MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
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- San Francisco Bay Area
Looks like a giant, ocean going hamster habitat.
The New Behemoth Cruise Ship, Icon of The Seas
- Thread starter RadishRose
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Looks like a giant, ocean going hamster habitat.
OneEyedDiva
SF VIP
- Location
- New Jersey
I believe that 2,500 was about the capacity on the Celebrity ship we took for our family reunion cruise in 2019. I enjoyed being on the ship more than sightseeing (what little we could) on hot Bermuda days.
@MrPants I believe you are right that the size of the ship matters. The travel agent who helped me book the package for our family reunion cruise said not to take Carnival or Royal Caribbean because they are party ships and could get quite noisy. And of course, we wouldn't have chosen Disney due to the number of children that would be cruising.
@RadishRose One of the reasons I subscribed to Paramount+ was so I could rewatch the entire Love Boat series. I really got hooked. When I was younger, I never realized how handsome Gavin MacCleod was. @Magna-Carta
Teacher Terry
Well-known Member
I have heard awful stories about people being very drunk and obnoxious on carnival. We never encountered that on royal Caribbean and loved their cruises. My son and Dil are taking their first cruise on holland in a few weeks.
Packerjohn
Packerjohn
- Location
- Canada
Yesterday I finished a 7 day cruise on the Holland America ship "Zaamdam." It was wonderful. It has 1530 passengers but at meal time it felt like a "feeding frenzy for pigs. Noise and noise at every meal.
However, there were a lot of seniors. During those 7 days I only saw 2 drunks at the bar. The ship staff was wonderful.
People are crazy for going on these monster ships.
However, there were a lot of seniors. During those 7 days I only saw 2 drunks at the bar. The ship staff was wonderful.
People are crazy for going on these monster ships.
Packerjohn
Packerjohn
- Location
- Canada
Just came back from the Alaskan cruise on the Zaamdam. Wonderful ship and wonderfu cruise.
Jules
SF VIP
We cruised on that one too. A very reasonable size. There were no issues with noise in the dining room at dinner time. There was an expectation for people to wear business casual for those meals. Do they still have a formal night?
KSav
Senior Member
- Location
- North Dakota
Oooh, Celebrity! I heard one of their ships—I can't recall which one off the top of my head—has some original paneling from the Olympic. I would love to see that.
These modern cruise ships look like stacks of pizza boxes compared with the classic trans-Atlantic liners; there is simply no comparison. I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise once, and it was OK, but I never would have paid for it on my own. It was a treat to me and my kids from my father.
That fire was preceded by an explosion. And was in an area of the ship not involved in operations. This is also the second time this ship as lost power after an outage in May.
It was also reported the crew seemed to act professional and responded in gear.
Fire Reported on World's Largest Cruise Ship in Mexico
I guess the ship still has kinks to work out.
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
And how many meals were served. I can't think of a time when they didn't have food set out in addition to the meal times. The last thing I'd need to tempt me.
I've only been on one cruise and it was enjoyable from Seattle to Alaska and back. Thought about going on another such cruise, but then Covid sort of put the kabosh on those thoughts. I definitely would not be comfortable on that big ship being discussed here. I have a real problem with crowds and don't enjoy big cities much either. With our current lack of popularity in the world such a vessel looks just as risky and being in a crowded stadium or Times Square at New Years.