Celebrity Infinity Review
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My wife and I just returned from our first Alaskan cruise on Celebrity's Infinity and had a terrific time. We felt that, by in large, the cruise met or exceeded our expectations in almost every respect.
Background: I think this is important. The more you know about a reviewer, the more you can decide whether those observations will hold for you. My wife (27) and I (33) are employed professionals living in the inner suburbs of Washington, DC. I would describe our tastes as leaning towards things more reflective and muted (e.g., books, music, and movies) rather than pulsating and participatory (e.g., loud pool parties). That said, among some of our social circles, we are often considered more outgoing than many. We have no children.
Though this was our third cruise, we are still "new" to cruising, as all three of our trips have been in the past year and a half. Before our first cruise, I researched a fair amount on Cruise Critic and have continued to do so ever since. My first two cruise reviews are on this site. To give you an idea of my perspective without reading those (lengthy) reviews, I will highlight briefly our previous two experiences. Our first cruise was an Eastern Caribbean itinerary in April 2007 onboard the Caribbean Princess. With Princess itself, we were happy. However, the presence of 1000+ children was a big issue. I should point out my wife is a schoolteacher, and views our vacations as a time to escape that world. Unfortunately, we realize that's when families with children are also taking vacations. I don't have any responsibilities to our nation's youth in my job, but I would certainly say that my tastes in most things are fairly adult-centric. Our second cruise—actually booked after this one—was on Celebrity Century for a two-night Bahamas trip this past January. We did this as a short vacation to "taste" Celebrity before this cruise. While there were many fewer children on board, and those that were were well behaved, we were disappointed with what could only be called a lackadaisical effort on the part of Celebrity. We were concerned that this Alaskan cruise might share the shortcomings our previous experience with Celebrity had. Fortunately, it did not.