We chose the Edge for a special birthday cruise, as we wanted to experience the new Edge class ships after sailing many times on Solstice and Millenium class ships.
We chose a midship Sky Suite. This was a great location but we did notice quite a bit of noise in the cabin if we had a lot of sea movement, groans and creaks, not noticed on any other newish ship! Very loud at night and I’m glad ...
We love Celebrity ships, always in Aqua class so we can dine in blu, always first class food and service, staff seems to have been given extra training in allergies, my wife has coeliac disease and staff were very good at keeping her safe from Gluten
As with all my reviews I like to keep things real and report on some big negatives on the cruise.
At the wonderful sunset bar there is no no ...
We took this cruise with our elderly parents to show them NZ.
Things we didn’t like:
- smorgasbord situation in Ocean View hygiene post Covid questionable
- very American centric, catering for US customers as primary concern.
-Mainly American wine lists and menu options. Little local wines or cuisines.
-hard sell at premium restaurants - constant hovering over our shoulders ...
So I enjoyed the cruise, BUT I booked a year previously and checked with Celebrity and was told price included drink package and internet, BUT on boarding no drink package or internet. Apparently over the year Celebrity changed their policy from all prices include drinks to you can pay extra for drinks if you book the cheap seats!!!
Thus started out really badly, luckily we were classed as ...
We wanted to do a cruise after years of Covid cancellations and the NZ sounds (they are fjords ) were on the bucket list. Boarding was easy, lots of different steps to go through but staff kept us on track. Leaving from the terminal next to the bridge is a highlight.
Staff were fantastic and friendly. We ate mainly in blu restaurant, except for lunch when we usually went to the outdoor area of ...
We chose this cruise before covid and this was a rescheduled cruise. We have sailed to Tasmania many time and this was more about the journey for us. Firstly the greetings in the terminal were very friendly and check in was very fast. We went straight to our cabin which was a balcony. The cabin was quite narrow and seemed cramped although it did have a lounge and coffee table. The balcony was ...
For our first cruise, we chose to go around New Zealand. We are Australian so we liked the Sydney departure.
We sprung for a suite to avoid waiting in queues. The Retreat exclusive restaurant with fewer people also appealed to us as a way of reducing chances of contracting a virus.
Staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful. Suite is satisfactory. Food is very good.
Our one issue is ...
This was our 47th cruise and16th with Celebrity.
Overall, it was an enjoyable cruise (something would be really wrong if a cruise isn’t). The ship has been kept in good condition, everywhere was spotlessly clean with cleaners working consistently around the ship. Mostly the crew were pleasant and helpful. We’ve done this itinerary Sydney-Sydney around New Zealand a couple of times, so chose ...
We love to go cruising for Christmas and this was our third one with Celebrity. First was Celebrity Century to South Pacif and second was Celebrity Constellation, Singapore to Dubai. Both were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed everything about them. But even though we still had a good time on our New Zealand Christmas Cruise, it was nowhere near as good. The boarding process was excellent and we ...
We had already decided to make the best of the cuts to our itinerary (7 stops down to 4), as this was our firstcruise in 3 years, and we were also introducing our friends to cruising!
The ship is beautiful, yes, you can see she needs some work, general areas need some refurbishment, chairs need reupholstering, but she is still lovely!
Boarding was amazing! We were to board at 12, and were ...