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We didn't have an issue with the cleaning - we knew this was happening. We didn't realize all the balcony partition doors would be open all along the deck, hours after the cleaning had been over. Since the balcony doors don't lock on the outside, anyone could enter our rooms and move about the balconies along the entire deck. I just wanted to point this out in case anyone has younger kids and leaves them in the room to nap, or leaves valuables out...it is a safety issue. I was just making people aware.

I wish we could but she is already using all her offers with some other family members. I am really a lightweight in the casino - maybe I spent $100 over the entire week (blackjack and slots combined). My 19 year was more, but still nothing compared to our friends. He probably played with $500-$600. Hopefully something will come in the next few days! My kids are dying to go again.

They only issue we had was the waiting during embarkation and debarkation. She sometimes has a difficult time with all the lines and waiting. The Celebration was the easiest and quickest we have ever had- both getting on and getting off.

Sorry, I forgot to respond! My kids never go to the club area so I can't help you there. Now that they are older they can wander around themselves. They did go when they were much younger, but all 4 always went together so they always stuck together. The smoking was right outside Bar 820 (if you are on the celebration). It never crossed my mind to look, and I never would have noticed it until I saw someone mention it in the facebook group. However, it was a non-issue for us. But I will keep my eye on it for our next booking. Sorry it took me so long to respond!

I got home from a NYE cruise - 7 nights on the new Celebration. We wanted to book again for spring break with some friends. My friends got some crazy offers and I keep checking and checking but I am not getting the same offers, or any offer. Her husband is a big gambler, so obviously it is related to that. We gamble (my 19 year old and I, but little bits...nothing major). Will I ever get any offers? As it gets closer will the price drop? Anyone have a magic ball with the answer?

Hi, we just got off the Celebration and I wanted to give a quick review (sorry, it won't be as detailed as others), but you have all been so helpful to me that I wanted to return the favor. We traveled with our 4 kids...19, 17, 15, and 14. My 14 year old has autism - so some of this might help those of you traveling with special kids :). Getting on was quick - no issues. Our rooms were on the same side as the smoking and I was very nervous after reading some posts on facebook. I tried to change our rooms because I knew my daughter would not be happy if she couldn't use the balcony, and she isn't comfortable being around smokers. Our rooms were extended balconies on deck 9, right above the Havanna club. Absolutely not one whiff of smoke from the smoking section down the ship. Our extended balconies were amazing. Our rooms didn't connect inside, but the door between the balconies was opened and it worked just as well for us. My kids like to be able to go back forth between our 2 rooms. The extended balcony was not expected, I didn't realize it when I booked it. We spend a lot of time hanging out and my kids had friends on the ship and they really enjoyed the extra space. One room had the lounger and the other didn't. I asked for a lounge chair for both decks. I didn't realize they should both have a lounge chair- so make sure to ask if you don't get one! The dining room food was gross (late dining). Sorry! We have cruised tons and tons of times, and we always find the dining room food kind of yuck, so we took advantage of all the restaurants, and it was great. We ate at chibangs three times, the pig and anchor once and the Italian restaurant twice. We were nervous that the waits would be long and my daughter would have a hard time waiting but guest services helped me and was able to give us a set time to sit at each restaurant. Our dining time was 7:45, so this varied depending on the night (somewhere between 7:30 and 8:30). But they were great at accommodating her needs. I can't say this enough...guest services and each restaurant really helped us. If we couldn't get it to work then we would just eat the main dining, but they were all wonderful. The food was good- but it took us about 2 hours at each restaurant so be prepared! I also think they are still working the kinks out so some of the food would come out cold and some really hot. It is what it is. We still enjoyed it. If your kids (or older teenagers...ha ha), don't want the food at the restaurants they can still get some of the classics- one of my kids ate salad and the steak at every restaurant. The lunch was good but having it all over the place was challenging for us. Everyone wants something different and then having to bring it up or down to meet somewhere was annoying for us. Again, some families might not mind but this was definitely annoying for us. The soda machines are good in theory but they NEVER work. The shows were good but celebration center is just awful. We tried to see the big circus but couldn't get seats, people lined up hours before and I just wasn't. I found the location so distracting with the coffee place and casino right there, it was just awkward. During NYE we couldn't see the dancers and DJ on the center stage...for us it was a big fail. We did enjoy the piano bar and the shows in the Grand Theatre. I also thought the pool outside needed a live camera. They did some games and other things with the DJ but the big screen didn't show anything. The screen just ran the carnival ad over and over. I feel like I remember other cruises showing us on the big screen what was going on during the pool games, etc. We used the gym every day and really enjoyed it. I was disappointed that I couldn't pay for a day use of the steam room area. It was either pay for the whole cruise or not at all. I would have liked to just pay for the days I wanted it. Not the end of the world. My older kids said there were a lot of fights at night in the casino and dance club. I never saw one, but I go to bed early with my youngest. My older kids said some of the fights were bad - like blood and people attacking each other but they would see the same people the next day by the pool drinking again. My oldest son even laughed and said that I am bigger than some of the security officers (I am 5 feet and on the tiny side). But again, I never saw any of this. The beds are the smallest things ever. My kids and husband are not tiny, about 5'10-5'11 and weight between 180-250 and the beds were like doll houses. No way are those beds twins. For me it was fine, but for my husband and older boys they were miserable. A few side notes - they cleaned our balconies while we were at sea and left all the balcony partitions open...all along deck 9. We let my youngest daughter nap and didn't realize it at first. Thankfully one of my boys noticed this. I immediately called guest services and it took a few hours for them to come back up and lock all the doors. You could basically walk into all the rooms on deck 9. It was neat to see the fancier balcony next door to us! We never do excursions, so I have nothing to add about that- we usually just get off in the morning and walk around the port then take advantage of an empty ship in the afternoon. I don't think Lee is that great. We barely heard from him or saw him around the ship. We've cruised a few times with Jake Miller and find him to always be out and about. Overall, the ship is amazing. My younger two went on bolt multiple times and the ropes course over and over. We have been on tons of cruises with my kids, and none have ever been so accommodating to my daughter with special needs. They would let her do the ropes course over and over since she loved it so much. There was something for all my kids, they were all kept busy and had fun. I made sure to tell guest services how appreciative I was of all their assistance. I hope this helps anyone with anything!

Thanks! How do we get to Infinity Bay or Paradise Beach?

Thank you everyone! I’ll take a look.

Hi! We are looking for an excursion for any of the following ports: Cozumel, Costa Maya, or Mahogany Bay. We are looking for something very low key - a simple beach where my older kids could jet ski, but my younger ones could watch from the beach. Last year we did a beach excursion at Cozumel and we were very disappointed. Our ship docked too late and by the time we got to the beach there were no times left for the jet ski. Also, the beach was dirty and had lots of rocks/shells, we couldn't enjoy the beach. We should have splurged and gone for the private beach but we can't eat the food so didn't think it was worth it. Lesson learned. We don't snorkel or swim with dolphins - we would just love a beach for the younger kids and jet skiing for the big kids. Simple :). I have a daughter with special needs so I would like to look at some videos on youtube with her to make sure she would be okay going and show her everything before we get there. The shorter the bus ride the better for her. Any suggestions at any of the ports we are going to? Thank you!