Celebrity Constellation Review

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Constellation 7th Jan. 08

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AJD
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jan 2008
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean View with Balcony 2C

This 11 day January 7th cruise on the Constellation was our third ever, all on Celebrity within a year, we got hooked quickly! Previous cruises were, Century, 5 day Caribbean last January, great but too short and Summit 14 day San Diego to Hawaii round trip last October, also great. These previous two were in Concierge Class and this time we had a non Concierge balcony (6053) which we chose because it had a larger balcony than those available in Concierge Class when we booked. So, inevitably we were comparing the Constellation to the Summit and evaluating the benefits to us of Concierge Class. Conclusion are; this was another great cruise with a good itinerary and spacing between ports; overall we preferred the Summit and Concierge Class is not worth a lot of money for us.

To deal with Concierge first, for us its biggest benefit, is the bigger cabin, which only applies to Millennium class ships, also nice are the better hair dryers and shampoo. The robes, canapEs, champagne etc. we could take or leave; having said that; we have booked our next two trips Concierge and will do so again if the price and cabin choice is right.

If we tell you we went ashore at only two ports (Cartagena and Colon) of the five we visited you will understand that we enjoyed the ship and the sea days. We stayed on board at Grand Cayman, Aruba and Cozumel having visited them recently and not being real beach enthusiasts. It's very nice when almost everyone goes ashore and leaves all the amenities of the ship to just a few people; it's a bit like having your own private yacht! Cartagena was an interesting old town to visit and appeared quite safe to stroll through. We did the ships tour which allocated too much shopping time for our liking while others in our group hired a taxi with a driver who acted as guide which worked out better. Visiting the locks on the Panama Canal was very interesting, again a ship's tour, which includes a small boat trip on the Chagres River and an eco-walk in the rain forest, where would you believe, we experienced a downpour! Take an umbrella even if it looks dry when you are leaving the ship.

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Deluxe Ocean View with Balcony 2C

Cabin 2C
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