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New pics etc I have not seen before.
Obviously only a persoanl opinion but I really like what I see, elegant, retro references (ok the bubble chairs in the disco I am not sure about), clean, but also modern. Very different to all the others so distinctive as well. Bravo.
I can see myself booking Solstice very soon.
I agree with mike sa, its elegant, modern, and clean. She will be a great addition to the Celebrity fleet.
quote:Originally posted by mike sa:[...]I can see myself booking Solstice very soon.
I admit that I am interested too. Looks nice.
I've had another look after seeing these images and had a close look at the suites in particular, The Royal suite really does look good and in terms of style better than those on the Millie class but not alot bigger, I'll have to check but the veranda does seem a bit smaller than the same suites on the Millie, both have hot tubs but I recall the actual space seemed so much bigger. I still want to see what the large internal multi deck spaces might be on the deck plans. I do wish they would add MUTS in the Solarium but ONLY in the evenings. Or perhaps the sports deck could be converted with special deck chairs at night AND please install a bar you can sit at and watch the movie.
I know it is a possible noise issue but would love a flat screen out on the veranda as well. I have one in the outside pool lounge here and use it all the time.
CELEBRITY SOLSTICE definitely will be on my must-sail list!
Currently onboard DAWN PRINCESS which is not so stylish.
Ernie
Still, it is a shame about the ship's exterior. Especially those funnels. I wish Celebrity had used as much care designing her exterior as they clearly did her interior.
BTW, have her deckplans been updated to show the new details released?
quote:Originally posted by mike sa: I do wish they would add MUTS in the Solarium but ONLY in the evenings.
Good lord .... NO MUTS PLEASE!
No cruise line is "just" going to use it at night. That was the original intent hence the title but no one follows it. Cruise lines are just too tempted to make it "more".
MUTS is on Costa, Carnival, and Princess. It doesn't need to be on Celebrity too.
quote:Originally posted by eroller:Good lord .... NO MUTS PLEASE!No cruise line is "just" going to use it at night. That was the original intent hence the title but no one follows it. Cruise lines are just too tempted to make it "more".MUTS is on Costa, Carnival, and Princess. It doesn't need to be on Celebrity too.Ernie
quote:Originally posted by eroller:Good lord .... NO MUTS PLEASE!No cruise line is "just" going to use it at night. That was the original intent hence the title but no one follows it. Cruise lines are just too tempted to make it "more".[...]
No cruise line is "just" going to use it at night. That was the original intent hence the title but no one follows it. Cruise lines are just too tempted to make it "more".[...]
e.g. Seabourn has film screenings on the open deck - there is certainly nothing wrong with that. A screen that is running ALL THE TIME is of course a nightmare.
SOLSTICE will be much too big for my taste but at least from these renderings, her interiors look quite spectacular. (As do all the current Celebrity ships, from the photos I've seen - as has been discussed at length elsewhere , I have not had the chance to go on one of them.)
It is a pity that she seems to follow the MILLENNIUM-class in being ugly outside ! (Jon Bannenberg was an amazing designer, but even he had his less illustrious works and IMHO they are among them.)
Oh and I have forgotten to say, please no MUTS on Celebrity! Please? This is one of the (IMHO few - and elegant ship design is another one) ways in which it distinguishes itself from the "mass market" lines. Such a thing does not belong on any line with even a pretense toward refinement.
[ 11-16-2007: Message edited by: dougnewman ]
Pam
Farcus should take notes!
ok dumb question, what is MUTS?
quote:Originally posted by Cunard Fan:WOW! I love it! Farcus should take notes!ok dumb question, what is MUTS?
Outdoor TV/movies. Movies Under The Stars-MUTS.
Hopefully Solstice will look as good in reality as she does on paper.
And is it just me or could the pool deck use some foliage/greenery?
If I'm not mistaken, this is also the most of Solstice's exterior which we've seen:
quote:Originally posted by eroller:In a word ... FABULOUS! No wonder Celebrity is my favorite large ship cruise line! It's obvious the Celebrity fleet will continue to the be the most stylish afloat with the introduction of the Solstice Class. I'm booked on the inaugural and can't wait!Currently onboard DAWN PRINCESS which is not so stylish. Ernie
Hell-o Ernie,See you on the barricades then?
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Celebrity is mass market.
I put "mass market" in quotes in the sense that I mean the lines Celebrity would consider mass market (Royal Caribbean, Princess, Carnival, NCL).
Celebrity is of course a mass market line, albeit (IMHO) one of the nicer ones. The introduction of MUTS would degrade its position as such.
But then who are we to judge? I have only been on Celebrity three times and you once ...
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Silverseas also have MUTS as does QM2.
What is done on e.g. Silversea and QM2 is very different and is not objectionable to me (and also predates MUTS on Princess).
MUTS started out innocent enough. Movies under the stars. It has turned into something quite different. It most all day and into the night playing cartoons, music videos, CNN, video game competitions, and yes, on occassion even movies. On Princess, they even play marriage proposals that have been pre-recorded.
What lines like Silvsersea, Cunard, and Seabourn have is quite different. Basically a traditional screen that set up on certain evenings to play a movie in the open air, and yes, under the stars.
I have experienced both and they are night and day.
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