Celebrity Solstice Review

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Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Celebrity Solstice

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Sail Date: Nov 2011
Cabin: Concierge Class 1

My wife and I booked a 12 day Med cruise on the Celebrity Solstice after enjoying our first cruise with Celebrity Constellation a year earlier but we found the Solstice was not nearly as good and many other passengers we talked to agreed that they preferred the Constellation.

We arrived at Barcelona dock at 11.30 and joined a massive queue despite having used the check-in on-line service. We were then told that due to an outbreak of illness on the previous voyage the ship was being cleaned throughout and we could not board immediately, bottles of water and sandwiches were provided during the wait which seemed intermidable, the actual check-in procedure was the longest we have ever experienced then a further wait in a holding area whilst we were ushered onto the ship in small groups, this was now 2.30pm and hoped we could finally go to our stateroom to recover from the long stand and crowded hassle but NO weand all 2,850 other passengers had to sit around if you could find a seat whilst the cleaning of the staterooms continued, finally at 5.30 pm we were allowed into our staterooms, fully 6 hours of uncomfortable standing and sitting around, what a start !

The stateroom was OK but nothing special and not as good a layout as on the Constellation which had more storeage space. The cabin stewards seemed OK and after a sizeable tip were very attentive all during the cruise.

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Concierge Class 1

Cabin C1

Cabin was very good, facilities were firstclass, everything worked well. The bathroom was extremely well appointed with good facilities. Probably the best cabin we have experienced on any ship.

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