From the moment you board until the morning of departure this ship is filled with new discoveries. The modernistic clean lines are the first thing that jump out as you tour this beautiful ship. The furnishings in all the main lounges and public areas have a modern but welcoming look. The ship is very spacious but still contains many small intricate places to feel you can get "far from the maddening crowds". The Library, Card Room, and cozy curtained areas of the Martini Bar are just a few of these quiet corners.
The staff on celebrity stand ready and willing to be cheerful, friendly and helpful at all times. The Oceanview Cafe is expertly designed to keep lines almost non-existent and to enable one to get their meals in a most efficient manner. The Pasta Bar, Oriental Stir fry Area, as well as specialty and carving areas are well situated throughout the Restaurant. The Pasta Bar and Ice Cream are all available from noon to 9:30 pm everyday as well as pizza which is available until 3:00 am. The Specialty Gelateria on Deck Five is open from 11:00 am until 9:00 pm. There is a nominal charge of $3 per serving but it is well worth it. The Mast grill has all the standard poolside fare of burger, fries and the likes as well as a small salad bar. The Grand Epernay Restaurant is a creation of shimmering glass and the wine tower is an awesome focal point. The Grand Stairwell made of Glass is also fabulous. The one flaw in the design is the anterior seating rooms that are removed from the central view but do afford a measure of lower noise level so dinner conversation is much more pleasant without the din of the 2 story open area. Menu items had a good variety, portion sizes were correctly sized and even the desserts were small enough to enjoy without feeling stuffed. That said if you are looking for large portions of steak or lobster you should plan on going to the specialty restaurants at least one or two nights.
My only experience with the specialty restaurant was dinner in the Bistro on Five and I found it to be somewhat disappointing. The dinner crepes were very similar good but not great. The nutella dessert crepe was the best offering of the evening. We went on a port evening and there was only about 8 patrons in the entire restaurant.I feel they acted to quickly in adding a $5 surcharge to this restaurant as the offerings were not worth it in my estimation. I feel they will need to review this one and make some changes as time goes on. The people I talked with who used Muranos and the Silk Harvest were very pleased with the food and the service. I did note that on late port nights Muranos did not seem to be very busy at least through the 7:00 dinner hour. It is disappointing that Blu is only available to the Aqua Class as it is one of the most beautiful settings on board this ship. The Cafe del Bacio was always busy with lots of patrons most of it operating hours.
The location of 7314 was close to the elevators but still a quiet location. The lifeboats below were not a problem when viewing the ocean from the verandah.