New Ship With Disjointed Design

Item: Celebrity Apex
Rating: 4.2
Author: lcdrea

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review

lcdrea

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8221

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

There were highlights and then some rather curious experiences that kept the cruise below the standard I have come to expect on Celebrity.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The production shows were interesting, but not entertaining. The steel drum performance was spectacular!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our stewards serviced the cabin twice daily, and were very accommodating! Our bartender/server in Eden, Patrick, was phenomenal! Wait staff in the Mediterranean themed dining room were wonderful, as were those in the Steakhouse. Our other added-fee dining experience on the “Edge” was a mess: half an hour to offer drinks, and the food timeliness and quality followed suit (we would have preferred the dining room!)

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was clean, and had many new and pleasant venues. The layout obviously was intended to be nouveau and edgy, but proved to be kind of random.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

If you’ve experienced the “infinite balcony” on Celebrity’s newest ships you either love them, or they are kinda “meh” - I fall in the latter category because I could never decide how to utilize it. The decor was very nice, with adequate storage. Bathroom had good storage and a nightlight on the underside of the vanity which was nice for head calls in the middle of the night!

Ship tip

Study the deck maps very well before boarding, and book a cabana adjacent to the pool on sea days.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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