Celebrity Summit Review

Heat Wave & Hurricane Earl Adventure

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missdazee
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2010
Cabin: Concierge Class 3

Celebrity Summit, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, 2010,

Embarkation went smoothly. There was some miss direction on where we were to sit before boarding. As soon as we were given our key card we should have been sent to the "concierge area" and all five of us were directed to the general waiting area. After about 30 minutes we were redirected and quickly boarded the ship.

Around 1:30 we checked out our room 9160 at the AFT end where our balcony will overlook the ship's wake. We were 2 days into the cruise before I looked up and noticed there was a security latch for the sliding glass door, which at odd moments would open and close. The latch had been damaged sometime in the past and would not close, so using some macrame cord I'd brought for a clothesline I tied the door shut. This proved extremely useful when we bounced through the rough seas of hurricane "Earl" on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. The cabin seems small for three adults but there was enough space for everyone to unpack and to store our suitcases under the bed except one which was too deep so we stuffed it in the closet. I did have trouble remembering where items were located. Our cabin steward was helpful and kept our room in perfect order with clean towels throughout the day. When we left a note asking for cheese & crackers, we received a nice selection along with the usual appetizer for the rest of the cruise. My friend and I took advantage of the 4 scrapbook workshops offered. It would be nice to have larger tables for these workshops. Originally 3 workshops were planned but because of hurricane Earl we bypassed St. John, New Brunswick to spend an extra day at sea.

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Concierge Class 3

Cabin C3

With a room at the AFT end of the ship deck 9 we were right under the buffet area. I did hear some noise from above but very minor.

Our balcony contained 2 chaise lounge chairs, 2 deck chairs and 2 tables (one round dining style table and one end table). We loved the view even in port. The only drawback was the fact that we were on deck 9 and just above us was the deck outside of The Waterfall Cafe which they hosed down each morning causing the end of our deck to get wet. When encountering rough seas the chairs are stacked close to the sliding glass doors and roped together preventing guests from endangering themselves on the balcony.

During rough seas the shower drain would be tilted up and shower water spilled out onto the floor. Our room steward cleaned it up without our even asking. My solution to this problem is to skip the shower. Also the closet doors need a better latch to prevent them from banging open and shut when the seas are rough.

With three in our room I slept on the sofa bed. It was quite comfortable and wider than the regular beds. To make the couch out the room steward moves the heavy glass coffee table onto the balcony. Once the sofa bed is in place there is only about 6" of space between the desk chair and bed making it difficult for anyone wishing to enter the balcony.

I would stay in this room again.

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