My wife & I decided to sail with Celebrity Cruises this time, having sailed a number of cruises previously with P&O....this time we wanted something a little more upmarket & were told that Celebrity was 5 star as opposed to the supposedly lower rated cruise lines we were considering.

Our cruise package included flights to Sydney & return flights to Brisbane as well as transfers...these were without fault (top marks)...however, on embarkation in Sydney, the sign on the wharf indicated they our embarkation was about 4.30pm (or thereabouts) but we decided to embark anyway, 2x lines...no signs & no sign of anyone we could ask...at first we stood in the longer line but overheard someone mention that the shorter line was for Concierge class & above...that was us, so we swapped lines....about 20 minutes later, we were on board, our cabin was ready & about an hour later, our bags arrived at the cabin.

The cabin was a good size and clean, as was the rest of the ship...it's a beautiful ship and appears to be well maintained. It has many facilities, so exploring it was half the fun. Read more