Celebrity Summit Review

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Good, but not great.

Review for Bermuda Cruise on Celebrity Summit
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jontx
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2011

This Bayonne to Bermuda R/T cruise was our second on Celebrity. I wrote a review of our 14 day transatlantic last year on Equinox that was full of nothing but superlatives; we were hooked on Celebrity. So, we were looking forward to a classy, luxurious, fun, ship with excellent dining, experienced service, and a great value - though not cheap. We expected this because we expected that Celebrity's standards would be consistent across the board, after all this is how great brands are made - and maintained.

In reading several other reviews of this cruise, it seems that people who have never cruised Celebrity (and especially those who have mainly cruised Carnival) loved this ship and the total experience. We've never considered Carnival because the ships' decor, atmosphere, and levels of service as described in their own literature and by reviews does not appeal to us. We imagine if some of those who love Summit spent a week on Equinox, they would be ecstatic.

All of this is to say that the Summit cruise to Bermuda was fine, but not spectacular. The food and service was good, not great. The exception was specialty dining in the Normandie where the food was almost as good as in Equinox's Murano, but the service wasn't even close. For instance; we brought a very good bottle of wine and had no problem with the $25 corkage fee as it was reasonable. The sommelier had the bottle decanted at our table when we arrived. We chose to start the evening off with two glasses of Pommery champagne which set us back another $44, again no problem. However, after pouring our first glasses of wine, the sommelier NEVER came to our table again. He walked by 20 times, but never serviced our table again. I typically like a glass of port or cognac after a nice meal, but he never asked. It was bizarre.

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