Let me first say that we are diehard RCCL cruisers, Diamond level in the Crown & Anchor Society. We thought we’d give Celebrity a try … same parent company, supposedly a step above RCCL, their commercials tout ''"modern luxury”, a ''"cruise experience that exceeds expectations”, etc. So, in May, 2012, we booked a Concierge Class balcony cabin for the 10/26/13 sailing of the Summit out of San Juan. Since we are Diamond members of RCCL’s C&A Society, we joined the Celebrity Captain’s Club as Elite members. Concierge Class cabin on a ''"modern luxury” cruise line, Elite members of Captain’s club … should be a great cruise, right? Well…

Arrival & Check-in

After looking forward to this cruise for well over a year, we arrived at the port on 10/26/13 probably around 2:30pm. We had two options for check-in lines, either the Elite Captain’s Club line, or the Concierge Class line … since no one was in line for Concierge Class, that’s where we headed. We were immediately escorted to an agent, we were checked in very quickly and we were on the ship just moments later. Very pleased with the check-in process. Read more