This was our first cruise on Celebrity, and we went in with high expectations based on what others who are regulars had to say. Let’s just say that it didn’t quite meet the hype. It's not that it was a horrible cruise, it's that certain things people had raved about before-hand just weren't great.

Cape Liberty: Least favorite port we've sailed from. It wasn't the easiest port entrance to find, and the dock looks like it's made up of buildings that were abandoned 20 years ago. Can't say that I've ever had to be bussed from the terminal to the ship before, either.

Check-in: It went fast, but the lady who checked us in wasn't all that helpful or friendly. She checked our documents and credit card, got our room keys, gave us our boarding number, and sent us on our way without telling us a thing. I had to assume the number was our boarding number, as she didn't feel the need to say more than 10 words to us. It's not like there was a line of people waiting behind us, either. We sat down in the waiting area around 10am, and they started boarding around 10:30. Seemed like it went pretty quickly, and I think they called our group ~10:45ish. We ended up delayed for reasons of our own making, but still, we were on the ship by around 11:30am. Seemed like it took longer than past cruises for the rooms to be ready (it was after 1pm, I think), so after 15min of walking the ship to find everything, we sat around up on deck 10 waiting for the announcement. Our luggage was already sitting in the hall by the time we got to the room, so we grabbed it and unpacked. Read more