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Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Celebrity Beyond

9 Night Italian Riviera & France (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10245

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, very satisfied. The ship was not full so I might be concerned if it was at full capacity. There were areas of the ship that were pretty busy with a limited number of passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We had a selected time to arrive and be prescreened and it took less than 10 minutes to arrive at our stateroom where our keys were waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Mostly excellent, we were in Aqua class, which was exceptional, but our one evening at the Tuscan Grille did not meet our expectations, and our premium beverage package lacked selections.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center was amazing. Outdoor running track was very good. Thermal beds, saunas, steam excellent, but I would recommend attendants need to be more timely in the locker areas for refresh.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We sampled just about everything offered, and really enjoyed the pianist and violinist. Stage shows we enjoyed more on this cruise because didn’t have the same level of acrobatic content.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Anthony was our attendant, he was attentive, friendly, accommodating. Other personnel in BLU were top notch. Emilia, Fernando our sommelier are just a small sample size of a great team. Servers at Craft Social were top notch as well.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We were a little confused by the balcony in that it is only an indoor sitting area with a retractable top window, but otherwise ship design is top notch. Showers are much better in rooms. I am 6’3’ and have previously had some issues.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Overall, exceptional. I spoke earlier of our reaction to the balcony, but otherwise a very functional and comfortable layout.

Ship tip

Get to know your servers so that you do not have to use your sea pass cards for every transaction.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Spent a night prior to our cruise at the Cotton House hotel and toured the city. Had a great time and well worth it.

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
City is beautiful, our excursion was below par though. Bus tour that went off the rails early.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
Our guide and bus driver were exceptional. Half day was perfect to see the sights.

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

4 out of 5
We took an excursion that also took us to Portofino. Too much time tied up in transportation. 2 boat rides and everything was packed. As well our audio tour had no audio.

Ajaccio, Corsica Did not visit port

Couild not stop at this port due to weather conditions.

Naples, Italy

2 out of 5
Unkempt, garbage everywhere and a discernable stench took away from enjoying anything about this city.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Top notch. They called our section at exactly the time suggested.

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