We have cruised with Holland America and Royal Caribbean previously.
This cruise was to places we had been to before but we wanted a "Solstice Experience". Many of our friends have said - what a beautiful ship she was, and so we wanted to see if they were right... and they were right!
EMBARKATION was smooth and seamless from shore to ship with a lovely glass of bubbly waiting for us, once ...
We just completed our trip, sailing on the Solstice for a 19 night transpacific cruise. This was our 42nd cruise and DW says it was the best vacation we have ever taken!
We live in Mesa AZ and started our adventure on April 4, 2018 flying on American to Sydney. The flight from LAX to SDY was almost 15 hours on a beautiful 787.
We arrived in Australia at about 7am. No problems on arrival ...
The dining room service at the GRAND EPERNAY RESTAURANT WAS EXCELLENT TABLE 316 WITH SIMEON THE ASSISTANT MAITRE D,
Te tiana-sommelier,carola assistant waiter and vecente waiter i give each of them 10 out of 10 marks for their service !!.
Well done team you always made me welcomed when coming to the dinning table !!
The food was excellent too !!
Dinning table was always nice and ...
Thought it would be a good way to visit a variety of destinations, but it wasn't that way.
The bed was very uncomfortable, and after several complaints had the deck manager inspect it and agreed to have a one piece overlay placed over the mattress to try to give some comfort.
Bed was suppose to be a queen, but was two singles put together. A foam overlay was first placed on top after the ...
A cruise ship is a small city, and 3/4 of the people are all living in the same hotel (the other 1/4 are crew, and live on the lower decks). Depending on what you've reserved (a room versus a suite, a window versus a balcony), it's a hotel life. Attendants make your bed and change your towels, space is at a premium, there's a small safe in your closet, and the mini-bar has a few drinks and snacks ...
We sailed on the Great Barrier Reef cruise in March/April 2018. Overall, it was a great experience. Since we were in a suite, we had access to Luminae which delivered some of the best food I've tasted on a cruise. The service all over the ship was top-notch and we loved our butler Jacky. We thought the ship was well-maintained with plenty of outdoor areas to enjoy. The nightly entertainment was ...
We had such high expectations of celebrity cruises after being recomended by friends and our travel agent. This was Our fourth cruise and had done NCL and Royal Caribbean before and had been told celebrity was higher grade. We were immediately disappointed with the condition of the ship. We had a balcony cabin that was out dated with old fashioned curtains and grubby appearance. We named the cafe ...
This was our first cruise with Celebrity, previously we have sailed with Princess in the Mediterranean. Staff on the whole are very friendly and helpful, especially those in the buffet and shops. Our room attendant was great, always a lovely clean cabin.
Cabin was great. Loved having the bed beside the balcony and being able to lie in bed and look out at the sea. Good size bathroom. Great ...
We have been on Solstice three times now and it is looking a little tired. It could do with a refurbishment. Overall, the service and staff were amazing. The food can be a little repetitive and at times boring. There was a lack of activities with most centred around designer jewellery or art auction - these don’t appeal to most. The cabin is spacious and it is great having free on demand movies. ...
We recently sailed on the Celebrity Solstice to Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. We've sailed with Celebrity many times, the last one before this being March 2016. I found the ship quite beautiful, with a lovely atrium. But I'm writing to warn travelers of some important points.
1) They do not have outlets by the bed. There are 3 outlets by the desk -- two with American plugs, one with ...