Celebrity Century Review

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Delightful cruise to Hawaii

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Celebrity Century
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10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View with Veranda

Arriving in San Diego by air, we took a taxi to the cruise port for $15, much less the $20 each that Celebrity asked for their transfers. The driver let us off right at the door. A porter took our bags and we headed straight for the check in. We were aboard soon after and headed for the buffet.

Having sailed several times before on Century, we were pleased to find her in such good shape. The carpets, paint, and upholstery all seemed to be fresh and the flat-screen TVs and electronic links have been updated since our last cruise in 2008. We had a balcony stateroom on the 8th deck near the central stairway. We had more closet space than on the Solstice. We enjoyed breakfasts on the balcony during port days, but the straight chairs did not encourage any lounging there.

Although all of our paperwork indicated that we had early seating for dinner, the card in our stateroom gave us a table for second seating. Because of our strong preference for early seating, I went straight to the Maitre'D to request a change. Because of a snafu somewhere the early dinner was overbooked by 100 guests above the capacity. After a temporary accommodation for the first night, we were given a permanent table at early seating for the rest of the cruise. We were grateful for the change.

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Deluxe Ocean View with Veranda

Cabin 2A

Our balcony cabin was amidship close to the central stairway. It was clean and quiet and everything worked properly. We enjoyed breakfasting on the balcony table. The straight chairs were fine with the table but did not encourage lounging on the balcony. The Century has more closet space than the newer ships. The flat screen TV allows access to ones account and also serves for ordering room service. The bedding seems to be common across the fleet with a mattress that is too hard for us. The stateroom attendant provided an egg crate to soften the surface for us.

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