We did a lot of research before selecting this cruise. It is not a cheap investment to go on this ship. Almost all of the review are glowingly positive. Here were our experiences with this cruise.

We purchased the before and after package and had only 1 minor issue. Our flight back home was very early in the morning (0610). The Quito airport does not open until 0400. Unfortunately our boarding passes were unable to be printed the night before. Celebrity had our bus to the airport scheduled at 0400. It did not leave on-time and it take 15+ minutes to get to the airport. This caused a bit of a panic when we arrived at the ticket counter and stood in line for almost 45min. For some passengers it is imperative to get to the airport when it opens if there is a short amount of time before takeoff.

The flight to and from Baltra was fine, it was nice to have a chartered flight. Did have to wait a long time in the lounge at Baltra to return. But I understand that they needed us off the ship so that they could prepare it for the incoming guests. Read more