Celebrity Summit Review

First time on Celebrity but not the last

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mistamrd
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jul 2011
Cabin: Sky Suite 2

We booked two cruises this year, one in February on NCL and this one for our 40th Anniversary over the July 4th week. The PRIMARY reason for booking both cruises was that they left from local ports with no need for the expense of air travel. In both cases, we booked Accommodation's similar to those we book aboard Princess, which is a Mini-Suite.

NCL was a disappointment in just about every way, but the Celebrity Summit was a delight. Our pampering began with the priority service given us when we arrived at the port to check in. We went through the check in process in less than 10 minutes. That was followed by a brief wait for the reservation for dinner that night in the Normandie Restaurant (The only specialty restaurant aboard). After making the reservation, we had our picture taken, and we boarded the shuttle bus to the ship. Being experienced cruisers and knowing that our suite would not be ready until after lunch, we had only our laptop and a beach bag with us as we toured the ship and ate lunch in the Waterfall Cafe.

Our Butler Elvis,was waiting for us as we made our way to our cabin, and he informed us of all the amenities (including afternoon tea served in our cabin)that came with our accommodations. He and our Cabin Steward Clarence were both very thoughtful, and doted on our every need and desire. I have to mention at this point that we had paid for our entire family to cruise with us for our 40th, and they had standard ocean view cabins. They were all happy with the ship as well. We had chosen the "Select Dinning" plan rather than fixed seating so that we had a bit more freedom as to when we ate. This turned out to be less flexible aboard Celebrity than it is aboard Princess and NCL (NCL pioneered this type of dinning). It didn't however prove to be a problem.

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Sky Suite 2

Cabin S2

While our sky suite was roomy, and did have a full bath, the height of the side on the tub/shower combination was extremely high, and difficult to enter. The balcony was narrow, and looked down upon the lifeboats, thus making our view a bit less inspiring than expected. Unlike the Mini-suite we have had aboard Princess, the separation between the sitting area and the sleeping area was non-existent, although it did not make the cabin any less enticing. The biggest surprise was the walk in closet with the umbrellas, binoculars, and robes. It made unpacking and storing our clothes a pleasure.

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