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Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Celebrity Beyond

8 Night Aruba Bonaire & Curacao (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 18, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8209

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Ship and crew A+. Islands A+..memories…priceless! Would do again! So much more to see!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Do everything online! Dropped bags (tip your porter), parked car in garage, through 3 check points and on ship in about 20 minutes, WOW!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet food was good. Not great,but good. Recommend the hash browns in the morning. Main dining rooms were very good. A lot different than 5 years ago, but still good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Activities all day. Didn’t really do any. But it looked like everyone was having a good time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Attended a few shows. All were very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Can’t complain. All smiles!! A good morning, everyday. A good evening, every night. I personally always threw a couple of bucks to bartenders and drink servers, never had a empty glass, wink wink, hint hint

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
No complaints what so ever! Even public restrooms, spotless.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect for 2. Veranda was ok. Kind of missed the balcony with actually being outside instead of hanging out a big window. Room was spotless. Beds are extremely comfortable. I like that you can control lights and tv from the app, didn’t have to get up to turn everything off. Great water pressure in the shower. And shower was huge compared to other cruises. Hair dryer in the drawer under the sink.

Ship tip

Do all your stuff online so you can basically go right on and start your vacation. Also they now allow you to stop by your room to drop off your carry on. You can’t go in until 1:30, but you can stop, drop and go. If you’re a smoker, ship offers 3 very comfortable smoking sections, and yes, cigars were allowed.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Took a cab to Eagle beach, $15 plus tip. Rented 2 chairs and an umbrella, $50 plus tip. Still cheaper than an excursion. They had food and a bar. Water was blue, but had a drop, so be careful going in. Headed back to the ship around 2ish. Then a quick shower and change and headed back out for some shopping.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Rent a golf cart! We went to the donkey sanctuary. Once in a lifetime experience. $9 to enter. We drove around the south end. Goats, donkeys,iguanas and flamingos everywhere.

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Just walked around. Bring water, not a lot of shade

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Crowded!! And the people in the terminal can’t get you out fast enough. You can be doing Mach 1 and still be going too slow. Hey people in the terminal, STOP YELLING! WE GET IT!

Traveler Photos

Donkey Sanctuary Beautiful painted buildings Very good. Long walk out. Excuse the unmade bed, we were getting ready to disembark Over 800 donkeys at the sanctuary Located on the old side
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12 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     6 months ago

Wonderful family cruise. I like to tip the baristas and bartenders who work so hard for you. Thanks for your review.

brgolden     6 months ago

Great review. Thanks.

BrooklynJo19     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing!

natelorip     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the Beyond.

karlgrgurich     6 months ago

Sounds so wonderful!!

vsinnc1     6 months ago

Thank you . Great review

cruising2004     6 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad you and mom made some wonderful memories!

Ladyjunecliff     6 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the review

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

bubbles60     6 months ago

Sounds like a wonderful vacation

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