I was very interested to read your review. My friend and I have previously cruised with RC - Liberty of the Seas and also on Norwegian Breakaway and tried Celebrity Summit to Bermuda in June 2016.
We were expecting that to be an upgrade but in fact it was quite the opposite.
First the cabin, concierge class balcony - just ok but not as nice as previous experiences and on one occasion the sheets actually had holes in them, hardly modern luxury.
Our luggage arrived soaking wet ( raining that day. ) We had no change of clothes until 4pm on day 2. The contents of our luggage was 100% brand new - all purchased the day before we sailed in NYC. Celebrity laundered it and eventually gave us $50 each as compensation. Pitiful, and this took 5 days of our vacation to argue about with them.
We did not enjoy the entertainment . In our opinion it was amateurish compared to both RC and Norwegian. We did appreciate the smoke free atmosphere.
Food was ok in the MDR but not special and certainly not better than RC or Norwegian. The MDR felt very crowded. Speciality dining was excellent and the service in the extra fee restaurants was impeccable.
We didn't hate this cruise but the awful response to our luggage problem really tarnished our view of Celebrity and we didn't feel there was any value added over the other lower priced lines.
Long time "Loyal to Royal" tries Celebrity - A comparison between the two.
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I was very interested to read your review. My friend and I have previously cruised with RC - Liberty of the Seas and also on Norwegian Breakaway and tried Celebrity Summit to Bermuda in June 2016.
We were expecting that to be an upgrade but in fact it was quite the opposite.
First the cabin, concierge class balcony - just ok but not as nice as previous experiences and on one occasion the sheets actually had holes in them, hardly modern luxury.
Our luggage arrived soaking wet ( raining that day. ) We had no change of clothes until 4pm on day 2. The contents of our luggage was 100% brand new - all purchased the day before we sailed in NYC. Celebrity laundered it and eventually gave us $50 each as compensation. Pitiful, and this took 5 days of our vacation to argue about with them.
We did not enjoy the entertainment . In our opinion it was amateurish compared to both RC and Norwegian. We did appreciate the smoke free atmosphere.
Food was ok in the MDR but not special and certainly not better than RC or Norwegian. The MDR felt very crowded. Speciality dining was excellent and the service in the extra fee restaurants was impeccable.
We didn't hate this cruise but the awful response to our luggage problem really tarnished our view of Celebrity and we didn't feel there was any value added over the other lower priced lines.