After being away from Celebrity for 9 years, gave it another try. Have been going mostly with Holland America and Crystal. Though I enjoyed many aspects of this cruise, there wasn't a wow factor that would tear me away from my loyalty to HAL and Crystal.

The ship dry-dock earlier in the year was well done for the most part. However, it was quite surprising that they didn't refurbish the Revelations Lounge on deck 11. The upholstery was tattered and worn. To have spent so much money on the refurb, and to forget about an important venue much in need of refurbishment is somewhat of a mystery.

The food in the Main Dining Room was quite good with great variety. However, I strongly recommend against their 'open dining' option. It is very disorganized, and the lines going into the dining room and the waits were very long, even though we had reserved times for each evening, and were Concierge Class. After 3 nights of this fiasco, we asked to be moved upstairs to the 8:15 set sitting, and that worked out quite well. The Ocean View Cafe and Grill (the buffet on deck 11) also had good food. The bakery station had excellent baked breads and pastries. Also enjoyed the carving station. At breakfast, the ham at the carving station went quite well with scrambled eggs. Read more