The Background:
Having originally booked NCL's Epic early on in 2010 and following the poor reviews after launch, it was decided that we should jump ship and set sail to the Western Caribbean with another cruise line! Having 3 prior cruises with RCCL under our belt already this year - "Brilliance" from Dubai and two short "Independence" cruises from Southampton, we decided that we should stick to the one brand (to increase the loyalty points and see if we could reach the magic number to get the free drinkies on offer between 4 - 6 pm each day - we are slowly heading to the 10 points needed)!
Celebrity's newest darling "Eclipse" was set to sail on the same date as we had originally planned to sail with NCL which fitted in with the flights we had booked from the UK to Miami, so the fun began with our UK based High Street Travel Agent and making that all important change! A mistake that will not be made again - no not changing the brand, using a High Street Travel Agent!!!