Royal Diamond Member Thinking of trying Celebrity

[Mak7464]

Sell Me, Why would I like Celebrity.  We have always sailed Royal.  Kids are grown, My wife and I like to have cocktails and see shows.  like casinos and the main dining room experience on royal.

 

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[davekathy]

4 minutes ago, Mak7464 said:

Sell Me, Why would I like Celebrity.  We have always sailed Royal.  Kids are grown, My wife and I like to have cocktails and see shows.  like casinos and the main dining room experience on royal.

 

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Not a salesmen. If you are considering Celebrity call the Captains Club(1-800-760-0645) and give them your C&A numbers. That way you will be Elite on your first Celebrity cruise. 

[iSailor]

11 minutes ago, Mak7464 said:

Sell Me, Why would I like Celebrity.  We have always sailed Royal.  Kids are grown, My wife and I like to have cocktails and see shows.  like casinos and the main dining room experience on royal.

 

GO.........

Please do not sail with Celebrity.Just stay where you are.

Food is bad ,services also bad.

Happy hour's Lounge and MC Lounge is always over crowded as some one posted recently.

[Mak7464]

16 minutes ago, iSailor said:

Please do not sail with Celebrity.Just stay where you are.

Food is bad ,services also bad.

Happy hour's Lounge and MC Lounge is always over crowded as some one posted recently.

Aren't they all!!!

[George C]

We think entertainment is great on rccl, ice show , plays etc etc, celebrity is just ok.  i think mdr is the same, buffet way better on celebrity. Less children on celebrity which we like. Do love celebrity suite perks but suites are overpriced. Big plus for celebrity it is non smoking in casino and all of inside and most of outside. Try it we like changes.

Edited December 24, 2018 by George C

[davekathy]

3 hours ago, Mak7464 said:

Aren't they all!!!

No! That has not been our experiences on the ships we've cruised on with Celebrity and RC. 

Edited December 25, 2018 by davekathy

[keesar]

4 hours ago, Mak7464 said:

Sell Me, Why would I like Celebrity.  We have always sailed Royal.  Kids are grown, My wife and I like to have cocktails and see shows.  like casinos and the main dining room experience on royal.

 

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The buffet is much better on Celebrity.  Fewer children as well.  Very good specialty restaurants.  Much fewer annoying  announcements.

 

Downers:    Older  cruisers.  Dead nightlife and mediocre entertainment.  Show have declined.  I would take the entertainment and livelier atmosphere on Royal.  

[Madzulu]

We have done one Celebrity cruise a few years back and missed the vibe of RCI  - our favorite is Radiance class.  Over the years we have noticed a distinct decline in the night time entertainment and general wow factor on the smaller ships -  Voyager and Freedom class did not inspire us but we loved Anthem of the Seas.   Put off by the size of Oasis so have not tried it.  We are going back to Celebrity for our next cruise as over time our cruise tastes have matured - the body no longer does all nighters without serious repercussions the next day despite the mind believing it still can.

 

In our experience the lines are more similar than different.  Loved the layout of Equinox our only Celebrity cruise to date - it has a lot of echos of Radiance class.

 

The pluses for us which informed our next cruise decision and led to booking Reflection for our next cruise

 

Feel of less people and crowding - fellow passengers seemed to be more relaxed 

Superior service - not that we have had any bad service on RCI it was just a notch up on Celebrity.

Better Main Dining Room  experience overall - we are not foodies but do 1 or 2 nights in specialty restaurants on RCI - we did not feel a need to do this on celebrity

More relaxing and laid back atmosphere

Celebrity offer wider choice for 10 night plus cruises to the Caribbean

Wife loved Casino on both lines - again more similar than different.  I'm not a fan of Casinos so indifferent on this aspect.

Entertainment is there in the bars and lounges - but you do need to seek it out unlike RCI where it is all around you.

I will miss the Diamond lounge for coffee breaks and early morning chill out.

 

Hope this helps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[maggieq]

We have been on four celebrity cruises. The equinox in June of this year was our favorite celebrity cruise.  We are all about the best deal then itin between the two now. We have seen many of the entertainers on Rccl so while celebrity isn’t the greatest for shows, it’s different. We found the main dining room food and service to be way better than Rccl.  We also got the premium drink package, free WiFi, prepaid gratuities and $300 obc.   When we priced similar cruises with Rccl and added just the drink package (even with our d+ Discount), celebrity won out.  We don’t expect all of those add ons included all the time nor will celebrity offer. We have also been very loyal to Rccl but d+ doesn’t seem to matter as much as it used to. We buy the drink package now with Rccl. 

 

 

[leaveitallbehind]

I won't try to sell you, but we are long time RCI loyalist who tried Celebrity a few years ago and now cruise primarily with them.  If interested, here is a review I wrote with our opinion in comparing the two after our fist cruise with Celebrity:

 

 

Edited December 25, 2018 by leaveitallbehind

[K12Guy]

17 hours ago, iSailor said:

Please do not sail with Celebrity.Just stay where you are.

