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Celebrity Apex Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Celebrity Apex

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 19, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We have sailed Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Princess, NCL, Carnival. People always say what is your favorite ship - I respond "the ship I am on." However APEX is now my FAVORITE ship - food, service, ship design - just over the top.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Took about 5 minutes - amazingly quick - even with covid protocols

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All were exceptional - Luminae as part of suite perk was amazing - service and food beyond compare. Eden and Le Petite Chef were excellent and even the buffet was outstanding - a large variety and excellent quality - best food ever on all of our cruises

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
pools and thermal suite - main pool so large and never felt crowded

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Most excellent - talent there - some of the production shows a little "artsy" I guess I am used to old fashioned reviews - song and dance - the theater had EXCELLENT sight lines - no poles and the HUGE LED screen as the backdrop on the stage was unreal - images appeared to be 3D

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All beyond compare. Richie, Maria, and Dino in Luminae were always eager to please and never could do enough for us. Our retreat host Al - also the best - flowers, wine, cake, chocolate covered strawberries and balloons were all in our cabin after dinner one evening

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Artwork on ship - classy - very clean - so many touchless things on ship - like bathroom and buffet hand washing stations

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Sky Suite - loved it - spacious, plenty of storage, loved app on phone for lighting, opening cabin door, temperature, remote control for tv, lighting and even opening and closing the drapes - WONDERFUL!!!!

Ship tip

If you can afford a suite - the service is beyond compare and the retreat areas are lovely - worth every penny spent - we had cruises held during covid so used 3 of those to pay for Sky suite for a back to back -

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Easiest embarkation ever - no line - on ship less than 15 minutes

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5
this was WONDERFUL - great beach with 2 large pools - very classy place - where Branson has his Scarlet lady dock weekly - beautiful beach

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
enjoyed our city tour - one full hour - very nice

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
enjoyed excursion to Maya Beach Club - food ok, beach ok - pools and area lovely

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Went to Coral Beach Club - waters were wonderful - they were not ready for us - we paid for 2 umbrellas - they ran out - and so they gave us a cabana!!!!!! was great

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
easiest ever face recognition - and easy entry for back 2 back after first week
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