We are frequent Celebrity cruisers who booked this cruise during a well timed Special for New England residents which appeared during one of our frequent snow storms. The idea of a 14 night cruise to warm places appealed even though we would be in our first inside cabin. The cabin was fine, more spacious than many, and convenient to the solarium which was my usual destination.

We flew from providence and, fortunately, had no weather delays. We arrived on Friday night and stayed at the Marriott Ft. Lauderdale North which was very nice. Saturday morning I set out to visit family prior to heading to the pier. We usually board quite early and never paid much attention to when the cut off was. We started to wonder when we showed up around 3 and found no baggage drop off, no lines to checkin, no photographer and the last of the sparkling wine when we boarded. We had to do a quick turnaround before muster at 3:45. Taking our bags on was fine since our stateroom was ready and we were spared the suspense of whether or not the bags would arrive.

After a quick stop at the grill, we joined our active roll call for sail away. The ship was beautiful and sparkling clean. We never found it crowded which may be a reflection of our choices. I prefer the solarium to the main pool and the aqua spa cafe ( which has great specials) or grill to the buffet. We did Select dining at 7:15 and never had to wait for a table for 2 (had made reservations online). The one place that was crowded was the theater for the 9 PM show. We actually had to stand in back or sit on the stairs a couple of times. Read more