Food is bad ,services also bad.

Happy hour's Lounge and MC Lounge is always over crowded as some one posted recently.

I see what your intent is. Not a bad idea.

[boscobeans]

17 hours ago, Mak7464 said:

Sell Me, Why would I like Celebrity.  We have always sailed Royal.  Kids are grown, My wife and I like to have cocktails and see shows.  like casinos and the main dining room experience on royal.

 

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You will be Elite on Celebrity (contact Captain's Club)and for us the perks we like best are the 90 minutes of internet, the laundry and pressing services (for each passenger) are the most appreciated. For us 3 hours of internet is plenty.

We have earned Elite status on Celebrity and have also earned Diamond status on RC with about 22 cruises between the two.

 

Celebrity is a little more laid back, no water slides and such, plenty of quiet places, shows OK, entertainers similar.

 

Food??? A touch better on Celebrity

Service?? A touch better on Celebrity

 

The above does not include cruises on the new EDGE as we have never sailed on her, and actually do not think we would like the experience.

[iSailor]

3 minutes ago, K12Guy said:

I see what your intent is. Not a bad idea.

Funny!!Only you read my mind.LOL😀

[lv2cruisgrl]

We have done both. Celebrity shows are not as good as Royal. Food and service is a little better on Celebrity. Royal has more things to do on the ship. If you want to chill, read, and have a  more adult like ship, quieter atmosphere then try Celebrity. If you like all the activities Royal has you might be bored on Celebrity. We still cruise either one depending on what we want out of the cruise. 

Edited December 25, 2018 by lovrccl

[leaveitallbehind]

1 hour ago, boscobeans said:

 

You will be Elite on Celebrity (contact Captain's Club)and for us the perks we like best are the 90 minutes of internet, the laundry and pressing services (for each passenger) are the most appreciated. For us 3 hours of internet is plenty.

That is assuming the OP is Diamond or higher currently on RCI.  Not sure I see that confirmed in their post.  The reciprocity between the two loyalty programs begins with RCI Platinum and Celebrity Select. 

 

And just FYI the highest tiers shared is RCI Diamond / Diamond Plus / Pinnacle are Elite on Celebrity, and Elite/ Elite Plus / Zenith are Diamond on RCI.  And all points earned per cruise remain with the cruise line on which you sailed and are not shared.

Edited December 25, 2018 by leaveitallbehind

[davekathy]

53 minutes ago, leaveitallbehind said:

That is assuming the OP is Diamond or higher currently on RCI.  Not sure I see that confirmed in their post.  The reciprocity between the two loyalty programs begins with RCI Platinum and Celebrity Select. 

 

And just FYI the highest tiers shared is RCI Diamond / Diamond Plus / Pinnacle are Elite on Celebrity, and Elite/ Elite Plus / Zenith are Diamond on RCI.  And all points earned per cruise remain with the cruise line on which you sailed and are not shared.

The OP is Diamond according to the thread title. Also he posted on a RCI forum saying they just made Diamond. I just read your review you posted on this thread from your 2016 Celebrity cruise. Like always nicely done. Mike, you and Tami have a peaceful Christmas. 

[leaveitallbehind]

29 minutes ago, davekathy said:

The OP is Diamond according to the thread title. Also he posted on a RCI forum saying they just made Diamond. I just read your review you posted on this thread from your 2016 Celebrity cruise. Like always nicely done. Mike, you and Tami have a peaceful Christmas. 

Dave you know what happens the older you get - the less your brain works!  (At least that would be the case with me).

 

My apologies boscobeans - guess it would help if I paid a little attention to the thread title!!

 

....and a Happy and Safe Holiday Season to you and Kathy as well, Dave.

Edited December 25, 2018 by leaveitallbehind

[Mak7464]

Thanks to everyone who responded, you have given my wife and I a little to consider.  we actually don't have anything booked right now so a decision will be made soon.  

 

 

[Mak7464]

On 12/25/2018 at 8:46 AM, leaveitallbehind said:

I won't try to sell you, but we are long time RCI loyalist who tried Celebrity a few years ago and now cruise primarily with them.  If interested, here is a review I wrote with our opinion in comparing the two after our fist cruise with Celebrity:

 

 

Mike, really liked the post, it was helpful to my cause.

 

Matt

[TeeRick]

We are Diamond+ on Royal and have mostly switched now to Celebrity.  But we still enjoy Royal occasionally.  They are different experiences but we like both.  Only you can decide.  Nobody can sell you.  So just try Celebrity and see what you think.  It is the only way.

[elf426]

My "loyal to Royal" bf and I took the plunge onto a Celebrity ship last year and our biggest perk was the non-smoking casino. I personally was a huge fan of Café al Baccio over Café Promenade as well.

[Seville2Cabo]

We've been loyal to Royal and have a Med cruise booked on Vision in May, but looking for better itineraries so we are switching to Celebrity for 2 cruises in 2020.  South American and Panama Canal.  Neither of which were really available on RC.  We will move over as Elite, so should get some benefits.