OK - so I never thought that I would give a Celebrity cruise only 3 stars. We are Celebrity loyalists, having been on Solstice class ships in the past and loving them - in fact, our last cruise on the Equinox earlier this year was the best trip of my life.

Many aspects of the cruise to Bermuda were exactly what we had come to expect from Celebrity - great ambiance, good food and impeccable service.

But, as you might have guested from the 3 stars, there were differences. To be honest, I have thought about this for a couple of weeks since the cruise, trying to sort out in my mind just what the differences were. I don't really have a good answer. Let me go through a few of the specifics, then I'll try to generalize at the end. Read more