NMTexaco Posted February 14, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I'm sorry Princess, we strayed. Just back from an 8 day on Royal Carribean Enchantment of the Seas. Took this trip last minute as we were in Baltimore. This ship needs to be scrapped. Its Old, Stinks, has beds that would make sleeping on the floor almost preferable. Food in main dining room was very good however in their Horizon its cold and boring. Children were let into the Adult Solarium all day long. Trivia games were held daily however their PA system need work done on it also. The best prizes they could give was a Free Bingo ticket. Toiletries in the bathroom consisted of a single bar of soap. No cheap shampoo or lotion. Embarkation and Disembarkation went smoothly. So sorry again Princess, no matter what city we find ourselves in, it's you all the way or stay home. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted February 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Not wanting to be disloyal to Princess, but if you can get a great price on Celebrity, you should try it. Princess and Celebrity are our two favorite cruise lines (now that Crystal is no more). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseSter1ing Posted February 15, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 4:31 PM, Mike45LC said: Not wanting to be disloyal to Princess, but if you can get a great price on Celebrity, you should try it. Princess and Celebrity are our two favorite cruise lines (now that Crystal is no more). DO NOT go on the Celebrity Millennium. Or any of its sister ships. --- that's from my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted February 15, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, CruiseSter1ing said: DO NOT go on the Celebrity Millennium. Or any of its sister ships. --- that's from my experience. This thread and your post is exactly why we would book or not book a cruise line, ship, itinerary and etc. based on others positive or negative experiences or opinions. I find all interesting but never influenced. Edited February 15, 2023 by davekathy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted February 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 15, 2023 This was a beautiful love letter / apology. ❤️ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted February 15, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, CruiseSter1ing said: DO NOT go on the Celebrity Millennium. Or any of its sister ships. --- that's from my experience. Sailed on Summit, sister of Millie, numerous times and loved all of them. Granted, Millie has not been “Revolutionized” like the other M class older ships and I have never sailed on her. If you want awesome Celebrity ships, then either S class or Edge class would give you the real Celebrity experience. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 15, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 15, 2023 We've sailed a grand total of 1 time on Celebrity (Solstice, Alaska) and would not hesitate to sail on her again...or any other Celebrity ship. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseSter1ing Posted February 15, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said: Sailed on Summit, sister of Millie, numerous times and loved all of them. Granted, Millie has not been “Revolutionized” like the other M class older ships and I have never sailed on her. If you want awesome Celebrity ships, then either S class or Edge class would give you the real Celebrity experience. I would like to try the Edge Class. Just not a ship with a single 3 story roof in the dining room, where I can barely hear my own thoughts, let alone have a conversation. I never considered that an issue, or even knew of it possibly, until I was on the Celebrity Millennium. And I won't even start about the lack of service in the Dining room. So bad, that we simply got up and walked out twice. And many that were around us that we saw. So NO, no-one should judge simply because of one person, but I would do more research before I got on any ship. We loved the route we were on, it was the Japanese Islands, Korea, ending in Shanghai. Edited February 15, 2023 by CruiseSter1ing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeasley Posted February 15, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Thank you for the info about the ship. I've been curious about it since seems to be only one of two that leaves from Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedprincess Posted February 15, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, CruiseSter1ing said: I would like to try the Edge Class. Just not a ship with a single 3 story roof in the dining room, where I can barely hear my own thoughts, let alone have a conversation. I never considered that an issue, or even knew of it possibly, until I was on the Celebrity Millennium. And I won't even start about the lack of service in the Dining room. So bad, that we simply got up and walked out twice. And many that were around us that we saw. So NO, no-one should judge simply because of one person, but I would do more research before I got on any ship. We loved the route we were on, it was the Japanese Islands, Korea, ending in Shanghai. Given those parameters, scrap all Celebrity ships except Edge class or their Explorer Galapagos ships.. Solstice class and Millennium class both have the multi-tier dining rooms (2 story, but same difference - it's loud). And, scrap plans for the new Sun Class on Princess as their MDR will be multi -tiered, 3 tiers if memory serves.. big change for them going from the smaller 2-5 dining rooms to one large MDR spread over 3 tiers with vaulted ceilings.. gonna be loud! Happy sails elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted February 15, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, CruiseSter1ing said: I would like to try the Edge Class. Just not a ship with a single 3 story roof in the dining room, where I can barely hear my own thoughts, let alone have a conversation. Maybe bring along a Bose Bluetooth speaker and play music that will drown out the intolerable noise created by others?? 🤣 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted February 15, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 6:24 PM, NMTexaco said: I'm sorry Princess, we strayed. Just back from an 8 day on Royal Carribean Enchantment of the Seas. Took this trip last minute as we were in Baltimore. This ship needs to be scrapped. Its Old, Stinks, has beds that would make sleeping on the floor almost preferable. Food in main dining room was very good however in their Horizon its cold and boring. Children were let into the Adult Solarium all day long. Trivia games were held daily however their PA system need work done on it also. The best prizes they could give was a Free Bingo ticket. Toiletries in the bathroom consisted of a single bar of soap. No cheap shampoo or lotion. Embarkation and Disembarkation went smoothly. So sorry again Princess, no matter what city we find ourselves in, it's you all the way or stay home. I mean, to be fair, that's one of their very smallest, oldest ships. The newer ones are MUCH nicer. We like to sail all of the different lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTMary Posted February 15, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, reedprincess said: Given those parameters, scrap all Celebrity ships except Edge class or their Explorer Galapagos ships.. Solstice class and Millennium class both have the multi-tier dining rooms (2 story, but same difference - it's loud). And, scrap plans for the new Sun Class on Princess as their MDR will be multi -tiered, 3 tiers if memory serves.. big