It's been some years since we cruised with Celebrity. It's shocking how much this line has deteriorated. We chose this cruise for the itinerary, which did not disappoint, although in hindsight, we missed having more sea days.

Upon our embarkation, we had to ask several times for expedited boarding due to mobility issues. (This is our 5th cruise in 18 months. On every other one, we were immediately directed to the quick boarding line.) We were second in the "expedited check-in" with 4 people working the desk, yet had we stayed in the normal check-in line where about 30 people were waiting, we would have boarded sooner. Those working expedited check-in either ignored us or chose to coo at the baby in line before us. No one from the ship was there to help us with a wheel chair. Our boarding "passport" was empty, no deck plan - what was the point?

First order of business was to correct the dinner seating. Although we told the ship before departure that they got it wrong, it was not changed. When we asked the maitre d' about "anytime" dining, we got a sullen "no" repeatedly. He reluctantly changed us to the later seating. Not a good first impression. Read more