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"Warren" wrote in message ups.com... ZombyWoof wrote: I've been to Haiti and there is a real good reason people risk their lives at sea trying to get here. Labadee is RCI's private enclave in a remote corner of Haiti. It's mainly tropical beaches surrounded by mountains. Most people have no idea they are even in Haiti when they stop at Labadee. If you go to the huts where the locals sell stuff... you quickly realize you're in Haiti. The Jamaican's at Ocho are amateurs compared to the Haitians. --Tom |
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In article , Tom K
wrote: To me, Celebrity and RCI aren't even remotely close in terms of food. Though maybe I'm just pickier than other. I know that a lot of the RCI meals that I just picked at, others at the table devoured to the last drop. They're sending back clean plates, and I'm sending back most of the meal. So maybe I'm more fussy. I am one who does not think RCI food is that bad. I think it is getting better. And I think Celebrity food is getting worse. I think the food on both is close. Honestly I was happier with the food on Crown Princess than the food on Zenith or Mariner of the Seas..... -- Charles |
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Charles wrote:
In article , Tom K wrote: To me, Celebrity and RCI aren't even remotely close in terms of food. Though maybe I'm just pickier than other. I know that a lot of the RCI meals that I just picked at, others at the table devoured to the last drop. They're sending back clean plates, and I'm sending back most of the meal. So maybe I'm more fussy. I am one who does not think RCI food is that bad. I think it is getting better. And I think Celebrity food is getting worse. I think the food on both is close. Honestly I was happier with the food on Crown Princess than the food on Zenith or Mariner of the Seas..... The food on the Zenith a couple of weeks ago was better than I've had on a cruise ship for a long time. However, they fell short with their ice cream. The Mercury in May had the best ice cream ever. I'm still gaining weight just thinking about it. Ermalee |
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"Tom K" wrote in message
... Having done Navigator, Jewel and Mariner OTS the past 3 Decembers with the Viking gang, I can honestly say that RCI food is pretty much below my minimum level. Your Legend sailing may be an exception... but to me, RCI food isn't close to Celebrity food, other than the night that Celebrity has the stupid lamb shank. Over that same period that I've gone with the Viking gang, I've done 3 Connie sailings, 4 Zenith sailings and 1 Century sailing. So I think I have a decent point of comparison. I've simply nibbled-without finishing too many RCI dinners over the past 3 years to consider the food up to Celebrity's standards. It gets to the point where I don't even bother asking the waiter for something different... And I won't even bother with RCI's fish of any kind. The hake and congrio fish on Celebrity are excellent. Salmon is lousy (over cooked and bone dry) on both. And the desserts on RCI are so bad. The only good dessert I've had on RCI the past 3 years was the exceptional apple pie that they serve in Johnny Rockets. Now I'm not saying all the Celebrity meals are top notch. They're not. But I get a lot more good meals on Celebrity than on RCI. Though it may help that I know what to pick on Celebrity based on experience. To me, Celebrity and RCI aren't even remotely close in terms of food. Though maybe I'm just pickier than other. I know that a lot of the RCI meals that I just picked at, others at the table devoured to the last drop. They're sending back clean plates, and I'm sending back most of the meal. So maybe I'm more fussy. --Tom Clearly, TK, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and while it has been some time since I have sailed either RCI or Celebrity, there was, as of my last sailing, no comparison in the quality of the food. I always felt that having a pirate attack me with a fake sword while I was dining was an attempt to distract me from the quality of the food. That was RCI. I always felt that having the table captain ask if there was anything special we would like, and having one of our tablemates ask for Seafood Louie, a dish I was not familiar with, and having him provide this marvelous feast at lunch put that line a notch above the rest. That was Celebrity. And we love lamb shank. VBG -- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ |
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In article , Ermalee
wrote: The food on the Zenith a couple of weeks ago was better than I've had on a cruise ship for a long time. However, they fell short with their ice cream. The Mercury in May had the best ice cream ever. I'm still gaining weight just thinking about it. There is something wrong with the ice cream on Zenith. I don't know if it is how they are making it or storing it. But that is recent. Crown Princess had great ice cream. Ten times better, I had some almost every night on the side of my deserts. I only mention Crown Princess because I am going to have a lot of ice cream in three weeks. -- Charles |
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Charles wrote: In article , Ermalee wrote: The food on the Zenith a couple of weeks ago was better than I've had on a cruise ship for a long time. However, they fell short with their ice cream. The Mercury in May had the best ice cream ever. I'm still gaining weight just thinking about it. There is something wrong with the ice cream on Zenith. I don't know if it is how they are making it or storing it. But that is recent. Crown Princess had great ice cream. Ten times better, I had some almost every night on the side of my deserts. I only mention Crown Princess because I am going to have a lot of ice cream in three weeks. Charles, would you please do me a favor and check out the hot tub situation on the Crown Princess. I am curious to know if they ever got all of them working.lol sue |
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In article , Sue and Kevin Mullen
wrote: Charles, would you please do me a favor and check out the hot tub situation on the Crown Princess. I am curious to know if they ever got all of them working.lol They got the second one working at the Lotus Pool. I don't recall, was there something wrong with another hot tub somewhere else? -- Charles |
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Charles wrote: In article , Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote: Charles, would you please do me a favor and check out the hot tub situation on the Crown Princess. I am curious to know if they ever got all of them working.lol They got the second one working at the Lotus Pool. I don't recall, was there something wrong with another hot tub somewhere else? The aft one was fixed and then broken again. I think it was only the Lotus Pool hot tub and the aft one that had problems. As I am sure you remember us complaining, it was a long walk to find the hot tub not working.lol sue |
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In article , Sue and Kevin Mullen
wrote: The aft one was fixed and then broken again. I think it was only the Lotus Pool hot tub and the aft one that had problems. As I am sure you remember us complaining, it was a long walk to find the hot tub not working.lol After you complained they fixed the one at the Lotus Pool. There are two at the Lotus Pool. The one they fixed had hotter water. I never used the one at the aft. I think there were little kids in that one when I was around there and I avoid hot tubs frequented by toddlers.... -- Charles |
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Charles wrote:
In article , Ermalee wrote: The food on the Zenith a couple of weeks ago was better than I've had on a cruise ship for a long time. However, they fell short with their ice cream. The Mercury in May had the best ice cream ever. I'm still gaining weight just thinking about it. There is something wrong with the ice cream on Zenith. I don't know if it is how they are making it or storing it. But that is recent. Crown Princess had great ice cream. Ten times better, I had some almost every night on the side of my deserts. I only mention Crown Princess because I am going to have a lot of ice cream in three weeks. I've always wanted to do one of Sue's annual 'junkets', but I am thankful that I didn't book this one. We are dealing with a case of congestive heart failure at our house. May involve hospital time if there's no improvement this weekend with home care. Dr. is stopping by daily. Ermalee ---also glad we didn't go on the Sleazy; I guess 3 cruises this year is enough :-) |
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