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As in I cannot think of one area where the cruise was better than or equal to years past. The food was plain bad. Not sure another way to describe it. Less selection, and worse quality. Smaller portions. Cheaper offerings as well. The wait staff was overworked and basically was there to take orders and deliver food. No opportunity to talk or get to know them. I don’t mind crowds, but when there’s no spots to eat breakfast, or get chairs anywhere by the pool, or running out of pool towels…you know it’s too much. Especially if Celebrity is not going to staff the ship appropriately.

Lobster seems smaller than years past, although it was never big to begin with. It’s lucky if it’s 3 ounces. Size of a large prawn. Even in Murano the lobster isn’t huge…probably 5 or 6 ounces in there.

Silhouette. No issue with the ship…we had been on it before.

Still enjoyed it, but in all honesty it will probably be my last on Celebrity. Like I said, there’s just not any reason to pay a premium for Celebrity at this point.

Since the start of the year, I know there’s been a lot of handwringing about the changes Celebrity has made. We just got back from a 10-night Eastern Caribbean…and I can confirm things are worse than before, in literally every way. Ships are more crowded, and there’s clearly not enough staff to accommodate the increase in passengers. Food is significantly worse…and the wait staff was running around like their hair was on fire. Even in Murano, the food was disappointing. Not to mention several people in our group reported stomach issues on multiple days after dinner. Unrelated, but it seemed like half the people on the ship were coughing and hacking, which probably means Covid was running rampant. All in all, there’s no reason to pay premium prices for Celebrity anymore, because it’s no longer a premium brand. With the changes they’ve made, it’s not any different than NCL. Not saying I wouldn’t cruise with Celebrity again, but there’s no chance I would pay current prices. We felt ripped off, considering when we booked this cruise we were expecting the level of service from years past.