Relaxing & uneventful. Lots of good food.

Item: Celebrity Apex
Rating: 4
Author: marciaingraham

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

marciaingraham

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 08, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6184

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ports are pure Mexico and not exciting. Do this sailing as a pure float get away. If you are over 70 consider one of Celebrity's small or mid size older ships.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Being retreat class, it was seamless. No line. No wait.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was amazing. Wine excellent. Great service throughout.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Golf was fun. Played in a scavenger hunt which was novel. Pool music was hip pop and rap, with ship demographic being 60 plus. Gym was amazing. Lots of spa enticements.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

A 3 because there were just 2 nights that were truly excellent. The singer from Jersey Boys and Rockarama.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent over all and everywhere. We did have terrible service one night in Tuscany, which got apologetically remedied, as we were asked to try again.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cleanliness was amazing and faultless. The design was not to agree liking and too many areas to mention.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

A 10 for all. We had a full patio and were grateful we did. We would not have liked the up and down window.

Ship tip

Don't expect luxury. Ship is mid century modern and on the plastic side. Don't expect a pre finner dance floor, there are only 2 bar/lounges for this huge ship. Often difficult to get a seat and our cruise was 1/3 capacity. Night life is limited. Do all your port research before the trip. The ship is papaperless, no maps or info and guest services are not informed.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Lengthy

9 Comments

mjwhaap 2 years ago

Was on the New Years sailing. Costa Maya was amazing... The other ports... how can I say without offending anyone... Was a little off. BUT there was 5 ships in Belize.. all excursions sold out.. And not a fan of Nassau... The ship and staff was great.. And even though there were kids on board.. I never say them. The casino staff is amazing.. Enjoyed the trip soo much I just booked an Israeli and Egypt cruise onboard the Apex... Food is amazing

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PaulzyJC 2 years ago

OK well... I guess one could just have chosen a European or Asian cruise. 🤷🏿‍♂️

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1CruiseGram 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for the review.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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natelorip 2 years ago

Thanks for the detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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