We have sailed Celebrity many times as well as other lines.
Embarkation- SLOW. Priority included so many, plus AQ etc. There were over 900 Elites and above on this sailing. So everyone had priority. Took about 45 min.
Stateroom 1141 - AFT facing the wake on 11. Overlooks the sunset bar. (1 of 5)
Stateroom 1141 - AFT facing the wake on 11. Overlooks the sunset bar. (1 of 5)
Oversized balcony is lovely. Under the overhang you cannot be seen from below or above. Once you step fwd--those on deck 12 can see you..and of course those eating downstairs/at the bar. View is outstanding. As an AQ cabin it still has the body jets/shower tower. Do not know if that will disappear during the revolution. Storage is a problem in the cabin. In the bathroom (as this is an old M class ship) there is no tower of shelving like S class. Nor is there the over the bed storage like S class.
Stateroom NOISE was terrible. A daily problem with the movie tracks from the deck 12 venue. We and those on the cabins on either side of us regularly had to call GS to have them turn down the volume. There was also the issue of a female singer who thought herself on stage" as opposed to background vocals. Her "midi" which provides the thump thump was so loud that if she was performing (1pm/3pm/5pm daily) and a movie was running above (Jurrasic Park for example) then we couldn't hear each other speaking. We were driven inside and off our balcony on every sea day because of the noise. the cacophony was unbearable. Finally someone in one of the back cabins (casino whale) was able to get the female singer to stop using her midi (thumping machine). That was an improvement. Also after more than a week of complaints re the volume for the movies on deck 12--that was finally addressed.
Stateroom Location-- easy to reach Blu via the back elevators. Easy to drop downstairs 1 floor for breakfast. Another problem besides noise is that people use the stairs/cut through to mid ship and often don't close the hall doors...or the air flow slams them shut.