Celebrity Century 4 night Caribbean cruise 4/25/11-4/29/11. This cruise had two at sea days and one port, Cozumel. My wife and I were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary and it was our first "real" trip away from our 3 year old daughter. Thank goodness for Grandma! :-)

Background: I am 31 and my wife is 32. This was our fifth cruise but first on Celebrity. Up until this point we had been loyal to NCL. We decided on this sailing to try something new and because the price, compared to similar cruises, was the same or less. This was our shortest cruise to date, most being 7 nights, our longest 8 nights.

Travel To Port and Embarkation: We flew in a day early and stayed in Fort Lauderdale the night before the cruise. We were picked up by SAS Transportation from our Fort Lauderdale hotel the day of the cruise and it was a very quick transfer to the Miami cruise terminal. Upon arrival at the port, we were met by the porters who provided us with luggage tags to fill out (we did not have correct luggage tags because we changed cabins less than 2 weeks before the cruise). With the luggage out of our hands we made our way inside. I must say this was the absolute easiest boarding process we have ever had. We arrived at the port between 11:30 and noon and the place was absolutely dead. No waiting in line and a very quick check-in had us on the ship in maybe 10 minutes. We did use the Concierge Class line but there was no lines/no waiting in any of the lines. Once on the ship we were greeted with smiles and offered Champagne or Mimosas. Cabins weren't ready so we had an enjoyable lunch at the buffet. Cabins were ready a little after 1pm. Read more