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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
Which do most prefer?
I think I've narrowed our southern carib. choices to these. Any advice? Thanks, Sandi |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
I didn't know Galaxy was going the Southern Caribbean.
I like the Dawn Princess class - we were on the Ocean Princess when she was about 3 weeks old and in pristine condition. It was our first Princess cruise. A year later we went on Dawn and she, about 2 years older, was showing much more wear and tear. Definitely not in as good shape. Galaxy is about the same age, but Celebrity tends to take better care of their ships. I'd rate Celebrity food a little better. Dawn has more balcony cabins, with some balcony quads. Galaxy has a solarium pool while Dawn doesn't. Galaxy has traditional dining (which I prefer), while Princess does personal choice. There are times of the day when Galaxy's buffet is closed, but Dawn's is open, but some of those times - like late evening, all you get is vinyl tasting desserts. Galaxy might be a bit more "elegant". A bit more chic. Neither is big on entertainment. Both have no-announcement policies which I think is nice. Unless you wanted a balcony quad - which only Dawn has (unless you book a suite on Galaxy) - I'd go with Galaxy "by a little". But not overwhelming, since I like both. Which itinerary do you like more? --Tom DSDiva wrote: Which do most prefer? I think I've narrowed our southern carib. choices to these. Any advice? Thanks, Sandi |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
Unless you wanted a balcony quad - which only Dawn has (unless you book
a suite on Galaxy) - I'd go with Galaxy "by a little". But not overwhelming, since I like both. Which itinerary do you like more? --Tom Thank you for your very constuctive and thoughtful advice. I was leaning toward the Galaxy, but now we are going to leave from NY on the NCL Dawn, just to save airfare and for the convienience (since we live here)... I am being considered for a performing position on Celebrity, so I will probably have the opportuinity to experience life on a Celebrity ship for a long time and for free. ;-) I appreciate the advice. Happy Cruising! Sandi DSDiva wrote: Which do most prefer? I think I've narrowed our southern carib. choices to these. Any advice? Thanks, Sandi |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
Good luck. If you get the position... keep us posted. We love to hear
from people who work on ships. --Tom DSDiva wrote: Unless you wanted a balcony quad - which only Dawn has (unless you book a suite on Galaxy) - I'd go with Galaxy "by a little". But not overwhelming, since I like both. Which itinerary do you like more? --Tom Thank you for your very constuctive and thoughtful advice. I was leaning toward the Galaxy, but now we are going to leave from NY on the NCL Dawn, just to save airfare and for the convienience (since we live here)... I am being considered for a performing position on Celebrity, so I will probably have the opportuinity to experience life on a Celebrity ship for a long time and for free. ;-) I appreciate the advice. Happy Cruising! Sandi DSDiva wrote: Which do most prefer? I think I've narrowed our southern carib. choices to these. Any advice? Thanks, Sandi |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
"Tom & Linda" wrote in message ... There are times of the day when Galaxy's buffet is closed, but Dawn's is open, but some of those times - like late evening, all you get is vinyl tasting desserts. I'm usually up til about 2am on the ships and love to eat. I finally decide to book something besides CCL (Caribbean Princess) to find out there's no pizza ,or food no food of any substance except for vinyl pastries late at night. This is a big minus as far as I'm concerned. I was under the assumption that the Horizon Court was open 24/7 with the menu changing every 6 hours with more than just pastries late at night. :-( Bill |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
Charles wrote:
In article , Bill C wrote: I don't know why Tom insists on continuing to post misinformation about this. He was corrected previously. It must be past his bedtime and he never stopped to get a complete look. Does this surprise you, Charles? Princess has a Bistro set up between 11:00 pm and 4:00 am in the Horizon Court and you can get a full meal. This has been my experience on Princess ships, as well. Howard |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
In article , Bill C
wrote: I'm usually up til about 2am on the ships and love to eat. I finally decide to book something besides CCL (Caribbean Princess) to find out there's no pizza ,or food no food of any substance except for vinyl pastries late at night. This is a big minus as far as I'm concerned. I was under the assumption that the Horizon Court was open 24/7 with the menu changing every 6 hours with more than just pastries late at night. :-( I don't know why Tom insists on continuing to post misinformation about this. He was corrected previously. It must be past his bedtime and he never stopped to get a complete look. Princess has a Bistro set up between 11:00 pm and 4:00 am in the Horizon Court and you can get a full meal. -- Charles |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
Not sure why Tom thinks that - on the Golden Princess in Dec 2001 the
Horizon Court was open till at least 4:00 in the morning and had the largest selection of food I've seen on any ship that late at night. Eileen Bill C wrote: "Tom & Linda" wrote in message ... There are times of the day when Galaxy's buffet is closed, but Dawn's is open, but some of those times - like late evening, all you get is vinyl tasting desserts. I'm usually up til about 2am on the ships and love to eat. I finally decide to book something besides CCL (Caribbean Princess) to find out there's no pizza ,or food no food of any substance except for vinyl pastries late at night. This is a big minus as far as I'm concerned. I was under the assumption that the Horizon Court was open 24/7 with the menu changing every 6 hours with more than just pastries late at night. :-( Bill |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
"Charles" wrote in message d... In article , Bill C wrote: I'm usually up til about 2am on the ships and love to eat. I finally decide to book something besides CCL (Caribbean Princess) to find out there's no pizza ,or food no food of any substance except for vinyl pastries late at night. This is a big minus as far as I'm concerned. I was under the assumption that the Horizon Court was open 24/7 with the menu changing every 6 hours with more than just pastries late at night. :-( I don't know why Tom insists on continuing to post misinformation about this. He was corrected previously. It must be past his bedtime and he never stopped to get a complete look. Princess has a Bistro set up between 11:00 pm and 4:00 am in the Horizon Court and you can get a full meal. -- Charles I hope this is true. It makes me feel better. Although I surely don't want a full meal before bed I surely want something more than a pastry. I work nights when home and usually don't eat dinner until about 11pm and don't hit the sack until about 4am so it's kind of hard to switch my body clock. Thanks Bill |
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Dawn Princess or Celebrity Galaxy?
CupCaked wrote:
Interesting responses and worthy of saving. For some reason, I am much more inclined to stay up until AT LEAST 2 AM when I'm cruising. Late nights and tattoos, huh. Careful, cause you are starting to sound like my kind of people. Howie - still benchin |
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