GGC2009 - Celebrity Solstice group cruise review

On Feb 22, 6:24�pm, "Jean O'Boyle"
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"Susette" wrote in message

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On Feb 20, 10:18?pm, Jeff wrote:





George Leppla wrote:

"Jeff" wrote in message
news George Leppla wrote:

SNIP!

Great job George! ?I agree 99% with everything you said! ?I truly
agree that the xylophone guy needed to be in some other lounge and not
in the main room, as it were, that the scrambled eggs left something
to be desired, and that more loungers are needed, and heck rip up that
grass! I loved the decor and the service as well, and found it warm
and inviting in some places and cool/chic in places too though. ?I'm
good with that though. ?I do think the food in the dining room has
gone downhill a little bit though but in the buffet has gotten much
better. There was one beef dish that was just terrible, I think that
was the ribeye. ?No more rack of lamb though, ugh. ?And what happened
to the swan puff, lol..... ?It truly truly was a pleasure meeting you
and Becca! ?I hope we sail again for sure!

I had the ribeye and mine was great! ?I guess it is the luck of the draw
with steaks.

One night I opted for the sirloin steak instead of the daily menu
items. ?I like my stake rare to medium-rare. ?Our waiter brought me a
steak and asked me to cut it.... medium well. ?He snatched it away and
came back immediately with another. ?"I got two, just in case" he said.
?
I cut into that one and it was medium-well also. ?"No problem" said
Husani. "I'll go to the kitchen and have my Mother cook you one just the
way you like it." ?A few minutes later he came back with a steak that
was cooked perfectly. ?Good waiter!

It was fun meeting you, Jeff! ? ?I see you are kicking around going on
Sue's Viking cruise. ?We are considering it also.... you never know.

What a great steak story! ?The first night I had to reassure our waiter
I wanted "rare". ?He couldn't believe his ears! ?But generally
everything came that way, but for some reason I think I got a bad cut of
meat on ribeye night! ?I am totally a red meat eater, although I also
love duck so had that the one night they had it, and it was quite good.
? The Viking group could be fun. ?I think I'm a bit more Hun or Visigoth
than Viking though, lol....

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You can where HUN clothing it be fine...other nights the vikings are
santa �sometimes Naughty SANTA AND Mrs show up. (Stop laughing JEAN}
other days we are Diznoids, so if you want to be goofy feel free..
Donald? feel free.. Ariel hey that is good too!
Its thew fun looks youi get from others......
Jeff you would fit in and if not we make you fit in!

Jeff already fits in Suz....just about everything that comes out of his
mouth makes you laugh!
As for the NAUGHTY Santa, Charles yelled over to me not to look....so I
didn't! ;-) In whose possession is he now? Surely not Bob's....

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Well the original went to the waiter of YOUR table he just had to have
him... So we bought another. this year Mrs santa and her Candy Cane
made a appearance hahahaha

(Jeff Gersten) wrote:

(Jeff) wrote:

Will you have to go to 2 muster drills I
wonder??!

We're only on a 10 day, so no for us, but that's an interesting question
for those who take it as a 20 day cruise. There will already be
passengers aboard when we embark, will they have to join the muster
drill?

Depends on the ship. When we did a 26 day which could also be booked
as two 13 day cruises on HAL, we DID have to attend the second muster
drill. On NCL when we had a 14 day which could be booked as a nine
day or a five day, we did not have to do a second muster drill.

Here's a similar question---will the pool be open early on the day we
disembark? My wife wanted to know because she likes to get in an early
swim of her laps. And on that last day we are looking at disembarking, a
90 minute trip to the airport in Rome, the whole airport security
nonsense, a long plane trip back to the USA, immigration and getting our
bags at the airport, and finally about a 2 hour drive home.

"Susette" wrote in message
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You can where HUN clothing it be fine...other nights the vikings are
santa ?sometimes Naughty SANTA AND Mrs show up. (Stop laughing JEAN}
other days we are Diznoids, so if you want to be goofy feel free..
Donald? feel free.. Ariel hey that is good too!
Its thew fun looks youi get from others......
Jeff you would fit in and if not we make you fit in!

Jeff already fits in Suz....just about everything that comes out of his
mouth makes you laugh!
As for the NAUGHTY Santa, Charles yelled over to me not to look....so I
didn't! ;-) In whose possession is he now? Surely not Bob's....

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Well the original went to the waiter of YOUR table he just had to have
him... So we bought another. this year Mrs santa and her Candy Cane
made a appearance hahahaha

You mean that guy from Turkey that asked me if I had any daughters and could
he see a picture of one of them? That scoundrel!!!!

--Jean

On Feb 23, 11:09�am, "Jean O'Boyle"
wrote:
"Susette" wrote in message

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You can where HUN clothing it be fine...other nights the vikings are
santa ?sometimes Naughty SANTA AND Mrs show up. (Stop laughing JEAN}
other days we are Diznoids, so if you want to be goofy feel free..
Donald? feel free.. Ariel hey that is good too!
Its thew fun looks youi get from others......
Jeff you would fit in and if not we make you fit in!

