Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted April 22, 2023 #851 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) Affluent doesn't mean stuck-up/snobby, although you can find those kind of people on every cruise line including carnival. Odds are more passengers on X are at the tail of their career or already retired, just simply had more years to earn more money. Odds are on Carnival you meet younger people who aren't as far along in their career and are spending a great deal on their children Edited April 22, 2023 by NutsAboutGolf 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTymeCruiser Posted April 22, 2023 #852 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Are you a travel agent? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 22, 2023 Author #853 Share Posted April 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, hcat said: i think you should give either a try..they have a brighter, more lively vibe, great production shows, music, fun events in the CLUB and at EDEN.. good sushi...great art collections. No complaints about food.. we enjoy BLU and the 4 mdr plan..not thrilled with Luminae (for suites) Bars were pretty good... thanjs 4 a great review.. I’m sure we will. Not sure when but some time. Thanks for coming along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 22, 2023 Author #854 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 minute ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: I thought that was someone at a beach bar you went to, not an X employee? It was… I was joking on that one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted April 22, 2023 #855 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, MeganGC1983 said: It was… I was joking on that one. Gotcha! Just making sure. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 22, 2023 #856 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) Megan, thank you so much for the post. It was entertaining to follow along, especially that night you stopped posting due to wifi issues and I was a bit tipsy 😅 internet stalking someone (while drunk) was fun. I agree with you on most of your overall thoughts. We too are not fan of food outside of Luminae and the entertainment. So, how do you compare Celebrity to Virgin? We are thinking about booking on Virgin but not sure about, 1 how much is alcohol going to cost us, 2 do we need to book a suite Edited April 22, 2023 by Moochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cml4958 Posted April 22, 2023 #857 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I have a friend that is an attorney here in St Louis who mostly cruises on Celebrity and I think she even got married on one of the ships. She does sail in suites generally but really does get into dressing up for dinner and shows. And the never ending champagne. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 22, 2023 Author #858 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, Moochi said: Megan, thank you so much for the post. It was entertaining to follow along, especially that night you stopped posting due to wifi issues and I was a bit tipsy 😅 internet stalking someone (while drunk) was fun. I agree with you on most of your overall thoughts. We too are not fan of food outside of Luminae and the entertainment. So, how do you compare Celebrity to Virgin? We are thinking about booking on Virgin but not sure about, 1 how much is alcohol going to cost us, 2 do we need to book a suite We were BOTH tipsy so there’s that. 😆 Stalk me on the internets all you want. 😉 The VV to X comparison is really crew versus food/entertainment. There hasn’t been a bartender or waitstaff that just blew me out of the water on VV, but the food, overall, is much better. We paid for Sushi on 5 and you can get ramen and sushi in the Galley on Virgin all day for free. The bar tab thing is perplexing, but drinks are cheaper on VV or if you get a suite, you get a bar in cabin. We sailed and only used about $800 on drinks without a suite, but YMMV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 22, 2023 Author #859 Share Posted April 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, cml4958 said: I have a friend that is an attorney here in St Louis who mostly cruises on Celebrity and I think she even got married on one of the ships. She does sail in suites generally but really does get into dressing up for dinner and shows. And the never ending champagne. I’m gonna dry out this week, but I’ll think of it fondly and often. 😉 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 22, 2023 #860 Share Posted April 22, 2023 20 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said: We sailed and only used about $800 on drinks without a suite, but YMMV. If VV is still giving out $600 bar tab, that would work. I think I drink 90% as much as you do, and my husband a bit more, from my picture stalking 🤣🤣🤣 I remember trying to ask you how much it has been on you VV tab, and you were not sober enough to tell me hahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 22, 2023 Author #861 Share Posted April 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Moochi said: If VV is still giving out $600 bar tab, that would work. I think I drink 90% as much as you do, and my husband a bit more, from my picture stalking 🤣🤣🤣 I remember trying to ask you how much it has been on you VV tab, and you were not sober enough to tell me hahaha We had $600 bar tab. Plus a shake for champagne, and then an excursion canceled. They refunded us $60 as we got off the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weregoingcruising Posted April 22, 2023 #862 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 12:52 PM, MeganGC1983 said: Ok @sid_9169 this is by far the worst restroom I’ve used ever. An airplane dump shold be used in this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted April 23, 2023 Author #863 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I was just reminiscing of all the people we sailed with and met… totally forgot to tell y’all, we met furries. And they brought their costumes on board. We only saw pictures of them in them, but I found that interesting especially with all the affluent talk and what not. