Mercury Reviews
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
We boarded Mercury in Seattle for a 7 day cruise to Alaska. Boarding took place at the specialist Bell Street cruise terminal on the main Seattle waterfront, just along from the clutch of fine seafood restaurants that the city has to offer. Whilst the check-in process was very busy due ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Such a wonderful athmosphere, cordial yet so polite. It was a gift from our son and daughter. They could never have had a more wonderful idea for our 50th wedding anniversary. We had a marvellous time and all enjoyed every minute of it. My only regret is that ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Such a wonderful athmosphere, cordial yet so polite. It was a gift from our son and daughter. They could never have had a more wonderful idea for our 50th wedding anniversary. We had a marvellous time and all enjoyed every minute of it. My only regret is that ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
I HAVE JUST COME BACK FROM A CRUISE TO ALASKA ON THE CELEBRITY MERCURY THE SHIP WAS GOOD AND THE SCENARY WAS GREAT, THE ONLY THING WRONG WAS GOING TO VANCOUVER BY GLOBESPAN AIRLINE. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SCOTLANDS TOP AIRLINE BUT THE PLANE WAS ITALIAN AND THE CREW WAS ITALIAN AND FROM ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
We left for Alaska on 23rd August from Heathrow for our flight to Vancouver with BA arriving early pm for the overnight stay at Fairmont YVR hotel at Vancouver airport. Superb start to a fantastic holiday. Next morning we were transported to Canada Place and boarded Mercury just after mid-day, ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
A friend and myself did the Celebrity Mercury cruise deal to Alaska in May of 2007. The cruise itself was fantastic but, as previous comments indicate, Globespan, the airline was absolutely appalling. As we were one of the first to check in at Manchester for the flight to Vanclouver we ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
I HAVE BEEN CRUISING SINCE 1969 AND I HAVE BEEN ON 5 CRUISES SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, AND I THINK IT IS THE BEST HOLIDAY AVAILABLE, BUT SINCE MY WIFE DIED I HAVE TO PAY 100% SINGLE SURCHARGE AND SOME AGENTS EVEN DOUBLE THE AIR FARE WHICH IS TERRIBLE. THERE IS A ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
The Mercury lived up to my expectations. The food was excellent and our waiters very attentive, nothing was too much trouble. The cabin was very clean and the service again was excellent, especially room service. At Juneau we went on the Taku Glacier excursion which was reasonably good as our guides had ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Alaska - Cruise with Celebrity was excellent (Mercury) - best cruise we have taken but their airline Flyglobespan was dreadful - staff were rude and unhelpful. No previous information that it would not be non stop flight - stopped at Manchester on the way out and at Calgary on the ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
Where do I start, we are fairly new to cruising so have lots of places to choose from we decided on Celebitys Mercury cruising from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale via the Panamar Canel 1st the ship Perfect the crew are always but always helpful and friendly they even had waiters ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Caribbean
We are newcomers to cruising, this being our second cruise - our first was with P&O Oceana in November 2006. We joined the ship ib Ft. Lauderdale, having had an overnight stay in a local hotel as part of the package.The importance of a pre-cruuise overnight stay became apparent on the ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Pacific
Celebrity Mercury back-to-back cruises. left Ensenada on 12th nov., going to hawaii, then cruise via French Polynesian Islands to Auckland. the ship was very good. cabins were roomy, (inside cabin), excellent shower/toilet room. extremely clean and well-appointed. plenty of storage space. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Pacific
photos to back up previous review. kershaw, chapelhall, airdrie. on 9th january. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
My wife and I decided to take a cruise to Alaska, so we booked with Celebrity Cruises for the month of August 2007. We arrived at the dock at Vancouver pretty early, however, we were allowed to board early, this was a tremendous event for us as we did not ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
I have just returned from a Celebrity Cruise with the Mercury at Christmas cruising from Sydney to Auckland for 14 nights. I always book a single cabin so the cost over Christmas was double. The cabin was on the 8th deck with plenty of space well designed and near the lifts. The ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
Tired looking ship. Food was excellent. Entertainment was very poor. It does not merit a 4+ rating. No tea and coffee facilities in the cabin. There were charges for using the sauna and steam room, really poor conduct. Only good thing was the food. The tenders looked old. Prefer P&O cruises and Royal Caribbean and MSC cruises. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
