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Wonderful Bermuda Experience

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Marsh5528
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010
Cabin: Large Ocean-View Stateroom

First let me say this was my DW and my 4th visit to Bermuda. The first visit we spent 4 nights at The Southhampton Princess. We enjoyed ourselves so much we returned 5 years later aboard the Celebrity Horizon. This was our first cruise experience and I must say Celebrity impressed us so much we have become regular cruisers. Our third trip to Bermuda was out of Boston aboard Norwegian's Majesty. I must say that was the worst cruise experience we have ever experienced. That did not deter us from traveling back because Bermuda is such a wonderful place to visit and the people are the most pleasant you will meet. During our most recent visit, we flew via Jet Blue into JFK the night before and stayed at the Embassy Suites near Battery Park. Our first experience with Jet Blue and hopefully not our last (Great Airline). Embassy Suites gets a thumbs up as well. We were comprised of 3 couples with over 30 cruises total experience between us all. We have cruised with Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Holland, Cunard, Disney, Norwegian and Carnival. I state this not to impress anyone but to lend credibility to my critique.

We arrived at the port around 11 AM Sunday morning and were greeted immediately. We were presented with board numbers and asked to complete normal documentation that had not been completed online. The Manhattan Terminal was very comfortable with easy access to Lavatory facilities. We were summoned at 11:30 to process our boarding passes and at 11:45 were allowed to board. This was probably one of the fasting embarkations we have ever experienced. There was no mad rush and we boarded smoothly and quickly. Understandable our staterooms were not available for us to enter so we headed for the Lido. No sooner had we finished eating it was announced that we could enter our cabins.

The cabins were as spacious as any we have stayed in. The bathtub was nice but was not large enough for lounging. Probably great for bathing small children. The beds were as comfortable as our bed at home. There was only one issue in the cabin and that was some creaking noises during the night. Once you got to sleep though it had no affect on our rest.

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Large Ocean-View Stateroom

Cabin E

Our cabin was very comfortable. Plenty of storage space and places to hang your garments. The view from our room was excellent and the location was perfect for everything.

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