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A Traveler from Rhode Island Sailing date: Feb 2011Pros: Poolside Cons: No msoking Not even Balocny rooms,Food nto good and entertainment not good Very Limited smoking area Should have at least one floor or certain rooms especially if there are balconies,Entertianment was poor and food poor Not enough choices Ship Quality
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   NOT a Celebrity Cruise fan... by
Nikole P from Sacramento, CA Sailing date: Nov 2010Pros: Cabin was comfortable and relaxing. Cons: customer service was HORRIBLE! The overall Solstice ship was modern, up to date feel. Classy atmosphere, comfortable overall. Ship QualityPublic access was a complete joke. There was a large group aboard that dominated public areas of the ship, meaning we were not allowed access to the only deck with pools the very first night. Dining/FoodOne of the few areas that was consistantly good. Stateroom QualityOur balcony room saved our vacation. It was our own private hideaway. Ship Staff QualityBeing our third cruise, we now explore each ship on the first night after dinner. We went to the deckre the only two pools were located. We were stopped immediately due to a "private function" of the WHOLE pool deck.
We went to customer service desk where we were told that "you have plenty of nights to observe those ares". Entertainment & ActivitiesCorning hot glass show was amazing! Talented artist, passing on informative peek at how blown glass is created. Amazing! 
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San Juan, Puerto RicoDefinetly worth getting a shore excursion. Great food!
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Snorkled with turtles, went swimming at one the most breathtaking beaches my husband and I have ever seen.
Don't Miss: Sail to Christmas and Honeymoon cove Philipsburg, St. MaartenWonderful tour of the island.
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Disappointed with Solstice by
A Traveler from Raleigh NC Sailing date: Apr 2010Pros: Newer Ship Cons: Lack of activities and entertainment on ship I sailed on Celebrity 9 years ago, and this is not the same cruise line. The service and quality has went down hill. The entertainment needs help on this ship along with finding a more exciting cruise director. This was supposted to be a upgrade from Royal Caribbean. Next time I cruise I will select, Royal Caribbean. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodLimited meal selections in main dinning room. Speciality restraurants were very expensive for upcharge. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityStaff onbaoard acted like they did not want to serve guests. Entertainment & ActivitiesLimited activivites during the day, especially days at sea. Poor evening entertainment. 5 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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Could have been FAB-u-lous by
Wendy V from Columbus, Ohio Sailing date: Dec 2011Pros: Quality of Food, Activites, Accomodations Cons: Loooonnnnggg Lines, badly managed The ship was really beautiful, however onboarding and offboarding were horrendous, and poorly managed by the cruise line.
To be fair to the cruise line, in terms of the onboarding - the ship came in "sick" meaning that some illness was significant on the cruise prior to ours - we were notified there would be a delay boarding - however the 3 hour long line (in the heat/rain) with no seating, food, drinks, restrooms, etc. was not ok.
As far as off boarding, we chose to "early" off board. When the ship docked at 7am, we went to the appropriate loaction, and proceeded to wait, with a crowd of angry people (e.g. there was almost a fist fight) for over an hour. Only 1 person from the ship was managing the "early" off boarding crowd - to the best of his ability - however with approximately 300 people waiting in a crowded section of the dining room - fully loaded down with all of their luggage - and personally I was hot and hungry.... it was a powder keg waiting to explode.
If you can avoid the lines - it is a good ship, and overall the crew were plesant. I would discourage purchasing the drink package - we bought the second most costly, but did not find the alcohol we wanted to drink easily avaialble...... eg. we could have any drink up to $8 in value... but the only Red Wine in the dining room for that price was approx 5 selections of Merlot....
Also - The spa was amazing in terms of service - but had VERY high pressured sales. I would avoid it all together. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodWas not as fancy as I expected, or as varied as I had hoped - unless you pay more for the "additional restaurants". Selection for room service was very poor. Stateroom QualityThe people who maintain the rooms work their tails off. Rooms are very nicely maintained Ship Staff Quality
Entertainment & ActivitiesSo much to do, you couldn't do it all 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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cruise was good but not great by
Dan C from Chicago, IL Sailing date: Mar 2011Pros: Formal Dining Room Cons: Noroviruis on the ship Ship has a nice layout and balcony rooms are very nice and spacious (for a cruise ship) Showers were very spacious as well. Ship was a nice size not to big or small. Ship Quality
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did not enjoy by
Barbara Wallace from Carson, Ca Sailing date: May 2010Pros: the people Cons: the fact i book a room with a balcony so i could smoke and i could not i do not feel it's right that i could not smoke on the balcony in the open air and i was told that i could not, but on other cruise lines i was told if i did not have balcony i could not smoke and i respected that so i would book balconies from then on, and the placies they had us smokeing at had no view and it was not a nice area and when it rained you got wet, and a lot of the people who did not smoke took the chairs where you were to be smoking at and they would be where you were and a lot of people complaned and they would drink and waste it all over and a lot of people don't drink but we had to deal with that and you didn't even have a place in the casino to smoke so you stayed out of the casino and other places and because of this, but you can smell all the beer and alcohal and you don't drink and that takes away our rights as a person also, plus they could have a set floor just for smoking on the balconies and one side of the ship just for smoking they could also have ships just for that and you would have a lot more satisfied customers and maybe even more people traveling and not be so inconsiderate of those who do, but they will also sell them the carton of cigarettes to take home so now just what do you think of that, so i will not go on celebrity again unless they change there rules and then i did not find out until i got there and checked in and seen the flyer lying on the counter that i had to pick up and read, now if i had not notice the flyer, then i could have been fined thinking i could smoke on the balcony and that was not right Ship Quality
Dining/Foodthe food was good but it was almost the same thing every night Stateroom Qualitywas always clean
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San Juan, Puerto Ricoonly seen shopping centers not enough places to walk and see old area
Don't Miss: only the coblestone streets Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.i would quess the shopping center
Don't Miss: don't know not much to see unless you pay a arm and leg a lot of people would rather walk like me it's much better and you can take your time Philipsburg, St. Maartenyou were able to see a little bit more but you see more from the ship then when you go to town, because they always take you straight to shopping centers
Don't Miss: pick a different places to cruise to were you can see their customs along with shopping 9 out of 22 people found this review helpful.
