10 Reasons Why CELEBRITY APEX Is the Best Cruise Ship in the World 

Thank you so much, Carolyn! I’m glad you enjoyed. 😊

Thank you for always watching, Katrina. It’s a joy to hear from you each week. I pray you get to go on this cruise!

Thank you! You’re going to love Apex. I hope you have a great time and enjoy many lunches at Eden Cafe. Thanks for watching!

So glad you enjoyed Apex as well! Enjoy your future cruises on her.

Thank you for watching! You’ll love the Apex, I promise.

Thank you

Thank you so much for following along. I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed. 😊

Thank you for watching it all. I’m very glad you enjoyed. I hope the Beyond blows you away. It’s an amazing ship too!

Thank you so much! You’ll love Edge also. Very few subtle differences from Apex but it still has Eden and all that delicious food!

Thank you for watching!

Hope you enjoy it!

Oh my - you are going to have an amazing time. Be prepared to be blown away. Have a great time and thanks for watching!

Hi Yvette and thanks for sharing your experience. It makes me happy to hear you both loved the Apex as much as me. She is truly a special ship. As is Beyond, so I’m glad you’ll soon get that experience as well. The Edge ships are like no other and I am just obsessed with them for all the reasons you expressed and more. So much to love. Thank you for following and for watching!

happy 30th anniversary!!

Thank you so much! I am kind of jealous at all the time you are going to have onboard this amazing ship. Have the best time and thanks for watching!

Thanks, Matt! As I was editing this video I thought to myself "Why didn't I also film Rooftop to include?" So you're absolutely right! I love the entire Rooftop Garden area - and the grill is one of my favorite dining venues on the ship!

Fingers crossed! Thanks for watching!

So glad you enjoyed the video and even more so that you’re sailing Apex so soon! You’ve made the right move booking Eden. Thanks for watching and have a GREAT cruise!

Have a great time! You’ll love it.

Thank you for watching! Enjoy your cruise.

How exciting! I know you will love it and sounds like a great itinerary as well.

You’re going to love it. So much time to enjoy the beautiful ship!

So glad you had a great first Celebrity cruise! I'm actually sailing Solstice next week. You will LOVE the Apex and that is a great itinerary you picked. Have a great time and thanks for watching!

@@ZachtheTravelingMan Thank you! We did have one quick question - where do you think would be a good place to play a board game (i.e. Scrabble) on Apex, given I don't think they have a card room or library? On Solstice, I think we saw some people using Cafe al Bacio or the World Bar (when not open), but just curious what you thought.

I’m glad you enjoyed!

Thank you so much. 😊

Thank you for watching, Steven!

I think you’d love it. She’s amazing!

Wow, what a great itinerary to try out this fantastic ship and cruise line. Have a great time!

My girlfriend and I are doing our first cruise on Apex in Norway this coming July! How did you find the experience and the cruise?

@@Jcstuart1the experience and itinerary were fantastic. To be fair, we had upgraded to a sunset sky suite so that came with extra perks. However, we met so many people on the ship and all the locals were really friendly. Everyone did speak English and service was fantastic on and off the ship. Have you booked any excursions yet?

Thank you! I always take time in selecting the music.

@@ZachtheTravelingMan you do a great job. We love Celebrity but have never been on an Edge Class ship. We are considering the Ascent Italian Riviera cruise for our 20th anniversary in 2024.

I would highly recommend that. I know Ascent is going to be amazing and there’s no better way to see Europe than on an Edge series ship!

Have fun!

Very happy to hear this. You’ll love it!

How awesome! I'm so glad it was encouraging to you and I hope you have an amazing anniversary cruise. Happy 50th!

Yes! All within a day of each other. And so beautiful.

Apex just can’t be beat. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! You’ll love Apex if you liked Equinox. I’ll have to look up the name of the artist and I’ll let you know. :)

They are all great ships! The best, in fact.

Haha you are correct. Whoops! Thanks for watching and for clarifying.

So good!

Food should be the same on all classes of Celebrity ships.

It really was so exciting to sail right past it. I hope you see it. I may or may not be sailing on Ascent in December. I’ll have more info in a video that’s available next Sunday!

Looking forward to it!

Thanks for all you do! Hope to see you on Apex sometime.

Hi Dana - I talk more about that in my Celebrity Apex Food Review video I posted a few weeks ago. I go into detail about all the food in Luminae. Thanks for watching!

I have a few videos on my channel of several rooms on the ship. Most of the “balcony” cabins are infinite Verandah meaning a floor to ceiling window that opens.

Eden cafe is included for lunch. Only a few up charge items.

As long as you have Select dining, yes! You can also make reservations on the app.

I sailed the Beyond in May 2022 and the weather was perfect. Not too hot, not too cold. I would say it’s a great time to cruise the Med.

@@ZachtheTravelingMan Thank you!!!

