Our first Transatlantic was one our best cruises ever, wait, don't I say that every time I cruise in a Celebrity Edge class ship? yes? still true! Best cruise line/ship class on the 7 seas at any price point, based on the 7 lines we've tried! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Item: Celebrity Apex
Rating: 5
Author: MarkXDStops

Celebrity Apex Cruise Review

MarkXDStops

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 22

Helpful Votes: 304

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

12 Night Western Europe Transatlantic (Southampton To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 23, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Apex

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10141

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 days ago

Review summary

Our first TransAtlantic, from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale on Celebrity Apex. We fly into London and spent five days touring around. The cruise back was wonderful. Celebrity Apex kept us well fed and well served and well entertained. Boredom was impossible! Port days in The Azores and in Bermuda, two of our all time favorite islands now! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Embarkation

5 out of 5

easy and uncomplicated

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

There is great food on this ship!

The Retreat Lounge

5 out of 5

Fun things for Retreat guests happen here.

The Martini Bar

5 out of 5

Central main bar on deck 3 down the hall from Guest services and visible from the cafe on 4.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

super fun things like silent disco and Shiny Night

Casino

5 out of 5

You can't win if you don't spin!wonderful casino host Stella!great servicefun timeuncrowded won some hand pays

Entertainment

5 out of 5

wonderful activities tons to do

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

celebrity is the best cruise line Edge class are the best ships and I been around

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

perfect

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We loved our butler service from Hazel a delightful lady who never hesitated to make our vacation memorable and perfect. We felt absolutely pampered in The Retreat!

Ship tip

You probably do not need to book a single specialty dining experience. Everyone gets the best buffet and four main dining rooms with differing menus to choose from plus mast grill and cafe al baccio, a greater variety than other cruise lines or even other celebrity ship classes. If you are sailing in Aqua Class you already have BLU plus all of the above. If you are in The Retreat, you already have Luminae and all of the above including BLU. We did one called Dinner on the edge on the so-called magic carpet. We not only wasted money, but we felt cheated out of a superior meal we had already paid for. The food on Apex is so good, you do not need specialty dining. I have on MSC and NCL cruises where the specialty dining saved the whole trip. Not like that here.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

lovely city, great airport, best port.

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Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Our favorite island in the world except for pre-fire Maui.

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Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

This like the Hawaii of Europe!

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Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

easy E day

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was very crowded and disorganized but I am sure it was just complicated by Customs and the large number of Europeans with language barriers coming into an American port for a UK one on a transatlantic, also everyone has more and heavier luggage on such a long cruise.