My wife and I took this cruise to escape the cold weather and relax. We specifically chose a cruise with 4 days at sea so we would have some days without a schedule. We are in our late 30's and so were some of the younger people on this ship. However, we love the finer things in life (really good food, wine, ballroom dancing) so Celebrity was a great place for us (we will be choosing Celebrity again whenever we can).

This was a great cruise (the best we have been on). Embarcation was a breeze. There were no lines to speak of and our bags were waiting for us shortly after we checked in. The ship was is great shape (as you would assume since it was so new) and the amenities offered on board were great. We loved the wine bar (Cellar Masters) and the Martini bar. Anna in the wine bar was really great. She learned our names the first night and gave us tastings of several wines each time so we could choose the one we liked best. The gym was really great (if the machines got a bit crowded on the days at sea). The guy coming around with the cold wet towels was great. The Solarium (indoor pool area) was really nice. It was climate controlled so not too hot and you didn't have to put up with the noise from all the pool-side games and "entertainment".

For evening entertainment, we were really surprised by the amount of dancing (this is what we were looking for). The DJs were really great but the "Party Band" was pretty bad. Imagine someone singing "Rhinestone Cowboy" with an Asian accent. When their drummer sang it was really bad. They went into a country set that lasted 10 songs out of a 1 hr set. However, they did know the ballroom dances, so we got in a lot of Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, etc. Read more