Mainly to see Iceland and spend time in London before boarding. Iceland did not disappoint. It was wonderful, vast and scenic. Our first port was St. Peter's Port, Channel Islands. We took a ship's tour to Cornet Castle which was very nice.
Next port was Cork Ireland and we took a tour called best of Ireland. We first went to Kinsale which was a long drive and we were given very little ...
This was our first cruise with Celebrity. We selected this cruise not for the itinerary but for the excellent rates. We were not disappointed! The itinerary was great too. We would have signed up for a B2B while on board had we not had commitments for Thanksgiving. I estimate that about 50% of the passengers were British, 40% American, and 10% other, primarily Chinese and ...
This cruise was somewhat blighted by the outbreak of norovirus which, as another reviewer mentioned, caused a major dislocation to the ship's procedures. Small examples: the library was closed for a couple of days because all the books were being sterilized: items such as glasses in cabins, kettles etc disappeared on the last day at sea - again to be sterilized. The worst disruptions were in the ...
We were eagerly looking forward to this cruise, which we had booked in February. My partner was visiting Europe for the first time so it was even more exciting for him. We had heard about the norovirus the week before, so we knew there would be delays in boarding. It was actually quite a long delay, and quite a few people boarded before us which I thought was unacceptable considering we had a ...
This was our first time on Celebrity. We had been told it was an upmarket Royal Caribbean but we found it to be very much on a par.
The good news was our cabin. We booked Concierge Class which was well worthwhile. The cabin was very spacious and had a large shower. We ate breakfast on the balcony most days.
We enjoyed the main dining room and the two specialty restaurants. We ate lunch at ...
We have just returned from our first Celebrity cruise, 12 nights which sailed from Southampton to Le Havre (for Paris), Le Verdon (for Bordeaux), Bilboa, Vigo, and Porto.
As my wife is expecting, we asked at check-in if we could be rushed through which they said no problem and we were moved to the front and we were on the ship within 10 minutes. Big thumbs up.
Initial impressions of the ship ...
we have just returned from the celebrity wine immersion cruise
overall we had a very nice cruise
we met nice people, had a nice dining table
the food was wonderful and service excellent
our cabin was fine although we often heard noises, laughing, and conversations
from cabins nearby
some stuffing had been put in the door between our neighbouring cabin
our cabin girl jennifer remembered us ...
There have already been several quite comprehensive reviews of Constellation and the 'Immersive Wine Cruise' she's sailing. Without repeating too much, here are our impressions.
First up, the Millennium Class Celebrity ships are not as new as the Solstice vessels, but its not all bad. For one thing, they carry fewer passengers and so are less crowded. They have also been 'solsticised' which ...
We travelled to Southampton with inter-cruise coaches,we had to pick it up at Burton Wood services as the one from Leeds was full. it took 6hrs with a 45 min stop and two pickups on the way. but once you hand your luggage to the driver you don't see it again till it arrives outside your stateroom.
This was my first Celebrity cruise, I must say I was not as impressed as I hoped to be, I found ...
A very short little cruise from Amsterdam to Southampton, repositioning the ship before her Wine Cruise season. 2 nights long and just 250 miles travelled.
We used BA Avios airmiles to buy our flights to AMS for £13.50. Took off on time at 7:20 and landed in Amsterdam an hour later. By accident we bought 1st class train tickets for €6.50pp for the 15 minute ride into town. Exit the station by ...