We were on The Smooth Jazz Cruise charter and had never tried Celebrity....thought it was a notch above NCL, Carnival etc but was disappointed. Although our cabin was great size-wise the room steward was not....never replenishing anything, including water. Left us one hand towel most days..all bathroom items were dumped in sink when we went to our room at 2p on first day and we were also missing champagne (we were on Concierge level.)
Buffet was disappointing....dinner seemed just like lunch. Specialty restaurants and service in those was great. Word got around about the regular cruisers being unhappy with service etc. compared to Holland America line used in the past for Jazz Cruise and crew seemed to get friendlier and more helpful as week progressed.
Also what's with this lines no hard copy of bill policy...just emailed to get it....pain!
Back of ship...no traffic whatsoever and not far from elevators/stairs. This stateroom has handicap designation with roll-in shower. Very roomy but deck may have been even larger.
Lots of shade due to overhang and room for table/chairs and lounge chairs. Only issue was chair dragging at outdoor eating area during breakfast setup early AM.