We sailed on the Celebrity Constellation on 02-29-08 for 10 days. This was our first cruise on Celebrity, but our 20th cruise overall. It will be our first and LAST cruise on Celebrity. The Constellation was rated as the #1 large ship by Conde Nast Traveler in 2006; well, it may have been #1 then, but it sure isn't now in my opinion, and I would like to explain why we think that.

We sailed from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Barbados, and St. Maarten, and took Celebrity-sponsored tours on every island except St. Thomas. Most of the tours were very good, but be careful of the wording: for example, in St. Maarten, we took the Island Tour, which according to the brochure, said "Continue on to Orient Bay for a view of Orient Beach, Pinel Island and St Barts before heading to Marigot for approx. 30 minutes of browsing among the shops and cafes..." WHAT A JOKE THIS WAS--the view of Orient beach was from about a mile away on top of the hill!! I guess they did not lie, but we had expected to get a little closer.

The staff and crew on the Constellation were very friendly, and spoke English very well. At least you could communicate with them. Read more