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Celebrity Apex Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Celebrity Apex

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10131

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Celebrity is supposed to be a primium cruise so I have judged them on that scale. We paid a lot more money than we would have on a more budget friendly cruise. Based on what I saw here on my first Celebrity cruise, I cannot say that I would want to go again. I feel Royal is a far better value for the money. The best thing that I can say is this was not a mega ship and we did not have any long lines.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Wow, I love the new process without long lines!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I feel like a premium line would have better food. Don't get me wrong, it was all good. However it was not as good as some other non-premium cruises we have been on. We did not use the speciality dining since they were basically the same prices as going out to 5 star resturants in our town. So it seems like paying more.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We had an excellent time with their games/trivia. The cruise director was excellent along with the activities mananger. I think we need to see more however. Where is the bingo?

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Needs work! Higher Love was excellent as well as the Duo. The other entertainment groups were, in my opion, not the level we have seen on every other cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The service and staff were the best!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was superior to any other ships that I have been on.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
I loved the room and accomadations except for the infinite varanda. I would prefer a balcony.

Ship tip

Don't choose concierge class. Its my only regret.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
We took a private tour with an excellent guide for cave tubing.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Diving was great. Not as good as we have seen priviously though.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Second dive we had so much current that it was impossible to enjoy. This was with the cruise line and the guys were so obsessed with getting us back in time that they chose convenience rather than quality.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
quick and easy.
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3 Comments

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruisellama    1 year ago

You review sounds like mine :)

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise