We have cruised on various occasions with different cruise lines but over the past 3 years have had the pleasure of cruising with Celebrity Cruise lines specifically on both Reflection (once) & Silhouette (3 times).
On all these vacations we opted for the higher priced Aqua Class which we continued to book due to the perfect vacation experiences we had had in the past on both the Reflection & ...
A little background. I've cruised with Royal Caribbean and Carnival and by far this was the most mismanaged and disappointing cruise I have been on.
As with anything the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. As such, my discontent with respect to the Constellation is more than a reaction to dissatisfactory service or food (my complaints have been listed below). To use the car ...
Celebrity in their infinite wisdom has decided to cut their entertainment staff in half. less people, less activities.
If you are not a pool person there was not much to do. This was a very boring cruise. I'm used to having three or four trivia games per day. On this cruise we had one trivia (quiz) in five day including two sea days. I have been on 132 cruises with enough on Celebrity to be ...
It never crossed my mind that the third of March would be Spring Break for some schools! Celebrity has never been the cruise line of choice for party going young people, so I seriously thought we’d boarded the wrong ship on the wrong cruise line. Young people boarded and went straight to the bars. We never saw bar staff verify any passenger’s age. This was definitely a Spring Break Party Cruise ...
Not the best ship to sail on if you're looking for a luxury cruise. We were sailing with friends, and we all agreed this ship was disappointing because it wasn't up to the normal Celebrity standards.
With short cruises and with new guests coming in and out every 4 or 5 days, the ship has a feel of a revolving door. The staff seems so weary of a continuous influx of new people, they became immune ...
We booked a short Caribbean cruise with Celebrity hoping for a fun time and a winter break away from cold weather. The weather was better than the cruise. We didn't anticipate over-crowded conditions. The ship appeared to be over booked with 3 and 4 people in many cabins, and there were lots of children running around without parental supervision. The kids would sit in the hall ways, and some of ...
First of all - let me start with the more positive things: Embarkation in Fort Lauderdale
This was quite speedy, however, Fort Lauderdale port is a complete chaos in a very very old and run-down terminal; Check in personnel was nice and efficient.
Entrance to the ship - we entered and were asked to desinfect the hands (they learned from other cruise lines), and were greeted by staff in the ...
First of all- we did not get to the Western Caribbean, nor to the port of Cozumel, as the Constellation broke down in the first port Key West. After sitting an added 38 hrs.( after the regular shore time) on a Key West Naval Dock for repairs , the ship was send to Nassau to spend the last left day in the Bahamas.
The " change" was sold to the customers as an exiting experience to see and shop in ...
The crew was wonderful, the Captain was charming, instilled confidence in everyone. After saying that I have to admit that the rest was very disappointing. The ship is old looking - very clean, but old looking. The food - oh, I had dreamed of eating my way across the Atlantic. The food was awful! Disgusting. The portions tiny, the menu items in the one universal restaurant were just weird. Then ...
We had long anticipated a return visit to Black Sea ports, hoping to see the way Ukraine is moving forward, and to enjoy a repeat of previous good Celebrity experience.
We were to be in for a deeply disappointing experience.
On early arrival at the port , as advised a few days beforehand, we found long queues, and staff waving pieces of paper advising embarkation would be delayed by at leat 4 ...