We have been cruising since 1986 and truly have enjoyed most experiences. We chose this cruise as a B2B since we had not been to this part of the world and it was a long flight from the states. We booked an Aqua spa class cabin (first time) and was not disappointed. The cabin located on deck 11, was small but adequate.
The Blu restaurant was excellent and worth the cost of the room itself. ...
Chose this cruise because it was hubby’s bucket list trip to go to Australia and I wanted to go to NZ. Solstice is showing her age a bit...things are just looking a little worn...some holes in our cabin drapes, chairs in the public areas are a worn...that type of thing. If you look passed all those types of things then Solstice is still a beautiful ship. Food this time out for me was a bit of a ...
Bucket list to see Australia. Embarkation and disembarking are the worst part of any cruise. This was no different, although clearing the ship of that large a number of passengers and preparing for the arriving passengers in 4 to 5 hours is a difficult task.
The crew was fantastic in every department. They actually appeared to be happy to serve you.
The food was well prepared but the ...
We love the fellow travelers on celebrity cruises, especially on longer cruises. The food is very good, entertainment is fair compared to Royal Caribbean, and there is a decent amount of night life. The smaller groups of musicians are excellent in the side venues. The main theater entertainment could really use some improvement.
The pool areas are only crowded on sea days, but between the ...
Our group of 6 chose this cruise as a reunion cruise. Previously we met and became cruise buddies 6 years ago when cruising on the Millenium through Asia and this was the first time as a group we had been together. The 6 of us had a fabulous time together but it had nothing to do with the quality of the ship. Firstly, while the ship in public areas is quite stylish and clean the cabins were not. ...
We chose this cruise as we thought it would be a more relaxing way to travel to the North & South Islands of New Zealand. We picked up the ship at Auckland after a two night at the Rydges Hotel. A very nice city.
There were very large queues on embarkation & although we were advised it could take two hours before we got on board our queue moved quite quickly. The organisation did seem a bit ...
We had a great cruise, the Celebrity Solstice is a beautiful ship, the itinerary was amazing, the staff was efficient and friendly. Our veranda cabin on deck 7 was quite big, but it was rather narrow and long, so we had a small balcony. The bathroom was very well designed with many shelves to store things and there was enough storage in the cabin. The best part: the cabin was very quiet, I ...
We wanted to experience a different cruise ship to the ones we had used in the past.
Unfortunately our experience at Auckland cruise terminal was unbelievable & we had thoughts of abandoning the cruise altogether.
It took 3 hours to board the ship & another hour to get our luggage. There did not seem to be any priority embarcation for Elite, Elite Plus, etc.
We have never experienced ...
This cruise was most agreeable.
Meals were of high quality and variety. Particularly the pastries.Wines rather expensive.
Evening entertainment : not truly exciting except for the ship's own dancers and acrobats. We were awed by the orchestra : top notch !
The conferences about our destinations were informative and -sometimes - very funny.
The one thing all passengers complained about ...
First time cruising New Zealand and Australia. Due to such long flights-we looked for a cruise of at least 14 or more days. Started out looking at a 16 day one on NCL Jewel but flights were almost twice as much (leaving Jan 5th) as opposed to the 16 day one on Celebrity Solstice that left on Feb 17th. Let me try to summarize and start at the beginning.
1) flew to Auckland 2 days prior to ...