My (Very Honest) CELEBRITY ASCENT Review - Brand New Celebrity Cruises Ship!

My very honest Celebrity Ascent review. I review the newest Celebrity Cruises ship, the Celebrity Ascent. The Celebrity Ascent just debuted at the end of November 2023 as the fourth ship in Celebrity Cruises' Edge series of ships. I spent 4 days on Celebrity Ascent and now give you my honest cruise ship review.

Celebrity Ascent is the brand new cruise ship from Celebrity Cruises. Celebrity Ascent is the fourth ship in the Edge series of ships, some of the most modern and beautiful ships at sea. Celebrity Ascent will be nearly identical to her older sister Celebrity Beyond and will feature popular venues like Eden, Magic Carpet, the Martini Bar, Rooftop Garden, Sunset Bar, and so much more.

The Maiden Voyage of Celebrity Ascent will sail to the Eastern Caribbean on a 7-day cruise. Celebrity Cruises will name Celebrity Ascent their flagship cruise ship at its naming ceremony in early December.

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[charliedurham]

Entertainment is good... "Especially on the new ships" is a key phrase. I went on their oldest ship and it was, by far, the worst entertainment I had ever experienced on a cruise ships. Worse than high school productions.

[donnasichta]

just completed a cruise on Ascent to Italy, Turkey and

[annalisadeluca]

Zach, thank you for posting such a concise and sparkling review of Ascent. We are looking forward to our first cruise on her in early autumn in Europe. I now can’t wait.

[johnbuckley]

Great review Zach. Because of your videos and your rousing endorsement of Celebrity as a cruise line, I am booking a cruise on Apex. 🙂 I wanted try Celebrity anyway, but you provided the extra incentive to get it done. Cheers!

[David-jwro]

Enjoyed the insight given we are aboard the Ascent in October 2024 for 9 nights, the food & entertainment you featured looked amazing.

[s.j.]

I was also on this cruise, with my extended family, as well as the following 3 day cruise, on the 6234. I loved the infinite veranda feature. I also had an issue with the A/C, but I contacted customer relations within hours of boarding and they corrected it. I set it at 68F and it stayed there for the remainder of the 6 days.
It is a beautiful ship. The crew was wonderful, the food was amazing, we loved the La petit chef!

[KarenLane-gt]

Great video, as always. It was nice meeting you, and I hope you enjoy your next adventure! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it!

[LeighWilson-lt]

I agree, we were on the 3 day and everything was pretty much perfect. We booked two more cruise for 2024 on the Ascent. It’s truly a beautiful ship!

[Jaire]

Omg Steak & egg baugle I'm sold... Will be on the Accent at the end of March

[bobliddell]

We enjoyed your review we will be on Ascent in March for a B2B in the Retreat. Looking forward to it.

[kevinlambright]

Great review, thanks! Seeing a lot of reviews and excitement around Ascent, would love one sail the ship someday. We have sailed on Equinox 3 times now and love that ship. We are sailing on Beyond for an 11 night cruise next April, cannot wait for that, and we actually booked Xcel for March 2026, a ship that has not even been built yet, lol! Great review, love the content, keep it coming!

[noname-JS]

I'm stoked for my single infinite verandah queen bed with no center edges -- the same as yours although mine states 25% obstruction. Wonder what the difference will be?

[piper-cat]

Great report! We also had issues with A/C in our Sky suite on Ascent. One night it was 74 degrees. Called for maintenance and it improved some but never got to 66. You hit all the highlights we loved as well. Nicely done! A side note, I think the 4.44 rating is a little misleading because of the 3.0 given to Cozumel...there wasn't much they could do for a 4 night cruise and the new ship was the destination. If you remove the 3.0 rating for Ports, the Ascent goes much closer to the 5 star rating it deserves. JMO...great video! Thank you for posting.

[robinschannelmcconnell]

We were on both preview cruises and we loved this ship. Agree that Awakenings is a must see!

[AA-ehco]

That is one beautiful vessel. I just hope the cruise industry as a whole can find some new ports to visit. Cozumel, Nassau and some of those islands are so runned down that I really dont even want to get off.

[larryeinzig]

Zach, we loved your video and love the fact that you like Celebrity so much, as we do. Our first cruise on an Edge class ship was on the Edge in Nov., 2022. And if we weren’t already excited enough, your last few videos from the Ascent have made us even more giddy about our upcoming March cruise on the Ascent. Before that, we’ll need to “slum it” 😉 on the Reflection next week, which, if memory serves me, is your favorite Solstice class ship. We don’t usually do specialty dining because we almost always are in Aqua class and of course can dine at Blu, but since you spoke so highly of the lobster casserole at Eden and since it’ll be my birthday during the cruise and since I love lobster, my wife and I will be dining at Eden that night. We love your videos and content. Keep up the great work. Are you considering a group cruise with your subscribers?

[Lannishaven]

I gave a thumbs up without watching as I knew I would be smiling all the way through. Love the Steps rating Zach! My mom and I are going on Ascent in Nov 2024 can't wait! THANK YOU ZACH!!!!:)

[mickgoldynia]

Thanks for sharing your experience on the Ascent, Zach. Good to hear the internet worked well. I especially liked your review of the AC. I like a cool (bordering. on cold) bedroom. This helps me decide on going with a suite rather than a verandah cabin, for the air conditioning). Keep the reviews coming. 👍👍

[Steven-erbt]

Thanks Zach! Another great video! We're pretty sure that your perspective on Celebrity align with ours and we're so happy that you had a very positive experience, Air Conditioning notwithstanding - we were worried Celebrity was "slipping". Premium seafood in the buffet! We're not the biggest fans of the Infinite window (did that twice in Europe), but we think we'll try the Edge series again...

[jessicakay]

I'm cruising soon Jan 2024 and will be in a single occupancy room on deck 6. I first did a single occupancy room on Apex and loved it! The review you did I appreciate. After Jan my only Edge class ship I'll need is Beyond and I am going on that cruise in June 2024. :)