My husband and I just returned from back to back cruises on the Celebrity Eclipse. We spent a total of 18 days on board with a four night cruise to Cobh Ireland and the remainder to Northern Europe and the Baltics. To provide some perspective to this review, my husband and I are 62 year old retired educators. We have taken 17 cruises on 7 different cruise lines (our second on Celebrity). This was our fourth trip to Europe. We are quiet people who enjoy the ship as much as we do the ports.

To begin, the Eclipse is a beautiful ship. We felt that it was very tastefully decorated without being overdone. There were many public areas with comfortable seating. Although the ship is very large, we did not think it felt crowded except in the buffet area during breakfast and lunch. This was especially true during breakfast on port days and during lunch on sea days. We thought that the library and Team Earth area were especially attractive and provided quiet places to read and relax. There was music through much of the day which could be heard in the library so if you want complete quiet this may not be the place for you.

Because we decided late to do back to back cruises, we had two different staterooms. This was probably good because we experienced two different cabin locations. Our first cabin was 7262. It was an outside cabin with a verandah. We loved the location because it was just off the Team Earth area. The area is not used much and has several comfortable chairs so it was almost like having a private sitting room just outside of your cabin. The second cabin, 6308, was a sunset verandah cabin on deck 6. It was our favorite. We loved being on the back of the ship. The views were fantastic. The decks are not covered and several people expressed concerns on CC that there might be ash from the ship, but we never saw any. The lack of covering might be a problem in warmer climates but it was perfect on this trip because the sun provided much needed warmth on the very cool sea days. Some people on CC also expressed concerns about privacy. We did not find that to be a problem. Our first room steward was good and the second was outstanding. We enjoyed room service coffee almost every day. The room service menu had nice selections and the service was usually fast. Both cabins were comfortable for two people. We found the storage to be adequate and loved the fact that the shower had a glass door instead of a shower curtain. The bathroom was larger than on most ships and had more storage. Although the room configuration varies, both of our rooms had the bed close to the window. The rooms were very quiet. The deck furniture was sturdy and comfortable. My husband is tall and had no problem with the rounded corners of the bed. Read more