We sailed on the Celebrity Constellation on Dec 13-19, 2013. We had sailed on her in 2008, and we were amazed with the improvements on this trip--not only in decor and service, but also in the food. I reviewed my Cruise Critic review from 2008, and I had said that you needed a chain saw to cut the beef and the lobster!! Not so on this cruise; the food was prepared correctly--the beef and the seafood were done to perfection. With the exception of one arrogant woman in customer service, the crew was fantastic--very friendly.

We drove from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale on Dec 13th and stayed at the Rodeway Inn on SR 84. The manager, Izzy, does a fantastic job in arranging transportation to and from the cruise port. We left our car at the motel, and they provided round trip transportation to the port. We paid the extra 2 bucks to go to the ship early, and we were very happy we did because we were on board by 11:15 am.

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