5 Things that Surprised Me on Celebrity Cruise Line!

[@dionline88]

So happy to hear you really liked OUR favorite cruise line - Celebrity! We haven't strayed since our first Celebrity cruise many years ago. Why mess with success?? We like the way do pretty much everything! Travel home safely tonight & thanks for another wonderful video!

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hi Diane and thank you!! Yes, I had a blast and excited to go back!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Hi Brandon! What wonderful 5 things to have on your cruise. It’s so nice to have lots of other cruisers that are willing to strike up conversations. I have to say that your eyes look even more beautiful with the color of your Boss shirt! It’s always wonderful to catch your videos.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

haha thank you!! Yes, I was surprised how easy it was to meet folks there!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

@@TheWeekendCruiser It’s because you are open to talking to them and not some grump.

[@Pitsler]

Chic Evening is pronounced “sheek.”

[@a.leehilliard4716]

Get a life

[@Pitsler]

@@a.leehilliard4716 Wow! So much for “respectful comments.” Sheesh. Nothing wrong with learning correct pronunciations.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Thanks Patty. I am definitly not good with a lot of words and appreciate the correction. My main goal on this ship was to learn how to pronounce "Uruguay" correctly 😂

[@wandamotsko7263]

We were always loyal to Royal. About 12 years ago we tried Celebrity for the first time and have not looked back. We cruise twice a year and they are always on Celebrity. You are correct the little touches on Certainly make a big difference. We have never met a crew member without a smile on their face and a warm hello.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

I can't tell you how many people I have heard that exact phrase from. Very glad Royal Caribbean Group has options for us cruisers!

[@brentshuffler1234]

Glad that you got a taste of a first-class cruise-line like Celebrity. I think that this will give you a good idea of what Holland America would be like (the Carnival Group's answer to Royal Caribbean's Celebrity). A good balance of class and relaxed, . . . a blend of formal events and smart casual or elegantly casual/informal attire, . . . very good dining (food-quality plus service), . . . and some other things that you will identify with an actual experience. After your first H.A.L. cruise, you can let us all know how closely they compare. [smile]. I fully agree that the best time to experience Celebrity is after gaining at least Diamond status with Royal Caribbean, or vice versa, so as to get two cruise-lines' benefits for the price of one. Hurray!

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

You know, I have often thought I didn't want to try Holland America. Though, I must say, everyone who speaks of Holland carries it in very high-regards and brags about how wonderful they are. I might have to try it out one of these days!

[@jcarlson6816]

Thank you Brandon, this was absolutely fabulous all the information that you have provided about the 12 days cruise, it’s been extremely helpful in what we can expect with this sailing.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Excellent! Hope you have a blast!

[@dancooper41]

Glad you enjoyed Celebrity. I suggest you try one of their Edge class ships, I think you’ll like them even more. My theory is the port of embarkation also affects the formality of a cruise. On RCCL out of New York (Bayonne), saw a lot more tuxes than on sailings out of Florida.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey Dan! I would LOVE to! Problem is, those only do longer sailings and I am much more limited in my availability to take off that long! Do have Edge booked but not until the end of 2024! I hope I can make it that long!

[@joangroothuis4031]

Thanks for the excellent information about Celebrity.

[@rogieherman6202]

I love the Infinity! One of the best crew ever

[@dlandis8146]

just booked our first Celebrity cruise to Alaska from Vancouver - leaving in July. All inclusive. Hope we enjoy it!

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hope you have a blast and love it! Alaska is stunning!

[@Rhyonized]

The Infinity was our first Celebrity experience and since then have been hooked. Met some besties from that sailing doing the Panama Canal and always looking for the next best trip. Done the Millennium last year, got the Solstice in a few months, and doing the Beyond next year and I think we may be sticking with it as our primary for the fact that they feel modern, relaxed, and a great way to somewhat obtain relatively affordable luxury.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

I couldn't agree more! They are a great value for an upgraded experience.

[@grahamsclater9988]

We'll be on the Silhouette in June, July and September - speaking. Can't wait..

[@leslielaneashevillencrealt5072]

Oh bummer I am booked on another cruise on Nov 3 not back till the 5th but you all have a blast if you can do it

[@leslielaneashevillencrealt5072]

Weekend cruise on Allure I also prefer a small ship but would find a group cruise so much fun so I am in if you do it. A fellow NC resident. I was born and raised in Miami but have Lived in Western NC for the majority of my life so kinda opposite of you. So sorry to hear of your loss. Love your videos

[@judis4900]

All these things sound perfect to me. thanks for sharing.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Thanks as always Judi!

