Having cruised some 25+ times with most of the major cruise lines, we had never tried Celebrity.
Check-in at Southampton was very slick.
Drive up to drop off point and cases taken from you.
As Aqua-class was given a sticker on entering the terminal building and received ‘fast-track’ check-in and security clearance.
We boarded quickly and found our stateroom on Deck 11.
It was very well laid out but short on drawer space.
Our cabin steward ‘ Nazarus was excellent.
The d’cor of the ship is very understated and not at all ‘glitzy’.
The clientele was mainly 50+ with hardly any children.
This may have been due to it being school term time.
The shows were ‘first-class’ ‘ Edge ‘ production show and Mike Doyle ‘ comedian/singer were particularly good.
The food served in BLU dining room (Aqua-class) was amazing and beautifully presented, always hot and very different and as good as a 5* hotel.
The only down-side to the cruise was the cost of drinks.
A 14 day package worked out to over €500 pp.! Wine by the glass in BLU cost between 8-10$ per glass.
On the whole a very good product and would definitely travel with Celebrity again but they do need to look at their drink prices for the UK market.
