Don't try to embark too early at San Diego on a Sunday. Until stevedores arrived and started to take luggage it was backed up traffic on the street and bicycle carts trying to get you into the boarding area. Once the bags were deposited the boarding process went smoothly with the immediate attempt to sell wine pakages and the "boarding" photo with many people passing on the opportunity. Like others have stated the Celebrity champagne was most welcome.
We were very hopeful that the unexpected upgrade to a family veranda at the rear of the ship would be great. Well, we didn't find out that our preference for early dining was not honored and over two hours of waiting through the boat drill only to have the "line" to speak with the maitre d not being honored. It took until late afternoon on the next day to get a new assignment.
We met with "Freddie" the room attendant and gave him an extra $20 thinking this would get us to prompt service. Never again. No extra bath towel(only two), no taking the beverages out of the refrigerator to make room for the wine we brought on and an inaccurate description of the "stick" that was next to the veranda door. The "stick" we were informed was so children did not get out of the room. It turned out it was there because the veranda door was broken and would roll open and closed unless when you were out on the veranda you stuck the "stick" in the track of the door. We found this out on the second sea day when the door rolled open when I was out on the veranda and Freddie banged on the door and when it was answered shouted at my wife that the door had to be closed.
Poor bathroom facilities, shower drain backup, brown water. Bed allows only one person to enter or exit at a time. Dirty furniture from hand oils. Dirty veranda.