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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
D Ball wrote: Thanks for sharing your review with us. What a great read. And it is so delightful to hear you had such a good time! I think you must be a terrific traveling companion--there were enough glitches here and there, from weather to delays, to cause some people to whine. I like your upbeat take on things. You're right, Diana, Charles is delightful to be around. True confessions: Pre-RTC days, did you evaluate the carpet & upholstery for signs of wear and tear? the bedspreads?! Maybe you did. Don't get me wrong. I'm not making fun of our favorite carpet spotters or bedspread checkers. I'm just observing the sociological phenomenon that I perceive has occured within RTC--how one RTCer's personal interests/pet peeves can become so well known (and endearing), causing other RTCers to want to role play that person when cruising and report back on the things that person would want to hear about. Good insight, Diana, and I think very true. Eileen |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Benjamin Smith wrote: I think some of this may stem from what the cruise industry offers. When the industry continues to offer newer and newer ships people start noticing areas of wear on more seasoned ships. I think people noticed, at times, when a line's ship isn't as clean as another line or as clean as it was on previous sailings, also the increased amount of wear that appears on the ship. I think that's a good point, Ben. Galaxy is my favorite mid 90s design ship, Diane. And it is the evocative period feel of her that I enjoyed. I don't see her as a contemporary design, I see her as updated retro. Due to differences of a personal nature, I don't see Galaxy as anything in particular, just as a beautiful comfortable ship that feels cozy despite its size, one of those rare ships where they've got everything right. Eileen |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Charles wrote: The evening dress code remains as it was, overdone with three formal evenings and three informal evenings over 11 nights. I prefer the Princess dress code of jut two informal evenings and the rest casual. I do prefer that Celebrity is all traditional dining. I agree that 3 and 3 is a bit too much. It also makes packing very hard if you are flying to your cruise. I also prefer traditional dining. And although they provide beach towels in the cabins for taking ashore at port they provide plenty of fresh towels on the pool deck which I prefer over the Princess policy of no towels on the pool deck. It does mean that some chairs are mistaken for being occupied where the person has just left the towels with no plan to come back but I would rather have fresh towels available on deck. We think a lot alike. I hate that so many cruise lines now leave pool towels in your cabin and you have to carry them around with you. Thanks for a great review. sue |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
It's Ben's influence.
Eileen Eileen, when I cruised on the Norwegian Dawn a couple of weeks ago, someone at the cocktail party mentioned Ben's name. They were taking photos of the carpet and the drapes. Ben has also made me more aware of the carpet, drapes and upholstery when I cruise, and I appreciate this. While reading his comments when he inspects a ship, I think it is a shame he is not writing for one of the cruise magazines. Becca -----thinks Ben rules! Sleazy3 http://www.cruisemaster.com/sleazy3.htm MOAGC http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com/ |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
CupCaked wrote: Eileen Garland wrote: Charles wrote: Only because I knew Tom would worry about the condition of the ship since he has that Med. cruise booked. I think he even asked about it after one of my short posts from Charleston. He doesn't seem to concerned about the cruise experience, just the ship is shiny. I was hoping to find something evil to tell him about the carpets but they must have just replaced them It's Ben's influence. That Tom looked at the carpets or that Celebrity replaced them? :-) Teehee, maybe both. Eileen |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
In article 40a836ca.458.41@news2, D Ball wrote:
True confessions: Pre-RTC days, did you evaluate the carpet & upholstery for signs of wear and tear? the bedspreads?! other RTCers to want to role play that person when cruising and report back on the things that person would want to hear about. True confessions: No. And a few worn areas would not bother me like it does some. In this particular instance since Tom has a Galaxy cruise booked this summer and asked a couple of times about what kind of shape it was in I included carpet stuff etc. in the report. That however did not stop him from asking about the shape of the ship again . You didn't mention the speciality restaurant. ls there one on Galaxy? Did you try it this time? There is no specialty restaurant at this time. There is a casual dining option and a Sushi Bar in the evening as an alternative to the dining room in the 'Lido" type area. I tried neither. -- Charles |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Charles wrote:
True confessions: No. And a few worn areas would not bother me Ata boy, Charles. Good for you, buddy. Howie |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Eileen Garland wrote:
Benjamin Smith wrote: I think some of this may stem from what the cruise industry offers. When the industry continues to offer newer and newer ships people start noticing areas of wear on more seasoned ships. I think people noticed, at times, when a line's ship isn't as clean as another line or as clean as it was on previous sailings, also the increased amount of wear that appears on the ship. I think that's a good point, Ben. Galaxy is my favorite mid 90s design ship, Diane. And it is the evocative period feel of her that I enjoyed. I don't see her as a contemporary design, I see her as updated retro. Due to differences of a personal nature, I don't see Galaxy as anything in particular, just as a beautiful comfortable ship that feels cozy despite its size, one of those rare ships where they've got everything right. Life experiences and adolescent memories. The Galaxy's spaces, especially the Savoy Lounge and Rendezvous lounge, remind me of areas and clubs in New York City where I heard great jazz musicians as a kid. I think people like the Galaxy due to her more cheerful nature and lighter look and feel in many areas, but a few find her borderline garish. Ben S. Eileen |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Becca wrote:
It's Ben's influence. Eileen Eileen, when I cruised on the Norwegian Dawn a couple of weeks ago, someone at the cocktail party mentioned Ben's name. They were taking photos of the carpet and the drapes. Ben has also made me more aware of the carpet, drapes and upholstery when I cruise, and I appreciate this. While reading his comments when he inspects a ship, I think it is a shame he is not writing for one of the cruise magazines. Becca, all of that goes out of the window when I'm on a cruise. I'm pretty much just like everyone else, enjoying what's going on. Becca -----thinks Ben rules! Whew!! Ben Sleazy3 http://www.cruisemaster.com/sleazy3.htm MOAGC http://www.motherofallgroupcruises.com/ |
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Galaxy, 4/26/04 sailing. Trip report
Thank you all for your comments about the Galaxy. We just booked her for the
Jan 22 Panama Canal cruise to celebrate our 33rd anniversary. We've never done Celebrity before (mostly HAL, one RCCL, and one Carnival to our credit). So I'm avidly reading everything I can about the Galaxy. We'll do a 4 day on Carnival in September just to whet our tastebuds. Love that drive to Galveston! Susan |
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