This was our second cruise with Celebrity. The first time we sailed on Celebrity was a western Caribbean cruise on the Eclipse which sailed out of Miami. We picked Celebrity again as we liked the itinerary and the length of the cruise - not for ship. The Constellation is an older ship and not as nice as the Eclipse.

We went down to Ft. Lauderdale a few days in advance of sailing. The day of sailing had to wait a long time for a van to show to take us to the ship. This was because there were 7 cruise ships in port and it was taking over an hour to get in and out of the port area.

Boarding the ship took a long time. We had a long wait (over 2 hours) to board the ship. The line ups were very long. This could be due to fact that the ship had just sailed over from Europe and had to go through various customs procedures before passengers could start to board. Once on board we were able to find our cabin. The cabin was a little nice; there was lots of space to put things away. The bathroom was a little on the small side with just a shower curtain for the shower - you had to be careful when you were showering that the water didn't go over the lip of the shower stall. There were some items missing from our statement i.e. face cloths, hand towels, bag for laundry and bath robes. Once we notified the room steward these items were provided. The cabin was kept very clean by the room stewards and they were always around cleaning hallways, etc. I needed ice for an ice pack and it was provided 2 or 3 times a day. Read more