My wife and I joined the Celebrity Mercury in Vancouver in September for a cruise of a lifetime to Alaska, and neither the ship or the cruise disappointed. Our outside cabin on deck 7. It was very clean and well appointed, and this was the theme through the ship. We found ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
In June 2007, my husband and I treated ourselves to a Tour of the Rockies from Calgary to Vancouver and the a cruise to the Alaskan Fjords. The whole trip was organised by Celebrity and their arrangements were first class. Although tours by other cruise lines are slightly ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
North America
We met up with our American friends in Vancouver and spent a couple of days in this attractive city. We were welcomed aboard Mercury with a glass of champagne at eight in the evening after the normal boarding and documentation procedure. After the compulsery life boat drill we set sail just ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
This was our first experience of cruising and what an expereince! We booked a balcony cabin for us and an inside cabin on another deck for my two daughters, aged 16 and 21. The balcony proving excellent value to view scenery and early morning whales and dolphins. The facilities on board ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Our Alaskan cruise commenced in Vancouver.the embarkation procedure was smooth but we have found by experience that is is better to check in early, so we did. We were very pleased with the Cruise terminal at Canada Place and we were on board by 12.30pm. We chose Celebrity Cruises ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
When we heard Celebrity cruises were introducing Australia and New Zealand into the 2007/2008 itinerary we booked away back in July 2006 so when January 2008 arrived we set off for Edinburgh airport with Australian visa in hand [none so far needed for New Zealand] however it was also the day ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Dear reader Last may we went to Alaska for a cruise and stay. We sailed the inside passage on the Mercury the ship was very good the food excellent, the service very good, the entertainment was good. We started with a two day stay in Vancouver in a hotel, we purchased two ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
We have just returned from a 25 night trip,with at its centre, one of the cruises in Celebrity's first season in Australia And New Zealand. on Mercury. We flew out to Singapore and had a 2 night stopover before continuing to Auckland where after another relaxing 3 night stay we ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
We sailed from Sydney to Auckland over Christmas and New Year on Mercury by Celebrity cruises.We went on several wonderful shore excertions,but by far the best was the trip to Rotaroa to see the thermal reserves, and visit a moari viilage. An experience not to be missed. The ship was good ,but ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
My wife and I booked this cruise for Jan/Feb 2008 to celebrate my retirement from 40 years working for the NHS. We chose this ship on recommendations that we had read in various magazines and newspapers. The ship was excellent, however I must say the service was not what we have ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
Staff, the BEST we've ever had, Itinerary, excelent. Food, appalling, service, very average. Entertainment second rate. Excursions, overpriced and under quality. The Ship, in need of it's impending refit. A very 'American' boat inspite of the majority of its passengers not being from the States. Maybe that's why we saw LOTS of passengers and crew in McD's ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
Been cruising for years and have always considered Celebrity to be one of the best. Went in Jan/Feb 2008 on the Mercury around Australia & New Zealand. Previous cruise on the Mercury was second to none. This time it was a real eye opener. Food was cold and uninteresting. Entertainment almost ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
This was a great itinery let down by Celebrity. Firstly we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise and our complaints are relatively small but irksome. We travelled independently and embarkation was swift and painless as we obviously missed a plane or coach load. The staff were, without exception, excellent. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Mexico
I have sailed on a total of 21 cruises and Celebrity being one of my favorites, the last one was Mercury in 07 The ship was fine but the food unfortunatly was not up to the usual standard, infact it was quite bad,served on cold plates. Our cabin was under the ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
We set off on our long journey to Australia on 9th February, spent 6 delightful nights in Sydney before boarding the Mercury for our 2 week cruise calling at Melboure, Tasmania, then across to the New Zealand Sounds, Dundedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga finishing up in Auckland for our return flight. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
After a harbourside lunch on Sunday 20th January 2008, we decided that we would make for the Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT)in Circular Quay, Sydney, for our embarkation. We collected our cases from the hotel where we had stayed pre- cruise for 5 nights and hailed a taxi. By the time ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
