Help! Help! Help!

[lisa225]

i am now holding two reservations for easter for myself and 15 yr. old son. one back to back on explorer (4/1&4/8) in a grand suite and one on celebrity constellation (panama canal 4/2) sky suite. we were on the explorer last summer (BAYONNE) and will be on it again next summer. the constellation has a great itinerary (11day) but the sky suite appears quite small and i'm worried about "teen angst/boredom" on celebrity (we have never sailed X ). the cost on explorer for the 14 days is approx. the same as X due to a great senior(which i will be in feb!!!) rate for the grand suite(which we are familiar with as that was our category on the previous explorer trip). I originially wanted the jewel (much more expensive for gs back to back than explorer) or brilliance (no gs, have our name on a wait list). having never been on celebrity and having only sailed on voyager class (voyager twice and explorer twice) i am in a tizzy over what to choose. for those of you with teens who have sailed various ships/lines i would gratefully accept any advice. i will even accept suggestions i haven't thought of!!!!

thanks,lisa

[cruisenfever]

i am now holding two reservations for easter for myself and 15 yr. old son. one back to back on explorer (4/1&4/8) in a grand suite and one on celebrity constellation (panama canal 4/2) sky suite. we were on the explorer last summer (BAYONNE) and will be on it again next summer. the constellation has a great itinerary (11day) but the sky suite appears quite small and i'm worried about "teen angst/boredom" on celebrity (we have never sailed X ). the cost on explorer for the 14 days is approx. the same as X due to a great senior(which i will be in feb!!!) rate for the grand suite(which we are familiar with as that was our category on the previous explorer trip). I originially wanted the jewel (much more expensive for gs back to back than explorer) or brilliance (no gs, have our name on a wait list). having never been on celebrity and having only sailed on voyager class (voyager twice and explorer twice) i am in a tizzy over what to choose. for those of you with teens who have sailed various ships/lines i would gratefully accept any advice. i will even accept suggestions i haven't thought of!!!!

thanks,lisa

The Sky Suite on Celebrity is considerably not as roomy as a GS on any RCI ship. We stayed in a SS when we did Celebrity Summit, and for my husband and I it was just fine.......except for the butler that comes with it. IMHO, I think your teenager would have more fun on the Explorer as it is a much larger ship than the Connie and I think it is more geared to teenagers, especially with the teen program that is offered. Enjoy which ever cruise you decide.

[cantwait2cruize]

Just a suggestion. We always bring a friend for our kids. It's not that much more money.

[wrp96]

Itinerary wise you are less likely to see teens on a Panama Canal cruise than other Caribbean cruises due to length. Most families don't go on cruises longer than 7 days. Now since it is Easter time there will be a lot of families with spring break so there will be more teens on any ship but you will find more on regular Caribbean itineraries than the PC cruises.