Celebration review

[Notts lady]

Hi everyone, well im back from my first ever cruise yesterday from the red sea. Well where do i start, would i do another cruise? You bet I would, i would go tomorrow ! The Celebration was fantastic, there was nothing I could find fault with, the staff were brill, so friendly, special mention to 3 waiter's in the Meridian Brick's, Jay & Raffel's who were great, by about day 3 they knew our names, cabin number ,drinks ! The food was first class, we were going to book mistrals at a extra cost but Meridian was so good we did'nt need to, even had lobster one night, yummy.Went to the captains night on the Sunday, everyone dressed up ,it was great. Very easy to find your way around the ship, very impressed with the cabin, we were in 666 ,twin beds ,plenty of storage space, our cabin steward came in twice a day, always had fresh towels. The trip's we did were Petra, the pyramids with a Nile cruise for lunch, a beach transfer also got a shuttle bus in Aquba and then walked back to the ship, that was interesting. Must mention Cairo, oh my god you have to go just to see it ! what can i say but what a tip ! we saw a dead horse in the canal, rubbish all over, there was a cemetry where 2 million people had made it their home, they had just chucked the bones out the crypts and put roads in, like a proper shanty town,it was unbelievable. Anyone got any question's just ask away

[Scarey Mary]

Hi everyone, well im back from my first ever cruise yesterday from the red sea. Well where do i start, would i do another cruise? You bet I would, i would go tomorrow ! The Celebration was fantastic, there was nothing I could find fault with, the staff were brill, so friendly, special mention to 3 waiter's in the Meridian Brick's, Jay & Raffel's who were great, by about day 3 they knew our names, cabin number ,drinks ! The food was first class, we were going to book mistrals at a extra cost but Meridian was so good we did'nt need to, even had lobster one night, yummy.Went to the captains night on the Sunday, everyone dressed up ,it was great. Very easy to find your way around the ship, very impressed with the cabin, we were in 666 ,twin beds ,plenty of storage space, our cabin steward came in twice a day, always had fresh towels. The trip's we did were Petra, the pyramids with a Nile cruise for lunch, a beach transfer also got a shuttle bus in Aquba and then walked back to the ship, that was interesting. Must mention Cairo, oh my god you have to go just to see it ! what can i say but what a tip ! we saw a dead horse in the canal, rubbish all over, there was a cemetry where 2 million people had made it their home, they had just chucked the bones out the crypts and put roads in, like a proper shanty town,it was unbelievable. Anyone got any question's just ask away

Hi so pleased you enjoyed it. That's another one hooked:D. Can't wait until 31st May.

Mary

[FiggyWig]

Anyone got any question's just ask away


Glad you had a fab first cruise. Ours aboard Celebration this summer will be our 2nd, 1st time on this ship though.

Here's a question - you didnt mention of the ship vibration - was there any in your view ?

Fig

[kipper8]

Hi everyone, well im back from my first ever cruise yesterday from the red sea. Well where do i start, would i do another cruise? You bet I would, i would go tomorrow ! The Celebration was fantastic, there was nothing I could find fault with, the staff were brill, so friendly, special mention to 3 waiter's in the Meridian Brick's, Jay & Raffel's who were great, by about day 3 they knew our names, cabin number ,drinks ! The food was first class, we were going to book mistrals at a extra cost but Meridian was so good we did'nt need to, even had lobster one night, yummy.Went to the captains night on the Sunday, everyone dressed up ,it was great. Very easy to find your way around the ship, very impressed with the cabin, we were in 666 ,twin beds ,plenty of storage space, our cabin steward came in twice a day, always had fresh towels. The trip's we did were Petra, the pyramids with a Nile cruise for lunch, a beach transfer also got a shuttle bus in Aquba and then walked back to the ship, that was interesting. Must mention Cairo, oh my god you have to go just to see it ! what can i say but what a tip ! we saw a dead horse in the canal, rubbish all over, there was a cemetry where 2 million people had made it their home, they had just chucked the bones out the crypts and put roads in, like a proper shanty town,it was unbelievable. Anyone got any question's just ask away
Hi i have a question , we are looking at doing the same trip as you did in Cairo,do you get out at the pyamids as this was unclear on the tickets would you recremend this trip thank you . We go in three weeks cant wait great review:):):):)

[Notts lady]

Glad you had a fab first cruise. Ours aboard Celebration this summer will be our 2nd, 1st time on this ship though.

