Great staff, older ship

Item: Celebrity Infinity
Rating: 3.5
Author: Dgumps

Celebrity Infinity Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Dgumps

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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7 Night Greek Isles (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Infinity

Cabin number: 2014

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall we had a great time thanks to the staff and the activities we were able to book outside of Celebrity. They could’ve provided more accurate information in terms of where the tender boats would drop you off, what basic services are available from the port to get you to the city, and posting the menus. The app wasn’t fully integrated to the ship, I wasn’t able to make reservations at any of the restaurants and they didn’t use it to send out any notifications/updates. But the staff was incredible and ultimately I would consider celebrity again, just a newer ship

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very disorganized, they changed the port terminal without any notification and were a bit delayed. Shore staff weren’t good at navigating people or managing the heat

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

limited food options in terms of 24hr service/buffet. Entrees in the main restaurant were always bad, but appetizers and the buffet were good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Toured Ephesus but insist that they take you back to the city to skip the rug tour unless you are ready to spend several thousands on a rug.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Live music throughout the day all over the ship

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff went above and beyond all across the ship. They immediately learned our names/faces and picked up on our routines offering items before either my wife or I asked

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Definitely an older ship, bathrooms were a bit mildew-y and everything needed a refresh. Elevators broke sporadically across the ship

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

The cabin was above a motor which was very loud and didn’t let us sleep. Got moved to 6054 which was much quieter.

Ship tip

Explore the newer ships, this one needs to be refreshed

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Thessaloniki, Greece

4 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

2 out of 5

Besides the ancient site of Ephesus, not a great city to visit. Beaches were dirty and not a great city to explore

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Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Hydra, Greece

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy, thought it would take much longer but we were off and in a cab within 30 minutes.

5 Comments

deboftheseas 1 year ago

Menues are posted daily outside the dining room. We were on her in May from Barcelona tonAthens, we found the entrees in the MDR to be quite good. N complaints. Infinity is getting a much awaited redo in February, there is rust on the exterior but we found most the interior fine. We had a balcony on deck 9, new carpet in room. Enjoyed the oversized shower stall.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your review

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Guz 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Going on this ship soon.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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