hubbie and i, both in 50's, flew b.a. LHR to rome as part of a celebrity package.at rome airport celebrity staff clearly indentified themselves immediately, we were on the transfer coach within 15 mins of getting off plane. boarded ship immediately on arrival at port. impressed with transfer / embarkation. ship is gorgeous, sooo comfortable, clean, pleasant staff. balcony cabin very nice.great weather throughout trip (amazing, as end of november). we didn't have a lot of spending money so didn't get the most out of the ports, but it didn't matter because we loved the ship so much we didn't want to get off! the solstice sun deck was our favourite spot with soft chairs and beds and quiet. no uncontrolled kids on this trip that we saw, unlike other trips we've been on, bliss. indoor solarium area was a nice place to relax later in the afternoon when it got cool outside. lots of choices for food, we ate in MDR 5/6 nights, buffet a few nights, and the lovely bistro on 5 one evening, aqua spa cafe offered a limited choice for breakfast and lunch, had a great brunch in the MDR one day, room service very good. captains welcome and captains club party were nice ( free booze ). entertainment was ok. we went to the main theatre (lovely room) each night, but only the solstice show really impressed us, not much alternative entertainment offered once show finished.sky lounge was very nice, but not much atmosphere up there. most people seemed to make an effort to look smart in the evenings, which we liked, a few were determined to show as much flesh as possible in the buffet, which caused me to change seats, as they certainly didn't enhance the appetite!

disembarkation came around far too quickly, but was very efficient, off ship and on transfer coach within a few minutes. only downside of trip was total chaos at rome airport, check in desks were not clearly marked, people were in the wrong queue for over an hour, then sent to another queue. security area was not marked, when we did find the queue for it, it was right in the middle of other check in desks,with people not knowing which line to get in, nobody around to direct or help. but fabulous trip on fabulous ship, not cheap, but worth every penny.