There may never be my " final word" on the Eclipse. 05/09/2016

Why not,you may be eagerly asking,why can't this woman put the matter to sleep,hasn't she said enough already? Well, I have not yet been e-mailed the questionnaire by the Celebrity Cruises to give them my assessment of the cruise. And it is unlikely they will have the benefit of my opinion and thus of my wisdom now as they always want answers within 7 days after the end of a cruise so they should have written already. Have I changed my mind about anything I have written to date? No. Have done more homework on the company and am toying with the idea of flying to Dubai just before Christmas and spending the celebrations on one of the Royal Caribbean ships.The same mother company owns both the Celebrity ships and the Royal Caribbean ships. MSC also provide cruises in the area on their highly regarded Fantasia built in 2008 and apparently stunning,but I have never sailed on any MSC vessel and as I am familiar with the Royal Caribbean, having had my very first cruise on the Independence [which made me fall in love with cruising hook line an sinker], and the ship is my sister's absolute favourite,so have been thinking - better the devil you know... or is it? MSC offer a deal - 7 nights cruise, four nights in a five star hotel in Dubai and some sports outing,rugby,I think,in VIP seats,quite intriguing, but if ever I fly to Dubai I would love it to be on an Emirates plane to experience the exquisite luxury everybody in the know is talking about and I think with this package it will not be Emirates. I have not yet phoned to enquiry,just have looked up various possibilities on the internet. There is also a 35 nights cruise to the Caribbean and the USA on the Oceana in January and in February 2017. But one has to book early to get the right stateroom. Last year I wanted to travel in February but the lovely Oceana was chock a block. Still, the possibilities are endless. But if I go on a holiday I want it to be as hassle free as I can possibly make it.