This is my first cruise with Celebrity Cruises and third total (my wife and I have traveled with Princess before). We have only traveled to New England and Alaska. Overall, the cruise was very enjoyable and satisfying. We opted for Celebrity to try a different line and found some things we liked better than Princess and some not as well.

Embarkation: The process was very organized but annoying nevertheless. Much of this seems to be due to the way the port was set up (we drove to Bayonne where we ported out.) It took about 45 minutes from bag-drop off to boarding the ship. Nevertheless, the staff were quite friendly and kept us moving.

Stateroom: We had a nice stateroom with a balcony. This was our first with a balcony and I think that will hold a new standard. The balcony was nice but the table was too small. The room space was a bit clumsy and found we liked the separate "hallway" that we noted on both of our Princess ships. However, the bathroom nice; good shower and well utilized space. Our steward was very professional and friendly-always polite when we saw her, which wasn't often. Nevertheless, it was rare that we left our room and didn't have it attended to when we returned. Read more