Embarkation: This is my first Celebrity Cruise, I have been on Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCL and Princess in the past. With the Celebrity online check-in our embarkation was a breeze, I think we were through in less then 5 minutes. Celebrity was very concerned about germs and there were stations with hand sanitizer at many points on the ship including the embarkation area and restaurants. We were greeted with a glass of champagne as we entered the boat which was a nice touch. We headed to our cabin and found it to be very clean but with a strong smell of bleach. The cabin furniture and carpet was in good condition and the cabin was a comfortable size with plenty of storage space. After settling in a bit we started our tour of the ship and made a stop at Ocean Liners to book two dinner nights. We got a feel for the layout of the rest of the ship and then we had a cocktail by the pool and then made our way to the buffet area for a snack.

Food: The food in the main dining room was good overall but not exceptional and I would agree with other reviews I have read here that it was inconsistent. I would say some items were fair and others good but I could not say anything in the main dining room was excellent with the exception of the escargot and some desserts which were very tasty. I didn't find the food any better then Royal Caribbean or Princess. The buffet had a few good points including the waffle and omelet stations for breakfast and the pizza and sandwich stations for lunch. The hamburgers and fries outside by the pool were very good and the ice cream bar was also very good. The main items in the buffet for breakfast and lunch were just fair and pretty unremarkable. Eggs were runny everyday. The food and service at Ocean Liners was worth every penny and I strongly recommend reserving at a least one night if not more. The "sorbet parade" around the pool was always fun and the sorbet was tasty. The entire wait staff was very friendly in all venues and our waiter in the San Marcos was top notch.

Entertainment: The "party band" Nfusion that played at the pool everyday was terrible. If the didn't sing it would have been OK but as soon as they started singing it was like nails on a chalk board, I have heard MUCH better Karaoke! Cirque de Soliel was very good but they will no longer be booked with Celebrity so we caught the last show. Other entertainment in the showroom was fair, we saw Fantasea, Matilda and The Newly Wed Show. The Newly Wed show was fun but cruise director didn't have much of a sense of humor, if he did I think it would have made all the shows a bit more fun. The celebration for New Years was done on the pool deck and was a very good time with one free glass of champagne per person at midnight. The musician in Michaels is a lot of fun and I do recommend you go for a listen. Read more