Woohoo - hope you have a tremendous time!

It was the best cruise I’ve ever been on. Still can’t believe some of the places we saw! The Reflection transatlantic should be amazing and I hope you have the best time! I also love Barcelona. I’ll be on Solstice to Mexico next month then finally going to Alaska in May on Norwegian. Hope to see you again soon! All the best to you both.

Hi there - thanks for watching! I believe there is a charge associated with this. But I guess it really depends on Luminae and how they handle it when you arrive.

We have also been in the retreat class (suite class) on the Apex. As far as we were told, no, you cannot invite people to eat at Luminae unless they are also in the same class.

I think there would be. They have The Basement on deck 2 just for teens. And you’ll love Norway, I just got back!

😂 does sound pretty bomb, huh?

Book and keep watching for price drops!

I agree!

Not perfect for every type of cruiser. Beyond is better than Apex as it improved on several areas.

@@benjaminsmith2287 The title of the video is “10 Reasons Why Celebrity Apex is the Best Cruise Ship in the World.” You may now express your opinion directly to Zach the Traveling Man by letting him know “Apex is not the best cruise ship in the world for every type of cruiser.” He will be eager to receive your “words of wisdom” I’m sure. 🙄

​@@JDCUSA I'm really glad for you that it is the best for you. It's good to find a ship you love. Now will you like the Summit? It's much different.

@@benjaminsmith2287 I sailed on the Summit last April and it was an enjoyable cruise though not the mind blowing experience I experienced on the Beyond. The Summit doesn’t have four main dining rooms to choose from each night as does the Beyond. We had a great room with a balcony on the Summit though. I would definitely recommend the Summit and I would sail on the Summit again.

It’s usually an older demographic but it won’t hurt your experience at all. There are still so many events that draw folks of all ages. A lot of nightlife to be enjoyed on Apex. I hope you have a fantastic cruise on the best ship in the world!

I’m wondering if you are being compensated by Celebrity? I just got off the Apex on April 1st and was VERY disappointed. I thought the ship was absolutely gorgeous, just beautiful! But the food in the main dining rooms was way worse than I’ve ever had on ANY cruise I have taken in the past ( I’ve been on over 40 cruises… started late). I’m 76 and I was bored on this ship. There is nothing to do during the day. I will say, the ships headliner shows were the best I’ve ever seen on any cruise. If you like the pool and hanging out on the pool deck or going to the club at night for 45 minutes, you might be ok. Otherwise I don’t think anyone younger than 90 would enjoy this ship. Also it was very crowded during our cruise. This is totally my opinion. Everyone has different expectations, likes and dislikes. We were with a younger couple and they felt exactly the same way we did. Also, the ship was extremely rocky during the entire cruise. Zack, you are excellent at describing everything accurately on your voyages, but Jan.1st a lot of changes took place on a lot of cruise lines/ ships and DEFINITELY not for the better. Our experience was noting like portrayed in this video. I wish the food did look that good. We were on Edge, just last year and it was completely different, the food was amazing the entire cruise, that’s why we booked Apex. We were terribly disappointed.

Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the rest of your cruise and the Beyond!

The physical ship and dining aren't related. You can have great ingredients and service on any ship. However, crowding due to the size of the venue is related to a ship's design. There's a lot of reasons why I rate this class of ship inferior to HAL or the upcoming Sun Princess ships. Breaking down types of cruisers let's start with Veranda types. If you like real balconies you may or may not like the infinity verandas. And there are a lot of them onboard this ship. First polarizing item. Let's go next to specialty restaurants. Can't fault the ship here except for maybe the location of Raw on 5 and the Bistro taking in the noise from the Grand Plaza. Cafe al Bacio does as well but that's usually foyer located. Next deck space. I'm not sure here but it may deliver very well. So far so good. Next is theater venue and the new venue is terrific. Next is social dance area variety and venues. Here it fails. Celebrity puts a dance floor in the Martini Bar. Fine. You can use any atrium/foyer/plaza bar in any ship or set up a band and use it as a dance floor. The Martini Bar loses its intimacy as well it had on earlier ships as it is in the foyer/plaza. Next is The Club. Good nightclub, big dance floor, multi-levels but it's not a lounge with ambiance like say the Wheelhouse Bar on Princess ships or the Ensemble Lounge on the Solstice class ships. The other area inside the ship is maybe a bit of an area of Eden but that's a big space and not a dedicated lounge like area. Then, to add insult to injury, there's no observation lounge. I can't think of any class of ship that doesn't have one. Celebrity just flat out deleted it. That's a big omission to lounge type of cruisers. I like the four main dining rooms. Eden is like it or not but there are some logistical problems with it that have been voiced by cruisers. A lot of prime real estate is taken by the Retreat area. So you feel a class system more. I think the social areas of this ship feel almost like an afterthought and the focus is way too much on specialty restaurants at the expense of social/dance areas. HAL and Princess and older Celebrity ships balance out dining venues with social venues as does NCL and RCI. Celebrity's Edge ships really don't do it for me. They need to bring back card rooms and libraries as well plus a lot more lounges on their next class of ships and if there is an Eden, maybe make it smaller and more focused on not trying to do too many things. I think right now Celebrity should use one or two specialty dining areas as a supper club. Bring in a band, put in a bar, and put a dance floor in one of the nice restaurants. You can still bring in restaurant money but you offer more ambiance to a music venue.

