As first time cruisers we were apprehensive, particularly as we booked the day the Costa went down and only discovered it when we turned on the TV news. We needn't have worried, Celebrity provided us with a first class cruise experience.
We flew to Barcelona from Heathrow and on arrival at the port were told that as we were too early to check in on the ship they had arranged a city tour for us free of charge. This was an unexpected bonus which we enjoyed and got us off to a good start.
Our stateroom was very good and had a balcony (we had been recommended by friends to make sure we booked one and we were glad we did. Our attendant was Arthur Gomez - first class in every way.
Good location, not far from lifts and stairs.