i admit i prefer celebrity to other lines as i have found the service to be exemplary, the food just a notch above the rest, and the "older" ships are a more intimate size. that said, this particular 14 day southern caribbean cruise was the finest i`ve experienced.

Embarkation: arrived FLL at 10:00 am, grabbed our bags, hopped a cab ($14) and arrived at the port st 11. although there was a "line" it moved quickly and we were checked in with sea passes in hand in about 15 mins. after a short (10 min) wait in the lounge we were welcomed aboard. our cabin was available at 1:00. there was a very short muster drill and we shoved off at precisely 4:30 as sheduled.

beginning with two sea days , cruising the straights of florida past cuba, between cuba and haiti and into the caribbean, the weather was certainly the star. there were only 2 days of "motion" (going to barbados and the first night/day in the atlantic) which were in no way uncomfortable. Read more