Celebrity Century Review

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Not my favorite cruise

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Celebrity Century
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DrKoob
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Nov 2012
Cabin: Sky Suite

As I start writing this it has been almost a month since we disembarked from Celebrity's Century in San Diego after spending 15 days on board sailing to and from Hawaii. This is not like me. Normally I want to write all about a cruise as soon as we are back but not this time. I have had the hardest time getting this one started for a lot of reasons. We came back three days before Thanksgiving so the holidays filled our days almost immediately. Then my buddy Mike Preisman got his review done with all his great pictures and I just decided that his was so good, I could just link to it (click here to read it). And to be honest, Mike was more excited about this cruise than I was.

Why wasn't I excited about this cruise and this review? First, we have been on Century three times in the last 16 months. First in September 2011 to Alaska, then in January 2012 sailing from Auckland, NZ to Sydney, AU and then this cruise, a round-trip from San Diego to Hawaii. I really didn't have anything special to say about Century that hadn't been said before. We love the ship and we love her crew. But to be honest, we are kind of tired of her. We will be sailing on the larger Celebrity Eclipse in June and it is a port intensive cruise to The Baltic so I know I will be truly enthused about that one.

I think the other reason I didn't jump right in to write this review was that we were going to Hawaii. It needs to be stated here that I am one of the few citizens of the United States that had not been to Hawaii before this trip. My DW had been there in her previous, pre-me life but not me. Why? Just never interested me. And still doesn't. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the islands but for me this cruise was all about just being with our friends and having a great time which we did. I have to say that I really am totally ambivalent about Hawaii. Certainly parts of what we saw were beautiful but I am not a beach person and not a fan of the entire Hawaiian "hang loose" mentality. When I tour, I like to TOUR! I want to see it all. I don't think that's possible in Hawaii. Not without a long stay.

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Sky Suite

Cabin S1

Our Sky Suite was great. Lots of room. Only real problem was toilet placement in bath. Could not open door all the way. Could not be used by handicapped.

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