we choose this cruise because of our dear friends of 35 years. They had reserved this cruise several years ago and my DW and I thought we would rejoin our adventures with them. It was difficult to book a cabin 9 months out. Little did we know this itinerary was the inaugural cruise for Celebrity's to visit Greenland. Our last Inaugural cruise was the Infinity cruise to Antarctica in 2010! Through 54 attempts, we finally snagged a Celebrity Suite (8104).

Embarkation was so-so compared to our last embarkation on the Reflection last Thanksgiving.

last year with only 20% occupancy, we were escorted to our suite right after we stepped on board. this time we had to wait in the Retreat for 30 min. Makes early boarding meaningless. Read more