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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Fabulous Cruise! by Mary Jane C. from Camarillo, California Sailing date: Oct 2011 Pros: The food, staff, accommodations, entertainment and shore excursion packages! Cons: Naples Rated the best large ship for a reason.... it is! We thoroughly enjoyed our cruise, food, activities and excursions. The ports were all fabulous other than the port of Naples....however we were book on a shore excursion to Sorrento which picked up from this port and was wonderful. I see the cruise line is making some port changes coming up and includes Bari Italy, which I would have enjoyed seeing as my son in laws family originated from this city. Celebrity Solstice is a gem. The staff so welcoming and accommidating, the food, great quality and the excursions really a good value and out of the way villas arranged to show us their culture, olive oil and wine making production. Montenegro, and Croatia are beautiful as are Italy and France. I would highly recommend. We celebrated our 32 on the cruise and so enjoyed the entire adventure! Ship Details: Ship Quality amazing Dining/Food great selection and quality Stateroom Quality 1076 was our room, great location, balcony mid ship on upper deck protected from noise with staterooms above and below Ship Staff Quality they truly want to please....and they do! Entertainment & Activities Cruise avtivities Director is awesome Read this user's port of call reviews: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy; Marseille (Provence), France; Naples, Italy; Venice, Italy Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Tour to winery at a villa in Tuscania and beautiful views... Don't Miss: sign up for excursions Dubrovnik, Croatia grogrous, went on olive oil making tour at a private villa, fab! Don't Miss: see above Kotor, Montenegro The entry into Montenegro is not to be missed and te town and shore excursions great. The fjords are breathtaking. Don't Miss: Check the shore excursions, really great! Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy Tuscany wine tour and views... :) Don't Miss: again the shore excursions are great a a good value! Marseille (Provence), France We actually went to the nearby port of Toulon due to the high winds. This is near Marseille and offered the same shore excursions. We went to Cassis. A vacation resort that had carm Don't Miss: The little stores had some great olive oil soap and herbs de prvence grinders that were unusual and cute. Naples, Italy This is not a pretty port and the crime rate can be high there also.... however we went on to the shore excursion of Sorrento which is beautiful. Don't Miss: Sign up for a shore excursion as Naples port area in walking distance is not desirable. Venice, Italy Lots of people in St. Marks square and sopping prices better away from the square. Good food, quaint places near the square. See Trip Advisor.com Don't Miss: Shore excursion. Murano glass. Got a great piece, beign sipped 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony What a Fantastic Voyage! by A Traveler from Hawthorn Woods, IL Sailing date: May 2011 Pros: Service, friendliness of the staff, experience of the life time! Cons: can't think of anything. Seeing is believing, must take this cruise to believe how well the ship is finished and operated. Five star is not enough to rate this experience. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food The truth is, it is overwhelmingly too much. But - don't jump into it all - because you will miss on the masterpieces of dinners that wait for you in the evening in the dining hall. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality To give you an answer - NO - is not an option. They stand out because hardly anybody on the street provides this type of service. Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Mykonos, Greece; Santorini, Greece; Naples, Italy; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Valletta, Malta Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey This guide and tour were fun. Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy I wouldn't do it next time - guide was not carrying. Mykonos, Greece This guide and tour were fun. Santorini, Greece This guide and tour were fun. Naples, Italy This guide and tour were fun. Piraeus (Athens), Greece I wouldn't do it next time - guide was not carrying. Valletta, Malta This guide and tour were fun. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Suite Great Ship and our best Cruise yet! by Bill S. from Jackson, MS Sailing date: Apr 2011 Pros: We were upgrade to a Royal Suite and the food was great! Cons: One of Orbitz shore excursions was 1 hour late. Overall, this is a very nice ship. Not as large as the newest ones, but that is fine. We go on these trips to get away from people :). For some reason we were upgrade to a Royal Suite. We never found out why, but who cares--it was great! The food on Celebrity is the best, because we've been on most the other cruise lines. Older crowd on this ship, so it was nice and quite :) Overall great Cruise! Ship Details: Ship Quality Very nice ship, not Brand new but very well kept up. Easy to get around in and not get lost when I've had too many beers :) Dining/Food Great food. Especially the buffet is unbelievable. We don't usually eat at the buffets, but this time we did. Dinner was also great, but you need to dress fro dinner every night :) Stateroom Quality What can I say, we were upgrade to a royal suite--Larger than my first NYC apartment :) Very clean! Ship Staff Quality Very friendly and very helpful! Entertainment & Activities Shows were good. On a smaller scale than some of the big ships. But Quality was good. Read this user's port of call reviews: San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: San Juan, Puerto Rico Fort is worth seeing, but PR is not great. Good coach store for the women Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Orbitz tour guide was 1 hour late and almost didn't show up :) Philipsburg, St. Maarten We did the Cat 1/2 day Cat/Snorkle through orbitz--it was great! Don't Miss: Cat and Snorkel 1/2 day sail 2 out of 2 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 A Great Cruise by Denise D. from Naperville, IL Sailing date: Aug 2010 Pros: A beautiful ship Cons: Pool area is smaller than we expected The Celebrity Solstice is a beautiful ship. The service was excellent. We chose the Select dining so that we could go to dinner whenever we wanted. We really liked that option. We never had to wait for a table. The food was excellent. They had 2 menus everynight, one was always the same and one was different every night, so there was always something good to choose from. The family pool area was a little small, but there was a beautiful adult pool. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality 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 Cozumel, Mexico George Town, Grand Cayman Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras 5 out of 10 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: 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: 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 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: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Balcony A great cruise by chuck Y from LA, CA Sailing date: Nov 2011 We 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 Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs Read this user's port of call reviews: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Souda (Chania), Crete; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy; Naples, Italy; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Valletta, Malta Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey Souda (Chania), Crete Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy Naples, Italy Piraeus (Athens), Greece We 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 3 out of 4 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?
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