Celebrity Eclipse Review

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Excellent Cruise on Eclipse - November 16 - November 30

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Eclipse
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6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

We did this same cruise last year (and rated it very good), but it was remarkable how different the attitude onboard was this year. The master (Dimitrios Manetas), Hotel Director (Raffaele Bernardini) and Cruise Director (Sue Denning) along with many officers were all very proud of their beautiful ship and quite visible onboard and at the gangway when leaving the ship. Not only were they visible, but they were most willing to engage with any guest. I believe this created a positive vibe among all passengers and crew. (Sue is being replaced by Ben from Australia at the end of our cruise and hopes to back aboard a Celebrity ship in February, but has not gotten a firm date or ship.) Two Cruise Critic receptions were held and masterfully MC'ed by Host Andy. The master, HD, CD and other senior staff welcomed us and remained available to talk. As the changes to the Captains Club program occurred while onboard, there was lots of discussion. The drink voucher program was in use which is really great permitting you to choose any drink from the standard drinks package in most of the onboard bar venues while sitting with non-Elite CC members. It also reduced the crowding in Sky.

The ship is in excellent material condition and was constantly being cleaned and maintained. We ate in Blu and were greeted by name by Victorija after the first evening. The food was excellent as was the service from Bilijana and Mikhaylo. Although we did not purchase wine in Blu, our sommelier (Vish) came over every evening to see how our day went. Yes, turkey was an option in most dining venues on Thanksgiving (final formal night) and it was real turkey breast, not pressed turkey parts.

Production shows were excellent with a talented group. It's not Vegas, but we didn't expect it to be. Don't miss Pung Fei, an excellent Chinese acrobat, juggler, magician and entertainer. He has a role in two of the production shows and then does his own show one evening - don't miss him. Former Letterman, Mark Preston has a great voice and puts on an excellent show. The remaining headliners were at best mediocre.

Cabin Review

Room is a hump looking forward. Caution: This means there is lots of wind on the veranda. Would suggest an aft facing veranda to avoid the wind issue. Worse was the noise - there are three sources of noise - most annoying is the music played above your room on the pool deck on several nights of a Caribbean cruise. (Not sure if this is a factor in the Baltic/Norway.) Less annoying are the sounds from deck chairs being sorted above the room at 6:30AM and the steward's locker just outside the room. Although the physical location and layout is nice, I would not book this room again.

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