Marella Celebration Review
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We wanted to cruise the Baltics and also the fact that we embarked in Newcastle was a bonus. Embarkation went smoothly. The first day at sea was relaxed and there were plenty of areas to sit apart from the dining areas. Oslo was the first stop and was a lovely place easily accessible without having to use the shuttle buses. The next port was Gothenburg which again was lovely. Despite being told there was nothing of interest in the port we found the Volvo museum which was worth the £8 approx. entrance fee, we could have spent hours in there. We also enjoyed a walk round the lake area.
Stockholm was the next stop after another day and half at sea. This too was a lovely port and we found plenty to see without the shuttle bus again.
Tallin in Estonia was a beautiful little place again easily walked to from the ship.
Cabin Review
We were disappointed on getting to the cabin that despite the fact we had booked a double it was a twin cabin. We did ask about this and was told when we started to sail and everyone was on board and cabins sorted out we would be told whether we could have another as booked. Nothing happened for an hour so we went again to reception to be told it was still being sorted and we could explore the ship and would get a letter in the cabin telling us whether we had got another cabin but that never happened so in the end we unpacked and settled into the cabin. Plenty of storage space and drawers. The bathroom was tiny and not a lot of room in the shower but all very clean and we had clean towels every day despite the fact that we had folded them after one use and not thrown them down. There were bar items and water and snacks on a tray ( we didn't have a mini bar) but we didn't use any of these as it would have been expensive. The cabin steward Aldrin was lovely and very efficient.