A little background on who we are, married couple in our mid to late 40s.This was our sixth cruise, fifth on Celebrity. We decided early on that seven days would be to short for our vacation so we did our first B2B itinerary. The sailings we were on was the 11th and 18th Eastern Caribbean. I will not break down each cruise although they did have completely different vibes. We stayed at the Cocobelle Resort for a few days prior to sailing. This is a no frills motel 2 blocks from the beach off A1A and Vistamar Blvd. This is a very clean and completely remodeled place to stay. (B+)

We left our hotel at about 11:15 am and were on the ship by 12:15 with champagne in hand, truly the smoothest boarding we have ever experienced. Kudos to you Celebrity (A+) After boarding we proceeded to our room to drop off our carry-ons, an inside cabin 1148 located just forward of the aft elevators. We had read many negative reviews regarding the closest space so were a bit nervous having packed for an 18 day vacation. Trust me, we are the classic over packers. There was plenty of room to put everything we brought away, all in an organized manner. We are clutter free freaks so this was an excellent finding for us. The room as has been mentioned in many other reviews has a very nice bathroom, with a large and powerful shower. The cabin was very well appointed with a very comfy bed, that we would enjoy greatly over the next two weeks. I especially like the interactive TV. A+

On to the food part of our cruise which is one of the main reasons we have been loyal Celebrity. The dinning room is very elegant with very comfortable seating; our table was the last to leave many nights and my backside never felt weary. This part is always tricky as food tastes are so subjective, so a little background on us. My wife and I love to cook and prepare 99% of our meals at home, breakfast, lunch and dinner. We stopped paying for dining out years ago as we were generally disappointed most of the time. We have been noticing the quality of food in the dinning room has been slipping since our first Celebrity cruise a few years ago. I would say the food in the dining room was hit and miss throughout the two weeks, some dishes were very good, and others missed badly. I found the biggest drop in quality was in the fish entrEes and salads. This used to be a very strong point in the dining room for us and Celebrity. We found ourselves eating the beef dishes most of the cruise, which were good. Service was very slow some nights, but I can not fault the wait staff, I believe that they are understaffed. On our second cruise we were told by our waiter that Celebrity has complicated the dinning room by adding different plates for different dishes. The waiter can only carry like size plates from the kitchen, so multiple trips must be made by the staff. The wait staff as always was eager to please (A) Overall food in the dining room we felt is getting on par with RCL. (B-) Another disappointment for us was the Spa Cafe for lunch. Gone are all those delicious plates we have grown to love on the Millennium class ships. We stopped eating there after a few tries. (C-) Now back on the positive note, Celebrity has really upgraded their buffet food. This is usually not our first option for dining but we felt everything we tried was very good to excellent. They have added a stir-fry station, multiple carving stations, along with a new station layout that makes this space much more efficient than other Celebrity ships. (A) We also felt that the poolside grill hit the spot on many days, many new salads here that were very tasty. (B) We also thought the bakery goods, muffins, cookies etc were as good or better than before. And for those Ice Cream lovers they still make their own and it is excellent. Read more