Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Celebrity Eclipse

 I loved the ship we were on.  Someone said, "If you have to be on a ship for 8 days at sea, you want it to be this ship."  I loved how the bathroom had "night lights" on when the lights were turned off.

I wasn't the only one seen photographing the public bathrooms---the sink drains were all across the back of the sink.
 They had an iLounge with iPad help, Apple TV and even sold Apple products (reseller)
 The center elevator showed all of the beautiful lounges on each floor including a tree hanging in a ball which I did not get a photo of. Speaking of elevators, they were fast, quiet and the whole canopy lit up when one arrived---we never had to guess which elevator was for us.
 The dining room was elegant, and the Martini Bar was almost magical with ice everywhere.

 It was a very popular gathering place for many before and after dinner.
 The indoor swimming area had dancing water and solar panels.
 We had a wonderful waiter and fun dinner companions.
 Rhoda and Gary made us laugh every night when they put on their reading glasses with head lights. And, we had a beautiful table right near a window.


 There was  some very nice art in the hallways. And a Cirque d' Soleil-type show which was as amazing as the ice show we saw on the Royal Caribbean Navigator.
 The icing on the cake was the ship celebrating my birthday a day early (my birthday was disembarkation day).
Would we go on another trans-Atlantic---sure, if the ship and people were as nice as the Celebrity Eclipse!

1 comment:

Sara said...

Wow, you *almost* make me want to go on a cruise!

Between Two Worlds

Most of my life, I've considered it fortunate that I was just ahead of the Baby-boom. Generally, the Baby-boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 after the fathers returned from World War II. It was a huge population explosion that has reverberated through American society.

This blog will be part history, part memories, part reflections of a retired teacher, but active "Senior". I have always felt like I straddled two generations forming a bridge. Sometimes I think like a baby-boomer, but sometimes I'm locked into my parents' Depression era thinking. I'm a dichotomy of two eras. But, I'm always ready to try something new---so here I am dipping my toes in the water of Blogworld.