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[quote bearanddollie]I found wave runner's posting most interesting. Does anyone know if, generally speaking, Celebrity does not refurbish it's ships as often as other lines do?

Hi bearanddo:

The answer to your question would be that Celebrity is not as good at maintaining their ships as most other cruise lines are. That said, some of the Celebrity ships are in acceptable condition. The problems that I mentioned about the Galaxy are only just a few of the problems that have been going on for, in my opinion, far too long. A couple of more examples are stains in almost every bathroom sink on the ship, worn and unvarnished balcony railings. Even the retractable pool roof had been stuck for about four years. This turned the covered pool area into a sauna when the ship was sailing in warm climates. Reports on the present situation with the broken pool roof are about split, with half saying it is still stuck and half saying they have seen it change position.

Celebrity was a good cruise line but at least at this time there is a limited choice of good ships. The only two that I would recommend sailing right now are the Century and the Constellation. The Mercury was just refurbished last year but I have been still hearing quite a few complaints about the Mercury. The Infinity, Millennium and Summit are not in any way, near the condition of the Galaxy but suffer from a design defect that has caused mechanical breakdowns about once every year on all three ships. This has resulted in missed ports on many cruises and 17 cancelled cruises. At least in my opinion the choices are very limited by these two factors when considering a Celebrity ship.

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<blockquote data-quote="wave runner" data-source="post: 1161401">[quote bearanddollie]I found wave runner's posting most interesting.&nbsp; Does anyone know if, generally speaking, Celebrity does not refurbish it's ships as often as other lines do?</blockquote>Hi bearanddo:The answer to your question would be that Celebrity is not as good at maintaining their ships as most other cruise lines are. That said, some of the Celebrity ships are in acceptable condition. The problems that I mentioned about the Galaxy are only just a few of the problems that have been going on for, in my opinion, far too long. A couple of more examples are stains in almost every bathroom sink on the ship, worn and unvarnished balcony railings. Even the retractable pool roof had been stuck for about four years. This turned the covered pool area into a sauna when the ship was sailing in warm climates. Reports on the present situation with the broken pool roof are about split, with half saying it is still stuck and half saying they have seen it change position.&nbsp;&nbsp; Celebrity was a good cruise line but at least at this time there is a limited choice of good ships. The only two that I would recommend sailing right now are the Century and the Constellation. The Mercury was just refurbished last year but I have been still hearing quite a few complaints about the Mercury. The Infinity, Millennium and Summit are not in any way, near the condition of the Galaxy but suffer from a design defect that has caused mechanical breakdowns about once every year on all three ships. This has resulted in missed ports on many cruises and 17 cancelled cruises. At least in my opinion the choices are very limited by these two factors when considering a Celebrity ship.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="wave runner, post: 1161401"] [quote bearanddollie]I found wave runner's posting most interesting. Does anyone know if, generally speaking, Celebrity does not refurbish it's ships as often as other lines do?[/quote] Hi bearanddo: The answer to your question would be that Celebrity is not as good at maintaining their ships as most other cruise lines are. That said, some of the Celebrity ships are in acceptable condition. The problems that I mentioned about the Galaxy are only just a few of the problems that have been going on for, in my opinion, far too long. A couple of more examples are stains in almost every bathroom sink on the ship, worn and unvarnished balcony railings. Even the retractable pool roof had been stuck for about four years. This turned the covered pool area into a sauna when the ship was sailing in warm climates. Reports on the present situation with the broken pool roof are about split, with half saying it is still stuck and half saying they have seen it change position. Celebrity was a good cruise line but at least at this time there is a limited choice of good ships. The only two that I would recommend sailing right now are the Century and the Constellation. The Mercury was just refurbished last year but I have been still hearing quite a few complaints about the Mercury. The Infinity, Millennium and Summit are not in any way, near the condition of the Galaxy but suffer from a design defect that has caused mechanical breakdowns about once every year on all three ships. This has resulted in missed ports on many cruises and 17 cancelled cruises. At least in my opinion the choices are very limited by these two factors when considering a Celebrity ship. [/QUOTE]