A great pre-Christmas cruise

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 116

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Apex

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12233

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I went on our family annual December cruise on the Celebrity Apex for the first time. The ship provided more than enough entertainment and a dangerous amount of excellent food and services. We went to Key West before heading to the western Caribbean (Belize, Cozumel and Grand Cayman). A fantastic voyage and i eagerly look forward to returning to it all!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Absolutely no problems embarking. We did ore check in and mobile muster, and were on board and ready in no time at all!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All the food available was delicious and excellent!

Eden Bar

5 out of 5

This is a fun bar with bar staff that are happy and willing to experiment with new drink ideas (or that was my experience!)

Cosmopolitan Restaurant

5 out of 5

This was our official Main Dining Room, and the food was great, and servers were more than happy to recommend drinks to go with the meals that paired very well. I was even able to enjoy fine tawny port wines with dessert

Pool Bar

5 out of 5

The bar staff were excellent, and i got my "cruise drink" (rum punch) here regularly.

Craft Social Bar

5 out of 5

This was my most common haunt on the Alex, and it actually became almost my own version of Cheers!

Le Grande Bistro

5 out of 5

I enjoyed a great "show" and meal gere with Le Petit Chef. Will definitely have to try this locale for lunch!

Raw on Five

5 out of 5

My favorite specialty location for lunch. I was able to go twice on this cruise and really enjoyed ut!

Fine Cut Steakhouse

5 out of 5

This was the sire of a magnificent feast i will have difficulty ever replicating in any way!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
It was great just hearing good music throughout the vessel.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff throughout the ship were all very friendly and accommodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
A well lit ship that i had little problem getting about in

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin had plenty of room for me and my friend. We just never really ended up using the infinite veranda as a balcony, but as an extended ocean-view room. My cabin mate turning the area into his personal space did not help but that was not Celebrity 's fault.

Ship tip

The ship has many things available, so get a good idea of the type of trip you want early to enjoy the time you have.

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
We first took the glass-bottom reef visit, then explored the key. I am looking forward to my next visit already!

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
We took part in a wonderful river visit, then enjoyed the local cuisine!

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
A wonderful first visit, a full day and we barely made it back on board! I was told i was not ready to stay in their Hell yet ..

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
I decided to try an all inclusive resort, and Mr Sancho's got me hooked on them now!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

The Florida reef, courtesy of the Glass-bottom boat! DJ's Clam Shack, A fantastic spot for delicious lunch! Southern most spot, between other camera shots! Riverside lizards and maybe a crocodile? Relaxing courtesy of Mr Sancho's! Mr Sancho's suggestions... A unique message, my feet felt fine afterwards! Visiting Conch House Caught the blow hole! Rum Cake Factory, hooray!!! A bit of 7 Mile Beach My new friend in Hell!
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5 Comments

michmom2    1 year ago

Going on the Apex March 4th with the same itinerary. Can’t wait!!!!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Awesome review 😎

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