I have taken a number of Royal Caribbean cruises and have been very satisified. So when we booked a Celebrity cruise we expected the same, plus more since this is Royal Caribbean's luxury line. The cruise was mediocure at best.

First, the ship is beautiful and well maintained. Second, the food for the most part is fantastic, with a few exceptions (service and food in Tuscan grill was poor). Go to Qsine and the Lawn Club are a must and both have excellent food and service. Apart from that the cruise was poor.

We took our kids and there was basically nothing to do. I mean nothing, not even simple games like shuffle board. The ship boasts of a "lawn" and lawn games but there was not crocket, bocci ball or anything that was listed on an activity. All you could do was sit on grass. The pool was small and cramped. The average age is 60+ and they made no bones about not liking or wanting kids on the cruise. The ships idea of "activities" for kids was to pull out two ping pong tables and place them inside on deck 4. Even then you had to battle 40-50 year old men who brought the own ping pong paddles who sat and waited and played for hours. The ship design is also poor. For example, most ships have a main deck (deck 5) where you can walk around the entire ship, sit outside, play shuffle board, etc. This ship had no such deck. In fact, deck 5 (the main deck on this ship) has lifeboats on it so all of your views are blocked. The forward and aft part of the deck are also closed to guest so you cannot walk around the ship. Also, since this is the main deck you "view" from any restaurant or bar on this deck is that of orange life boats. Apparently recognizing this flaw other windows are "frosted" so you cannot see out. Read more