This was a 13 day transatlantic from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale with 9 sea days & calling at St Maarten, St Thomas & Nassau.
We travelled by air from Newcastle to Heathrow & were collected & transferred by bus to Southampton by Celebrity. This was the first time we had cruised on a large ship & I winced when I saw the huge queues but boarding was very quick & easy.
Our cabins were ready very quickly so we dumped our hand luggage & went up to the Ocean View café for lunch. After that it was time to explore.
e cabin was very good on Deck 10 very close to the library. Similar to the veranda cabins we’ve had in the past on Oceania & Azamara. However they were a bit narrower which meant that there wasn’t as much drawer space and the coffee table had to be much smaller. There was a huge cream leather settee which I think was another bed as the drawer underneath had a small mattress in it. It meant that the (very large) bed was very close to the wardrobes which didn’t leave a lot of space but it was OK. I did like the shower room. The shower was quite large, no nasty curtain & there was some nice glass fronted shelving. The towels were white, lovely & soft but the towelling robes were a bit stiff to use. The toiletries were in plentiful supply but were nothing special. The veranda was the usual reasonable size with adjustable chairs, stools & a table, great to use when the weather was fine. We were on the port side so got a lot of sun especially in the Caribbean.We had a concierge cabin but I’m not entirely sure what real difference it made. There was supposed to be a pillow menu & free shoe shine. They weren’t in evidence but we weren’t bothered about either. The beds & pillows were fine, very comfortable. We had the option of canapés but chose not to have them however we did love the fresh fruit in the cabin & my husband liked having the kettle for his morning cuppa at 5.50 am! The kettles disappeared into storage on the last afternoon presumably not required on the Caribbean cruises.