Not yet but I hope to soon!

Right. We took it transatlantic and it was incredible. So much to see and do and lots of room. Would do it again in a hearbeat. But only transatlantic where you can really appreciate the ship and as best as possible fully participate in what it has to offer. On a seven day in the Carribean the ship is pure overkill and would be way too crowded to enjoy it in all its aspects. That said. For a seven day, as an adult the The Edge class is the best ships afloat. Nothing better. And the food and food service is far superior to the Oasis Class. The Oasis class only comes close if you do all specialty restaurants which is a fairly big add on. We have been on the Apex twice and the Beyond, just recently. Especilly the Beyond, is by far the best ship afloat at any price. Elegan, modern, main show lounge is better than Broadway. Like nothing you have seen or been on. The ship is pure class and you can pay four or five time more and not equal it. Period. Would not go on the ICON which advertises itself as a floating water park unless I could get a suite and had children with us, younger ones or grandchildren who are ready for a waterpark. Good luck geting on and off and at home port or any port. Good luck on dinner reservations or chaises at the pool or reservations for the shows. Unless you have suite priority or better. You will be disappointed.

Great thoughts on Edge series, Shepard. I am in love with those ships and think they’re perfect. Haven’t been attracted by Icon for many of the reasons you present. Thanks for sharing.

@@ZachtheTravelingMan Big Thanks Zach. We think alike.

That's all not an issue with the Apex as a ship. That's not delivering on the Celebrity product of premium food and presentation on one of their ships at the time of your sailing. As for the ship being crowded, that may be an issue with the ship. I've had wonderful and bad food on Celebrity on the same class of ships as did you apparently.

Nope! Just love Coke Zero. They should sponsor me.

Incorrect information about MDRs.

You couldn’t be more wrong. I sailed on the Beyond and the Edge in 2023 and had dinner at all four main dining rooms. There were no problems or issues whatsoever. I can’t say enough good things about the experiences.

@@ccdoe2441Yes he is wrong. Each main dining room does in fact offer special dining options for each particular dining room. He is misleading people with his bad information.

What’s your favorite?

We cruised the Celebrity Silhouette in September in a Celebrity Suite, and the food the service were great. But we left feeling Celebrity pricing for the Retreat class is now too high. We sailed Holland America Kongingsdam two weeks ago and found the menu variety, quality and service in the main dining room better than what Luminare offered. Also found the included drink package better on HAL than what Celebrity offers, even to Retreat guests. We did cruise the Edge last year in a regular cabin and it was fine but not spectacular. We are older so the more traditional cruise experience is more to our liking. Nice that Celebrity offers options. To each his own.

@@ljacobs357 I think the Solstice ships are more representative of Celebrity as a cruise line. I dislike the Edge ships due to their lack of nice lounges and making the top part of the ship reserved for Retreat passengers. I will never, ever book a suite. My stateroom is a place to sleep, change clothes and bathe/groom and then I'm off to enjoy the public spaces in the ship. The Edge class has no observation longe, no card room, no secondary theater (I don't regard Eden as a theater), I don't know why this ship is rated so high by traditional Celebrity cruisers. It doesn't even have the rich, characterful, evocative decor of the Solstice and previous classes. It has more the beige/gray soft colors that everyone is using and will date the ship as a 2020s ship rather than one with timeless design elements. I also don't love the Martini Bar being part of the lobbyish area that really isn't a Grand Foyer anymore. I like some things but overall, the balance of social spaces for type of cruiser is a big fail IMO and there's too abrupt a shift in their product identity on these ships. The HAL Pinnicle ships are really nice as they kept the HAL signatures and added some areas. They have a dueling piano lounge, a 2 deck lounge, an observation lounge as well as Ocean Bar and their usual type of venues. They also have some specialty restaurants but maybe Celebrity got a bit excessive with the amount of them on the Edge class. Princess also offers plenty of social areas (lounges, bars) along with the specialty restaurants on their upcoming Sphere class ships. btw, I'm not criticizing those that book suites. I'm just stating my priorities. Suite perks are part of cruising. Enjoy them as you paid for them. I'm criticizing deleting a lounge almost every ship has for Luminaires that has forward views. Both Luminaires with forward views and a top lounge with forward views could have been accomplished with a better, more inclusive design of that part of the ship.

These were beautiful destinations!

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