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Nice ship but boring! by
A. B. from tampa FL Sailing date: Apr 2009Pros: Room was great Cons: Boring!!! Mishandled luggage and broke several items. This was a great ship for the over 55 crowd. It was aesthetically very nice, but there were limited activities. The pools and jacuzzis closed at 8 pm. There were no midnight buffets. We had 3 days at sea and by the third day we were ready to jump ship. Luckily there were free movies in the room to keep us busy (now I know why). This was one of the best rooms I've ever had...but aside from that I would not recommend this ship unless you want to sleep alot... and drift into a coma. We also had over $250 damage to luggage and items in the luggagem, and are still waiting to get a response from Celebrity! Ship Quality
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Celebrity Solstice review by
Ross T from Philadelphia, PA Sailing date: Jan 2009Pros: Most beautiful ship; Dinners were excellent Cons: room service, entertainment This is the most beautiful ship I have cruised (and I have logged over a dozen cruises). The Solstice is worth cruising just for its beauty and elegance. The dinners were great. We dined in Blue and the three specialty restaurants and they were high-end restauarant quality. Room service was terrible - don't order. They didn't show up once, and when they did, the food was cold and items were always missing. Guest services was good but you will always wait on hold for them. The entertainment was bad--the theater shows were really bad and the everyday activities were just ok. The hot-glass show was excellent. The spa was good, not great, but it is large and has a nice gym and definitely try the Persian Garden! We were in Aquaclass and loved the room's bathroom and shower. The pool(s) were very small and awfully crowded with people (kind of gross actually) and like all ship, good luck finding a lounge chair. The lido deck food was not good. Pizza, and grille items were good but the other food items were not great and the Lido cafe is notably small compared to other ships. It is overcrowded. For food I recommend dinner, and all the speciality restaurants including the crepe place. The lounges and bars were very nice and offered good variety. Some closed a bit early. Overall the staff was friendly and competent. Ship QualityNicest ship on the sea. Dining/FoodExcellent on dinners and specialty restaurants but poor on the Lido deck food and room service food. Stateroom QualityNicest on the sea. Ship Staff QualityGood to excellent. No problems. Guest services were slow and they made a bunch of mistakes (they had us on the wrong seating, didn't deliver champagne to our guests, didn't give us restaurant reservation cards, etc). But they fixed everything. Could be a matter of working out the kinks. Entertainment & ActivitiesTheater shows were poor. Daily activities were just okay. Glass show was great. 33 out of 35 people found this review helpful.
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A great cruise by
chuck Y from LA, CA Sailing date: Nov 2011We have wonderful experience with the celebrity solstice cruise, we had everything we expected, such as excellent service, high quality of food in variety, very nice cabin. except the on shore excursion in Athens. Ship Quality
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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Souda (Chania), Crete
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Naples, Italy
Piraeus (Athens), GreeceWe booked on shore excursion with cruise, most of the time were on the bus, there were two stops, one stop was at Acropolis of Athens, they give us 40mins, but 4/5 of the time was bring us to the gift shop nearby. another stop was Olympic Marathon Stadium, only 10 mins, funny things was, they extended one hour to bring us to a coffee shop without telling us, most of the people stay on the bus wait for few people to go to the shop.
Valletta, Malta
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The ship was beautiful, great time by
Robert Nicholas from United States Sailing date: Jan 2010Pros: The ship and staff, very friendly Cons: Select seating dining, a mess We sailed on the Solstice, large, beautiful ship. The staff were friendly and went out of their way to be helpful, they would come up to us and start a conversation.
The only drawback was the Select Dining. We had reservations in the main dining room and still had to wait while they seated persons wiithout reservations.
Other than that, a very restful and enjoyable cruise. Ship Quality
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Entertainment & ActivitiesWe missed shows because we were dining. The early show started at 6:00 pm, the same time we were preparing to eat at 8. The late show started at 9. while we were eating. If we had known the show schedule ahead of time, wo uld have adjusted dining time. The late shows has always started at 10 on all the other cruises we took, that is why we scheduled to eat at 8. 22 out of 23 people found this review helpful.
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