We chose this itinerary to celebrate our 35th anniversary and were not disappointed. We spent two nights pre-cruise in Sydney which we loved! The hop on-hop off bus gave us a great overview of the city.

The Celebrity Century is a grand, older and smaller ship. We had lucked out on a seniors' discount which afforded us the opportunity to upgrade from a balcony to a Sky Suite for only about $400, which to us was well worth it. In addition to getting a nice sized cabin we had a huge balcony which we took full advantage of and loved the extra touches, especially since this was a special holiday for us. We did find the ship, while very clean, had furniture which was a bit dated and worn. However this had little impact on our experience.

Having met friends who had been on the sailing before us, who were pretty disappointed overall (the weather was pretty bad for them), we were a bit concerned. Luckily the Dec 24th sailing had wonderful weather. But heads up for those taking this itinerary, the seas between Australia and NZ are quite choppy and it was the first time I had to go to my cabin after dinner to lie down because of the waves. Take precautions. Read more