Background information: We have cruised five times, three of which have been with Celebrity. Celebrity have always been our preferred cruise line and we had a great time although cut backs are beginning to show. We come from Cambridge in the UK.

Hotel information: We stayed the night before at the Holiday Inn at Gatwick, a reasonable hotel which includes parking and a shuttle bus in their rate. Had a good nights sleep. At the end os the cruise we had one night in Barcelona at the Silken Diagonal. The Silken was a good hotel, only four stops on the underground from La Rambla and with a stop for the hop on hop off tour bus opposite - so very convenient. I heard that they do good breakfasts, we did not have this as I had eaten so much on the cruise - we went to the shopping centre which is opposite and got a very light breakfast at a reasonable price at their food court.

Ship information: As with all Celebrity ships it was beautiful and well maintained and felt luxurious. Read more