Incredible Experience

Item: Celebrity Beyond
Rating: 4.8
Author: schwartz60

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

schwartz60

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Verified Review

11 Night Italy Turkey & Greek Islands (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 17, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10293

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Historical, Powerful, Thought Provoking! Incredible experience!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick, efficient and pleasant! Opposite of what one experiences at airports these days!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was very good. Bar and drink options-excellent

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enjoyed silent disco night, pool, whirlpool, martini and world class bars. Our port excursions were exceptional.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

Traveled without children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great service in all areas. Friendliness and concern for guests seemed genuine.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

New ship so all good. Impressed with their focus on detailed cleaning and housekeeping that seemed to be 24/7 operation.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Stateroom attendant’s attention to detail and daily engagement was terrific!

Ship tip

Not sure I would purchase specialty dining package again. Make reservations early if you do.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Didn’t spend any time here, but embarkation and return was well done from this port

Thumbs Up 0

Palermo, Sicily

5 out of 5

Celebrity excursion was excellent

Thumbs Up 0

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Same.

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Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Same

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Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Biggest surprise and probably was our favorite stop and excursion along with Kusadasi. Port in Istanbul is top notch

Thumbs Up 1

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Too many people at the Acropolis to really appreciate/enjoy.

Thumbs Up 0

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Same as embarkation.

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