This was my third cruise on Mercury. I have been on several other larger Celebrity ships, also travelled with P and O, Royal Caribbean, Costa and Cunard lines. I enjoy every cruise, as each ship offers something different including facilities and itinerary. The Alaska trip was 7 ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
A good day to start a cruise to Alaska - my 50th Birthday and my first cruise. Originally we planned a trip to Niagra Falls, Tornonto and Montreal but the travel company went bust and so we booked the cruise as a last minute alternative and I'm so glad we ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
after 3 days in vancouver with 26deg it was nice to get ready for our cruise departing on sunday 18th may. Well have never had to wait so long ,2 hours to get through the USA customs and everyone was fed up and some took even longer than 2 hours..just to get ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Australasia
We cruised from sydney Australia, and ended in Auckland New Zealand. It was a holiday of a lifetime, and we enjoyed every minute. The weather could have been better some of the time especially in the sounds of NZ it was very wet. But the northern part of the island ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
First time we have sailed with Celebrity and it was first class. The food was excellent as was the service.Even the weather was kind to us in Alaska.We will certainly be cruising with Celebrity again 5 star all the way. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Took ages to board ship due to lengthy American passport control. Cabin clean and beds good. Ship decor very dated. Food poor. Formal meal 6pm - too soon. Charge for informal dining. Informal dining very crowded and difficult to find a seat carrying a tray of food among crowds. Only skimmed ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
I went on Hubbard Glacier fly/cruise on 25th May 08 on the Celebrity Mercury. Overall I has a superb trip.I was very lucky with the weather which was very mild. The temperature was in 70's, and it did not rain. The days were light and long. The highlight of ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
It did not start too well with a delay getting through the US Immigration in Vancouver, about 1.3/4 hours after we had checked in with Celebrity. We flew from Calgary and hired a car for the day from the Airport dropped the bags off very early and then enjoyed the day ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
This was the most dissapointing cruise ever. If Celebrity belive their rating of 5+ then they are in fanatsy land. We entered our balcony cabin to find the previous occupants dirty, undercloths in the draw, sevearl pairs of swimming trunks left in the wardrobe, tea stains down the side of the ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Although the Mercury is supposed to have had a facelift it still looks very tired and lacks any Celebrity sparkle. We had a Sky suite which has a huge balcony but the cabin itself isn't much bigger than the Concierge cabins. The services of a butler, in addition to a stateroom ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Just returned from a 7 day cruise to Alaska and had been concerned about a few elements e.g. time to clear US immigration in Vancouver, condition of ship etc. before we left based upon recent reviews. In the event it took us less than 30 minutes from exiting our taxi to ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
We have just returned from our cruise to Hawaii with the Celebrity Mercury. We where instructed two days before departure that due to circumstances of a passenger taking seriously ill, and the ship having to return to Hawaii to get them the medical treatment they required, our trip ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
Great trip from day one plenty to do loved 4 days sailing to hawaii food very good. Plenty of activitys caberet shows all first class did all 0ur land trips on the islands by taxi pearl harbour a must there is something for evreyone one on this ship ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
We set sail on November 21st, 2008 from San Diego, heading for the Panama Canal. This was our first cruise with Celebrity and we chose the Mercury because of the itinerary, (ie Panama Canal). We took an inside cabin for the first time and would say that the only disadvantage with ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
Having never previously travelled on Celebrity - my wife, myself and two colleagues decided to take a Hawaiian Islands cruise on the Mercury - expecting, and hoping for the 'Celebrity 5 star experience.' Our previous cruises have been mainly on P&O and Royal Caribbean, and each one has been an ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
My wife and I along with my 86 year old Mother in Law booked a cruise to Hawaii with Celebrity Cruises. We paid for a package deal, i.e. all flights from the UK to USA and back along with the cruise and trips. On our flight out flying from Glasgow via ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
We flew BA from Newcastle to Heathrow (Terminal 5) and from Terminal 5 by BA to Miami. The flights were excellent as was the experience of terminal 5. The overnight was in the Marriott, Fort Lauderdale North, which was very average and the breakfastrs expensive, with poor service. We sailed on ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
