Celebrity Eclipse Review
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Although we have been cruising since 1975 on various cruise lines we have always wanted to visit Iceland and a cruise from Southampton to Reykjavik, Akureyri, Klaksvik in the Faroe Islands and then Norway was an attractive itinerary.
We were in an aft balcony stateroom on deck 8 which was well equipped, and excellent shower room, flat screen TV and tea making facilities. Although a bit narrow was average for the type of stateroom.
Facilities within the ship were generally good, but with 3800 passengers the swimming pools were a bit crowded on sea days when the sun was shining. Deck space was adequate with plenty of areas to relax and read/sunbathe. Changing facilites within Aqua Spa area for those not coming to the pool in swimwear was appalling. There are only about 20 lockers for men and the same for women. On many occasions they were all taken and one needed to leave clothes in a plastic bag with Aquaspa reception. There are male and female only saunas but no steam room unless you pay for an Aqua Spa supplement. The male sauna would only comfortably accommodate about 8 people which was very cramped consdiering the number of passengers on board.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Veranda 2A
Deck 8 balcony stateroom had adequate storage for a two week cruise but longer than that a problem. There are no self service laundromats on this ship and therefore all laundry needs to be sent to the laundry facility which could be quite eexpensive if you are travelling with young children. The shower room as decent size with cupboards for toiletries and a shower cubicle with sliding doors rather than the customary shower curtain on most older ships.