A solid, however not spectacular cruise experience

Celebrity Constellation Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

kbark68

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

10 Night Venice Turkey & Greek Islands (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 02, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Constellation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2146

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was a solid 7/10. Not at par with some other cruises I have been on but it was ok overall. Not sure if this is reflective of the 'Celebrity experience' as this was our only cruise ever with them. I didn't see a great difference.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main dining room experience was average from a food quality experience. Not as good as prior cruises on Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and Carnival. A disappointment. In contrast, the buffet was very good with plenty of selection, freshness and quality. Probably one of the better cruise buffets - for a consistent quality. Le Petit Chef was just ok, not work the $$$ paid despite the show.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Perhaps due to being a medium size ship, there are basic activities.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Singing and dance shows were repetitive over the course of the cruise. The comedian was ok and the magician very entertaining.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Prior reviews complained about poor state of ship. Our room was fine as were the general areas of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Overall, cabin design was efficient and clean. Was as expected. The cabin staff were excellent, attentive and responsive.

Ship tip

Mobile Tip. We used a Europe eSIM for duration of trip. The cost was about 1 day of the ship premium wifi and it worked at all ports of call plus periodically in the At Sea days. Unless you need 100% connectivity, this is a big savings to have internet at sea and on port.

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