We were on the Celebrity Constellation for the 9 night New Orleans and Western Caribbean cruise. We chose Aqua Class because we wanted access to the Blu Restaurant. We are 70+ with some mobility issues so we took portable rollators and didn't leave the ship at ports. We had been to all the ports several times and, because it's difficult for us to get on and off the ship, we chose to use it as ...
This was our fourth cruise with Celebrity in the past year. We knew before leaving that the Constellation had not been Revolutionized but still had high hopes. The ship is in good shape in almost all areas. The solarium pool area has many rust spots around the pool and overhead and broken windows overhead. The aft windows in San Marco dining room were horrendous. They looked like they had not ...
Old Ship, Older Cruise Port Terminal. This was an issue for those that used they own vehicle to the port. Never received notification from Celebrity that they was no parking garage at this terminal. Fast Embarkation Process.
Cabin – Old furniture including a couch that had many rips. Limited storage and counter space. Nice shower with glass doors vs a curtain and a nice large ...
We have only sailed with Celebrity Cruises (6 in the last 10 years). It’s sad to see that post-Covid, despite investing in refurbishing their ships, they’ve taken away some of the things that made it a 5-star experience.
No longer are you greeted with champagne or a mimosa on entry. In AquaClass rooms, no more daily tea, fruit or canapés. I’m told that’s for concierge class now but AquaClass ...
We choose this cruise to join a social group of people of Greek American backgrounds who organized it and provided Greek entertainment to the group during the cruise. I was our second cruise on Celebrity and our eleventh cruise. In addition to Celebrity we have sailed with Princess, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Norwegian, and Cunard.
Embarkation: We rolled the dice and took a flight from ...
Overall it was a pleasant cruise. I would go on Constellation again. It is not a huge ship, which for us is a plus. We are happy to give up some of the things that a huge ship has, like more extra cost dining locations and extra bars for a cozier environment.
The biggest problem was that the cabin steward locked my wife on the veranda while he was cleaning the cabin. Luckily, she had a ...
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Celebrity Constellation Western Caribbean & Central America 1-12-24
Our travels began at 7:00 AM on Thursday January 11 as we left our home. We made a short stop at Wawa for coffee, tea, and breakfast before heading out to the FL Turnpike, FL route 60, the Polk ...
Celebrity doesn’t include gratuities in the booking price but you should be aware of their strong pressure tactics to get you to tip what they want you to tip and it is NOT DEPENDENT upon quality of service.
In the old days, you tipped your waiter, room steward, maître d’, etc. based on a the cruise line's recommended amount adjusted for the quality of the service provided you; in other ...
The Pros: Fun activities. Not over the top. The Food was good but seemed the same over and over. (see cons). Baha Mar in Nassau was an easy and very good excursion. Try to get it on sale. Entertainment was beyond excellent!!!!!!!! All employees FABULOUS! Our embarkation was easy because we got there about 2:30.
Cons: Dingy towels-smelled clean but looked gross. Towels are an easy fix. The room ...
Sky suite was excellent. Really nice room.
Food at specialty restaurants was ok, but not great. I think the price/quality ratio not as good as it used to be on celebrity (solstice class ships). Waiters not engaging, and at Luminae one time it took 20 minutes to order breakfast. Wines by the glass were almost always more than $17, above the premium beverage package limit. Eden restaurant/bar ...