Celebrity Solstice Review

Great Ship, Service, Food, and Crew. Activities Lacking.

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
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tcavallaro
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jan 2012
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda 2B

After typically planning cruises about a year in advance and traveling with a large group, we decided to book a last minute getaway cruise and thought to try Celebrity for the first time aboard the Solstice. We set sail from Fort Lauderdale on January 15, 2012 to fairly rough seas, but Solstice handled the conditions well.

Embarkation was a breeze! Solstice was docked at Pier 25 in Port Everglades and the check-in process was efficient and simple. We only waited in line for about 3 minutes and were on board in no time.

The Solstice is a beautiful ship. She is spacious, crisply designed and modern. Her deck plans, though, especially on some of the lower decks where common activities are held, are questionable. It took us about 2 days before we realized that Celebrity Central was actually a theatre, not just a name given to the center atrium area of the ship. After cruising with Royal Caribbean, whose promenades are the signature public space of the vessel, and Princess, who continues to refine their ships' atria, the Solstice's atrium seemed like little more than a widening of the corridor, especially considering the cruise staff's choice to host many nighttime events in this space.

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Deluxe Veranda 2B

Cabin 2B

Very spacious balcony stateroom. Forward-most cabin on the port side of the vessel, so it is a bit of a hike from the midships elevators. Directly above a hatch door that opens as a wing for crew members to stand watch during docking and departures and can be a bit noisy, especially during early morning arrivals. You can also hear the lowering of the anchor and bow lines as the winches and windlasses are directly forward of this cabin. For me, I enjoy watching the marine operations of the cruise, so these didn't bother me at all.

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