Marella Celebration Review
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We did the Thomson Celebration Red Sea Magic out of Sharm el Sheikh (not shown in the departure listing so I've put Safaga) at the end of November 2010. We were a bit wary as had cruised on the Destiny and were bitterly disappointed with the standard, but the Celebration Team changed our minds and we would certainly go on this ship again.
The cabins are basic but comfortable and the bathrooms clean and functional. We are not talking high luxury here (such as on P&O, Carnival, Royal Caribbean etc) but everything worked and we spent so little time inside that it didn't really matter.
Let's get the gripes out of the way up front and then move onto all the good stuff. The towels were rubbish - I'd have discarded the towels for dog-drying long before Thomson obviously do. They were thin, scratchy, stained and greyish.
Cabin Review
Although we had an outside cabin, the porthole was tiny so we could have saved our money and gone inside. Also all the ports are cargo ports not places to visit. They are gateways to other things so nothing to see much anyway. We had side-by-side beds which were quite a long way from each other, but preferable to the L-shape configuration. Hanging space was fine. Loo packed up a couple of times but maintenance were there in less than 10 minutes and got things sorted. There was a hum/vibration on the whole ship all the time, even in port, so you could feel yourself being gently vibrated asleep!!