change for them going from the smaller 2-5 dining rooms to one large MDR spread over 3 tiers with vaulted ceilings.. gonna be loud! Happy sails elsewhere... I happen to like the multi tiered dining rooms. The ones Princess has had on their ships for decades feel closed-in in comparison. The Sun class will be a welcomed step forward in grand dining room designs. As for Celebrity, I have never had a bad cruise of the dozen or so we have taken with them. We've been on all the Millennium class ships, some multiple times, and enjoyed them all. They are "old school" with a more traditional feel to them. Lots of dark wood colors and cozy areas to lounge in. They just fell comfortable. But our favorite ship of all time is the Celebrity Reflection. We were on it's 2nd cruise after being launched, the first being a short 5-day repositioning cruise for the press. I still remember walking aboard and smelling that "new ship" smell. Everything was brand new, clean and barely used, nothing worn or broken. That cruise was the closest to perfection, with everything on the ship working perfectly. Princess is our 2nd favorite line, and they come in a close second. A great line for itineraries, but a bit shy on amenities. We have sailed a similar number of times on each. Edited February 15, 2023 by PTMary 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted February 15, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, reedprincess said: Given those parameters, scrap all Celebrity ships except Edge class or their Explorer Galapagos ships.. Solstice class and Millennium class both have the multi-tier dining rooms (2 story, but same difference - it's loud). And, scrap plans for the new Sun Class on Princess as their MDR will be multi -tiered, 3 tiers if memory serves.. big change for them going from the smaller 2-5 dining rooms to one large MDR spread over 3 tiers with vaulted ceilings.. gonna be loud! Happy sails elsewhere... The new three story dining room on the Sun doesn't look the traditional three stories vaulted; it looks to be more "cascaded", with some floors being spread out more...😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malba2366 Posted February 16, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 7:24 PM, NMTexaco said: I'm sorry Princess, we strayed. Just back from an 8 day on Royal Carribean Enchantment of the Seas. Took this trip last minute as we were in Baltimore. This ship needs to be scrapped. Its Old, Stinks, has beds that would make sleeping on the floor almost preferable. Food in main dining room was very good however in their Horizon its cold and boring. Children were let into the Adult Solarium all day long. Trivia games were held daily however their PA system need work done on it also. The best prizes they could give was a Free Bingo ticket. Toiletries in the bathroom consisted of a single bar of soap. No cheap shampoo or lotion. Embarkation and Disembarkation went smoothly. So sorry again Princess, no matter what city we find ourselves in, it's you all the way or stay home. Don't judge Royal Caribbean by that one ship (there is a reason it is sailing from Baltimore). Their newer ships are actually very nice and have lots of innovative features...obviously much busier and noiser than a Princess cruise so not for everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted February 16, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) On 2/13/2023 at 6:31 PM, Mike45LC said: Not wanting to be disloyal to Princess, but if you can get a great price on Celebrity, you should try it. Princess and Celebrity are our two favorite cruise lines (now that Crystal is no more). Crystal is back! They started taking reservations just recently. I can't wait. Edited February 16, 2023 by Coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 16, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I am glad that some have had good experiences on the Celebrity Reflection. We will not be back for many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted February 16, 2023 #18 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Coral said: Crystal is back! They started taking reservations just recently. I can't wait. Wow! Thanks, Coral, for this news. I need to go research this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowogo Posted February 16, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, malba2366 said: Don't judge Royal Caribbean by that one ship (there is a reason it is sailing from Baltimore). Their newer ships are actually very nice and have lots of innovative features...obviously much busier and noiser than a Princess cruise so not for everyone. I’ll judge them for them forcing you to navigate a gauntlet of their photographers on the pier even when not cruising with them 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare donswife Posted February 16, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I was on the RC Navigator of the Seas last month. I did not care for the layout of the ship and limited included dining options. I did like the loveseat in our Oceanview cabin (but not the junky nightstands). The ice skating show was phenomenal, a definite highlight of the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D C Posted February 16, 2023 #21 Share Posted February 16, 2023 20 hours ago, CruiseSter1ing said: I would like to try the Edge Class. Just not a ship with a single 3 story roof in the dining room, where I can barely hear my own thoughts, let alone have a conversation. I never considered that an issue, or even knew of it possibly, until I was on the Celebrity Millennium. And I won't even start about the lack of service in the Dining room. So bad, that we simply got up and walked out twice. And many that were around us that we saw. So NO, no-one should judge simply because of one person, but I would do more research before I got on any ship. We loved the route we were on, it was the Japanese Islands, Korea, ending in Shanghai. That's one of the (many) reasons we dislike the Edge class. 4 nondescript, nothing-special restaurants instead of the more grand dining room. We were equally unimpressed with the dining rooms on the Regal, which is standard across that class as I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted February 16, 2023 #22 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 1:43 PM, CruiseSter1ing said: DO NOT go on the Celebrity Millennium. Or any of its sister ships. --- that's from my experience. I would disagree - I like the Celebrity Summit a lot. I’ve been on it several times 2011, 2014, and 2021. I enjoyed it every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivian02 Posted February 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Texaco... you forgot to give a critic on the Mexican food in Baltimore. I am sure your return to Albuquerque was apricated with some great green chili. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafem Posted February 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I strayed to (gulp) carnival. Definitely the walmart of cruises. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehootu Posted February 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted February 17, 2023 2 hours ago, justafem said: I strayed to (gulp) carnival. Definitely the walmart of cruises. We've had a couple very nice cruises on Carnival. Just have to go when kid season is low and stay away from the 3-5 day booze pick-up cruises. Our worst experience was on A NCL ship we nicknamed "The Ghetto Boat". We'd like to try Celebrity but am not interested in their new edge balconies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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