We arrived in Istanbul airport on day of departure, something we never do. This time we did and were very lucky. No trouble and used Celebrity Choice Air and their transportation to ship. Check-in was a breeze.
This trip we had originally booked an aqua class room in one of the new rooms just added. At last minute we saw a better deal and took a suite on deck 6 for the first cruise and then changed rooms to one of the aqua class rooms. It turned out to be the best decision we made. It made the cruise two distinctly different cruises. One with a suite and select dining and the second with Aqua Class and Blu dining. It was our first Aqua Blu experience. I should add we have done 50 plus cruises with all major cruise lines. We are top status on Princess and elite plus on Celebrity.
So, on with the first cruise with port of Istanbul, Kusadasi, Miramar, Athens, Mycanos, Santorini, Rhodes, Naples, and Rome. The suite was great, not much different than other balconies on the ship, however we had a butler that was outstanding, Benjamin. We were spoiled. He did everything we asked for in terms of reservations, etc. He also moved all our stuff when we left this cruise to our next room on the 11th floor. When we got back everything was done.