[@shelly6123]

Thanks for this video. I’m going on Celebrity for the first time next year. I’m really looking forward to it.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

You will have to let us know how it goes!

[@WaleedTravels]

Going on the infinity soon so im excited!

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Have a blast Waleed!

[@WiredForFlight]

I 100% see you on future Celebrity cruises. I do wonder if you will try some of their (more rare) weekend cruises?

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

I will be there this Thursday and can't wait!! They don't have "weekend cruises" per se but they do have several 4 night long-weekend cruises that leave on Thursday and return first thing Monday!

[@WiredForFlight]

@@TheWeekendCruiser can’t wait to hear more!

[@craigbrownstein]

Celebrity is my line of choice, once on the Millennium and twice on the Equinox convinced me. I'm curious about the Edge class but from what I've read and seen online, I'm not so sure they're the ships for me.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

You sound like me Craig! I am not a big ship guy either! Loved my sailing on the Infinity in December.

[@WestCoastCultured]

I can’t wait to try Virgin and Celebrity. Carnival and Princess was a NO for me.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Curious why Princess was a no go? Have friends that swear by them.

[@AronRoss72]

Hi Brandon, I am really appreciating your Celebrity content. My wife and I have sailed with Carnival, Princess and in the last 8 months, 3 sailings with Royal. Side note...just got off this morning from Royal's Navigator of the Seas here in LA, and here I am looking at cruise videos. That's when you know you have a cruise addiction...ha ha! Anyway, I think we may give Celebrity a try at some point. We are ready for an elevated experience. Your videos are making me VERY curious.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey Aaron, thank you!! And join the cruise addicts club!! Navigator used to do the Weekend Sailings pre-Freedom and has a special place in my heart! Glad you are enjoying! Doing a 4 night on Celebrity later this week, so stay tuned for more videos!

[@AronRoss72]

@@TheWeekendCruiser If I had one negative about Navigator, Playmakers was a lot smaller compared to Freedom of the Seas. So far we have sailed on Freedom, Navigator and Harmony. We might prefer the smaller ships, especially when they are amplified. Looking forward to your 4 night Celebrity review.

[@brenttuckertravel3859]

Hey Brandon, thank you for sharing what surprised you about celebrity.

[@brentshuffler1234]

Tip: "chic" is French and pronounced SHEEK, not chick or shick.

[@blackbirds4]

Nice Video, have you ever done Carnival or Norweigian?

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hi Blackbird, I did Carnival in 2009 and was my first sailing I ever went on but have not been back recently. Never tried NCL but in my mind, it is the most similar to Royal Caribbean.

[@dara_the_cruisingcatlady]

Even on RCCL, they dress very formally on at least one night on the longer cruises. Xmas was also another night people dressed up.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Longer cruises you will see it but I really thought Celebrity would have more high end or more formal attire and that just wasn't the case except for NYE. Xmas was dinner was almost a non-event on Infinity which I found interesting.

[@JohnDoe-pe6iu]

Great video and seems like you are having a lot of fun! Is it true that Celebrity has drastically reduced the size of their dinner buffet? Thanks.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey John, had a blast! Not sure if it was reduced as this was my first cruise with celebrity.

[@JohnDoe-pe6iu]

@@TheWeekendCruiser Awesome! Keep crusing!

[@Misbehaven99]

Just got off the Celebrity Edge and I have to say your review was right on the mark.. the ship layout on the larger Celebrity ships can be a bit confusing, we found ourselves backtracking to find what we wanted to find on more than one occasion (but were on a cruise, we laughed and moved on) .. or all of a sudden be at Eden for example and no idea how we got there, when we were looking for something else.. LOL.. We’ve done Princess and Celebrity so far and although Celebrity does get the extra Point Princess sure does have its benefits too. Our next cruise in Feb is on Oceania Regatta.. that should be interesting.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

You will have to let me know how Oceania goes!! Would love to try one of those!

[@Misbehaven99]

@@TheWeekendCruiser Will do.. it’s our first time too..

[@brontewcat]

Funnily enough we just did a Celebrity cruise, and I thought I would be fine just wearing something fairly casual for dinner. Instead I noticed most people dressed up a little at night, and most of what I brought was much too casual for the MDR in the evening I actually went out shopping in one port to buy some nicer clothes.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

That's interesting. I didn't get that impression on mine. It wasn't they were poorly dressed but men were not wearing jackets and few dresses for the ladies. Amazing how the line and sailing can change.

