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Tom H. from Baltimore, MD Sailing date: Oct 2009Pros: Quality of the sit-down dinners Cons: Quality of the buffet Good ship and excellent dinners in the main dining room. Quality of the buffet, however, was low. As in all cruises, avoid the excursions, which are overpriced and don't allow you to get a good feel for the ports and their surrounding areas -- set out on your own instead, using local transportation. The ship's staff was hard-working and upbeat. On-ship entertainment was not a highlight. Ship Quality
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   Pleasant cruise.... by
Jackie from California Sailing date: Aug 2009Pros: The relaxing Cons: Being tied to a schedule and the expensive shore excursions The service was impecable. The food was above average for a cruise. The land excursions were a total rip off. You are forced to use the ships excursions in Russia if you don't have a visa. I would highly recommend booking an off shore excursion or getting your own visa. Or just do the sights only, they use the local souviener shops for your "shopping" tours rip off! Ship Quality
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Helsinki, FinlandTHis was our favorite place very quaint.
St. Petersburg, Russian FederationDid a private car through the ship. Dont waste your time with the shopping and I am a shopaholic!! Very interesting city. We did the Pushkin palace that was beautiful, worth the money although it takes 2 hrs to get there because of the traffic, the dinner was below average and they nickle and dime you for everything.,, they wanted 2 euros for butter for the dry bread.
Also we did a private car the next day to St peterholf again the traffic was 1 1/2 to get there... with the cars being 450 dollars for 4 hrs was kind of rushed.
Don't Miss: hermitage, pushkin palace Stockholm, SwedenVery clean and beautiful!!! We would def go back and stay here for a week
Tallinn, Estonia
Warnemunde (Berlin), GermanyThe history there is great see the local sights.
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Not Impressed by
Blanca C from Pembroke Pines, FL Sailing date: Apr 2009Pros: The service / attention was great Cons: The food was not very good, the ship was not what I expected I expected a more luxurious ship. The swimming pool was small and the pool area was average. The chairs could have been better. Ship QualityNot impressed Dining/FoodAlthough they had a good variety of food, it was not very good. Stateroom QualityThe stateroom was nice and the attention we received was excellent. Ship Staff QualityStaff was good. Entertainment & ActivitiesEntertainment was ok but not as good as I expected it to be.. 2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Good Cruise, Could Have Been Better by
Mark M from Athens, GA Sailing date: Mar 2009Pros: The quality of the ship was superb! Very clean and easy to get around, friednly staff Cons: The food was dissapointing and overall entertainment not the best We were a group of ten on our senior spring break of college. We were not looking to do an MTV wild night but we were not looking to be in bed at 9 either. The celebrity century is a beautiful ship inside and out. The staterooms were big enough to fit three college guys and our steward took good care of us. Upon boarding we were given a glass of champagne and it certainly was a great way to say bon voyage. The food at the main dinner was a big letdown. Everything I had heard about celebrity was that the food was to be incredible, I found it to be just the opposite. The food was sub-par on most nights and tend to lack any real excitement.
The sushi bar was a great addition and the ability to order room service all hours of the night was helpful. All of the food shutdown so early though so you were forced to eat room service instead of go up for a midnight snack, no midnight buffet on Century. The drinks were not the cheapest, on average about $8 dollars a drink. The pools shutdown at 8 and that includes the hot tubs. The casino had very low-limits which made it more enjoyable to play as I would otherwise have no money left.
The shows were okay. It was a cruise ship and not Radio City Music Hall and I can understand that. We stopped at the Keys and on Grand Cayman, both islands were great and I really did have a great spring break. I just built up the food to be much better in my mind and it was a let-down. I don't really see what was so luxurious about Celebrity cruises. They don't make you feel like a celebrity, they make you feel like you should be lucky to get what you get. Ship QualityBeautiful Ship, well laid out. Dining/FoodNothing to write home about Stateroom Quality
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Key West, FloridaWe found a place that had one-dollar drafts...needless to say it was a great Tuesday.
