This was our 8th cruise on Celebrity and our first on the new larger ships. We are a British couple in our late 50s/early 60s who enjoy a bit of R&R in the sun after Xmas. We were less interested in the itinerary and more concerned about the weather.
We booked our own flight to Miami (we prefer to fly direct) but took advantage of Celebrity's well priced pre-cruise hotel offer at the Epic Hotel downtown. We took a taxi to the port, rather than the included transfer, as we prefer to board later in the afternoon when there are less people. We were in our stateroom within 30 minutes of leaving the hotel.
First impressions of the ship were positive, the décor is more contemporary than other Celebrity ships, the public areas seemed very spacious and, as you would expect in a fairly new ship, it looked well cared for.