This repositioning cruise had a great itinerary, the highlight of which was the full transit of the Panama Canal from Gatun Locks near Colon to Miraflores locks north of Panama City. The port calls at Cartagena, Columbia; Manta, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; and Arica, Chile, were particularly interesting from a historical and cultural perspectives. A stay in picturesque Valpariso of at least a day is highly recommended to visit near by Vina DelMar and Pablo Neroda's house, La Sebastiana.

Unfortunately, we booked our cabin late and only cabins on the lower decks 2 and 3 were available. Our cabin 2105 was on the deck 2. Loud obnoxious mechanical noise woke us up at 2:00 AM, ship's time, and kept going for at several hours every night. When we complained to the front desk, they were able to find one source of the noise, described as a loose pump, and fixed it. However the other two sources of noise were never found nor fixed. When we asked for a different cabin, they said that the ship is full.

Under no circumstances, you should accept a cabin in the ranges 2085-2119 and 3085-3119. If you are a light sleeper, these are all plagued by the same mechanical noise that ruined our sleep in cabin 2105. Celebrity should fix this problem by either isolating the foundation vibration of the noisy equipment or place an acoustic enclosures around them. Read more