Celebrity Constellation Review
Excellent Cruise on the Eastern Med
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A common theme of a number of these reviews has been chaos in embarkation/disembarkation in Venice, either at the docks, airport or both.
We chose to organise our own flights since we were staying on in Venice for a few days. Our experience of Venice airport was excellent both on arrival and departure. This was in marked contrast to friends on Celebrity-booked flights. However, getting to the ship from the Venice "People Mover" was a route march, in very hot conditions, with no shuttle bus or luggage trolleys. The Celebrity rep posted at the terminal entrance had no suggestions other than to walk and drag our cases. We arrived hot, sweaty and stressed.
Cabins were made available from about 1pm, by which time we had already lunched in "Ocean View". Our luggage arrived promptly. Our on-board experience started and continued to be excellent. We used the ship's shuttle service to St. Mark's Square which worked well.
Cabin Review
Concierge Class 1
Very comfortable, excellent steward - Leonardo. Superb range of towel novelties!
Port Reviews
Venice
When in Venice we head off the beaten track down picturesque alleyways and over small bridges. Eat where the locals eat and you won't be disappointed.
Split
We hired a local taxi for five of us to go to Trogir and then the old town of Split. Good value and gave us great freedom. Saw views that a coach would not have taken us to.
Istanbul
We had seen the main sites previously and did our own thing - going to the Cistern (amazing), gardens, Grand Bazaar and Spice Market. The feedback from the main tours was that they were crowded and rushed. We were able to take our time and thoroughly enjoyed Istanbul.