Truly enjoyed our cruise. Loved the warm weather and beautiful water. The Beyond is a very good ship, but consistently crowded in all its venues. Excellent music in the various bar venues. The infinity veranda is a great design element for the stateroom. Crew was excellent, but crowds negatively impacted service in restaurant and bar areas.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Food was overall very good with the exception of the steakhouse specialty restaurant. My steak had a lot of gristle. Due to crowds, the first night restaurant service was very slow. Also had to sit at a group table 3 nights. That was OK, but not preferred. Best bar was the World Bar. Eden was the best specialty restaurant by far. Tuscan was the best of the general dining areas. Very hard to get a seat in many of the bar venues, especially the Martini Bar during the cocktail hour.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Used the fitness center extensively. Plenty of cardio machines so as not to wait for availability. Good variety of weight machines, but TechnoGym brand is ergonomically poor. Barbell area was complete, though crowded, as was the stretching area. Very tight.
Pools and whirlpools were always crowded, and very difficult to get a deck chair on sea days in the mornings through midafternoon.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Good variety of performances and performers. Some of the best quality we've seen aboard Celebrity ships. Cruise Director was very fun.
Children's Programs
No kids with us.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Our room steward kept our room spic and span. Consistently did little things (like folding a rumpled shirt) to make us feel special. All restaurant personnel were very friendly.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Very clean ship with attendants in virtually all public restrooms. Stateroom service was impeccable.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Great bed. Loved the infinity veranda, made the room feel much larger and space of better use. Closet space was a little tight compared to other smaller Celebrity ships.
Ship tip
If you don't like crowds, this ship is not for you.
We did a full day 9supposed to be 8 hour) transit of the canal. However, excursion took an additional 2.5 hours due to waiting times in the locks. We were on a ferry, which was not especially comfortable. Would not recommend this excursion.
Where do you have a wonderful time. A lot of people go out to the pool deck in the morning put their towels out and they're gone for the day. I hope that didn't happen on your sailing. You have to get there so early it's ridiculous I think it's a shame that people just hang out at the pool for hours and if they go anywhere they never take their stuff like for lunch if they go to eat.
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