I have sailed many cruises with several cruise lines. This was my 4th cruise on Celebrity but I am a Diamond Member on RCCL thus an elite on Celebrity. We had a royal suite (6140) on the Infinity. Commit that room number to memory and NEVER, EVER book it. (I will get to that later)
We arrived by our own car and stayed in a hotel in North Vancouver a couple of days early. Vancouver is such a wonderful place. Then used the cruisepark people as always and they were great.
This cruise started in a hole and just kept digging for us. They limped home with one engine several hours late and Noro Virus loose on the ship. We were all put in a large room and given something to eat and drink. Not a bad start, doing their best in a rough situation. Then the fun began. We were to board at 7PM (no customs check). They called for&. All passengers with small children, wheelchairs and Captains club members to board first. (To heck with the numbers they passed out) Any guesses how many people bolted for the door? You got it, about 1500. The one poor lady trying to stem the flow was overrun. On board we got the message that we would not leave until the following day around 4PM. (24 hour delay) Sitka was once again removed from the lineup but we could have a port day in Vancouver. While Vancouver is a WONDERFUL city to be stuck in, still disappointing.