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Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Celebrity Beyond

10 Night Italy Croatia & Montenegro (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11185

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Stunning ship and food. Love the crew. Could fine tune day activities to be more interactive. Current focus seems to be on “up sells” for jewellery and art. Specialty dining overpriced. Price of drinks on board have become more expensive than the classic drink package so expect to pay $1-3 more per unit than the classic package used to cover. In house laundry is expensive and no other options available. No irons allowed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent -well organised and minimal wait

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty dining - some variation in quality or experience . Overall overpriced

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Shoulder season so not always warm enough outside. Fab facilities. Need more age specific indoor activities

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Excellent shows

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff so friendly and helpful. Can’t speak highly enough on how hard they work and so willing to assist.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Gorgeous ship - the artwork and fit out is magnificent. Spotlessly clean

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Cabins are lovely - we liked the glassed in verandah for additional space and usability in all weather. Plenty of cupboards/ hanging space and drawers. The bathroom is roomy, luxuriously appointed with plenty of areas to store your things. Lovely cabin lighting, comfortable bed and nice linen. Room serviced twice per day by fantastic staff - faultless and such a treat .

Ship tip

Look carefully into the cost of specialty dining versus free dining. Costs have soared and experience is not always commensurate with the price.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

2 out of 5
A transit facility only

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

4 out of 5
Visited Olympia and loved the experience. Caught a taxi - much cheaper than shipping excursion.

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5
Did walk around. Hip on hip off bus great value

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Great place - invested in a ship excursion- boat, cable car and bus. Well worth it and very informative.

Kotor, Montenegro Did not visit port

Cancellation due to high winds. Very disappointed but no one’s fault. Invested in a ship excursion that was refunded.

Messina, Sicily

1 out of 5

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
Self walk into the centre of town. Lucky to find markets in historic area. Had done Sorrento / Capri previously

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Ship excursion - wonderful informative day. Well worth the investment and experience

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Always excellent on Celebrity
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