St. Maarten Family Cruises Cruise Reviews

I choose this cruise as it was going out of St. Maarten and it not only required guests to be vaccinated but also had to submit a covid test 3 days prior to the St. Maarten Health Department. That was great but intimidating as we were so dependent on getting our PCR test back within 24 hours (or it could have been an antigen test). If a PCR it could be taken 3 days before departure, not a minute ...

Background Information: This was my 70 cruise. I have cruises on Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Holland America, Disney, Costa, Cunard, Viking, MSC, and Celebrity. I am 49 years old. Ship Info: We haven’t sailed on this cruise line since January 2019, and it was our first cruise since pre-COVID. We enjoy this cruise line because it is geared towards adults and not a “party” ...

My husband and I have always loved RCL and Celebrity. With the restart of cruising, we immediately booked the Celebrity Summit out of St. Maarten for 31 July. We flew on the nonstop from DFW-SXM which got us in around 3:30pm on day of sailing. We usually travel the day before, but the nonstop only operates weekends. It took about an hour through customs/immigration - too many people arriving ...

As always, our cruise agent Deb did a masterful job with this cruise. She booked the exact cabin we wanted - getting the air booked (direct flights), cruise credit, extra internet minutes along with the tips and drink package. There does not seem to be anything she can't do relating to cruises. Getting there and back: Up at 4:30AM CST and off to the airport by 5. At the airport by 5:30am. ...

Celebrity and especially the Summit were amazingly happy to see us come on board; members of the team were cheering, clapping and yelling "welcome back" as we stepped onboard. And, that level of enthusiasm and service continued throughout the cruise. From the cleaner to the captain, all expressed appreciation for setting sail again. There were only 410 guests aboard a ship that can handle ...

We did this cruise for my birthday and as our first real trip after all the COVID crazy cancelled so much in 2020. Overall, we had an amazing experience. Flying into Saint Maarten was not as bad as expected, only time I was worried was waiting in the check in-line in CLT because it was a very long line even at 4am and we had to check in with an agent to get our documents reviewed. It was only bad ...

Overall, I give it a B+. Celebrity Refreshed means updates to the skin. The bones remain old. Our carpet was new but the phone in the room looks like the original. My wife got locked out on the balcony. I also heard the couple we were sitting next to at dinner have the same thing happen to them. Service was just incredible. The best we've ever experienced. The staff were obviously happy to ...

My wife and I have been on Reflection, Equinox, and Summit, and Millennium looked almost as nice as the Reflection after being revolutionized in June of 2020. There were only 600 guest on board and by day three most of the crew greeted us by our last name with a friendly and warm welcome. All of the crew was excited to see returning guest for the first time in fifteen months, were always happy ...

We had teenagers on the trip and thought some of the activities would be enjoyable. Once on board the ship and located in our cabin things were going well. We then went to our first meal and it was a disaster. The crowds were overwhelming and seats to eat were hard to find in the dining room. The food was not tasty and the desserts were extremely dry and tasteless. The main shows were booked up on ...

I just spent a week on this ship in early May and I loved it! This is a very nice ship. From the main lobby, to the room, outside decks, theatre, club, restaurants to teh staff etc. The food was amazing. Nothing was a "good enough facsimile". The food was just great! Even the buffet had enough options, including the Mediterranean and Ethnic Corners, that were done well. "Caffe Italia" was a nice ...