Celebrity Solstice Review

4.5 / 5.0
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A great cruise on an awesome ship

Review for Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2013
Cabin: Ocean View 8

My wife and I booked this cruise direct with Celebrity on a one day sale at a great price. The line even upgraded us to an outside cabin. I have had this happen before but only when I booked direct with the cruise line (Princess and Celebrity).

We boarded in Auckland which is a very nice town. Arrive a few days early to adjust to the time and see the sights. Top of my list is a day at Waihiki Island and the Memorial History Museum. We got to the convenient terminal at about 2:00PM on departure day. Everything was as expected with the normal excellent food in the dining room and superior cabin service. The entertainment was average except for the production shows which were spectacular and awesome. Overall I give Celebrity an 8 on the entertainment as it is probably hard to get great shipboard entertainers so far from the UK and US markets. The Captain was great and even had a Q&A session on one of the sea days where it was no holds barred.

My wife and I are not demanding cruisers, so we do not pick the ship and staff apart for any error or problem, but there are always few on Celebrity. My only complaint was that the tours were way too expensive, but as there are many other options, we used those. They may price to the clientele and if they fill them up, all the better, but as they were always promoting the tours, I do not think that they were getting them filled. The only town where they were reasonably priced was Adelaide, and as we only wanted to see two things there we did not go on a tour there.

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Ocean View 8

I prefer not to be specific on our cabin except to say that it was Starboard outside on level three. the Solstice beds are very comfy, and I love the interactive TV with on demand movies and your account on the tv screen. A few larger drawers would be nice but not that big of a deal if you travel light which we do. I love the low level light in the bathroom at night, and the rooms seem to have more acoustical insulation than other lines (Holland & Princess).

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