A little disappointed

Item: Celebrity Ascent
Rating: 4
Author: sirrock

Celebrity Ascent Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

sirrock

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

10 Night Italian Riviera & France (Barcelona To Rome)

Sail date: June 08, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Ascent

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9279

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall, the cruise was OK. A little to laidback for us.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We ate in the Blu restaurant for dinner every night. Great food. The Oceanview Cafe buffet not so much.

Blu

5 out of 5

Blu was exceptional. From the food to the service. If there was nothing on the menu for that evening that you wanted, you could order from the main dinning room menu. The staff was fantastic.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

As usual, some shows really, some, not so much. The magician was subpar. The comedian did not tell a joke that you didn't already know the punchline. Mostly taken from online.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

In Blu, Richard and Anton were great. Our beverage server, Svitlana, was outstanding.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Did not really care for the layout of the ship. It seemed somewhat convoluted to me. Shops over here, shops over there. Some forward, some aft. Go one floor up for somethings then back down for others. I much prefer the RCLL Grand Promenade. Everything you need all together on one level. Shops, bars, coffee, pizza.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room itself was fine. About what you would expect on a cruise ship. The bathroom though, was a bit larger than normal. That was a pleasant surprise. As far as the infinite veranda, the only drawback we noticed was that being early risers, we would want to open the blinds and maybe the window. The problem was that they were quite noisy to operate and we were worried about disturbing the people in the cabins adjacent to ours.