We arrived at the port tired after a long journey. Pleased to see the ship and have a very quick check in. The cabin was unfortunately set up wrong however the steward soon amended this. The restaurant service on the first few nights was poor, so we managed to change tables and ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
It was a long journey to San Diego via Atlanta- which included an almost 7 hour wait at Atlanta airport between connections. Suggest future customers try and fly direct. We stayed overnight- arriving at 11pm- in a good hotel with a few hours on the Saturday morning to look ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
Like the Gibson's from Farnborough it was a long journey for us, leaving the UK around 10am on the 2nd Jan, but we travelled via Charlotte Town NC then on to San Diego, arriving around 11pm( local time). We were not impressed with the Sheraton Hotel for our overnight ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
Like the Gibson's from Farnborough it was a long journey for us, leaving the UK around 10am on the 2nd Jan, but we travelled via Charlotte Town NC then on to San Diego, arriving around 11pm( local time). We were not impressed with the Sheraton Hotel for our overnight ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
We took Mercury out of San Diego for Xmas and the New Year, no one seems to fly direct trans atlantic to San Diego so we had to fly via New York and change planes. It was a disaster we took 32 hours to get there abd the return via ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
My wife had always wanted to see whales in the wild, we were told Alaska was the place to go so we decided on a celebrity cruise we boarded the Mercury in Vancouver had a long wait for immigration almost three hours before we could get on the ship everyone very ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Hawaii
15 night Hawaii Cruise - 5 days sailing out, 5 days around the islands and 5 days sailing back. We were unprepared for the weather conditions, unlike the Americans. Whilst we soaked up as much sun on deck as we could, we couldn't help but notice that the deck staff never took ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
A superb cruise on an excellent ship. We went specifically for the Panama Cruise transit which was very fascinating. Whilst the restaurant meals and service was perhaps the best we have experienced in over 12 cruises, and the cabin decor and amenities were excellent, the only fault was the ridiculously high drink ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
Went with Celebrity Cruise on the Mercury to the Panama Canal Oct 2008. Mostly Americans on board,there were 8 of us at the dinning table in the evening. Four English and four Americans and we all had a brilliant time. The ship and company were great ,food and entertainment were 1st class. We are still ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Panama Canal
Four of us went on the cruise through the Panama Canal in November last year. We would recommend a balancy stateroom as when we were travelling through the Canal we sat on the balcony all day watching and experiencing the whole adventure in the comfort of our rooms. ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
As ever, Celebrity provided an interesting itinerary with plenty of ports of call. Although some of them are over commercialised, escape to more congenial locations is possible, often at lesser cost than the ship organised excursions. (Look on the web or wait 'til you get to the port.) Mercury is not ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
As ever, Celebrity provided an interesting itinerary with plenty of ports of call. Although some of them are over commercialised, escape to more congenial locations is possible, often at lesser cost than the ship organised excursions. (Look on the web or wait 'til you get to the port.) Mercury is not ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Did all the on-line things, that were required, ESTA and Celebrity on-line check-in, BA On-line check-in, fell for the " Expedite your joining experience". I remember reading somewhere on the Celebrity site that Check-In would be an experience not like any other. In fairness it was. I have never been spoken to ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Second time with Celebrity and was not disappointed. Previous experience was to the Baltic on Constellation. Have also cruised with Princess twice and would rate Celebrity a better overall experience. Had an inside cabin but managed to find one larger than average - it was almost 30 ft long and could ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
Had a wonderful cruise as excellent Cruise Director and also on board expert speakers to discuss wild life and the wonderful scenery. We were blessed with the weather as was told it often rains in Alaska. It was odd being by icebergs in shorts and sunshine but beautiful. The ...More
Celebrity Cruises,
Mercury,
Alaska
- Absolutely wonderful from start to finish - ship very clean, cabin spacious and balcony added to it. Staff very warm and friendly and extremely helpful. Our waiters in the Restaurant couldnt do enough for us (Horas was a wonderful warm man and he entertained with his majic tricks which ...More