My husband and I were very excited about this cruise and anxious to get away from the Connecticut snow. We are recently retired and have cruised only twice before. We booked the cruise last July and the cost for a room with verandah was $999 per person for 11 nights. It was our first Celebrity experience and definitely won't be our last!

We arrived in San Juan on February 12 (we weren't taking any chances with the weather) and spent two enjoyable nights at the Marriott Stellaris on Condado Beach. We explored Old San Juan and met new friends who would be sailing with us.

Embarkation on February 14 was very easy. We arrived at the pier around 1:00. We were in line for about 15 minutes and most of the wait was due to the "off ship" baggage handlers. Once we got to a "Celebrity" person everything went very quickly. There were no waiting lines to get our Sea Pass and we were soon in our stateroom. Read more