My wife and I enjoyed our Western Celebrity March 23-30, 2014 cruise a great deal. Overall, the cruise was the best of the dozen or so we have been on, the best of our four Celebrity cruises. Was everything perfect? Of course not, but overall we had a fantastic vacation.
We enjoyed a couple of nights prior to the cruise at the Boca Waldorf Astoria Beach Club and enjoyed the perfect location directly on the beach. On departure day, we returned the rental car and made our way to the pier via taxi. The pier was a bit of a madhouse. There were no Celebrity people directing where to drop luggage, and many ended up inside on the check in line with all their luggage and were sent, rather rudely, to the valets, probably 1000 feet away. The entire registration experience was characterized by rude, clueless Celebrity uniformed people directing guests incorrectly and with little concern. Strange that our select/elite Captain's Club line took more than three times as long as the standard line. Luckily, this was the last negative experience of the week.
We boarded within minutes once we survived the gauntlet of registration and were greeted by a welcome glass of champagne. Immediately, we were struck by the beauty of the Silhouette. We purchased the Specialty Dining 5 restaurant package prior the cruise, and headed to make our reservations for the week. The lovely young Ukranian woman at Murano was fantastic and handled the details for us.
standard veranda stateroom with bed closest to balcony. quiet location near the stern. Balcony above and two doors down slightly overlooks.