Apex - Not a strong Performance

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review

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4.4 out of 5
Celebrity Apex

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12259

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A solid itinerary with island stops. Thought the ships eating venues are trading quality to cut costs. Service was solid. Entertainment adequate. Not spectacular, but worth watching at least once. Ship was at full capacity which was notice on the elevator wait times. Very long waits. Some bars also were easily overwhelmed. Retreat area was properly staffed, but some food service employees excited little enthusiasm for keeping up with requests.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and early boarding as Retreat guest. Very efficient onboard process while relaxing in lounge. One glitch, our cabin keys were miss placed and new cards needed to be made and retrieved.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Menu’s offered nothing spectacular. Luminae menu seemed down graded. Fine cut, Eden, and Raw on 5 very ordinary. Service was good, but menus weak.

Fine Cut Steakhouse

3 out of 5

Steaks are no better than nice steakhouse offerings. Service was very good.

Eden Cafe

4 out of 5

Great for a quality brewer or lunch. Overlooked by many

Eden Restaurant

3 out of 5

No longer a themed menu. Just a collection of different dishes.

Luminae at The Retreat

3 out of 5

Service good, but menu lacking in quality and originality. Bland and not any better than MDRs.

Raw on Five

3 out of 5

Reduced offerings while increasing prices. Service was not attentive. No wow factor.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Always activities to attend.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Adequate. Production shows in theater an Eden. Eden shows were acrobatic dancers which gets over played.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Eden cafe is a nice breakfast and lunch venue that many miss. Get to major theater shows 30 minutes early to get good seats.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Very comfortable although the airport is inconvenient

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Visit Nevis if you get a chance.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

4 out of 5
Not much here but beaches.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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