Celebrity Solstice Review

Better food than RCL, but the ports weren't the best...

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
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CruisingBetterThanCooking
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2010
Cabin: Concierge Class 1
Traveled with children

This was our third cruise and the second with our boys. Previously one Celebrity/Infinity to Alaska '06, one RCL/Freedom of the Seas to Eastern Caribbean '10.

Being active teens (12, 15, 17), we'd wanted something that they could enjoy but knew that the OTHER kids on the ship had as much or more to do with the end results. While they ended up happy with the trip, the FOS with the climbing wall/wave rider was probably a better choice for them. I suspect that on average it draws a more active teen to pair up with. The teen center also seemed a bit lack-luster and the boys didn't hang there nearly as much as on the FOS's equivalent.

However, the trip was very nice. The ship is very tasteful (though the "Art Deco" main dining room is not to my taste - not as GRAND as the other ships we've been on). The public areas also seemed a bit disjointed having just done the FOS only 5 months earlier.

Cabin Review

Concierge Class 1

Cabin C1

Very nice balcony - great view but a little short on privacy (not overwhelmingly, just not totally "secure"). Towards the BACK of the ship would be better for getting to common areas of the ship.

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