Just back from a wonderful week on the Eclipse. Here's my review.

Background: we are four sisters cruising together. Previously we have sailed twice on the NCL Pearl and loved it. This was our first Celebrity Cruise. We had adjoining cabins with aft balconies (9378 and 9380). '

Embarkation: A breeze. We arrived in Miami the day before and stayed at the Marriott Eden Roc. Caught a cab Saturday morning and arrived at the port right at 11:00. We left our bags with the porter and basically walked right on the ship. There were no lines to check in yet, and we were able to walk right up to the counter and check in, get our pictures taken and receive our sea pass card. We then walked on the ship and were handed a welcome aboard mimosa. Since we were early, the ship didn't feel crowded at all. We explored the ship and then had lunch at Bistro on 5. Rooms were ready at about 1:15pm and muster drill was promptly at 3:30. Read more