We thoroughly enjoyed our Croatia to Athens cruise on the Emerald Azzurra. All the Staff were marvellous from the cleaners to the Captain. All the destinations, maybe with the exception of Sarande in Albania, which was a bit 'third-worldish', were great. The food was always superb with hot and cold buffets for breakfast and lunch, and table service for dinner.
The 'super yacht' Azzurra was ...
I am a long standing member of the sea-going community, having taken cruises for 36 years, travelling with over 7 lines on over 30 ships of various sizes.
This trip was labelled Lux & we expected a real high end experience.
Unfortunately, it started badly, with a 14 hour journey, hampered by the company booking us on a flight from Manchester to Berlin, then Berlin to Croatia. Bizarre, given ...
We sailed in an obstructed balcony and being experienced cruisers this was a first and it’ll be my cabin of choice in future, so long as not seasonally a time of inclement weather conditions. This is due to the cabin facing forward and therefore whilst ‘at sea’ it could be an issue, not during our June cruise though and the balcony space was huge. Cabin was comfy, bed a little bit firm and very ...
We are a family of 5. 2 adults and 3 teenagers. We travel extensively and we’re looking for a fun way to explore the Adriatic. We chose this cruise because of the 18 day itinerary and the room sizes. The cruises were only half full. We enjoyed all of our dining experiences in all of the restaurants. The staff knew our preferences quickly and we enjoyed everything. The staff were fantastic. We ...
We went on a 2 week cruise of the Mediterranean and should have booked for 3 weeks to complete the cruise. The staff was courteous and efficient to a degree. The Sanctuary was fully booked and was difficult to get a space even though there were obvious openings (empty cabanas and lounge chairs) I think because the area was understaffed. We had booked Club Class and the dedicated anytime dining ...
The destinations were what inspired us to take this cruise. Entertainment was excellent. The Princess musical group was top rate and thoroughly enjoyed. Excite and others were terrific. Magician was not of the same caliber as the other entertainers. The DJ made the volume unbearable and played the same play list repeatedly. I think he controlled the
volume of the movies during the day. Again the ...
Celebrity Cruises has been my go-to cruise line for the past 14 cruises or so. I find the service level, the dining experiences, the ambiance on the ships and the progressive and contemporary feeling of the cruise line to be most appealing to me.
This time I sas traveling with friends in a small group of four. Three guys in our mid 30's and one lady in her prime age turning 60 during the ...
We have sailed Celebrity just once (but have sailed with various other lines) and much prefer X. We were so ready after working all through the pandemic (not WFH) and we were, on the whole, not disappointed.
Veranda cabin (deck 6) was great, but both felt there was a lack of storage, particularly drawers. Meticulously looked after by our cabin steward.
MDR - tables for two are hard to come ...
We selected this cruise to be our first post-Covid Med region vacation (after a cancellation in 2021). Attractive itinerary starting from Civitavecchia IT (round trip) with visits to Greece, Croatia, and Montenegro over 10-days. At the time of the departure, some Covid protocols were still in place including the pre-cruise tests, and testing required for return flight to US. The return test ...
Pre-boarding was ok, standard affair but we had a different cabin number from our luggage labels. Our original cabin was right at the back of the ship (great, we'd never had one before). Our new cabin was a deck above on the side. When queried with Reception Staff it was deck 8 rear were isolation cabins for covid. Ok, but when you find out at the end of the week a couple had to stay in their ...
