A Fabulous European Cruise

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Celebrity Beyond

10 Night Italy Croatia & Montenegro (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8187

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

My best friend and I booked this cruise with the ambition to celebrate our 25 year friendship, our 40th birthdays and to escape from the global isolation pressures from the pandemic. The Celebrity Beyond surpassed all our expectations and took us the journey and celebration of our lifetimes

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This is both my and my best friend’s cruise, and we were told multiple times that we set the bar really high. We couldn’t agree more. From boarding, sailing off, to docking, and disembarking, Celebrity Cruises has a smooth and efficient process for every aspect of their embarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Stellar service at every restaurant. From the loving welcoming upon entering the Oceanview Cafe and the superior service, even when the dinner rush hour was occurring, the staff was always calm, happy, fun and top notch professional.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We were very excited to fit in our busy schedules the exciting activities going on throughout the ship as we adore the activity director Luigi and his compassion to live life to the fullest. From the Latin classes, the Tune to Table singing competition, and the daily EFFY raffle (ofcourse their precious locket gift), to the gym and the spa! Everything was enjoyable and was beyond my expectations

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The BEST experience of the entire ship was the Celebrity Cruise Entertainment cast and the productions. There was not a show my best friend and I missed as the quality of the upmost quality of dancing, singing, aerialists, concert band, and visual content was performed to extreme perfection. They deserve and EMMY for the talent each individual of this cast member has within them. Brilliant, mind blowing and Amazing!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Olga was so sweet, kind and efficient and made our room feel like home, as the double turn down service (in afternoon and evening) helped us feel a sense of relief and relaxation every single day. The waitstaff was of the highest caliber of customer service and were all happy, fun and professional.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This ship’s design was BEYOND our expectations and was mind blowing with the greatest of modern, contemporary and organic design. Very impressed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Due to the smaller scale of the stateroom, it was extremely nice having our Infinite Veranda to reveal each port of our destination each day. The beds were very cozy and comfortable with adequate amount of sheets, blankets and pillows, and having freshly clean linens daily is the ultimate feeling of being on vacation, for the busy moms we are in reality.

Ship tip

The price is worth every dollar spent, go for it and don’t look back - only forward and onboard ☺️

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick, easy, and a happy experience.
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9 Comments

deconz    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

tiffanyxmas    1 year ago

How about entertainment outside of the theatre? Was there lively music? We tried MSC and it was lacking. Slow jazz in a dark lounge wasn’t ideal for 40-something’s. We were bored at night after a show.

Razor78    1 year ago

Thanks for the review, That ship is calling me the attention for my 2024 cruise travel in Summer... Never try celebrity

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Great itinerary. Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your first cruise. Appreciate your details. I agree you’ve set the bar high. Happy birthday and congratulations on a lifelong friendship.

MargieRita    1 year ago

Great review and yes, Beyond does set the bar high! Every day I think about our recent cruise on her. Cheers 🥂 to your birthdays and friendship.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great itinerary and detailed review! Glad you and your friend were pampered every day and night.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Excellent details. Thanks ☺️