My review of our cruise in a nut shell...

We done about a dozen cruises thus far but Just wanted to say that it was our first celebrity experience and we thoroughly enjoyed the Century, and have come back believing that for a short escape out of Miami, she is most definitely one of the best ship choices to be made. Commonly with the 3-5 day offerings, the ships are a bit tired etc or have too many hairy chest type activities for our taste. The prices for the short cruises on the Century are hard to beat and I hope people reading this will give her a try if looking for a short cruise out of the Port of Miami despite knowing that the ship was built in 1995. IMHO, The Century has a wonderfully trained & professional staff and put forth maximum effort to please each traveler's needs, ie one night my younger son got seasick at dinnertime and our cabin steward w/o prompting brought him green apples as well as going to the dining room and getting him the risotto and caprese salad that he had wanted from the menu once he was feeling better. Also, we found the Century dining room staff to be one of the most expeditious yet friendly and professional servers and wine stewards that we've experienced in our cruising leaving us plenty of time after dinner to explore the ship rather than sitting for hours eating our meal. (One night due to their speedy service, we were able to watch a movie (Social network), dine in the Grand Restaurant and catch the broadway show and listen to the string quartet all in one evening

) We saw this as a total plus being it was only a 4 night cruise and wanted to experience all the ship offered. The food in the dining room was quite good, not excellent, but prepared well and always served at the appropriate temperature. The lamb, lobster bisque, the fish offering the first night and cr�me br�lEe were standouts for me in the dining room and the eggs benedict and some of the asian soup choices were delicious on the resort deck. Also despite her age, the century is beautifully maintained and tastefully decorated. We loved the martini bar and sitting in the atrium area at the Cova Cafe listening to the string quartet or the A Capella singers,the tideflats. One of our only criticisms would be that adding some type of comfy loveseats or small couch type seating rather than the chairs in the Cova Cafe would enhance the experience. Also the serving area of the islands Cafe is strangely dim compared to other areas of the ship and require better lighting to brighten up the place. Also the piano bar, Michael's Club is so inviting with it's gentlemen's club type decor and atmosphere but the odor of the smoke in the carpeting and upholstery is so overwhelming that it is a turnoff. My oldest son really enjoyed the teen club and was out late each evening with his new friends while my younger son enjoyed the daily trivia and game show type activities.(we played charades, wheel of fortune, family feud and trivia together) My DH really got his money's worth on the $20 around the world wine tasting. Read more