Needing to get away for a bit, we arranged to meet friends for this cruise.

Celebrity was running a nice deal which included the cruise, 2 nights hotel in Manhattan Times Square, either a Yankees game or Broadway play, classic alcohol package aboard, and all transfers before/after cruise...and flying via JFK, the transfers alone made it worth the package.

The hotel was the Westin in Times Square and is a great location for tourists and a very nice hotel. The room was nice, but the view was not so much...didn't matter since we were seeing the sights most of the time. Being familiar with New York and the subway system is a plus since the traffic was crazy. We took the train everywhere. 20 minutes to Yankee Stadium, 15 minutes to 9-11 memorial, 15 minutes to Little Italy, etc... Read more