Celebrity Cruises

Since I was a kid I've found the final day of any cruise to be depressing, and while I've become better at this, I suspect it's like dividing a prime number: I'll never reach zero.  The good news is that the final day of our Celebrity Edge sailing was gorgeous, and I don't think we could have spent it any better than we did.  While relaxing, we also managed to check off a few items we'd neglected thus far into the sailing.  One of them you'll see, seems to have been word play... read more

Grand Cayman doesn’t have a cruise terminal, requiring ships tender (take small water shuttles) from the ship.  Some see this as inconvenient, but it’s also makes for a scenic way to arrive.  I went to bed last night hoping the weather would hold so that tender operations were able to take place, and in the final hour of our arrival, the sea smoothed out nicely. read more

Sometimes we travel to explore and see new things, other times we travel to return to what is familiar and comfortable.  When the places that are familiar and comfortable are also beautiful, it’s all the better – and that’s what made this stop great. read more

Given our “relaxing” start to the day, we found ourselves alongside beautiful coastline in Costa Maya while primarily enjoying Celebrity Edge on this crowded port day... read more

You don’t know how a car drives until you’ve had it on the highway and in the rain.  You don’t know how a cruise ship handles crowds until you’re hanging out on a sea day.  While Celebrity generally shines bright on sea days, there was a different feeling on this sailing, but it didn’t slow us down one bit... read more

Waking up to a phone call letting you know that breakfast is on the way is a great way to start the first full day of the cruise.  What made it all the better?  Our infinite verandah.  Reaching over to my phone and pressing a button to open the blackout curtains, revealing a floor to ceiling view of a very sunny Key West was such a nice experience that for a moment, just a moment, I forgot I was hungover. read more