The idea of a cruise has never seemed exciting to me for some reason. BBChick has been on a number of them, and has a close friend who has worked on cruise ships for roughly a decade… translates to somewhat of a hookup, or at least being privvy to best cruises, best rates, best times to travel, etc, though this cruise was not a hookup.

So we left on Sunday, Dec 14th to Miami, stayed overnight at a hotel near where the cruise ships dock, and made our way aboard the Celebrity Century ship at 1:30pm this past Monday. We checked out the ship, had some lunch, and found our luggage in our room a little later. We were greeted by our butler and our stateroom attendant, briefed about the ship, dinner arrangements, and all the rest.

Bottom line… incredible service, scheduling, coordination with schedules, room service, housekeeping, great options for dining, entertainment, and anything else you might want. We left Miami and got into port in Key West, Florida, the next morning. Checked out Key West for a few hours after tanning naked on our private balcony, went to the gym on board later, went to dinner in the formal dining room at 8:30pm, and checked out the bars and other attractions after that.

The next day was spent at sea enroute to Grand Cayman, Bahamas, sunning on our deck again while cruising, then playing at the gym, bars, cafes, and the pool deck all day, and back to the nightly routine when the sun went down.

Sunned again before checking out Grand Cayman on Thursday, this time having to take a transport boat that holds 100 people from half a mile offshore onto the dock. Again, amazing coordination and service, transporting 2000 people back and forth seemslessly.

We shoved off that evening as the sun went down and began the 650 mile journey back to Miami, so Friday was spent at sea, arriving Saturday morning in Miami. Saturday was spent traveling back to LA… arriving back home finally at almost midnite. We did have lunch in Miami with friends who happen to live there, and had a layover in Dallas… not the most pleasant end of a trip, but not complaining.

And now I’m getting caught up on things, and getting ready for Dec 25th.

So I’ll be cruising again sooner than later, and if you haven’t done it ever, give it a try. You’ll like it!

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