We've now cruised twice on Celebrity Solstice class ships (Eclipse and Solstice), and both believe we've found our ideal cruise line. Quite simply put, the most well designed ships afloat. Elegant, classy, easy to navigate etc. Kudos to the ship's designer and Celebrity.

Our embarkation was very quick and painless. We took a cab from the airport to the cruise port, and had our luggage taken by a local porter. The entire process didn't take more than 20 minutes and then we were on the ship. A word of caution on cabs though....they should cost roughly 30 - 35 Euros, but our driver (who was very nice) charged us 48. We didn't realize until after that she scammed us a bit, as there was NO traffic and a direct trip. On the return trip, we were in a rush hour traffic jam and it was only 31 Euros.

For once, the cruise line closed all the doors and did not allow passengers to go to their cabins until about 1:30 PM. This allowed a proper cleaning and all the old people didn't constantly wander the hallways checking on their room. I wish all cruise lines would do this!!!! Makes perfect sense. Read more