7 Nights St. Maarten, St. Thomas & Bahamas Cruise

'beyond' expectations!

Sailed for 7 nights on the beyond and loved every minute of it. The food was exceptional, while some dishes in the buffet were a miss, it is plenty easy to get up and try something else from the rotating options all around. Main dining was very good each evening and featured flavorful dishes with thoughtful plating. We booked specialty dining on two sea days in both Eden and Le Voyage. Le Voyage was a massive hit. As my girlfriend said, "that was the best meal I've ever had." And she's a culinary graduate! Eden was not as fantastic and just had different flavors than what we were looking for, I may try the rooftop grill on the next sailing (yes, we've already booked a second trip). We spent a good amount of time in the infinity pools on the edge of the ship. There was some debris in the corners of the pool by the end of the trip, but it didn't bother us any. Made friends with multiple bar tenders from different bars, perhaps was given drinks that were above the drink package allowance, I will not comment any further :⁠-⁠) We do not want to return to Nassau, which was my third trip and not a fun port of call, but will be sailing again with stops in DR, PR, Saint Thomas, and Coco Cay. The room attendant was far from the best I have had (previous sailings with Disney and Holland America) but did a plenty fine job. Room is spacious, we loved the infinite verandah. Only real complaint was that the toilet paper was nearly see-through. We pay a premium, give us premium TP!

The Panama Canal

Great ship did not feel crowded Food and service were outstanding Evening shows rivaled Broadway for the most part Great ports The Panama Canal is a great experience I would not get off the ship in Colon / Panama City as you miss parts of the canal Cartagena I was interesting Bonaire and the Celeb excursion to the Beach were great The tour guide Josie was spectacular most informative The snorkeling in Bonaire is second to none Aruba went to Eagle Beach by cab 4.5KM from the ship Don’t go to COCO Loco for chairs and umbrella It took over 30 minutes and it was $50- cash for 2 chairs and an umbrella There Are other vendors I would go to them Taxi service is easy and cheap Eagle Beach is wide uncrowded with people not on top of one another Best beach on the island Grand Cayman is a nice high end shopping experience Seven mile beach is great use Resorts for the Day to get a lux hotel experience Overall one of the best cruises we have taken

Excellent Cruise

The check in process was super easy and we didn’t have to wait in any lines! Celebrity had staff all over to help people with every step of embarking. All Celebrity staff spoke to us and asked if we needed help. Our cabin steward was kind, attentive, friendly and very professional. The ocean view cafe had very nice handwashing stations (touch-less). The cafe staff was very polite and efficient and they all spoke to us. The Food was slightly above average and the cafe was layed out very well. Lots of variety! Rooftop garden was clean, very comfortable and a great place to relax. Solarium was very nice but too hot with little air movement. The spa was very clean and modern. We had pedi’s and they did a good job but it was a little pricey. The shopping was disappointing. There is no shop dedicated to selling only souvenirs/fun Celebrity gifts.