Celebrity Infinity Review
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This cruise featured a very international mix of passengers and like so many of our fellow cruises we traveled from afar (Taiwan via New Zealand) for what would be the last of only two Antarctic sailings by the Infinity this year. Our voyage was sold as an "Antarctic Cruise" and I assume that most passengers booked this itinerary with high hopes and expectations of seeing the white continent.
Arriving in Buenos Aires one day early, we stayed overnight in the very central Sheraton Buenos Aires Convention Center. Boarding the next day around 3pm, we were pleasantly surprised at BA's new cruise terminal. Especially after reading about the embarkation chaos in prior years. There were no queues at the baggage security screening, we then headed upstairs for our cruise paperwork and to obtain our seapasses. Although we received CC priority stickers, there were again no queues and plenty of empty counters with friendly staff. We boarded buses for a short ride to the ship. We were in our cabin less than 20 minutes after arriving at the port.
The Infinity continues to be a gracious ship and, in our opinion, is in very good shape. Public areas were kept spotless and passenger flow is excellent. There was only a small number of passengers in the lobby when we were welcomed with champagne. As we walked to our cabin, carpeting and furniture coverings seemed very new. Our cabin was large and although the dEcor is a little dated, the ship and cabins feel cozy and comfortable. Despite us arriving with too much luggage for the long cruise, we had excess wardrobe and other storage space even after unpacking everything. One big plus of the Infinity ships that was going to be in evidence throughout the next 2 weeks was the superior sound proofing between cabins. At no point in time did any noise intrude from neighboring cabins. This is unlike many other ships we have sailed on, including Celebrity's newer Solstice class. The only improvement I can suggest is to replace the clingy shower curtains with Solstice type glass doors, which I am sure will be done when Infinity is refurbished at the end of the year.