Review of our Back-to-Back Panama Canal Cruises on Celebrity Infinity from Oct. 25 to Nov 22, 2009:

I will use a 1 to 6 star rating system to match the ratings generally used in the industry. Typically, 5 stars are assigned to premium cruise lines and 6 stars are reserved for the luxury cruise lines.

Food in the Main Dining Room (October 25-Nov 8 cruise): (5 stars): Executive Chef (Claudio De Carlo) Ingredients were excellent. Cooking: generally excellent. Apparently Celebrity had completely revamped their menus about two months prior to our cruise. Comments from friends who traveled on Celebrity prior to this major change-over had not been overly positive about the food. Our cruise, however, was a most pleasant surprise. Fish dishes were superb; meats were tender and beautifully prepared. Sauces were varied, flavorful, subtle, and quite exceptional. Chef Claudio De Carlo was clearly very much on top of things and must have been closely monitoring work throughout the galleys, ensuring that food preparation adhered closely to the standards spelled out in the recipes. Read more