Celebrity good but misses on basics

Celebrity Infinity Cruise Review to South America

kpkinney71

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 69

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

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9 Night South America (Rio De Janeiro To Buenos Aires)

Sail date: December 12, 2022

Ship: Celebrity Infinity

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6058

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Nice ship. Good food. Celebrity had some surprising misses that you would not expect from them. The shows were the worst I have seen on any ship. Singers were below quality throughout the ship. The pool deck was unkept and not picked up(plates, dishes). Deck 10 bartenders and wait staff appeared unhappy and not motivated. The excursion choices were as poor as on any ship. The ship management appeared unconnected from the guest. However, the ship was nice, food good, room steward very good, public restrooms spotless. The negatives were surprising for Celebrity. They missed on the basics

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Good food.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

I didn’t get this miss. Worst shows I have seen on any ship. Very surprising. Poor singers from main theater throughout the ship. No comedian at all

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Surprised by the low grade here. A lot of nice food attendants on deck 10. However the bar staff looked mostly unhappy. Probably need a new manager over this group. In the pool area, glasses and plates were not picked up. There was no urgency. Celebrity has a problem with the bar staff and clean up staff on the deck. Looks like easy problem to fix.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Layout good. Ship was spotless and restrooms very clean throughout. Again only issue was with deck 10 which the bartenders and wait staff appeared unhappy and didn’t clean up

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Spotless every day. Great room steward

Ship tip

Good ship.

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Ports of call

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

1 out of 5

Buzios, Brazil

3 out of 5

Pretty. Not much to do. Excursions were over priced

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Ilhabela, Brazil

3 out of 5

Overpriced tour of a lot nothing in a van. Beautiful island

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Santos (Sao Paulo), Brazil

1 out of 5

Santos tour was through real run down area.

Thumbs Up 1

Montevideo, Uruguay

3 out of 5

Punta Del Este, Uruguay

3 out of 5

Buenos Aires, Argentina

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

5 Comments

PaulzyJC 1 year ago

I had the same experience in 2019. It was faaaaaar cry from Equinox. I actually saw two bartenders get into an argument right in front of me. But the staff in Blue were awesome. And yes, the pool deck singer was meh.

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gazstaf 1 year ago

Looks like Celebrity have been pushing Infinity around South America for way too long, we sailed her from way back in 2011 on a 14 night itinerary from Chile to Florida. Maybe Celebrity should move her elsewhere to reinvigorate her crew! In saying that our last Celebrity cruise was good but not brilliant.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Interesting itinerary. Sorry you were disappointed.

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