Great first cruise with Celebrity

Item: Celebrity Beyond
Rating: 4.7
Author: natelorip

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review

natelorip

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

41 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 105

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Puerto Plata St. Thomas & St. Maarten (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12131

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise on a beautiful ship!! Glad we tried Celebrity.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Walked right on the ship. Onboard by 10:30.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was always delicious and plentiful. Really liked visiting Scoops for the flavour of the day.

Mast Bar

5 out of 5

Mast Bar was never overly crowded. A great place to relax. Ask Adrian to surprise you with a drink. You won't be disappointed!

The Club

4 out of 5

Make sure to get to The Club early. There is not much seating.

Normandie Restaurant

5 out of 5

I thought Normandie was the best of the main dining rooms. Slavica was super attentive and the food was wonderful!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We enjoyed the trivia.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were amazing. The technology in the theatre really added to the whole experience.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was super friendly. Still slightly understaffed but you could tell that everyone was really trying.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship is beautiful. We were still finding new features and art on our last day.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a concierge class infinite veranda. The room was very nice with a lot of storage.

Ship tip

Explore! We didn't find the Mast Bar until later in our cruise and wished we had found it earlier.

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Strongly recommend Open Top Double Decker tour!! We went to the French side, Maho beach, Toppers Rhum and the Gouda factory all while learning about the history of St Maarten.

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

We did the Puerto Plata and Cable Car experience excursion. We had a great time and learned a lot about the history and culture of the Dominican Republic.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

We really enjoyed Magens Bay Beach.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Disappointing. We were group 10 with a 7:45 time slot. Didn't actually make it off the ship and on the airport transfer until 9:50.

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6 Comments

wkran71 2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write your review. Appreciate you sharing insight and experiences.

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wynwyn 2 years ago

I was on that cruise and there was a problem off loading the luggage also there was a medical emergency at the luggage area. There were also several mini-blackouts where the power in the luggage area shut off.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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MargieRita 2 years ago

Thanks for the review and the ship tip. We’ll be going on her next year and can’t wait.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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