Constellation, great crew and pleasant cruise in the Caribbean

[StartrainDD]

My 8000 word log/review of our recent Constellation cruise has been published.  Here is the link:  Celebrity Constellation Review by StartrainDD.

 

We had a really nice experience on this cruise once past a challenging embarkation day.

[davekathy]

Thanks for taking us along on your cruise. 

[mahdnc]

Wow, a very detailed review.  Thanks for posting it. 

 

It wasn't clear to me what kind of Deck 6 cabin were you in.  I am guessing  that it was not a balcony cabin since you made no mention of a balcony (or I missed it in your 8,000+ word essay)..  

 

It's a shame about the high winds that you encountered during your stop at St. Thomas.  The pier at Crown Bay is a bit inconveniently located.  It could be worse, the last time we sailed to St Thomas (Jan 2014) Eclipse was the odd man out on a 6 cruise ship day and had to anchor at Charlotte Amalie,  I couldn't imagine doing that and tendering with the high winds you encountered.

 

You did a good job of money management/discipline at the casino. 

[StartrainDD]

7 hours ago, mahdnc said:

Wow, a very detailed review.  Thanks for posting it. 

 

It wasn't clear to me what kind of Deck 6 cabin were you in.  I am guessing  that it was not a balcony cabin since you made no mention of a balcony (or I missed it in your 8,000+ word essay)..  

 

It's a shame about the high winds that you encountered during your stop at St. Thomas.  The pier at Crown Bay is a bit inconveniently located.  It could be worse, the last time we sailed to St Thomas (Jan 2014) Eclipse was the odd man out on a 6 cruise ship day and had to anchor at Charlotte Amalie,  I couldn't imagine doing that and tendering with the high winds you encountered.

 

You did a good job of money management/discipline at the casino. 

We were in cabin 6014, which is an "Outside" cabin but is as large as a balcony cabin including the balcony.  Believe it's the only one like that on the ship.  Regretfully the extra space is just a lot of empty space, but at least we had plenty of room for dressing and moving around.

 

We had fun in the casino.  I set a 95% return as a goal and on the rare occasion we do better than that it's very enjoyable.

[cinderellen]

Great review! We love the Constellation. Brent Nixon is amazing. He was on our Alaska cruise on the Millennium. 

 

 

[Djptcp]

Thanks so much for your review. DH and I will be sailing on the Constellation in Dec. '23, March '24 and Dec. '24. We have sailed on about 70 cruises, mostly on Holland America and Carnival, but needed a change. We live less than an hour from the Port of Tampa and Celebrity seemed to fit our bill. Looking forward to new cruising experiences.

[Gaynors]

Thank you for your very detailed review!   Since I'm boarding her in just 16 days (who's counting..😂) it's great to hear you had great service and a great trip!

[cheeseheads4ever]

Wow what a fabulous detailed review. Loved it but just one quick question. How do you possibly remember so much detail? But great job.

Felt like I was onboard with you.

Edited April 1, 2023 by cheeseheads4ever

[StartrainDD]

21 hours ago, cheeseheads4ever said:

Wow what a fabulous detailed review. Loved it but just one quick question. How do you possibly remember so much detail? But great job.

Felt like I was onboard with you.

Thank you.  I try to write my thoughts daily to keep them fresh.  I've done "Live froms" but we did not have any internet (other than our Elite minutes) on this trip.  I really try to remember the names of crew that are extra special, and did fill out comment cards on board and on the post-cruise survey!

[davekathy]

Has the Constellation be revolutionized? 

[mahdnc]

1 minute ago, davekathy said:

Has the Constellation be revolutionized? 

 

No.

[Tee & Chilli]

On 3/31/2023 at 7:55 PM, StartrainDD said:

We were in cabin 6014, which is an "Outside" cabin but is as large as a balcony cabin including the balcony.  Believe it's the only one like that on the ship.  Regretfully the extra space is just a lot of empty space, but at least we had plenty of room for dressing and moving around.

 

We had fun in the casino.  I set a 95% return as a goal and on the rare occasion we do better than that it's very enjoyable.

6014 is an ocean view accessible.

My mom stayed in 6012 which is similar.

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by Tee & Chilli

[GenericBob]

Hi! Did you bring your own Catan, or does the Constellation have it available for borrowing?

[StartrainDD]

7 hours ago, GenericBob said:

Hi! Did you bring your own Catan, or does the Constellation have it available for borrowing?

We bring our own.  I have a set in a travel case.

[StartrainDD]

10 hours ago, Tee & Chilli said:

6014 is an ocean view accessible.

My mom stayed in 6012 which is similar.

My bad.  Sorry.  We were in 6019.