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Sailing Date(s): October 4, 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony woderful, super, elegant cruise by Lizbeth Hernandez from Mexico Sailing date: Nov 2008 Pros: Everything on the boat Cons: Just that for an international cruise the onformation should be also in other languages The ship is all new, beautiful, a lot of space in the rooms, great crew the decoration is just wonderful, everything is perfect I recommend it to you a lot! Read this user's port of call reviews: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: San Juan, Puerto Rico Don't Miss: Bacardi tour Basseterre, St. Kitts Don't Miss: a train ride Philipsburg, St. Maarten It is beautiful but not to many things to see 70 out of 91 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Celebrity Solstice review by Ross T from Philadelphia, PA Sailing date: Jan 2009 Pros: 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 Details: Ship Quality Nicest ship on the sea. Dining/Food Excellent on dinners and specialty restaurants but poor on the Lido deck food and room service food. Stateroom Quality Nicest on the sea. Ship Staff Quality Good 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 & Activities Theater shows were poor. Daily activities were just okay. Glass show was great. 33 out of 35 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony The ship was beautiful, great time by Robert Nicholas from United States Sailing date: Jan 2010 Pros: 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 Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Food was not as good as we expected. Sometimes dried out, a lot of salt added, little or no taste. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities We 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. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony New Solstice Rises Above the Rest by Jeff G. from Anchorage, Alaska Sailing date: Apr 2009 Pros: Ship layout, quality of food, shows Cons: Slow dining room service, too many extra-charge restaurants Sailed many Celebrity ships (and other lines too). New Solstice-class ship very modern with a superb layout. Large, yet half the passengers of other large ships. Only negative was the slow service in main dining. This ship has about 5 specialty "extra charge" restaurants, and it appears that the service has gone there. Food quality is excellent everywhere, even the casual buffet. The buffet now has food "islands" so people don't line up like sheep as usual. You just go to the island or station and get what want. Gym has top quality equipment and workout space. Sauna smaller than older ships. Six whirlpools, but always seemed filled, some people camp in there rather than heeding the 20 minute rule. Entertainment at the main showroom and smaller venues is top-notch. One lounge guitar/singer (Jefferson Ang) was incredible and knew every folk/pop song ever written from 60's to current hits. There is an "ice" martini bar with a frozen top to keep your drink cold, the room TV's are large flat-screens with a huge menu of free movies. On top is a huge real grass lawn and a Corning hot glass-blowing show. Embark/Disembark was smooth and no crowd at all, unlike other lines. Celebrity really is a cut above the other big 4 we have sailed, with Holland close second. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: San Juan, Puerto Rico Don't Miss: Old Forts Basseterre, St. Kitts Philipsburg, St. Maarten Don't Miss: Watch jetliners land over your head at the Sunset Beach Bar 21 out of 21 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony A great birthday cruise! by Michael R from Phoenix, AZ Sailing date: Sep 2009 Pros: Beautiful ship, outstanding service! Cons: Some shore excurisions werent that great, but overall a good bargain. The Solstice surely is a world class ship. The atrium is open and beautiful, the whole layout was way beyond what other ships offer. The cabin we had on the fan tail was excellent, the service was great. The beds were comfortable and better than other ships we have sailed on. I have not cruised Celebrity before but after this cruise they have won me over and I wont sail on other lines! Ship Details: Ship Quality Outstanding is all I can say. Clean, well layed out, easy to get around and spacious! Dining/Food Main dining was excellent, the quality of food was outstanding. Even the buffet was the best I have had on a cruise! Stateroom Quality Concierge class is the best way to go. Clean and well laid out cabin, comfortable bed and a large bathroom compared to other cruise lines. Ship Staff Quality Outsrtanding is all I can say, smiles everywhere. Loved the fact they werent always trying to "sell" me something as I have expirenced on other cruises. Entertainment & Activities Every night was exciting and fresh, loved the many musical venues all over the ship as well. 21 out of 23 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Oceanview Best ever!! by Tom C. from Indpls, IN Sailing date: Jun 2009 Pros: The ship had everything you could want with great service. Cons: Their billing was not always correct and it took time for them to correct it. It was clean, huge and alot to do on board with a friendly staff. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Some meals were really good while others were just so-so. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Naples, Italy; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Messina, Sicily; Rhodes, Greece Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey People were friendly and helpful. Don't Miss: You must see ancient Ephesus Mykonos, Greece Santorini, Greece What is not to like. Everything is like a postcard. Naples, Italy Don't Miss: Amalfi coast Piraeus (Athens), Greece To me it was just another big city. Don't Miss: Well you have to see the Parthanon Messina, Sicily Rhodes, Greece 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Balcony Nice ship but boring! by A. B. from tampa FL Sailing date: Apr 2009 Pros: 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 Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs Read this user's port of call reviews: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: San Juan, Puerto Rico Basseterre, St. Kitts Philipsburg, St. Maarten 12 out of 15 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Suite Could have been FAB-u-lous by Wendy V from Columbus, Ohio Sailing date: Dec 2011 Pros: 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 Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Was 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 Quality The people who maintain the rooms work their tails off. Rooms are very nicely maintained Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities So much to do, you couldn't do it all 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Balcony Best of Seven by Jerry B from St. Augustine Florida Sailing date: May 2010 Pros: Entertainment Cons: WiFi Service Staff and service was first rate. Food was excellent in variety, availability and taste. Entertainment was Vegas quality. Ports of call were good and there was not excessive pressure to take their excursions. This is our 7th cruise and the best. Ship Details: Ship Quality Very well laid out, elevators were fast and never had a long wait. Dining/Food Service and quality was excellent. We did the open seating deal which allowed us to eat when we wanted and were glad we did. Stateroom Quality Balcony on rear of ship was not only cool, but allowed us some private time and a wonderful breakfast each morning by ourselves. Ship Staff Quality Stateroom attendant was constantly going beyond what was necessary with our room. Same with the matre'de and other waiters and staff. Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico Mayan ruins were great and amazing. Tour guide was very knowledgable. Don't Miss: Mayan Ruins, the pool and beach at the pier area. Cozumel, Mexico Went to the State Park which was way over priced at $19 per person. Taxi ride for a round trip was $20. Food was too pricey too. Did not find any great deals in Cozumel. Don't Miss: Stay on the Ship George Town, Grand Cayman The trolley tour was short and concise. The driver was knowledgable of the Caymans and was a good entertainter to bood. Pricing was high for gifts. Don't Miss: Trolley Tour and Seven Mile Beach Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras Tour was great. Beautiful scenery. Would like to live here. Best prices for gifts on the whole trip. Save your money till you get here. Don't Miss: Venice Culture tour and boat ride. 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Awesome cruise! by John D from Ft. lauderdale Sailing date: Mar 2009 Pros: Brandnew ship. Cons: Nothing really. It was a excellent cruise. Me and my wife went on it for our honeymoon and had a great time. The room we had was kind of small but you get what you pay for. I wouldn't recommend getting a room towards the front of the ship we felt a lot of movement. The service and staff were extremely nice. The lounge chairs were taken up pretty quick so you have to get out early to get a good spot if you want to be in the sun. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Labadee (Cruiseline Private Island); Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Labadee (Cruiseline Private Island) You have to do the zip line! Road Town, Tortola, B.V.I. San Juan, Puerto Rico Philipsburg, St. Maarten Did not like trhe island at all. The zip line tour we took was a waste of money and time. Don't Miss: nothing at all! 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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