This was our first cruise and after extensive research, we decided on Celebrity. We couldn't have made a better decision. We are already beginning planning our next Celebrity cruise, probably in the Mediterranean. We were looking for sophistication, great food, and adult, fun activities, not climbing walls, water slides, etc, and Celebrity delivered.

Embarkation: One tip here, allow more than enough time for your embarkation process, simply because the traffic entering the cruise port is pretty bad. There are security checkpoints before entering the main port (6-7 ships were leaving at basically the same time)and the 4-5 lines of traffic moved very slowly. Once past that, Celebrity was very organized. Drop your bags off with the porter, and enter the terminal. Our line had about 30-40 people ahead of us, but there had to be approximately 20 people checking you in, so the wait was only about 15 minutes. Then the ID pictures are taken. We arrived at the terminal at 11:30, and were boarding the ship 20 minutes later, so it was very fast and efficient.

We had lunch at the Ocean View Cafe, and our stateroom was ready at 1:15 (public announcements are made). Our bags were delivered at about 2:00. Read more