Our S2 Sky Suite at the back of the ship on deck 12.Extremely comfortable and roomy for the three of us - all adults The sofa bed is the easiest we have ever seen to open or closeWell thought out wardrobe space and bathroom with Bvlgari soaps and shampoosThe house keeping staff were always smiling and always discreet Very little noise from the open deck above the occasional scrape of a chair daytime and no vibration at all - we loved the aft position

The theatre was full each show evening as was the MDR but we were able to eat in Blu with no issue ( Suite Guests can dine there subject to availability) but the bars were near empty - only twice during the 12 night cruise did the ship come to life with people in the evening Likewise day time the deck areas were sparsely populated
What we liked
The Suite Butler service - Our butler who was very sweet and well trained but he did miss a few things
In suite canapés were not served the first three nights on-board
He never offered us a pillow menu
If you asked him a question öff script" his English was not good enough to understand what we were asking
The two production shows we saw - very good- and also being suite guests having a reserved section in the main theatre on production show nights to ensure we had great seats
What we did not like
The Main Dining Room (MDR) evening meal service - we had booked Select Dining and dined at 7pm
The dining room is on two levels with Select ( i.The same issue happened onboard Celebrity Century with the tables for two being too close together - it can make for an uncomfortable experience
The service in the MDR was also extremely disappointing and if we have been reviewers for Berlitz the ship would have lost a star on the spot
On two occasions when we were seated, the table had not been fully set, and each time when we advised it was just three of us the 4th place setting was never removed
On the first formal night the service was - to be blunt - sloppy and it was obvious that the waiters in that section were not working as a team
On our last night once seated we waited half an hour just to be acknowledged and served water let alone offered a menu
It was very apparent that the waiters were waiting for all the tables in their section of Select or anytime dining to be full so they could serve everyone at the same time - not quite what our idea of what anytime dining is like!

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