This was our seventh cruise, third on Celebrity, and the largest ship we have sailed. We expected to feel more crowded, but in fact, there were plenty of relaxing and open spaces to explore on the ship, and many we did not have time to fully utilize.

We started our vacation by flying from Newark to Key West the Thursday before we sailed. We explored the Keys on the drive to Ft. Lauderdale and had a rental car without a drop-off fee (Hertz). After brunch with some friends in Ft. Lauderdale we drove to the airport, dropped off our car, and took a cab to the ship and walked right on at 1:30 pm. Our cabins were announced as ready when we boarded.

As part of the Sam Adams Beer package, we had an Aqua Class cabin, 1575, mid-ship, deck 11. The cabin has a good layout, a balcony that served us well, plenty of head-room, the bathroom is larger, and shape of the shower and shower jets/shower head are a treat and spa-like. There is a canape service in the afternoons, and daily fruit, tea, bottled water and flowers delivered to the room that are a cut above. The one drawback to these cabins is the arrangement of storage space. The over-the-bed storage is awkward, and other cubbies that we found on the Celebrity Summit are missing, and...we missed them. Our steward Michelle was outstanding, friendly and ever-attentive. Read more