First time on Celebrity Beyond - 54th cruise

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 130

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Celebrity Beyond

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

Sail date: September 07, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Was our first time on Celebrity Beyond - enjoyed sailing with Capt Kate and she runs a great ship!! Overall happy with the ship and will consider booking again in the future. Was a fun cruise visiting the ABC islands.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Celebrity retreat check in is very smooth. Was on the ship in less than 5 minutes. Love that part of this ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Drinks were a bit slow on this cruise despite us having the drink package. Servers are friendly - just overwhelmed at times.

Craft Social Bar

5 out of 5

This was our favorite bar. Great place to watch sporting events and they have many football games on depending on day. Also soccer and baseball.Goldie took great care of us and helped me make the best custom old fashioneds. Thanks Goldie!!!!

The Martini Bar

3 out of 5

Very slow drinks here. Gets very busy and the staff and bartenders cannot keep up with it. Several nights we just walked to the bar to wait in line to order.

Le Petit Chef and Friends

5 out of 5

Enjoyed this show again as we wanted to take our parents. Was equally entertaining as the first time. Staff was great and checked on us often. Great evening.

Luminae

5 out of 5

Had several great nights in Luminae. Ali, Demmy and Thomas were exceptional and took great care of us. Thanks guys.Also Bourbon and Peaches cocktail was absolutely incredible!!!!

Eden Bar

3 out of 5

Very slow service here - finally left to go elsewhere for a drink.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Went to several entertainment shows. All were good and featured great/talented performers. Especially like the comedy show.

The Casino

2 out of 5

Have been a rated Blue Chip player - had a very bad experience on roulette table where the dealer allowed other players to play the same green chips i was - after playing pretty heavy for over an hour. Not quite up to par on gambling rules and i think it is due to rookie dealers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Luminae team - Ali/Demmy/Thomas and Shai at the Retreat were all above average!! Thanks guys.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Consider upgrading to the Retreat - definitely changes the experience!!! Love the access to the Retreat lounge/pool and Luminae.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Mish74     2 months ago

Thank you for your review.

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

TiffyTaffy     2 months ago

This ship is calling me… appreciate your feedback.

AuntPinkie     2 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry your casino experience was substandard. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

HeavySeas     2 months ago

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

cruising2004     2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

natelorip     2 months ago

Glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.

bubbles60     2 months ago

The Retreat is wonderful.

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