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Celebrity Summit Bermuda Cruise 8/28/16
After hearing how beautiful Bermuda is and how much we would like Celebrity Cruises, DW and I booked our first Bermuda and Celebrity cruise back in July of 2015 for an August 28, 2016, 7 night round trip to Bermuda from Bayonne (Cape Liberty), NJ. We booked a mid-ship balcony @ $1,344 and upgraded to their “Go Best” promotion for $300 pp. We received prepaid gratuities ($90 pp), 7 day Wi-Fi for 2 ($299 pp) and premium beverage packages ($455 pp). We also received $150 OBC pp. We then monitored the prices over the months and when the price dropped for the same cabin category, we contacted Celebrity. As a result of the price reduction, we were given the option of a refund of the difference in price, or an upgrade to Concierge Class in a similar category. We chose Concierge class and were treated to still more amenities. After a group cruise on the Allure of the Seas in June 2016, this cruise we traveled as a couple as we mostly do. While we missed the company of others, it afforded us some good “we/us” time.
Embarkation—We each traveled separately from our home in Naples, FL to the NY Metropolitan area to visit various family members. We met up in CT. Complicating my trip was a sudden and painful back injury which tempered some of our pre-cruise, familial activities. DW was a great nurse pre, during, and post cruise, and I was lucky to be with her (she’s been carrying me throughout our marriage anyway, so I think she’s used to it) LOL! On Sunday 8/28 we drove from CT to Newark to drop off our rental, then took a short cab ride from Newark airport to Cape Liberty ($70 including tip and tolls). We arrived at the terminal around 10:40. The check in and embarkation process was extremely quick and easy and we were onboard by 11:00. It was swift and painless, the way we like it! For the first time ever, we ate lunch in the MDR as part of our Concierge Class perks. It was very good. The sail away under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and the views of NYC from NY Harbor were tremendous and made us homesick (DW is from Upstate NY, and I grew up in Sleepy Hollow, about 35 miles up the Hudson from our departure port).
Cabin Review
Concierge Class 2
We were upgraded from a 2B balcony stateroom to a 2C Concierge Class stateroom, #8086. The room was larger than we expected, with a flat screen TV, vanity, ¾ size couch, table, refrigerator, and a good size bathroom. The shower was larger than others we have had and the sink/vanity area had many storage areas. Storage throughout the cabin was great, and the faux wood finish made the room seem rather elegant. The balcony was approximately 5’ X 9’. It had some rust on it, but hey, it’s an ocean going vessel and by no means a deal breaker. Our room was truly an oasis at times for me while nursing my injured back. We were very pleased with this room all around.