in may we took two cruises. this is not unusual for us since we enjoy cruising as our favorite way to vacation. we had just come back from our eighth cruise on the Carnival line. this time we were on the Dream and were a little disappointed on the cruise. obviously, the Carnival organization has made cuts and one of the biggest ones was in the food area. the dining room menus were not up to the standards they use to be. several of our favorites were missing from the daily menus, like shrimp cocktail, and even on the formal nights some of our "look forward toos" were missing or changed. for instance, duck and escargot were missing and the lobster tails were now about 3", instead of full sized. we did however, like the ship a lot, although it is very large and difficult to get around.
so, when the next week came and we were scheduled to go on the Bahamas Celebration we were a little less than enthusiast. this was our fourth sailing on the Celebration, so we knew what to expect. we went. the boarding process, was as usual, done in a very orderly manner and every thing was done quickly and efficiently. in no time we had made our dinner reservation and were on the ship. i use the word 'ship' loosely, it's actually a big 'boat'. we always get a cabin that is less expensive, since size usually means nothing since we spend very little time there anyway and the lower cost allows us to travel that much more.
the Celebration is a lovely, little ship, the Dream held 4,300 people, this ship, 1,200, the crew on the Dream was 1,400 and the crew here about 350, but don't in anyway allow that to sway your decision to take this cruise. the service on this ship is exceptional.
the room is definitly a closet. but it is sufficient for such a short cruise, we had a full (not queen) bed (although we asked for singles) and there was just enough room to breath. it has a good sized bathroom, and a place to hang some cloth. but the luggage must be kept under the bed if you want to be able to turn around in the room. we had a porthole, but since we were usually only in the cabin the view was of the night. the cabin was quiet, no noise from the outside. the air conditioning could have worked better it was to hot during the night. all in all not bad.