the atmosphere the designers of the bar had in mind. The sound levels were no different then the Martini bars on S-class ships at the same hour. The chandelier does flicker but it's not distracting like a Times Square Billboard. It only took a few minutes for us to get our drinks at the bar. The attached photo is from the time period I just described. I wasn't looking to capture the crowd but if you look carefully you can see the groups of people congregating around the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoGuysPBC Posted December 23, 2018 #107 Share Posted December 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, kwokpot said: I can't comment on dinner in Eden but what is your specific concern about the Martini bar? On S-class ships during the Elite Cocktail hours they are never whisper quiet and actually they are the center of activity. No different on the Edge. We happen to be there a couple of nights around 6:40 and the Martini bar along with the whole Grand Plaza was abuzz with activity. In my opinion it was a nice kind of crowded,in other words it provided a nice atmosphere. And that's exactly the atmosphere the designers of the bar had in mind. The sound levels were no different then the Martini bars on S-class ships at the same hour. The chandelier does flicker but it's not distracting like a Times Square Billboard. It only took a few minutes for us to get our drinks at the bar. The attached photo is from the time period I just described. I wasn't looking to capture the crowd but if you look carefully you can see the groups of people congregating around the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoGuysPBC Posted December 23, 2018 #108 Share Posted December 23, 2018 That sounds great - we love the Martini Bar on the S class due to the good energy and friendliness. I had read some other posts regarding that the Grand Plaza was too over the top and the very large chandelier was very distracting and music was overpowering so much that you could not carry on a conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordylad Posted December 23, 2018 #109 Share Posted December 23, 2018 think celebrity has to look at the age groups on the edge and decide whether this sort of head fumbling is appropriate and if indeed merited...........I mean we are in our 50's and like a bit of fun but I personally couldn't be arsed with what I am reading about and the pictures I am seeing from the edge. We will stick with what we are used to and what we really like and if this changes in the future then we try another cruise line. I don't know what Celebrity are trying to achieve with the Edge but time will tell. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage critic Posted December 24, 2018 #110 Share Posted December 24, 2018 8 hours ago, gordylad said: think celebrity has to look at the age groups on the edge and decide whether this sort of head fumbling is appropriate and if indeed merited...........I mean we are in our 50's and like a bit of fun but I personally couldn't be arsed with what I am reading about and the pictures I am seeing from the edge. We will stick with what we are used to and what we really like and if this changes in the future then we try another cruise line. I don't know what Celebrity are trying to achieve with the Edge but time will tell. Completely agree. As loyal Celebrity cruisers we'll be sticking with the brand and their S class ships until they go through their respective 'Revolution' makeover and then make a decision. If they apply this concept and segregation across all their ships then we'll be looking elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 24, 2018 #111 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I would say give it time. Celebrity has been very innovative in the past. Some of their big ideas have been excellent and some have not panned out... ex. loud .DJ music in place of live music, various events with slithery beings engaging guests, draping the upstairs lounge in rags...etc. Hopefully, it will all work out. EDGE looks beautiful, has very good dining reviews. Maybe we will adjust to the Enclosed Infinite Verandas or they can be improved somehow..curtains, better furniture on the Veranda section.. Not giving up yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted December 24, 2018 #112 Share Posted December 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Cruise Prolific said: Completely agree. As loyal Celebrity cruisers we'll be sticking with the brand and their S class ships until they go through their respective 'Revolution' makeover and then make a decision. If they apply this concept and segregation across all their ships then we'll be looking elsewhere. Segregation??? bon voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage critic Posted December 24, 2018 #113 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Bo1953 said: Segregation??? bon voyage Dividing the ship and segregating what currently are public areas of the ship that everyone has access to (the front viewing area and solstice deck) and making access to these areas (after the Revolution) for suite-only passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Anne Posted December 24, 2018 #114 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Folks....PLEASE do not copy photos/videos, etc from other websites and paste/embed them into our boards. It's a copyright violation. Please post only links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo1953 Posted December 24, 2018 #115 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Cruise Prolific said: Dividing the ship and segregating what currently are public areas of the ship that everyone has access to (the front viewing area and solstice deck) and making access to these areas (after the Revolution) for suite-only passengers. Doing this topic again? Nahhhhh There is no segregation on any of X's vessels, only areas we want to pay to enter. Segregation insinuates that those who are considered lesser has NO rights to enter places where others are freely welcomed without any barrier. In this case anyone can enter if they choose to pay to go there. Nice try. bon voyage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 24, 2018 #116 Share Posted December 24, 2018 We are going off topic somehow Hope no barriers for wheel chair or scooter users either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted December 24, 2018 Author #117 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Sadly, the ship does have areas wheelchairs can’t get to, and it lacks entry-assist setups in the pools, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbunny6 Posted December 24, 2018 #118 Share Posted December 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, cruisestitch said: Sadly, the ship does have areas wheelchairs can’t get to, and it lacks entry-assist setups in the pools, too. Now THAT is a huge problem! I didn't think X was willing to alienate those needing assistive devices, but I guess they just don't care. That is very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted December 24, 2018 #119 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Host Anne said: Folks....PLEASE do not copy photos/videos, etc from other websites and paste/embed them into our boards. It's a copyright violation. Please post only links. Seeing photos of the Eden Characters for tomorrow would be AWESOME! I'd be happy with even a website link and hopefully it will bring some magic to those who couldn’t get there this Christmas! If they go outside of Eden you could just think of them as holiday wood elves. Edited December 24, 2018 by B-Rizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 25, 2018 #120 Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 hour ago, B-Rizzle said: Seeing photos of the Eden Characters for tomorrow would be AWESOME! I'd be happy with even a website link and hopefully it will bring some magic to those who couldn’t get there this Christmas! If they go outside of Eden you could just think of them as holiday wood elves. You are still.promoting the Edenists ....PR specialist or just a fan or relative? We can wait to see them on our cruise..hopefully confined to EDEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiffman Posted December 25, 2018 #121 Share Posted December 25, 2018 These comments make me curious to experience it for myself. It will be a long while before I would end up on the Edge, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorky Posted December 25, 2018 #122 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I think we will consider Edge when the prices drop back but only for cold weather cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsea Posted December 25, 2018 #123 Share Posted December 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Bo1953 said: Doing this topic again? Nahhhhh There is no segregation on any of X's vessels, only areas we want to pay to enter. Segregation insinuates that those who are considered lesser has NO rights to enter places where others are freely welcomed without any barrier. In this case anyone can enter if they choose to pay to go there. Nice try. bon voyage Segregation: the act of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group. So yes, I would say that is a very good definition of what Cruise Prolific described. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted December 25, 2018 #124 Share Posted December 25, 2018 16 hours ago, Bo1953 said: Doing this topic again? Nahhhhh There is no segregation on any of X's vessels, only areas we want to pay to enter. Segregation insinuates that those who are considered lesser has NO rights to enter places where others are freely welcomed without any barrier. In this case anyone can enter if they choose to pay to go there. Nice try. bon voyage So segregation based on money or means rather than other characteristics then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecslady Posted December 25, 2018 #125 Share Posted December 25, 2018 20 hours ago, B-Rizzle said: Seeing photos of the Eden Characters for tomorrow would be AWESOME! I'd be happy with even a website link and hopefully it will bring some magic to those who couldn’t get there this Christmas! If they go outside of Eden you could just think of them as holiday wood elves. Here is a link to the Eden Experience . Almost 9 munites long. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwlj8T9OVtQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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