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…ps://youtu.be/hT7VQx6d-qw Who is Celebrity? Celebrity is part of the Royal Caribbean group. Celebrity is their premium cruise line. It has big ships and it competes with cruise lines such as Princess, Holland America, Cunard and in the UK P&O Cruises. Celebrity has a classic cruising fleet and also very small expedition fleet, mostly focused on Galapagos. In this article I’m focusing on the traditional classic cruise ships. At the time of writing…
…and they have the expedition fleet. Silversea itself is part of the Royal Caribbean group who have Royal Caribbean line, which is their mass-market line, Celebrity, which is their premium line, Azamara which is a small ship destination line and they have Silversea Cruise line. Silversea have a classic fleet which has ships up to around about 600 guests, and then they have the expedition fleet which is constantly growing and expanding. They have s…
…each of the ports are going to be. This is fantastic, as bear in mind some Caribbean ports could have 15,000 to 20,000 people there! Places in Europe (such as Santorini) can be absolutely swamped depending on how many ships are there. I always take a look at how busy the ports are going to be and then plan what I’m going to do, so I can avoid the big crowds there. Shoulder periods The other thing to do is if you book a cruise in ‘shoulder periods’…
…an things like remote-controlled aircraft. At the time of recording, Royal Caribbean and Carnival are the only liners that will let you bring drones on board but will normally keep them with security – they will only let you use them when you head off on a port. Cruise Packing Mistakes – #3 Dress Code The third area that could cause problems for you is not packing for the dress code. Depending on the cruise you go on, they will have different rest…
…ook at are the Carnival Fun Shop, which is at carnival.com/funshops, Royal Caribbean have royalcaribbean.com/royalgifts. The Norwegian site is norwegiangiftshop.com. #8 Shops for crew When it comes to shopping and buying things online for cruising, there’s another service which may not be applicable to you (unless you’re crew), but I thought it was worth mentioning. So, for example there’s a site called forcrewonly.com, and they’ll do all the shop…
…ysical disability – emotional support animals are no longer allowed. Royal Caribbean was one of the very last, but last year they banned emotional support animals because it felt like people were using it as an excuse to bring pets on board. There are slightly different rules and regulations for service animals by cruise line. So, once you’ve chosen your cruise, you will need to double check. They all have varying degrees of notice that you’ll hav…
…utside in the open air. Obviously, this is great if you’re cruising in the Caribbean or Mediterranean in the middle of summer and it’s great weather, but actually, as we all know the weather can be a bit unpredictable. Quite a few people have spoken about the fact that a couple of cruise lines are starting to change this. For example on some of their really big mega ships, MSC have more and more of their attractions inside, but I did notice that o…
…rief history Headquartered in Miami and a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group, Celebrity Cruises was founded in 1988 by Greece-based Chandris Group. In 1997, they merged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. The lines signature ‘X’ logo, which is prominently displayed on the fleets funnels is the Greek letter chi, for Chandris. Watch my Celebrity Cruises Differences Video https://youtu.be/NF8z6UcUbE8 Watch my Celebrity Cruises Differences…
