Celebrity Summit Review

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Relaxing cruise, after issues resolved

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denisec65
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Sky Suite 1

I booked this cruise on the "Solsticized" Summit in an effort to take a relaxing, no-hassle vacation. We live in NJ, so avoiding the airport and driving directly to the ship fit the bill for less stress. We were on the inaugural sailing of the Silhouette last July (2011), sailing from Hamburg to Rome and thought the ship was absolutely beautiful. When I heard that $40 million had been put into the Summit to "Solsticize" it, I thought this was ideal. We were in Concierge class last year and enjoyed the amenities, especially a good-sized bathroom with glass shower doors and a lovely balcony with lounge chairs and footstools. I decided to book Aqua class for this cruise since I had read many positive reviews about Blu on CC and thought the extra cost would be worthwhile.

I booked the cruise directly with Celebrity after reading a lot of the above-mentioned reviews. Before I paid for the cruise, I asked the reservations agent about the balcony and chairs because I love spending time there reading (my hubby prefers the sun on the pool deck). I was assured that the cabin had the size and amenities I wanted.

About a week before we sailed, I had an unrelated question and called Celebrity. My question was answered and I asked this different reservations agent about the balcony again because I had read a passenger's review that said there were no footstools on the balcony of the cabin I had booked. This agent also said the cabin had these amenities.

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Sky Suite 1

Cabin S1

We were in two cabins, first 9127 of Aqua Class, and then 6127 in a Sky Suite. The Aqua class cabin was small and seemed smaller than the Concierge class cabin we had last year on the Silhouette. The hallway is so narrow it is unpleasant. Bathroom is new and upgraded, shower heads excellent, glass door, but it is really small. Closet is small, too. Balcony only about 40 sq. ft., not the 54 sq. ft. that is stated on the website. There is a large overhang on the balcony because you are below the Oceanview cafe and solarium, so you never get any sun on the balcony. If you look straight out, your view is unobstructed, but looking up, you will not see much of the sky. I wouldn't really recommend this particular cabin, especially since Aqua Class is costly. Because of problems with inaccurate representation of the cabin, i.e., no footstools, we were switched to the Sky Suite, 6127. The "real" king-size bed faces the balcony and ocean, which is a terrific plus. Nice balcony of a regular size with footstools. Location more aft, but near the elevators. If you look down from your balcony, here, however, you can see people walking out to Deck 5. It didn't really bother us, though. There is what is almost a small walk-in closet. Bathroom is large orange-colored marble tiles with a tub. Looks luxurious, but hard to step in and out of because the tub is quite high.

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