Embarkation in Barcelona was the best of any cruise we have taken. We arrived at the terminal by taxi about an hour after the first passengers could board, our baggage was immediately taken away by a porter, we went straight to the area designated for our deck, checked in and were on board within about 15 minutes. We went to our stateroom, met our room attendants, had lunch and by that time our bags had arrived. All very efficient and hassle-free.

Our stateroom was what you would expect on a brand new ship. Clean, reasonably spacious and kept immaculate by the two attendants. They were very friendly, never intrusive and seemed to know whenever we left our stateroom for breakfast as by the time we returned the bed was made and the cabin tidied.

We love the concept of no fixed seating/sittings in the dining room and would generally arrive for dinner at about 7.30 pm and on only one occasion had to wait for a table. Food in the main dining room was good but certainly not great and there was not enough variety. Nowhere near the standard of a good restaurant on shore. Did not live up to the expectations we had after reading other reviews by Celebrity passengers. One major fault with the dining room was the dim lighting. It became a joke as people would use the torches on their cell phones in order to be able to read the menu. I don't expect a restaurant to be brightly lit but surely you should be able to see to read the menu. We tried the specialty restaurants and again, although the food was good it was not exceptional and certainly did not live up to the hype. Read more