Ship great. Ports unexciting.

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Apex

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 20, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9268

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

We don't need to do any more Caribbean cruises. We will stick to destination cruises in the future. We have been most places around the world except for Amazon, Galapogas, Greenland, and Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. I would do another Celebrity cruise to those places if the price is comparable to Holland America.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
While the traffic was heavy, we were able to park close to the ship, just beyond the aft of the Aoex. Boarding was fast and efficient despite not showing up at our designated time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food better than on Holland America. Speciality restaurants were pricey but very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
No organized bridge as on Holland America. Pickleball was not organized well. We expected private pool and hottubs with Aqua class. That wasn't the case. Had to use public areas. Aqua class only included heated ceramic lounge chairs and several sauna type roons.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Except fir a lousy comedian, the shows were spectacular. Didn't miss any.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Hardly saw cabin steward. Never got to arrange for daily ice. Had to call each time. Never explained how to open window and blinds. Didn't figure it out until talking with other passengers on 2nd day.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very glamorous and modern with interesting displays and corridor decor.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We expected a balcony in this class. It was one room with a full length and width windiw that opened. Not the same. Room had very little closet soace.

Ship tip

It is worth a try. Very glamorous ship with top notch entertainment and food. We will probably stick with Holland America. Better value. Shows not as good but lounge performers were better.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Live near here so I am not rating

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Didn't find anything to visit here. We've been there several times in past.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
Found a nice beach but no snorkeling.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Needed more time here si we could go over to St. Johns.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Went to Ocean World. Interesting dolphin, sea lion, and bird shows. Too artificial. Doesn't use beach/ocean.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Git off when we wanted very quickly.
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