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Name: Carol Blanar
Email: lot664@aol.com
Age: 40
Occupation: Speech/Language Pathologist
NumberOfCruises: 2
TravelAgent: No
Ship: Celebrity-Century
SailingDate: 6-20-98
Itinerary: Eastern Caribbean
FoodDiningRoom: 95
CruiseDirector: 98
CabinComfort: 95
FoodRoomService: 98
CruiseStaff: 98
CabinAmenities: 95
FoodLidoDeck: 95
DiningRoomService: 100
CabinQuietness: 95
FoodMidnightBuffets: 95
CabinSteward: 98
ShoreExcVariety: 85
FoodVariety: 95
DeckService: 95
ShoreExcValue: 80
GoodForHoneymoon:
CasinoStaff:
PrivateIsland:
GoodForFamilies:
LoungeService: 95
TenderService: 95
GoodForSeniors:
BeautySalonStaff:
EntertainmentLounges: 90
WheelchairAccess:
ExerciseFacilities:
EntertShowLounge: 95
OverallPortsofCall: 90
BeautySalon:
EntertainmentPoolside: 95
CruiseActivities: 95
Casino:
AirSeaProgram:
MedicalFacilities:
ShipCleanliness: 98
EmbarkDisembark: 90
DiscoNightclubs: 95
DeckSpace: 95
Stabilization: 90
ShopsOnBoard: 90
SpaceRatio: 95
OverallCruiseValue: 95
Submit: Submit Review
Date: 08 Jul 1998
Time: 00:52:27
Remote Name: 152.163.205.202
Remote User:
Comments
We traveled with a group of 24 adults. However, our immediate group consisted of 4
couples. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale where we were met by
Celebrity representatives. Our initial contact person was the only Celebrity employee who
was not cordial. We observed her reprimanding
someone who didn't have a voucher for the shuttle to the pier. Upon arrival at the pier we
received our boarding number. It took about an hour
from the time we received our number until we were on board. As you step aboard, you are
greeted and escorted to your cabin. There was time
for a late lunch at the buffet before the life boat drill.
The Century is a beautiful ship. We felt as though we were in a wonderful resort hotel.
Our outside cabin was comfortable and had great closet
space. The bathroom was larger than we expected. I appreciated not having to pack a
hairdryer as there is one provided. My only complaint
was that there was only one outlet in the room. Our cabin steward did a great job. Our
bathroom was always spotless with fresh towels. We also
had ice and ice water at all times.
We enjoyed the entertainment staff and had a great time at the parties around the pool.
The singers and dancers in the theater presented good
quality shows. We liked the comedian, Jeff Kerner, also.
We usually ate breakfast in the dining room. We always ate lunch at the buffet or the
poolside grill. A nice touch is that the waiters carry your
tray to the table for you. We also sampled the pizza and ice cream in the afternoon. Both
were yummy.
The highlight of everyday was dinner. The food was excellent and our waiter and busboy
were terrific. Their service was outstanding and they
were both very personable and entertaining. We had so much fun with them that we were
always the last ones out of the dining room following
the late seating.
We found that arranging our own transportation in the ports was easy and probably cheaper
than the excursions offered on the ship. Also, the
popular excursions sell out quickly, so if there is something you really want to do book
it the first day aboard.
In San Juan, we had a guided tour of the city for $10 each. Afterward, we walked around
Old San Juan for a little while, had a drink at a strange
little place, and returned to the ship just as it was getting dark. This is a great photo
op to take a neat picture of Century at night! In St. Thomas,
we took a cab to Magan's Bay and spent the morning at the beach. The same cab driver came
back for us and returned us to the ship. We had
time to clean up and eat lunch before heading back out to do some shopping. In St.
Maarten, eight of us hired a cab driver with a minivan to give
us a tour of the island with beach and shopping time. We saw both sides of the island,
shopped in Marigot, and swam at Orient Beach (with our
swimsuits on!). He charged us only $15 each. St. Maarten was my favorite port. The water
was gorgeous! Nassau was our least favorite stop.
The ship was about an hour and a half late getting into the port. We went on an excursion
arranged on the ship to a place called the Blue
Lagoon. We went on a water shuttle that took quite a while to get there. We finally
arrived there at 4:00. The beach was disappointing and
smelled bad. We didn't get into the water. We were instructed to be ready for the shuttle
at 5:15. However, it didn't come back for us until 6:00.
It made 2 or 3 stops on the way back to the ship. Therefore, by the time we got back to
the ship there was no time to do anything else. We
complained to the excursion staff and they refunded half of our money. There was a staff
member who had been with us and agreed with our
opinion.
Overall, we had a wonderful vacation. We would highly recommend Century. Our group is
already talking about taking the Western Caribbean
cruise sometime in the future.
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