We flew in the day before and stayed at a Courtyard by Marriott in the West Doral area. The next day we took a shuttle to port. $12.00 per person and worked out fine. We zipped through the process and got on the ship. We were handed a cocktail and the vacation began. We had booked Aqua Spa class as it was my husbands birthday and he likes saunas and the gym. We never used it once! Husband's hip was acting up! So much for that idea. I loved the free tea,water and the free bottle of wine and fruit and h'orderves. we wanted to eat in Blu so it was still worth it as far as I'm concerned. I am a Celiac and must eat gluten free and had heard good things about Celebrity. I can't have wheat,rye or barley so buffets are a problem. I asked a chef walking around the Ocean cafe and his name was Malcolm and he said I should speak with Viktor. He did tell me that all the soups were thickened with rice flour and gave me some more choices. I was walking by and happened to over hear a woman asking about gluten free and it turned out to be Viktor. I introduced myself a he was fantastic! He called Blu and told them to have gluten free cheese cake for me that night. It was great, the only sad part was I only saw him one more time and didn't get to thank him with a tip. Don't know where they had him the rest of the trip. I did give him a shout out on my comment card.

Blu:

Husband would have been content in main dinning room but I liked it. The only problem I had was they didn't always remember to bring my gf bread. All of the cruise ships that now offer the bread have promptly brought it to my table. I had to ask several times and it wasn't that good so I just skipped the calories. It is a shame the cruise lines don't have better gf bread as there are some fantastic options they could use. Read more