Marella Celebration Review
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The ports of call are not attractive and I do not recommend this as a first cruise, we were very disappointed that it was not easy to get off the ship and explore on our own. This is a cruise for people who plan to get off the ship on Thomson Excursions to Luxor and Cairo and not a itinerary for those who want to try out cruising for the first time just to be on the ship for the experience.
The ports are scruffy and very industrial, Only Agaba was the close to being a nice place to berth, the last port at safga is next to a cement factory and we were berthed that close we could of crossed over and started work. We had this view for 2 days However these are the nearest ports to do the tours of cario and luxor unless you cruise the Nile. Thomson do need to advise you in there info that you cannot walk on some of these ports, nor can taxi's come into the ports, so you are stuck unless you use their transport or excursions
The pools are small, the sunbeds are very close to each other and when at sea, a seat was very hard to find, never mind a sunbed,people were saving the benches & chairs with their towels!!! folks do save sunbeds with towels from early morning and because the sun is usually only on one side of the ship it can get busy on the top decks, but there is no shade on the top deck..so if one of your party is a sunlover and one needs the shade, there is not a happy medium and you end up sunbathing in different places
Cabin Review
Our cabin was on the 7th Deck, room 131. It was spacious with two single beds, a large window with a clear view of the sea, no lifeboats blocking our view at all, which was great. We think our mattress's were swapped after the 4th day but we questioned the cabin steward and he assured us he hadn't changed them but they did not feel as comfortable as the first few days.
There was one "European" plug and a fitted hairdryer, two easy chairs and table, tv with ccn news, two movies were shown daily at different times. The tv was plugged in using a uk fitting so I was able to charge my battery charger without a special plug.
The air con was poor, when I asked the cabin steward he said it was at its coldest and i was still feeling hot because i was a chubby lady...no tip for him..
The bathroom had a bath and a shower over it, a toilet and sink, shampoo, conditioner and body wash were provided. There was some mould around the bath in the grout.