Celebrity Constellation Review
Underwhelming Cruise of the Holy Land
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A friend and I took the Holy Land Cruise on the Celebrity Constellation that boarded in Istanbul on November 6, 2011 and disembarked in Barcelona on November 20, 2011.
Generally speaking, we found the condition of the ship and our cabin to be quite acceptable. We also met a host of interesting people, had many good times and made several new friends. Further, we found the destinations visited to be generally enjoyable and memorable. The possible exceptions were Athens, Greece and Marmaris, Turkey -â€" the former too big, chaotic and dirty and the latter too nondescript and lacking in historic consequence -â€" which were the questionable destinations that Celebrity selected to replace Alexandria on the original itinerary (which arguably they should never have dropped in the first place).
The biggest problem with the cruise was the outbreak of the norovirus on board the Constellation and the diminished cruise experience that resulted.
Cabin Review
Concierge Class 3
The cabin is quite nice. So is the balcony except that there is a window washing or other service gurney locked in place at the edge of the balcony that obstructs, to a certain degree, your view.