I will start with a little background on us. We have been on 17 cruises, five of which were on Celebrity. My husband is 49 and I turned 50 on this cruise. We had been away from Celebrity for about 5 years and wondered if it was as wonderful as we remembered. I am pleased to report that YES it is.

Our trip began on October 9th flying from Spokane, Washington on Southwest Airlines, and having no issues whatsoever, my favorite way to fly. Our pre-cruise stay was at the Comfort Inn Airport/Cruise port South and we enjoyed our stay, especially the courtesy airport/cruise port shuttles. We were lucky enough to already run in to fellow Cruise Critic People at this point, so that made it all even more exciting.

The next day our shuttle went smoothly, but arriving a little early, 11:15, we were set out among those still debarking. A bit of confusion, but not bad and we found our way to check in fairly easy. This was extremely fast and we only waited a brief 15 minutes after getting our Sea Pass card to board. I had forgotten that Celebrity greets you with a glass of champagne, so was please to have that in my hand the second I stepped on the ship. Mimosas were also offered. Read more