Bad design for a ship

Item: Celebrity Apex
Rating: 3
Author: DWG

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review

DWG

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 69

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

9 Night Norwegian Fjords (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 31, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7313

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Over all we still enjoyed the trip as we love to cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Cafe was better than main restaurants

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Didn’t care for what they offered. Was there with a special group so our time was mostly spoken for.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Lots of music but not great

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Very friendly

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Worst design I’ve sailed. No quite spaces, state rooms on top of clubs and very noisy till midnight, every night. Staff response was poor just saying at least your not above the Club gathering room.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

This cabin is located right above one of the bars. The music is loud and deep base till midnight. Very little done about it when we complained. Definitely would not get this room again. Or recommend it. Great size and balcony but it doesn’t make up for not being able to watch TV or sleep

Ship tip

If you have a family pick another ship.

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Ports of call

Flaam, Norway

4 out of 5

Take the train ride. Well worth it

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Bergen, Norway

3 out of 5

Did a fjord tour. Modern city that we were going to walk but the weather was not great so didn’t get the chance.

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Olden, Norway

4 out of 5

Nice old town to walk around.

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Geiranger, Norway

4 out of 5

Great little town to walk around. Try the little electric car tour.

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Oslo, Norway

3 out of 5

Good Best of Oslo until they left us at one of the sights

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Spend some extra days to see it. Great place to visit and explore

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

10 Comments

DFromATX 1 year ago

Always check what’s above and below you. I learned that the hard way and now you have too. :)

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deconz 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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OGWonderWoman 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 1 year ago

thanks for the room info

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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wynwyn 1 year ago

Next time, review deck plan to see where your cabin is located before booking. I have cruised several times on the Apex and there are quite a few quiet places onboard to relax.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you chose a poor location for your cabin making your cruise unpleasant.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Thanks for the room heads up, a very good reason to check deck maps and pick a good room!

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Carnivalfoodie 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Great itinerary, sorry the ship wasn’t to your liking. Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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