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Why Go?
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 SLIDESHOW: Celebrity Solstice Photos
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Watch works of art being created in cruising's only glass-blowing studio
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Kick off your shoes and stroll through a half-acre of real grass
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Boutique dining options range from crepe bistro to spa cuisine
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Production shows feature circus-like aerial acts
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Itineraries and Ports of Call: Caribbean - Eastern • Caribbean - Western • Europe - Eastern Mediterranean • Transatlantic
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Celebrity Solstice Review
Solstice is the first of a new class of five vessels to be launched through 2012, and on the first swing Celebrity has hit it out of the park. In many cases, a cruise line's "new class" often means just a larger, or slightly tweaked, version of a previous design. At 122,000 tons, Solstice has the size credentials, being the largest Celebrity ship ever launched, but there's much more to this vessel.
Solstice has one of the best interior architecture designs we've ever seen, and passenger flow is excellent. While the ship's passenger-to-space ratio is standard for the industry, we never felt crowded and never experienced a single long line. On our completely full sailing the ship felt half-empty. Solstice is also an extremely easy ship to navigate, even for first-time cruisers. Everything is clustered: all the entertainment is forward; the food is aft; and -- insiders are quick to point out -- the money (casino, reception, shops) is in the middle. Even the specialty restaurants are all clustered on a single deck (Deck 5).
Solstice's style blossoms from the root of its name, "sol," meaning "sun." Even the casino chips bear images of the sun, a different stylistic representation on each denomination. And the sun plays an important role for the ship, from powering the 216 solar panels that contribute -- although to a minor extent -- to the ship's electrical grid, to nurturing what is perhaps the most unique feature of this, or any other, ship: a full half-acre of lush living grass. Called the Lawn Club, this area features bocce courts, a putting course and the Hot Glass Show, where passengers can delight in seeing the creation of complex works of glass art from basic raw materials to the finished objects. Other "green" innovations include improvements in hull design and coatings, which boost fuel efficiency, and the use of eco-friendly refrigerants and lighting.
Read Complete Celebrity Solstice Review
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Celebrity Ships: Celebrity Century • Celebrity Constellation • Celebrity Eclipse • Celebrity Equinox • Celebrity Galaxy • Celebrity Infinity • Celebrity Mercury • Celebrity Millennium • Celebrity Solstice • Celebrity Summit • Celebrity Xpedition
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