East embarkation at Southampton and we were very excited. Eclipse if a lovely ship and we have sailed on her previously, the last one being Sept. 2012. We had a aft sky suite that was large, airy and had a wonderful balcony. Unfortunately, the weather in the Med was unseasonal with lots of clouds, showers, high winds and few long sunny days, so it was not possible to to make full use of the lovely balcony. Still, the stateroom was fantastic and we had a fantastic trip.

Ports of call were not new to us, but in the main were interesting. For those who have done Florence, Pisa, Rome, Nice etc before, my tip is to wander around the port town as some of them are lovely.

Food is always good on Celebrity. Don't expect Michelin star, but for mass catering it does a good job. The Ocean view cafe (buffet) was MANIC. Trying to get a seat in there was a mission at times. Indeed trying to get a seat anywhere inside this ship was often a lottery. Some of this was down to the weather as few were outside, some down to the age group as people just plonked themselves down for the day rather than move around. I actually saw many arguments between passengers around the Cafe Baccio where people were refusing to move. The average age group must have been 70+. I'm 50 and felt like a youngster. I saw a few teenagers and they were positively bored stiff. My experience is that Celebrity Eclipse from the UK certainly attracts an older age group and that means the ship does not have much in the way of liveliness late evening as the older passengers were heading to bed by 10pm. Read more