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Submitted September 27, 2006
My husband and I were on the
Celebrity Mercury in April, 2006. We saw a gorgeous card room on the
computer virtual tour before booking and we received a map of where the card
room was when we went to board. The card room had been turned into a
computer room. The card room no longer existed. They let the bridge players
attend lessons & play a grame in Michael's Club, which is a cigar bar. It
stunk !! And, there was no place on this ship to meet other players to play
bridge after dinner. We were misled and would never had gone on this ship if
we had been told the truth before buying & boarding. We felt we should have
received a refund as they did not deliver what they advertised, but, that
won't happen in this lifetime. We were not the only disgruntled bridge
players. GLH & JAH
BridgeHands response - Other bridge directors have mentioned
that the Celebrity's new policy was to discontinue duplicate bridge on all
but the trans-oceanic and Panama Canal trips. We recommend you
discuss amenities with either your travel agent or Celebrity before booking
your cruise. Here's an excerpt from Celebrity's website in October
2006 regarding their Internet room services:
From the convenience and privacy of your
stateroom or suite, receive and send e-mails, keep in touch with business
associates, check stock quotes and surf the net. All you need to bring
is a laptop computer with Windows-based operating systems, internal modem,
and dial-up Internet capabilities. A nominal daily fee applies.
* Available onboard Millennium, Infinity, Constellation and Summit
Celebrity tells us indeed their Mercury card room has been converted to an
Internet cafe. On other ships, the decision to accommodate Bridge
players is left to the discretion of Celebrity management.
Hopefully you will have better accommodations on your
future bridge cruises. Best wishes,
BridgeHands |