Here's a question - you didnt mention of the ship vibration - was there any in your view ?

Fig
Hi Fig, yes at time's there was a bit of vibration, noticed it more in the horizens bar at the front of the ship and some times noticed it at night in bed but it just rocked me to sleep ! It never bothered us at all you will love it

[Notts lady]

Hi i have a question , we are looking at doing the same trip as you did in Cairo,do you get out at the pyamids as this was unclear on the tickets would you recremend this trip thank you . We go in three weeks cant wait great review:):):):)
Hi kipper, yes you do get out at the pyramids, I think there were 3 different trips to the pyramids, our's was a trip to a mosque, a lunch on a boat as it sails up the nile, then onto the pyramids and spynx ,the others had museums as well. They were all £88. You can go into the pyramid for a extra £6 each but its very stuffy and if you dont like enclosed spaces DO NOT DO IT. I thought that was a waste of money as it's just a room with a empty tomb, no writing on the wall's or anything. At the pyramids you will get a bit of hassel off the local's trying to get on your photos for money bur we had a armed guard with us who looked after us.

[kipper8]

Hi kipper, yes you do get out at the pyramids, I think there were 3 different trips to the pyramids, our's was a trip to a mosque, a lunch on a boat as it sails up the nile, then onto the pyramids and spynx ,the others had museums as well. They were all £88. You can go into the pyramid for a extra £6 each but its very stuffy and if you dont like enclosed spaces DO NOT DO IT. I thought that was a waste of money as it's just a room with a empty tomb, no writing on the wall's or anything. At the pyramids you will get a bit of hassel off the local's trying to get on your photos for money bur we had a armed guard with us who looked after us.
Thank you for your help:):):)

[john_l]

Hi everyone, well im back from my first ever cruise yesterday from the red sea. Well where do i start, would i do another cruise? You bet I would, i would go tomorrow !

LOL- Sounds like another one has got the cruise bug:):) You do know you will never be able to go on a land based holiday again don't you?

Cruising is like that, once you go on one you become hooked.

Glad you enjoyed the celebration and cruisng in general.

[davecttr]

Hi i have a question , we are looking at doing the same trip as you did in Cairo,do you get out at the pyamids as this was unclear on the tickets would you recremend this trip thank you . We go in three weeks cant wait great review:):):):)

I went on the trip which visited the Cairo museum first and I finally got to see Tutenkhamuns Gold mask. Then on to lunch at the modern Meridien hotel near the pyramids. We then made 3 stops at the pyramids, first at the best distant viewpoint for a photo of a pyramid growing out of your head then the pyramids themselves, finally on to the Sphinx before heading back to the ship.

[kipper8]

I went on the trip which visited the Cairo museum first and I finally got to see Tutenkhamuns Gold mask. Then on to lunch at the modern Meridien hotel near the pyramids. We then made 3 stops at the pyramids, first at the best distant viewpoint for a photo of a pyramid growing out of your head then the pyramids themselves, finally on to the Sphinx before heading back to the ship.
Hi thanks for your help one more question,can u go in to sharm on the last day if u have a night flight,can u walk there thanks:)

[fatcat21]

glad you enjoyed your first cruise, when's the next one!
we are going on the celebration on 1st april, 2 weeks and 4 days time.
we are going to do petra and the same trip in cairo as you sounds nice having lunch while sailing the nile.
we are thinking of doing the overnight trip to luxor did you meet anyone on the ship that had done this trip? also i understand the crew do a show, do they still do this and if so what night was it.
thanks

[Notts lady]

Hi thanks for your help one more question,can u go in to sharm on the last day if u have a night flight,can u walk there thanks:)
Hi kipper, yes if you have a late flight on the last day you can walk into Sharm, takes about 15 mins. You can also book a late ceckout cabin for £25, we did this as we were the last to leave at 4 oclock and it gave us somewhere to shower and leave our hand luggage during the day. They do have a few courtesy cabins where you can freshen up but you only get half a hour

