We are a family with 2 girls aged 9 and 4. We also took our two sets of parents and a sister and her husband, so 10 of us in total. One set of parents had not cruised before. We expected a lot as it is supposed to be the premium brand but we were a little disappointed in certain areas. We are undecided whether we would go Celebrity again.Pre-cruise hotel: We were put in the marriott north, fort lauderdale for the night before the cruise. The hotel was most acceptable but was 25 minutes from the cruise terminal. We understand the Hilton is only 5 mins away so it may be best to book in there.

Embarkation: This was very smooth as we had a Concierge Class cabin and therefore had priority embarkation bypassing the very long queue. Well worth the extra cost!

Public rooms: There are many of these but they all seemed very dark compared with the light in the rooms on RCI. Read more