[@brontewcat]

@@TheWeekendCruiser It was more I thought I could wear tee shirts and jeans, but people dressed quite nicely. I mean nice trousers for the men and women when they were not in dresses. I have a pretty pair of red sandals, that are a little dressy and went with the frocks I took for the evening chic. However the guidelines said no sandals in MDR, so I took my high heeled court shoes instead of the sandals. Then I saw other women did wear dress sandals. However people dressed in smart casual for MDR, not just tee shirt and jeans. I really liked Celebrity, but I am not sure I will go on with them if I go cruising again. That’s because I am Australian and we usually only get one ship from each line. Celebrity are sending Celebrity Edge next season. From everything I have seen of that ship, I am pretty certain that we would want a balcony, cabin, not a cabin with a large window. The bottom part of the window is quite high. I am a little more than than 5 ft, and I don’t think I could lean out over the bottom window and see much. I am a little claustrophobic, so the idea of infinity veranda cabins fill me with some dread (particularly when the blind is lowered- too much like an inside cabin for my liking). Also it sounds like the Sky Lounge at the front of the ship on deck 14 will now be only for suites. Sorry for the long post, but I am so disappointed Celebrity is sending an Edge class ship next year. If Celebrity return the Solstice class ships to Australia I would be happy to go on them, but definitely not the Edge class.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

@@brontewcat I am 100% with you on the smaller ships and Solstice was a great starter class for me! I have looked at the Edge in Australia and she is also CRAZY expensive right now!

[@brontewcat]

@@TheWeekendCruiser All our cruises are expensive. We just accept that we pay more than in Europe and the US.

[@chuckleavitt4309]

Great review all we need is some more shorter cruises and we’ll have you kidnapped to Celebrity 😂

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

hahaha I would love nothing more! That is the only thing keeping me from being more Celebrity. Heading on their 4 night long-weekend this Thursday!

[@tyler93539]

How is it living in Miami? I've heard some things about the crime rate.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey Tyler! So far, I am loving it! Though, do to life circumstances, I have not been able to stay there too much! Looking forward to being there more in the coming months!

[@ameliaerin1544]

The crime is high all over!🙄

[@leslielaneashevillencrealt5072]

I think the logo of your character should be smaller kind of like an Izod size

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Let me see what I can do. I have heard that from someone else too. I love the logo but not sure I love THAT much of the logo 😂

[@likethepear]

How’s a handsome guy like this going on so many solo cruises???

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hahaha 🤷🤷 maybe one day!

[@brentshuffler1234]

Tip: "foyer" is French and correctly pronounced as fo-YAY not FOY-err.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

I don't think my southern up-brining will allow me to say "Fo-YAY". Hopefully, adds to the charm of the videos 😂

[@rebeccalyons1327]

I think your expectations of Celebrity were more what people expect of HAL.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

hahahah ohhhh Rebecca, you don't want to know what my expectations are of HAL!

[@AC-lz1zv]

Hi Brandon! Not sure if your interested in reporting on this but about 99% of all the trees,bushes,flowers,ect.are all dead from a cold snap in Texas.I have a lot of pictures,it looks like a blow torch went through and killed everything.Id be pissed if I had an interior balcony looking onto this mess.The workers removed pretty much all the flowers and bushes that died but the dead trees are all still there.Looks like a bad horror film and they said they are going to leave it that way and hope the trees come back.Not 1 tree is green!

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey AC! Are you talking about on a cruise ship or at the cruise terminal?

[@AC-lz1zv]

On Allure.All trees and plants in Central Park missing and dead from freeze in Galveston on Dec.23rd.

[@AC-lz1zv]

On Allure.All trees and plants in Central Park missing and dead from freeze in Galveston on Dec.23rd.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

@@AC-lz1zv Oh wow... that sounds pretty horrible. They don't just grow back either lol

[@tedcoates402]

Not seeing much from you these days. Hope everything is OK an especially your father's health.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Hey Ted, saw your note and finally brought myself to post about the passing of my father. Needed to re-prioritize the month of January/February as it has been a rollercoaster since New Year's Eve. Thanks for checking-in and I know he would appreciate that.

[@tedcoates402]

@@TheWeekendCruiser So sorry to hear of your fathers passing. Loosing a parent is very difficult. I'll be looking forward to posts when your life has settled down.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

Thanks Ted. I will be back!

[@p.c.4606]

Celebrity is not a premium cruise line.

[@TheWeekendCruiser]

It certainly used to be.... Though, with some of the changes they are making, I am starting to wonder this myself too.