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 23, 2023 #864 Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 2:28 PM, cml4958 said: I have a friend that is an attorney here in St Louis who mostly cruises on Celebrity and I think she even got married on one of the ships. She does sail in suites generally but really does get into dressing up for dinner and shows. And the never ending champagne. Not hard to figure it out..also posts great live from reviews! Hard worker, great mom, and wife. Fun to cruise with! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted April 23, 2023 #865 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 minute ago, hcat said: Not hard to figure it out..also posts great live from reviews! Hard worker, great mom, and wife. Fun to cruise with! Exactly. Many of us hang on her every word! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stem to Stern Posted April 23, 2023 #866 Share Posted April 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said: we met furries How fun! How was the conversation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted April 23, 2023 #867 Share Posted April 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Stem to Stern said: How fun! How was the conversation? Is this furries like the CSI Vegas episode that utilized that as a story device? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534691/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarko Posted April 23, 2023 #868 Share Posted April 23, 2023 42 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said: I was just reminiscing of all the people we sailed with and met… totally forgot to tell y’all, we met furries. And they brought their costumes on board. We only saw pictures of them in them, but I found that interesting especially with all the affluent talk and what not. What’s a furrie? 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofysmom99 Posted April 23, 2023 #869 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said: totally forgot to tell y’all, we met furries. And they brought their costumes on board. Had to google this one. I'd seen pictures online but never realized it was a named thing. Who knew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted April 23, 2023 #870 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said: I was just reminiscing of all the people we sailed with and met… totally forgot to tell y’all, we met furries. And they brought their costumes on board. We only saw pictures of them in them, but I found that interesting especially with all the affluent talk and what not. We can one up you on that. Last year me met some really unusual folks, Lacrosse fans! Furries on Bourbon street are not strange, but honest to god LACROSSE fans??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZMama2017 Posted April 23, 2023 #871 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Thanks for your lively trip report - glad you made it through despite the hiccups. We just booked the Millenium for next year in Japan, which we’ve been wanting to return to since our last trip in 2019. Normally we sail smaller ships (Crystal “refugees”, have SS and Regent cruises booked) and prefer that type of experience, however we have a school age kid and finding Japan cruises is tough for the times we want to sail. X had a pretty good option, but I have some reservations about it. We’ve done one X cruise before and aside from a couple of highlights, we didn’t enjoy it at all (4+ hour embarkation, meh food and service, etc.). It was bad enough that my TA got us compensatory OBC from the cruise line while we were still onboard. We did book a Retreat suite and the 2019 refurb looks nice, but I’m worried about the rest. Maybe not enough to cancel as the itinerary is the most important, but some of your comments hit home for me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenatorsFan Posted April 24, 2023 #872 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Thanks, Megan for another entertaining review! 🥰Maybe one day I'll try Celebrity. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted April 24, 2023 #873 Share Posted April 24, 2023 4 hours ago, blarko said: What’s a furrie? 🤷♀️ I believe they are people who identify as animals. My sister has a cat at her school. Wears cat ears to class. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icft Posted April 24, 2023 #874 Share Posted April 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: I believe they are people who identify as animals. My sister has a cat at her school. Wears cat ears to class. I can relate to that. I'm a cat, at least trying to be - a lion to be specific. Lions lay around doing nothing 21 hours a day, and we look cool doing it. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted April 24, 2023 #875 Share Posted April 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, icft said: I can relate to that. I'm a cat, at least trying to be - a lion to be specific. Lions lay around doing nothing 21 hours a day, and we look cool doing it. But do you put on a mane before you go out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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