Good cruise

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Celebrity Apex

7 Night Key West Belize & Grand Cayman (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7312

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

This was a good cruise on a lovely ship. All crew was friendly and always said thank you a number of times. Senior staff was very visible including the captain. We enjoyed the entertainment director (Tim).

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We had a noon check in, but our hotel had a 10:15 and 12:00 shuttle so we took the 10:15 as to not miss our noon check in. We fully expected to wait a while. As we were waiting in our seats a woman called out that we would be taken in sections to board. We were in a section that was way down the line. The next thing I knew barriers were taken down and everyone headed to the gangway. We were on by about 11:00. It worked out well for us, but it was nothing like we were told it would be 😃

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall the food was good. Nothing will be memorable though. We ate at 3 speciality restaurants, and knowing what I know I would probably just stick with included restaurants. The best speciality in my opinion was Rooftop Grill.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Game shows in the Club, walking track, main theatre. All were OK. The comedian was quite good. Wish there had been karaoke, and Newlywed Game (old school I know) 😃

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Musicians were quite good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was very good (Abdual). He always spoke and had a lovely warm smile. He always asked what he could do for us - which was nothing because he was ALWAYS doing it,

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful design, and appeared very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was a beautiful room for us. We have been on many Caribbean cruises, so I was going for the ship and the room. This was an aft traditional balcony. Loved it! Large room, great bathroom, and large balcony with 2 chairs, a table and 2 lounge chairs. Fabulous view of the middle of the wake. You could hear Eden a little, but we still fell asleep quickly. Those very light sleeps may want to bring ear plugs.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We had our large bags taken the night before. Went for breakfast at 6:00. Back to the room to pick up carry on. Off the ship by 8:20 and on n to ship arranged ride to the airport. Overall fairly seamless.
Was this review helpful? 6

4 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing