We will have long lasting memories of this cruise, the transit through the canal,the ports of call and the high standard of service from all the staff. What is memorable but for different reasons is the state of the ship. It was clean but tired, jaded and overdue a refit.
Our Aqua Class cabin (9045) had furniture and fittings well past their best, the air conditioning was so noisy at ...
Good price for an itinerary we always wanted to take. First the positives.
1. Room steward was outstanding. Room was always ready and he was very friendly.
2. High marks to the activities staff. Full of energy and very personable.
3. The entertainment in the theater was top rate. The singers and dancers were as good as we have seen on any cruise.
Now the downside.
1. The ...
Embarkation was fine. Our cabin was a forward balcony cabin and was fine. Room steward did excellent job. Room service very disappointing though compared to solstice class ships. We are elite and happy hour between 5-7 pm up in the Constellation was great with great service. Select dining on this ship was a bit of a disappointment though. We ate at different tables for 2 every night until ...
We chose this cruise because I'd wanted to see the Panama Canal, never been on Celebrity and happened to check for cruises when the price on this one was very low (just about 3 months before sailing, after which it went back up to almost double). Starting out with that serendipity, I was primed to love it, and I did. I noticed none of the wear and tear on the Infinity that other posters have ...
Cruise Critic Review: Panama Canal with Celebrity Infinity
We chose this cruise to celebrate our recent retirement, and the itinerary -- Miami to San Diego via Panama Canal -- attracted us. The canal has been a bucket list item and this 15 night cruise had seven (yes, seven!) days at sea. We love days at sea -- perfect for relaxing and being pampered aboard ship.
This was our third cruise ...
We choose this cruise mainly for the transit through the canal and the great weather. The cruise was booked approximately 2 years ago when suite guests still received two complimentary specialist dinning with we used in Qzine. This apparently has now been taken away unless you booked the very top suites? We used Qzine three times with the food being great on all occasions and the staff were ...
A really exciting experience visiting a part of the world we have never been and only seen on television. From the port of Cartagena in Columbia through the Panama canal to the rain forest of Costa Rica , volcanos in Guatamala then beautiful seaside resorts in Mexico was a true adventure .
The ship is majestic to say the least and nothing is too much trouble for the always happy crew . The ...
Trip through the Panama Canal to cross off bucket list item. Embarkation ran a little long but we had received an email from Celebrity warning of this due to just coming from South America so it was not unexpected. Upon boarding they were handing out free glasses of champagne to help smooth over the long boarding process and the fact that the rooms weren't quite ready yet. The instructions for the ...
The positives:
We appreciated their efforts to keep the ship clean and that they took extra precautions for the first few days.
Best embarkation and disembarkation including all ports that we've experienced ( this was our third cruise).
Great entertainment including the outstanding ship orchestra.
Friendly crew who went out of their way to provide great customer service.
Coffee ...
This the first millenium class ship for us. All our Celeb cruises have been Solstice so far.
Boarding long winded as there were only a few cameras and these required a long waiting line. Where are cameras, one per check in desk?
Had the classic drinks package and for the first few days had issues with bar staff not knowing what an Alabama Slammer was, including some rude attitude by the ...