Hello Fellow CCers!

I wanted to submit my impressions from our July 14, 2013, sailing to Bermuda on the Celebrity Summit. A quick word about us: Were a couple in our mid 50s travelling alone on this trip which is unusual for us. We usually travel with a group of family and friends. We were celebrating our 33rd anniversary and booked the trip on a whim at the last minute. Thats the last quick thing you get, so if you want an abbreviated review, this is not the one for you so grab a cup of coffee and jump in if youd like! I also like to use this venue as a travel log, so please forgive my long-windedness.

Embarkation: We drove from home (central NJ) to Cape Liberty. After turning into the port and traveling through what can only be described as the post-apocalyptic scene which is our lovely port at Bayonne, (extremely embarrassing to this Jersey Girl), we arrived at the terminal at around 11AM. We drove to the end of the drop-off area to avoid the mass chaos in the middle of the terminal. That worked quite well. We checked our luggage with the longshoreman and drove around the corner to the parking lot. We pre-paid our $140 parking fee, and Mr. OutofNJ! astutely snagged a spot right near the gate and crosswalk which came in handy at the end of the cruise. We made the short walk back to the terminal building and made our way through the security checkpoint. There was a bit of a line for embarkation. Just a note- if you are able, enter the terminal and go to the right line. The left line was where the suite guests, elite pax and handicapped folks come in to the head of the line, so it made the left line move considerably slower than the right side of the room. It took us about an hour to go through check-in. We boarded the busses immediately. Those of you with any mobility issues may be surprised by the VERY large step up onto the bus. It was quite a hurdle! All told, we always enjoy the convenience of leaving from Bayonne and the beautiful sail-away makes it all worthwhile. We enjoyed a cocktail, did our muster drill and met up with our CC buddies for a sail-away toast. Read more