Celebrity Eclipse Review

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Celebrity Eclipse 8 night Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Eclipse
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swegert
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Nov 2012
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda 1C

The wife and I flew into Ft Lauderdale early in the morning the day of the cruise. We were hoping to get on the ship around noon, but were were informed a few days before the cruise that there was to be a Coast Guard inspection of the ship before they would let people board, and asked that nobody come to the terminal until after 1:30. We ended up taking a cab to the port, and gave our luggage to the porter around 10:00 am. The same cabbie then dropped us off at the Museum of Discovery and Science. We had a fun time there for a couple hours, and then strolled down the riverfront and Las Olas Boulevard for some shopping and a few drinks.

Embarkation was a bad surprise. We got to the terminal around 2:00 and there was a very long line to get to the check-in. We were surprised it only took us about 45-60 minutes, as the line seemed to be moving slower than that. Luckily there were about 40 stations of check in personnel. After getting on board, our luggage was already in our room, but we did not have more than 15 minutes before we had to be at muster. Muster was a long ordeal, in an overheated crowded area. We must have been told to move back some more at least 10-15 times. One lady that had too much to drink became sick and fainted during the procedure. After finally watching the short muster video, we were very hungry and went to the buffet. As it was between mealtimes, there was not much food to be had, and what there was became unreachable with scores of pointy elbows of the other late boarding passengers combatively crowding towards it.

At this point I was starting to get uncharacteristically cranky myself. I sat down, my wife brought me a drink, and then things began to turn around completely. After this point, the rest of the cruise was an unmitigated pleasure. We started touring the ship and we were very impressed with the overall look and decor of the vessel.

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Deluxe Veranda 1C

Cabin 1C

A perfectly fine balcony cabin. There was a lifeboat below which blocked some of the sea, but by no means would I call this an obstructed cabin.

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