We had wanted to cruise Celebrity because it was reputed to be the leader of the mainstream cruise lines. We were shocked to find it was the worst we had been on, including Holland, Princess, NCL and Royal Caribbean.

The ship was very shabbily decorated with seemingly little thought, expense or design sense involved. The center atrium had a long staircase and really nothing else. Nothing to marvel at by looking around or up. Just blah.

The worst offense of the cruise was the cafeteria where we were used to finding food similar to what was served in the dining room, but without the personal service. They usually involve parallel lines of food that will satisfy most tastes, but organized so you can pick up your plate and silverware and logically proceed through the food entrees. This ship had entries that seemed to have to start or end, and long passageways with walls and no food available -- just wandering past tables of diners as though you're on an exercise walk. Every meal there was a sushi section, a Mongolian BBQ section, pizza and burgers (connected to the pool area), and often that was about it. We often could not put a complete meal together that would likely satisfy and a simple American taste. Breakfast was usually okay with usual eggs, meat, potatoes, etc. Read more