My two friends and I booked this cruise (April 25-May 2nd Bermuda from Bayonne) in February thru Continental.com. Who knew you could get mileage credits with a cruise! We are all from Northern NJ. My third cruise, 2nd cruise for one friend and 10+ cruise for another friend. We were the first Celebrity ship out of that port this season. It was a long check-in. The people behind the computers are sub-contracted. I think by Celebrity, but maybe the Port itself. One hour 45 minutes to get through the lines when we got there at 11:50AM for a 4:00pm departure just painful. I hope the next cruise departures got smoother and faster.

Cruise Critic - We met informally at a sail-a-way part Sunday. It was a good chance to put faces to the a lot of posters I'd been reading. All very nice folks. The Celebrity Cruise Critic Connections Party was at 9:15AM the first day at sea. We had the Hotel Director, the Food and Beverage Manager and also our Cruise Director Steven J. Daniels. They spoke about what is coming up on this cruise and the changes to the Summit, at dry dock, next April. They apologized for the tie up on embarking and explained the dining room delay the first night. I was surprised how many staff members were at the party. They were very informative and all charming, I was very glad we went and got our "inside" information.

The Ship and crew - The Summit is a great ship. It's not so large that you get worn out going from one end to the other. Try the Thalasso pool and the showers/sauna behind it. Really beautiful spaces. Often I would swim then shower up there - lots more room. We loved the layout for the Cova Cafe and Rendezvous Bar. Both had music most of the evenings and was very conveniently placed in the center of the ship. One on deck four and and one on deck five. The only bump in the cruise was the above departure problem and a long line the first dinner because of a computer glitch lost the seating arrangements. The crew did a great job working out the table seating's at short notice. The two couples we sat with were great company at dinner. Fabulous cabin!! Family view with a full screen that separated the two beds from the couch area (that slept two on one couch and one on the other). The balcony was wonderfully large and sheltered from the wind on both sides (unusually high winds this week). The cabin guys - Regidor and Joseph - were great, the cabin was always clean and Reggie especially was always present for anything extra we might need. These people work such longggg hours and yet are still pleasant and smiling. The decor of the ship is tasteful and comfortable. The art hanging up was pretty engaging. I think most of it is part of the art auction. It seemed as tho they had changed them the morning of our departure. Two quibbles: Hard to reposition/turn the heavy chairs on carpeting in some of the lounge areas. I did wish the seats had wheels on them. There are a couple of spots in the floor of the dining room that dip very slightly, a little disconcerting till you get use to it. I was surprised they had a free galley tour. Part of the "Solisticizing" - Relax, Renew, hmm .. something else. It was so popular they did it again later in the cruise. Very interesting and once again more charming crew were met. After there was a demonstration of cooking. Took a while to set up, but again, interesting. Wish we had time for more of the cooking events that took place during the week. Read more