This was my fourth Caribbean cruise with my husband and his family. We are 11 people, ranging in age from 28 to 94. Last year we were on the Solstice and loved it, and knew without a doubt we wanted this years to be on an S-Class ship, so we chose the 8 day holiday voyage on the brand new Eclipse. We were not disappointed in our choice.

Overall, the Eclipse is a stunning vessel, inside and out. It is extremely clean, and the staff seems to take pride in working on her. The ship also never, for a moment, felt crowded. I still can't believe that there were 2799 other guests on that ship with me.

Embarkation was easy. This was my first time out of Miami (we usually leave from Ft. Lauderdale) and it was a breeze. Champagne was waiting as we boarded the ship. The rooms are identical to the Solstice. They are very well-appointed. The bathrooms are large with plenty of storage. I do wish there was a bit more storage in the main room for our clothing, but we made do. We had a row of six cabins, and we immediately had our stewards open up all the balconies so we could all hang out together throughout the entire cruise. Read more