We chose this Celebrity cruise based first and foremost on the ports of call which really appealed. Secondly our friends who joined us on this cruise had previously enjoyed an RCCL cruise and as Celebrity is part of the RCCL Family we thought why not. Our own previous cruise experience was with NCL which we really enjoyed.

On the whole we enjoyed it but I wouldn't cruise with Celebrity again - why?

Too much up-selling; it starts at breakfast with 'discounts' for the specialty restaurants, continues around the pool with over-enthusiatic crew members plugging the 'premium' drinks package. They must make a small fortune on bingo with the cheapest card(s) costing from $39 up to $69 - the payouts to the few lucky winners were modest given the 'full house' in the auditorium. Too many shops for my liking but that is purely a personal opinion. Read more