We LOVE the Connie!

[Jean4ever]

:D We arrived at Newark a day early and spent the night at the Marriott, great hotel. Next day, we took a shuttle ($14 p.p.)to Port Liberty for embarkation. From the airport to cabin was 45 minutes! We had cabin 6144 and loved it. Huge balcony and a wonderful guy named Seby watching over us the entire trip. He brought us sandwiches and cheese platters every day at 430pm and kept the room spotless. The Connie looked exactly as she did in January, clean and well maintained. The staff everywhere bent over backwards to make us feel welcome, so the trip started out well. We passed the Statue of Liberty on the way out but did not get too close. We ate at a table for 8, all very friendly people about the same age group. The food on the cruise was WONDERFUL, a huge improvement from January. We were told the executive chef from the Infinity was now on board. Our waiter, Savas, was a real pro. Nothing got by him and he watched over us like a mother hen. Often, he brought extra vegetables and desserts. We were invited to the Captain Papanikilauo's table the 2nd night of the cruise. He is amazing, funny and warm and just so friendly. We had a great time and he invited all of us up to the bridge for a tour. We also met Jennifer Prince, the Captain's Club Hostess. She, too, was extremely friendly and warm. We stopped by to say hello often during the cruise.

 

 

Our ports of call were as follows: Newport, did the mansion tours, easy to navigate on the shuttles, beautiful town. Portland, rained all day but had a great time at the Museum of Art and lobsta at J"s on the pier. Bar Harbour, great little town to walk and shop, took the tour to Acadia on Olies Trolleys. Halifax, docked close to town, walked to Maritime Museum (great)and they have a free shuttle named FRED, lots of shops. Quebec City, incredible, must see town! We were there two days, there is so much to see, the Fortenay Hotel and Old Town. WOW! Then on to the Saguenay River, where we saw beluga, fin and mieke whales and a fabulous viewing of the statue of Mary, accompanied by Ave Maria by three singing artists. The Captain made sure everybody saw her by turning the ship in a full circle! Then on to Charlottetown, P.E.I., where many people went on the Anne of Green Gables Tour. We have friends there so we took a private tour with them, it is a really beautiful place. Last stop was Boston, on game 7 day of the playoffs! We took the subway from south station and walked the Freedom Trail then shopped on Newbury Street in Beacon Hill. Finally home (sob) but had a fabulous time. Only bad thing was the virus that reared its' ugly head after Bar Harbour and promptly spread. The crew washed down everything for the last 5 days of the cruise.

 

 

Overall, this was the best Celebrity cruise we have taken. I am an elite member, so I have taken a few...not to mention many other cruise lines. Celebrity continues to shine in so many areas, we are going back soon on Azamara on a Med. itinerary. I would be happy to share the answers I know to any questions.

[DC2OC]

So happy you had a great time.We enjoyed a NE cruise on RCL recently and had a great time.Did not see Quebec.The ports were beautiful.We plan on driving to Bar Harbor on our own next summer and to sail the Connie in the next 18 months......................Frank:)

[uktog]

Delighted to hear of your good trip. Jennifer is from NZ isn't she? If so we have sailed with her twice before and agree she is a lovely person. Did she say is she was going over to Mercury as I know she was hoping for a move there for the NZ and Australia sailings and we do hope we will meet her again there

[Jean4ever]

Hi,

 

Jennifer is moving over to the Azamara Quest later this year.:D

[Mark_from_Plano]

Thanks for the update. We're going on Connie for NYE this year. 10 nights, very excited. It's also our 18th wedding anniversary. We've never done Celebrity before (We're platinum on RCCL, so we've gotten our equivalent CC memberships now) and are excited to try it. We've seen some less than stellar reviews, but I'm more inclined to believe the good ones like yours. :D