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Anyone know what is going on?
Rich
As for Cirque, I believe the original agreement was for 2 or 3 years on limited ships to see how it worked therefore it would expire about now ? As you say it was a bloody fiasco anyway, I was shocked at how the observation had been brutally changed into the Bar at the Edge of the World - should have pushed it off the edge and put back what was there in the first place which hopefully they now will do. Frankly the only thing they should have done is a Cirque show in the show room which would have been a hit, however Cirque did not want to do this hence the Bar story. Frankly the shows on Celebrity while OK are not what you would expect from them, they should have an added edge - hopefully they can find a partner that can give them that edge so they are less also ran.
Frosty 4
As for the menus, my understading is that the contract had come to an end; the parting of the ways is simply the two parties not renewing it.
Of course, we wait to see what they are going to do now. Having got M. Roux's name all over the current brochures they may be in a bit of a fix.
Given the kerfuffle over the departure of Michel Roux, can you comment on the replacement of Jacques Pepin? My meals on Regatta, when he had the fleet chef's baton, were the best I have ever had afloat.
I do think Celebrity has it's hands full right now. Soon they will acquire two ships and three newbuilds are on the way. I'm quite anxious for more details on the newbuilds. Although very large (probably too large for a premium brand), they promise to be exciting new vessels with the largest standard cabins afloat of any major cruise line.
Ernie - looking forward to any new ship that is not a Spirit/Vista Class derivative.
quote:Originally posted by mrblanche: The management of the hotel seemed rather odd, and it's the only ship I've ever been on where the supervisors would chew out the service staff in front of passengers.
My experience on Celebrity has been excellent. Food and service on par or better than other premium lines.
I have never experienced the 'chewing out' of any staff/crew member on Celebrity. I think what you experienced was something unusual and certainly not the norm. My guess is the same thing has happened at one time or another on just about every major line. There are just too many people and personalities for any cruise line to be 100% consistant.
Ernie
quote:Originally posted by mrblanche:Actually, we were aboard the ship as part of a group of about 20 people, and a number of the group expressed exactly the same observations, so, if it was an "isolated incident," it was isolated only in that all the reports were aboard the same ship during the same week.
I read reviews of Celebrity all the time, and I have sailed on them several times myself. I have never seen any crew member chewed out in front of passengers nor has anyone in the many reviews I have read. I'm not saying it didn't happen, I'm quite certain it did. What I am saying is this is not typical of Celebrity or any other cruise line. I have sailed on enough cruises to know that inconsistency prevails not just on Celebrity but any large cruise line. If I based all my opinions of a line on a single experience, chances are I would have never returned to many lines (Cunard, Carnival, NCL, Princess). I've had great cruises on these lines and also not so great cruises. It shouldn't be this way but it's a fact of life as cruise lines become larger and larger and staff/crew is more difficult to find and train. Consistency is a difficult thing to achieve.
[ 01-24-2007: Message edited by: BigUFan ]
I really hope they redo their menus and entertainment now that the contracts have expired.
Maybe this will be a time to retry Celebrity.
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