Disappointing food to say the least

Item: Celebrity Beyond
Rating: 4.3
Author: PeteTag

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

PeteTag

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6160

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ship is very clean and the crew is friendly. The shows were very good. The food was terribly poor. The selection was minimal. It reminded me of a cheap roadside buffet. The grease on our clothes and food I mentioned was disgusting and damaging to our clothes.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

We traveled with another couple and decided on this cruise based on word of mouth and an available cruise date that worked for the 4 of us. For the most part, the ship is extremely clean and the staff is fantastic. We had 2 major issues.Our first issue was the limited selection at the buffet and most dishes were Indian based due to the head chef being Indian.We mentioned our disappointment in the buffet to the restaurant manager and were informed the boat only had just over 2,200 guests but the ship can accommodate over 3,600 so they were cutting back to save money. Our second issue was the exhaust. We usually sat outside near the pizza counter at the back of the ship. We thought it was starting to rain because we felt drops of what we thought were rain. The next day we experienced the same thing, but realized there was moisture from the exhaust landing on our table, chairs and food. This answered the question of "what are all these black spots on our clothes the previous day?" It got worse and we started seeing black spots on everything. Some of these were about 1/4" in diameter and about 1/16" to 1/8" tall. When I touched one it smeared like grease. I have photos and videos if anybody needs to see this as I wouldn't believe it myself. After mentioning it to the staff and moving to a table under the awning, we continued to point it out to the other guests as the are wasn't roped off. I was shocked they wouldn't rope off a dirty and potentially unhealthy dining area, but they would rope off the half of the buffet that wasn't open.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There wasn't much to do. We did use the hot tubs and pools.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Excellent performances

Children's Programs

We didn't travel with kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The girl in charge of our room was amazing.

Ship tip

Find a different cruise line

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very good

Traveler Photos

7 Comments

Paris87541 1 year ago

We were just on the beyond in Dec and that was our biggest gripe was the food was terrible which we were shocked since celebrity is always great, but I agree most of the food was Indian and I didn't know why it wasn't a better variety.

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MargBaby 1 year ago

Great news for future cruisers Just got off the Beyond and all the issues you experienced no longer exist. I prefer eating in a dining room but I actually made a comment that the Oceanview Cafe had so many selections I may want to dine there one night! I also agree the back of the ship outdoors near the pizza is GLORIOUS! And there were no issues with dripping or black spots at all. I could go on but as a reply I will only address your comments and YES! The entertainment was BEYOND! Production shows and the new headliner Cruisers were all commenting “better than Vegas shows and Broadway”. Overall 5 stars for me!

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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luv2cruise314a 1 year ago

Want to cruise beyond next year, hope things improve. What were the negatives?

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your comments

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Schlinger 1 year ago

Sounds disgusting having contaminated condensate from the exhaust pipes landing in your food and clothes ! The food limitations are a total letdown ! Same on HAL last year, half the buffet closed, limited hours - adios !

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Absolutely beautiful ship

The trip was relaxing. The food could have been better. The excursions were not great.