It’s been a few years since cruising with Celebrity and our second time on Constellation. The ship was in better condition than the first time with everything spotlessly clean and tidy. Standards are good throughout although lots of extras have been dropped and onboard prices have soared, hence we decided to spend our money onshore in the local community instead.

Embarkation was quick and efficient and we were now allowed onboard immediately without having to wait endlessly in the halls whilst they cleaned the cabins although you do have to wait on the ship until the cabins are ready but at least you can explore or have lunch which we did.

We had an inside cabin this time, 8097 as didn’t feel like paying for a balcony just to see the Adriatic coast which is nothing particularly spectacular. The cabin was small but everything was convenient for us to get ready quickly and it encouraged us to spend more time outdoors on deck. The bed was hard but that was just fine for us and we asked for feather pillows which made our sleeps fantastic. The air con worked superbly so was never too hot or too cold. The bathroom always smelled stale and musty but a few sprays of perfume changed all that unless you had to get up in the night when the smell was noticeable. The cabin was pretty well insulated against noise but a group of women next door did shout and giggle most of the time so we did hear them. The cabin steward was excellent and kept everything very clean and tidy with a constant supply of fresh towels etc. The real downside of our cabin was that it had bedbugs. Each morning we woke with lots of bites but didn’t put two and two together until we got home and read up about our spots, hmm, fitted the description perfectly. Have notified Celebrity. Read more