Best vacation ever for my first ever cruise. Should have done this a long time ago!

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Celebrity Beyond

6 Night Bahamas Mexico & Cayman (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 29, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11167

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

For my first cruise, at age 65, had one of the best vacations ever. Just by chance picked a cruise for my wife's birthday and selected the Caribbean tour. Just happened to be the Celebrity Beyond, and was way beyond my expectations. I will definitely make cruising a part of my life going forward and Celebrity will be my first choice!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Only took a few minutes to get onboard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining was fabulous! 5 different specialty restaurants plus main dining. Ate at 3 specialty restaurants, all excellent food and great service. Main dining was unbelievable with multiple selections and different cuisines every meal. As soon as you sat down with food the servers would come over to take drink orders and deliver drinks right to you.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Wonderful indoor and outdoor pools available with hot tubs/spas everywhere. Walking/running track going up/down multiple deck levels as well as fitness center/gym. Went to the min spa for couples massage, which was excellent, and got my wife to agree to acupuncture. She loved it and had three sessions! Casino, shops, bars/lounges everywhere, even a rooftop garden area, all were great. If you are interested in engineering, you should definitely take the Engineering Ship Tour. Visiting the Bridge, the Operations Center, the Docking center and many other below deck operations was a tremendous experience!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Theater and the Club had great shows (the comedian was hilarious!). You have to try the Silent Disco where everyone wears headphones and listen to live DJ's with different music tracks, so much fun!

Children's Programs

No kids with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Outstanding service from all ship staff, so fun, friendly, courteous, an helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Celebrity Beyond is only 2 years old and everything looked brand new. The staff kept everything spotless, so clean!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Stateroom much bigger than I expected with 2 sitting areas, one with the full wall window that opened to experience the sea air. Again, staff came in multiple times a day to clean and drop off charcuterie plates for snaking between meals. Great service!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Longer to get off but only because it started pouring rain right after we pulled into port. Once they called our number it only took a few minutes to get our bags and be on our way back to the airport.
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Mish74     1 month ago

Great review. Boarding Beyond in December for a baby. Can't wait.

cruising2004     1 month ago

Welcome! Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your review.

natelorip     1 month ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you had a great time.

mrsb3     1 month ago

What did you do in Bimini?

Sopchoppy     1 month ago

Nice to read a review with a positive experience. Thanks and enjoy your next cruise.

javawoody     1 month ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

HeavySeas     1 month ago

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

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