My wife and I like the Alaska itineraries, and had previously cruised on NCL, Princess, and RCCL. We wanted to experience Celebrity Cruises, expecting things to be 'a notch above'. Sadly, this did not prove to be the case.

First, let me state that the crew and staff were truly excellent - no problems in this area. Well, there was the time in the Cosmos Lounge when I ordered a Bloody Mary, and was served tomato juice with a splash of vodka. I took it back and the bartender added the spices, but then failed to add the olives (which were standard on the many other Bloody Marys I had). The bartender did not speak, not saying he was sorry . . . nothing. It seemed odd that the bartenders would be so bad in what must be the premium lounge on the ship.

The ship had recently undergone a 'revolution' - since I had not seen it in its previous incarnation, I cannot really comment on this, except to say that the ship looked clean and well maintained, in general good shape. We found the decor to be somewhat underwhelming - bland colors, very few art objects, blank walls. The ship's library was reduced to a few niches in a wall outside of a lounge - just sad. The Grand Foyer was anything but. Compared to the Promenade of a RCCL ship, this compared very poorly. There was no sense of luxury, of grandeur. Read more