I took this cruise during spring break with my wife and 12 year old daughter. We have cruised several times on Celebrity in the past, but have never cruised on any Solstice Class vessel. I had read numerous reviews of the Eclipse on the Cruise Critic web site so I had relatively high expectations.

Since we live in Miami it was relatively easy getting to the port. After being dropped off at the terminal we proceeded to pass through security and directly to the check in area. As Captain's Club members our priority check in really came in handy. In a matter of minutes we had our boarding cards and were having our photos taken. Before you knew it we were on board the Eclipse with our glass of champagne.

Since we had arrived relatively late to the pier the staterooms were open for guests. We proceeded to our stateroom on deck 8. Our travel agent had worked her magic and we had been upgraded to a 2 A balcony stateroom. I was impressed with the modern design and color scheme of the cabin. The cabin had an earth tone color palette with blonde wood furnishings. The large 32" LCD television was well positioned on the wall. I immediately found the remote control and the keyboard and began "channel surfing" to see what channels were available. The Celebrity entertainment system offered channels such as: CNN, TNT, BBC, E Entertainment, MSNBC, CNBC, Cartoon Network and Celebrity's own television channel. In addition they had a broad array of free movies on demand that one could watch 24 hours per day. Read more