Having read the reviews of this cruise/ship I was a little nervous about our cruise, but I need not have worried. This was our first Celebrity cruise (Princess and P & O are our favourites) and I was pleasantly surprised.
Embarkation was a breeze and our cabin was ready for us, again, having read that the ship was tired and in need of updating i wondered what our cabin would be like. It was lovely, very modern and the furnishings were nice. The balcony could have done with a little renovation but there was nothing that stopped us enjoying the room facilities. Our cabin steward, Rufina, was amazing and nothing was too much trouble.
We ate in Blu, which we thoroughly enjoyed, the food was of a high standard and the staff always friendly and obliging to any requests for something different. On a couple of sea days, we ate in the Metropolitan at lunchtime and that also was of a good standard. The service wasn't always quick but we were in no rush and where else could we go on a sea day? We did use the Oceanview cafe on a couple of occasions and from what we could see the choice and quality was excellent.
Our cabin on deck 11 was in a great place, very easy to get too, however when the sea was rough the cabin was very noise from creaking and metal banging above us. The cabin was a decent size and I particularly loved the bathroom, one of the best I've had in a cabin.There were lots of mirrors in the cabin and a huge floor to ceiling one at the end of the bed but because of the bed you couldn't stand in front of it and therefore there was no full length mirror to look in.There was plenty of hanging space but the drawers were quite small and I could have used more shelf space. I always take too much with me but there was room for it all!