Background: We are in our 60s, well DH is actually a very young 70. We were avid cruisers in the 90s preferring Celebrity (Horizon, Century and Galaxy) but trying out Royal Caribbean, (Song of America to Bermuda) Carnival (Jubilee to Hawaii) Princess (Royal Princess San Juan trans Canal to Acapulco), Renaissance R2 to the Greek Isles and a Viking River Cruise in France. (fabulous)

We took a break from cruising for 6 years and spent 6 winters on the Costa del Sol. Tiring of planes we decided to head South one winter and check out retirement homes and spend some time cruising again. We ended up on the Caribbean Princess and had an OK cruise and then on Holland America's Ryandam which neither of us cared for. We decided cruising was no longer for us and bought a retirement home near Hilton Head, SC where we have kept busy for the past 5 winters.

During the unusual cold winter of 2010 I decided to once again try our former favorite, Celebrity and booked the Constellation for Jan. 15, 2011. I also became addicted to Cruise Critic since I now considered ourselves newbies. This review will not really mention ports much and we did not take excursions. We aren't beach people and the ship was our destination. Read more