George Town, Grand CaymanWe did a $25 trip to the sting-rays and were snorkeling over some coral reefs. It was enjoyable
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Good Cruise for the Price by
Keith J from Athens, GA Sailing date: Mar 2009Pros: The 5-night cruise was competitively priced with other 3 and 4-night cruises. Cons: With the exception of free room service, all of the dining rooms shut down after 11pm. The cruise included everything one would expect with a typical trip. However, several corners were cut to save cost on their part. These cons include closing all dining rooms after 11pm, closing the pool and hot tub area at 8pm, and not providing significantly different food on the formal dinner night. Ship Quality
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Key West, FloridaDon't Miss: Walking down Duval Street. George Town, Grand CaymanDon't Miss: Seeing Stingray City and snorkeling. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Excellent service, "meh" destinations by
Eric M. from Columbus, OH Sailing date: Jan 2009Pros: The service was fantastic, simply top-notch Cons: Jamaca was dirty & pushy, and weather kept us from Grand Cayman The Celebrity Century was a well laid-out, good looking ship. Moving around the ship was easy and straightforward and it was well- appointed with art. Reasonably smooth riding, though there was some rough weather one night and we did have some noticeable roll. There was on-going maintenance (painting balconies, varnishing rails, and the like) but it never interfered with any of our activities. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodWe did not eat in Murano, the specialty resturant, but the dining at the main one was alternatingly excellent and mediocre. Of the five nights, two dinners were outstanding, one was passable, and two were avereage. The presentation of food was excellent, but the taste, consistancy, and choices were sometimes lacking; i.e., the cremebrule one night had incredible flavor, but was liquid, literally runny. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityWe never once passed a crew-member that did not stop whatever they were doing to say "Hello." The service was just remarkable, all aspects were wonderful.
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Ocho Rios, JamaicaWe found Ocho Rios to be dirty, vastly over-priced, and the people there were pushy. Dunn's Falls was great, but even that was just another series of vendors to avoid and hard-selling "guides" with DVD's or tapes of your "adventure."
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It was truly a wonderful experience! by
A Traveler from Fl. Sailing date: Oct 2008Pros: The staff was exceedingly accomodation and very professional, the food was delicious and served with utmost flair. Cons: I was very dissafied with my room, it was below a staff activety room and was noisy until late into the night. If there is one thing I would address with the outlay of the ship, it is that some of the rooms were either below or above venues that served to intertain or activety room. that may it very difficult to enjoy any time in my room, both during the day for relaxasion, or at night.
The television channel that was serving as a teaching tool and history lesson for upcomming excursions was unclear and the volume was very low. These are the only two things that I would like to see be rectified. Otherwise, the whole experience was absolutely top rate with a very professional staff, in particular the cruise director. He was simply amazing and had a very engaging personality.
Sincerely, Ms. McIntosh
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Nice Cruise by
claudio G from West palm Beach florida Sailing date: Oct 2008Pros: Plenty of things to do on ship Cons: The room is way too small The experience was pretty good.However a couple of things to be aware of:First the staterooms are too small for 3 people.The third person has to be able to climb steps to get to a bunk bed.This is better for a child.We did not have a balcony ,next time I would reccommend a balcony since window can not be opened.The room can be very confining.This is a fast paced cruise if you want to visit the cities from the port.You should reasonably fit.There is a lot of walking.Overall the experience was good ,however I prefer to stay at a hotel next time too spend more quality time in the city I am visiting. Ship Quality
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Civitavecchia (Rome), ItalyIt is 1 hour too get to rome from the port.Also not enough time to really see anything.An overnight stay here would have been much better
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), ItalyPisa was the nicest.Disappointed with Florence very crowded and dirty
MaltaVery poor country.You can get really depressed
Marseille (Provence), France
Naples, ItalyVery crowded very dirty.Pompeii was nice but it is 40 minutes from the boat
Tunis, TunisiaFrom the minute you are off the ship you are being pulled in all different directions.There is high pressure selling which can be very un nerving
Villefranche-Sur-Mer, FranceThe best by far.The city was clean the people very friendly.
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Rose from Morgan Hill, CA Sailing date: Dec 2006
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Disappointed. by
John from Loxahatchee, FL Sailing date: Jan 2007Pros: Lifeboat drill. Ship, service & food was not what I expected from a Celebrity cruise. Entertainment & Activities
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