Celebrity Constellation Review

4.5 / 5.0
1,828 reviews

Mediocre food, great overall

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Constellation
User Avatar
PomLove
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

Rating by category

Value for Money
Embarkation
Dining
Public Rooms
Entertainment
Fitness & Recreation
Service
Cabin

Additional details

Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Inside Stateroom 9

We loved this cruise and may even cruise on the constellation again. The cabins were a good size (for being inside cabins). The shower was quite large actually, and the bathroom included spa quality products. This is great bc I hate those shampoo/body wash dispensers that are on cruise lines like NCL and Carnival. We also had bathrobes in our closet when we arrived. We were on deck 3 and our cabins were not available on embarkation day until about 2pm. This was annoying bc we had gotten on board around 11:30 am, and we were lugging our large suitcase around. We had arrived via taxi from our parking lot and somehow we missed all the porters, so we were stuck with our case. We didn't think it was a big deal until we saw how long it took to get into our rooms. Oh we'll.

this ship is in great shapes, for being over 10 years old. Some of the bedding and towels were well worn, but that didn't bother me. Speaking of towels, I hate it on other cruise lines when they protect pool towels like gold-making you sign towels out or bring them to and from your cabin. On Celebrity, there are towels everywhere - yay! I don't want to steal their towels, I just want to go to the pool and have towels there to use. It is too much to ask for on all other cruise lines, but not on Celebrity. The solarium pool is adults only and awesome! There is a towel on each pool chair when u arrive, and rolled towels in corners around the room. Also there are men's and women's saunas in the bathroom in the solarium area. There is also a "spa cafe" in that area, but they never seemed to have anything good there. We avoided the craziness of the main pool by staying in the solarium pool. We went every day after breakfast, and there were few people there. Later in the day though, it would be packed.

The buffet was large and had several different stations. I like how there were servers behind the buffet line that would scoop your food for you. We ate at the pasta station about everyday. It wasn't the greatest, but there wasn't much at the buffet that interested us. I'm not into salads, but they seemed to have a large salad setup. The pizza was crappy, no pizza can compare to Princess of course. They have the absolute best pizza at sea. So the only good things at the buffet were meatballs from the pasta station, and bread pudding. Also, the drink machines were not working properly. I got fruit punch from the apple juice machine at breakfast, and several others were marked as out of order. My husband tried some of the pastries at breakfast but they were so bland. We got egg white omelets every morning for breakfast. They cook them with so much oil, it almost defeats the purpose of trying to have one healthy entree each day. I asked her to use less oil the next day, and she seemed determined to make a point that it wouldn't flip properly. It was broken into several pieces, and I believe she was pleased with herself. They had an ice cream scooping station. I got it several times and it wasn't that great.

Cabin Review

Inside Stateroom 9

Cabin 09

Large shower. Safe was broken but we had it fixed for us. Bed was very hard and I wanted an extra blanket but could never find one.

previous reviewnext review

Find a Celebrity Constellation Cruise from $508

Any Month

Get special cruise deals, expert advice, insider tips and more.By proceeding, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

© 1995—2024, The Independent Traveler, Inc.