Celebrity Summit-Bermuda

This was my 31st cruise that I have been on. I've been on multiple cruise lines, however, the majority of my cruises have been with Royal Caribbean. For the most part, Royal has been great. This past Christmas, my wife and I took a cruise through Royal and it was the worst experience I have ever had. My wife and I have lived a part for the last 2 and 1/2 years while I've been finishing my doctorate, so vacation is a very sacred thing to us. Our opinion was messed up so much in fact by this cruise that we almost decided to never to take a cruise again. 

For some reason, someone from church talked us into going on a celebrity cruise. I decided to give it a shot. I'm a diamond member on Royal so I knew my status would transfer from them to Celebrity so we'd be able to get our amenities. 

Because we are young (27 years of age), my wife and I always get the "look" when we walk into events for diamond members, and this has not changed even with the move to celebrity. What did change was the treatment the staff gave my wife and I. It was incredibly gracious. Instead of giving us this elaborate stare-down, and the interrogation of a life time (as we get on Royal ships) they welcomed us, and actually came and talked with us unlike most diamond lounge concierge attendants do on Royal ships (not all have been bad, but not all have been great either). 

Our stateroom attendant, our waiters, bartenders, etc. were INCREDIBLE. The things that have been issues in the past were not issues anymore. Celebrity does things that are focused on details. Mints on the pillows, towels instead of paper towels in the bathroom, constant bathroom attendants keeping things clean...everything you could imagine was taken care of. There were more activities for my age group like the silent disco (so much fun) and the taste of film (where you watch a movie and they cook for you what's in the movie). My wife and I had so much fun! 

Everyone has heard the statement, "You get what you pay for." In all my power I'm trying to avoid going on another Royal cruise and sticking to Celebrity. My wife and I do not have kids, so this cruise is perfect for the young couple that doesn't have kids, the middle-aged folks who are empty-nesters, and the older individuals that haven't had kids or grandkids in the home for a long time. Do yourself a favor and pay a little extra for a much higher quality of product.