It was generally quite nice, although 2 of the nights at sea it was not as calm as at a port (and not that bad at all) yet we could hear a clanging sound throughout the night, very hard to sleep through yet we couldn't find what it was!
The ceiling above the TV was making a little creaking noise but the clanging dominated.

Lots of things to do and eat, most people onboard are from Sydney so they would know it better than me!

Sydney (Australia)

The market is probably the most interesting, quite big and good for souvenir shopping, get them done here!

Noumea

It's a beautiful island, the snorkeling is pretty good near the sacred rock - didn't see many seasnakes as others had mentioned, but got a few boxes ticked as we saw a seaturtle, 3 stingrays separately and a lionfish! Please look after this place and don't walk on the corals, I saw many people walking all over it and someone even dive to break a coral off, it was disgusting behaviour.

Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)

The best snorkeling we've had in New Caledonia, at Jinek Bay. There's an entry fee of $15 AUD (or 1000 franc), bring your own reef shoes and snorkel gears, and please look after this place, Jinek is quite well looked after with beautiful colours and varieties of coral, keep it this way!

Lifou

They no longer offered the ultimate dining package which we were a little disappointed about, so in the end we got the 4-specialty-dining-package (Combination of any 4, unlike the 3-night package where it must be 1 of each) + we got sold on the special menu offered by Silk Harvest for Day 5, but as a foodie, here's our review:

We went with Murano x 2 + Tuscan Grille x 2

On an average we think they are both on par with food quality (all services excellent so won't mention more)

Murano:

It was all the rave when I searched online so we had high expectations, but in the end we gave it a solid 7/10 - good but not amazing.After doing months of research, we, 2 early 30's couple who loves good food, snorkeling, minimal kids and short itinerary (as it's our first time) chose the Celebrity Solstice's 8 day Sydney-New Caledonia-Sydney cruise.

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Deluxe Veranda 2A

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Sydney (Australia)

Noumea

Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)

Lifou

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