Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
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> Benjamin Smith wrote:
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>> Tom K wrote:
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>>>
>>> They're virtually identical sister ships. Infinity is one year
>>> newer, and has the beautiful flower Conservatory outside the glass
>>> elevator on deck 11 that Millie doesn't have.
>>>
>>
>> There are detail differences that I could show anyone if you put
>> pictures side by side. The Millie has elegant touches that her sisters
>> do not. The Conservatory replaces the Millie's Sports Bar. Some
>> people prefer the sports bar. The Millennium has a smaller
>> conservatory in the front of the ship that I find appropriately sized.
>>
>> I think the Infinity, Summit, and Constellation are virtually
>> identical in major details. The Millennium has more refinement in some
>> details.
>>
>> I would say the Infinity has the weakest specialty restaurant decor
>> (the one area where the sister ships differ). Based on the United
>> States, it isn't as rich as her sisters.
>>
>>> You might be better off on Infinity anyway.
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure about that. Sue's right about complaints about foul odors
>> on the Infinity. It comes up a lot on cruisecritic forums. There are
>> also various other operational issues with this ship. Constellation is
>> most reliable, the rest seem like a crap shoot and are prone to pod
>> issues.
>>
>> Sue, check out
>> http://messages.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28
>>
>> There are a good amount of threads on the Infinity.
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>
> Hi Ben,
>
> The detail differences between the two ships aren't a big deal to me. We
> are sailing with a group and on a nice itin, which is what is important.
>
It really boils down to how the crew performs. The public areas function
the same way but for me it is a big deal to get the sports bar. I really
think the conservatory, a big plant shop, is a waste of space on a ship
that already wastes a lot of space. I think these ships need more
lounges and more deck space, that would lead to more variety of places
and varying entertainment options available to their pax. More deck
space would give more vantage points of the sea (no aft pool, no back of
promenade deck only on the side, etc.). I tried the Constellation with a
group, I don't love Celebrity for group cruises anyway, and I thought it
was not a great choice for a group cruise. Sue's group preferred the
Galaxy for a group cruise, but they prefer RCI to Celebrity for group
cruises, including me.
> I am no longer concerned about the pod problems, after reading the
> information Tom posted last night. Don't know if you read that post yet.
>
Yes. Hopefully the other Captains are following Iannios's advice.
> I am glad to see I am not the only one who read about foul oders on the
> Infinity. I am very familiar with cruisecritic and after the weekend I
> will be doing a search on this problem and see what I find. I am already
> following a few threads on the switch of ships, so I may find my
> information without having to search for it.
>
Could be anything. Hopefully Celebrity has tracked down the source of it
and has fixed the problem.
Ben S.
> Final payment isn't untill the end of Nov., so we have time.
>
> thank,
> sue |