[Notts lady]

glad you enjoyed your first cruise, when's the next one!
we are going on the celebration on 1st april, 2 weeks and 4 days time.
we are going to do petra and the same trip in cairo as you sounds nice having lunch while sailing the nile.
we are thinking of doing the overnight trip to luxor did you meet anyone on the ship that had done this trip? also i understand the crew do a show, do they still do this and if so what night was it.
thanks
Hi fatcat ,yes i did speak to a couple who did the overnight trip to Luxor, they said it was great, the hotel was a 5* and it was less rushed round the valley of the kings, but dont do what they did and leave your passports in the hotel safe ! They only realized when nearly back at the ship but the rep was great, got the passports flown back to sharm ,then sent a taxi to pick them up only charged them about £40. Yes the crew do a show it was tues, i think but it's on late but well worth seeing. Also you should do the captains night on the Sunday, everyone dresses up and you have your photo took with the captain then wine, then a 5 course dinner where we had lobster it was great. We have already booked 2 more holidays this year Turkey & Tenerife, but if we had'nt i would be booking another cruise for sure, it was great

[fatcat21]

thanks for your reply, we will certainly go to the captains dinner on sunday, and i think we will do the overnight trip to luxor, but sounds like we will miss the crew show if its on tue as we will be in luxor.
well enjoy your other hols you have booked, just 2 weeks and 3 days now to ours! and we have another cruise booked for oct!

[iant]

We go on the Red Sea cruise in April and looking forward to it deck 8 / 9 first time cruise any advice on the petra trip as while we are not dissabled not olympic standard either. Also was there any problem with the availability of the trips?
Regards

Ian T

[Notts lady]

We go on the Red Sea cruise in April and looking forward to it deck 8 / 9 first time cruise any advice on the petra trip as while we are not dissabled not olympic standard either. Also was there any problem with the availability of the trips?
Regards

Ian T
Hi Ian, no problem at all at getting on the trip's. On the Petra trip I would say wear some trainer's or shoe's, lot's of loose stones that you can turn your ankle on but if you take your time you will be fine, it's a good walk and up hill coming back just take a steady plod. You get a guide on the bus ,if i did it again i would walk round on my own as there are plenty of boards to tell you thing's and you get to see more, just make sure you know what time lunch is

[iant]

Thanks for that Ian T

[goonersue]

Hi

This has probably been answered before, but I keep getting different answers. The |Thomson shop near here doesn't really know!

As I am traveeling by plane to Turkey, so am conscious of case weight, could you tell me if they provided shampoo, shower gel etc. on the Celebration when you were on it. :confused:

Thanks

Sue

[lynwood92]

Hi i have a question , we are looking at doing the same trip as you did in Cairo,do you get out at the pyamids as this was unclear on the tickets would you recremend this trip thank you . We go in three weeks cant wait great review:):):):)
Did this trip 11-18th March. Did the Cairo 'Sound and Light Trip'. This included Boat trip on the Nile (including lunch and floor show). Then on to the Pyramids. Got there around 6.00 (it was still bright) but within 20 minutes it was dark. Show was absolutely fantastic. Really brought the pyramids to life (if you understand). Would definately recommend this show. By the way if you are doing this trip do bring a jacket with you, it gets very very cold in the evening. Enjoy your trip.

[Harleybabe]

Goonersue wrote: As I am traveeling by plane to Turkey, so am conscious of case weight, could you tell me if they provided shampoo, shower gel etc. on the Celebration when you were on it. :confused:


Hi Goonersue, in our cabin on deck 3 we had little bottles of shampoo and body wash supplied, plus soap. I was impressed with the amount of storage space in the bathroom, better than many hotels.

[goonersue]

Thanks Harleybabe.

That is just what I wanted. I have had so many people tell me different things. We are on Cabin 536, Deck 3/4. :D:D

[jamesy]

were on deck 3 also may 3rd, gonna take out my toiletries now lol mmm extra clothes . were in 539 any tips

[ekco]

were on deck 3 also may 3rd, gonna take out my toiletries now lol mmm extra clothes . were in 539 any tips

Although you get toiletries you may want to take some of your favourites, i.e. conditioner, shower gel etc. A good idea is to buy a set of those small empty plastic bottles from Poundworld and fill them up. There's a little pump one that's good for liquid soap or hand cream. They weigh very little when filled.

Jan

[jamesy]

thanks just looked im in540 mot 539 oopps x

[oceancreek]

Although you get toiletries you may want to take some of your favourites, i.e. conditioner, shower gel etc. A good idea is to buy a set of those small empty plastic bottles from Poundworld and fill them up.
Jan
You don't need to take beach towels so that means more room. I take an assortment of those little samples from the make up counters too

[davecttr]

Another option is to buy your toiletries after you have gone through security at the airport. I always do this as you can buy normal size bottles etc and so far have never had my carry-on weighed before boarding. In fact I carried on the plastic bag with the stuff from Boots as well.