We enjoyed this as a family but helped to have adjoining room for two teens. We had inside state rooms but next time would choose a balcony for after excursion. Not all ports all day so that was a bummer and limited on what you can do at port. Space inside cabin ok but small. Kids thought pool too small for amount of people. Did not use pool in solarium because way too hot overall. Gym ok ...
The experience was average. The food is good in the main dining room with good service. But the food in the buffet is average at best ( and for a medium high cruise line this is disappointing ).
The price of the additional packages are excessive. Imagine you are on a 8 day cruise ( 7 days effectively as the last day finished at 6 am ), paying GBP 72 for a classic drink package ( effectively ...
Embarkation - Celebrity Silhouette embarkation was on a Saturday. We stayed overnight in a local hotel, very close to the terminal. A word of warning to anyone walking with their cases: the road down to the terminal is not a smooth journey, with broken pavements, rough surfaces and few lowered kerbs. However, once we arrived at the terminal the process could not have been more straightforward. ...
I took this cruise to celebrate my retirement! Overall it was great. It is a beautiful ship, and not too big or small for my taste. The dining room is clearly experiencing some struggle with the price of food and how to keep guests happy. I did feel there were less choices (especially for those who dislike fish/seafood) available. Gone was the roast beef, beef wellington (replaced with a spinach ...
I should start by saying I am not a cruise expert. I have only been on one other cruise (princess) in my adult life. I do travel frequently, I just usually don’t do cruises. My mom, who I traveled with, goes on a cruise almost every other month. She has been on quite a few celebrity cruises. The disappointment started a couple of days before we left for our cruise when we found out the cruise was ...
The 2023 President Cruise was abso-tively 'over-the-top'.
This was my third time on SOLSTICE, my very FIRST cruise aboard Celebrity was on her in 2010 and she's as fresh appearing as I recall (and I have a great memory!).
It was another (my 25th aboard Celebrity ships) Xcellent sailing.
Service is unwaveringly Xceptional. As was the food. Ditto for entertainment.
This frequent ...
We had a credit due to a cancelled flight in June 2022. We had never been to Bermuda and liked the idea of driving to Cape Liberty. The ship is very well maintained. The food in the main dining room and Oceanview buffet was good. Our dinner in the Tuscan Grille was very good. We had excellent service in the main dining room. We had anytime dining but were not able to book any early ...
The good points:
1 Comfortable bed.
2 Most staff were friendly and helpful.
3 Ship docked on time at all ports of call.
4 We liked Cafe al Bacio very much.
The not good points
1 The internet was constantly intermittent - it kept disconnecting.
2 Except for the solo guitarist and the strings duo the entertainment was not what we wanted. The so-called 'resident DJ' played ...
We chose this cruise for the itinerary and the reputation of Celebrity. We arrived in Athens two days early, which was fortunate because our luggage didn’t show up for two days. Boarding was easy and efficient. We had arrived early at the port because that was when we were dropped off, but that did not present a problem. We left our bags (inside stateroom) and met our room steward, Roselle. ...
We chose this cruise, knowing Celebrity from previous cruises and because of the itinerary . It was not Celebrity at its best, but close behind.
Highlights were Kusadasi (Efesos) and Hydra. Low were Santorini. You have one low capacity cablecar to get up /down to/from the town. With 3 cruise ships at the same time it resulted in long waiting times, up to 3 hours.
The ship could do with a ...