Jeff already fits in Suz....just about everything that comes out of his
mouth makes you laugh!
As for the NAUGHTY Santa, Charles yelled over to me not to look....so I
didn't! ;-) In whose possession is he now? Surely not Bob's....

--Jean- Hide quoted text -

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Well the original went to the waiter of YOUR table he just had to have
him... So we bought another. this year Mrs santa and her Candy Cane
made a appearance hahahaha

You mean that guy from Turkey that asked me if I had any daughters and could
he see a picture of one of them? �That scoundrel!!!!

--Jean

YEP that scoundrel! hahaha he wanted a green card!

Jeff Gersten wrote:
(Jeff) wrote:

Will you have to go to 2 muster drills I
wonder??!

We're only on a 10 day, so no for us, but that's an interesting question
for those who take it as a 20 day cruise. There will already be
passengers aboard when we embark, will they have to join the muster
drill?

Here's a similar question---will the pool be open early on the day we
disembark? My wife wanted to know because she likes to get in an early
swim of her laps. And on that last day we are looking at disembarking, a
90 minute trip to the airport in Rome, the whole airport security
nonsense, a long plane trip back to the USA, immigration and getting our
bags at the airport, and finally about a 2 hour drive home.


Gosh you never know. It was so cool the first day we boarded in FLL that
I barely even looked at the pool at that point! So can't recall!

Jeff

Susette wrote:
On Feb 20, 10:19�pm, Jeff wrote:
Susette wrote:
On Feb 20, 7:49 am, "George Leppla" wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
news George Leppla wrote:
SNIP!
Great job George! I agree 99% with everything you said! I truly agree
that the xylophone guy needed to be in some other lounge and not in the
main room, as it were, that the scrambled eggs left something to be
desired, and that more loungers are needed, and heck rip up that grass! I
loved the decor and the service as well, and found it warm and inviting in
some places and cool/chic in places too though. I'm good with that
though. I do think the food in the dining room has gone downhill a little
bit though but in the buffet has gotten much better. There was one beef
dish that was just terrible, I think that was the ribeye. No more rack of
lamb though, ugh. And what happened to the swan puff, lol..... It truly
truly was a pleasure meeting you and Becca! I hope we sail again for
sure!
I had the ribeye and mine was great! I guess it is the luck of the draw
with steaks.
One night I opted for the sirloin steak instead of the daily menu items. I
like my stake rare to medium-rare. Our waiter brought me a steak and asked
me to cut it.... medium well. He snatched it away and came back immediately
with another. "I got two, just in case" he said. I cut into that one and
it was medium-well also. "No problem" said Husani. "I'll go to the kitchen
and have my Mother cook you one just the way you like it." A few minutes
later he came back with a steak that was cooked perfectly. Good waiter!
It was fun meeting you, Jeff! I see you are kicking around going on Sue's
Viking cruise. We are considering it also.... you never know.
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George George.... YOu must bring becca on Westerdam. We are on a
mission to bring the Medin age down! hahahahahah we are going to how
the Dutch how to party. I hear since they are Dutch there is Woman in
Windows and Ganga on the menu... have you herd this George? LOL
Does it go to Jamaica, lol.... �I have to say, the split pea soup on HAL
is great! �They are great in Alaska, loved the soup and hot chocolate
out on the promenade. �Back on the Zuiderdam, a Caribbean sailing, the
only venue really open late was the piano bar, but the guy was really
really good. �Like really good. �So it was worth hanging out there! �HAL
has good gyms and spas too. �Could be worth doing maybe....

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I am going to Hedo this year so you want to come there too? LOL
i LOVE SPLIT PEA SoUP.. i LIKE SOUP i LIKE THE COLD ONES TOO.(this cap
lock argh!)
I have heard alot of good about HAL and that the old folk factor has
turned around... median age for Caribbean is now lower then Carnivak.
Hard to believe. buts its 45...
Hey. It dont matter to me a long as the peop[le are not rude...



People should be alright. Had a great piano guy on the Zuiderdam, best
ever. Would be great if he were on the Viking ship too!

Jeff

Tom K wrote:
"Susette" wrote in message
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You can where HUN clothing it be fine...other nights the vikings are
santa sometimes Naughty SANTA AND Mrs show up. (Stop laughing JEAN}
other days we are Diznoids, so if you want to be goofy feel free..
Donald? feel free.. Ariel hey that is good too!
Its thew fun looks youi get from others......
Jeff you would fit in and if not we make you fit in!
susie
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"Ve have our vays of making them fit in"...

Remember when Ben wouldn't wear the bunny ears? One chocolate martini took
care of that.

Remember when Ben wouldn't dance? You got him out on the dance floor (even
if I did bet you a drink that you couldn't... LOL).

And I'm thinking we might have to work on MarkSF one of these days... I
think he's another that would fit in...

--Tom



I can fit in anywhere really. Not so hard!

Jeff