This cruise on the Celebrity Eclipse was booked for two couples and their adult daughters. This was our third European cruise and well into double digit cruises if we include Caribbean/other cruises. We had two adjoining balcony rooms on the 8th deck (1C), with daughters sharing an inside cabin across the corridor.
This cruise was our first on Celebrity and was chosen mainly for the ...
For this price range, I feel that everything should be in Tip-top shape. Celebrity's ship are way over due a facelift. I know that they are planning them, but I feel that the next year or so while we wait, I may try another cruise line, a newer ship.
The service on Celebrity and the staff are always great! The food in the dining room and buffet are very hit and miss. This is another ...
The good, the bad and the ugly.
The good
Service in the dining room and the food were excellent.
The bad
We complained about the torn linen and holes in the curtains - attached please see the generic response from the hotel manager - the linen and curtains were immediately replaced BUT the new curtains had even more holes and the linen was once again torn.
The ugly
When I ...
So much of this cruise was a disappointment. First dining room service and room steward were excellent, food delicious. The rest of the experience was below average. 4 sea days with few planned activities. Paper airplane contests for adults, no quite area for drinks in the evening, entertainment in odd places where you could not see if you were short, disembarkation in one port had a 650 people ...
The itinerary is why we chose this cruise to see Iceland and spend time in Dublin. We flew into Dublin 4 days early so we had plenty of time exploring the city, took tour to Northern Ireland to see Giant Causeway (wonderful) and enjoyed the restaurants and pubs including Guinness tour.
The Eclipse is a Solitice size ship with lots to do. We were disappointed they changed the Hot Glass from ...
We cruised with Celebrity May 28 - June 7 on Celebrity Eclipse to Ireland, Iceland and Shetland. This was our 3rd cruise with Celebrity and was very disappointed with the service. Unfortunately there were a lot of sea days which made the bad service feel even worse.
This cruise was not kid friendly at all. I have a 6 year old son who travelled with us.
First of all, the weather was 30 ...
we took this cruise because the itinerary appealed to us. We were not disappointed. The cruise met or exceeded(Shetland Islands) our expectations. Our only regret: not enough time allowed for Dublin prior to cruise. Stayed two nights at the North Star hotel before boarding the ship. But, we took two Paddywagon tours to the Cliffs of Moher(13 hours) and County Wicklow/Kilkenny(9 hrs). Wanted ...
We flew to Dublin for a 2 day pre-cruise stay and had a wonderful time. The taxi to the port for embarkation cost around 20 dollars for the late departure. We had never been on a cruise which left so late but it was nice to have another full day in Dublin. The Muster drill at 8:30 pm was a little unorganized and seemed to take forever but it was most likely because passengers tend to NOT cooperate ...
Chosen for the destination ports. The ports (Ireland, Iceland, Shetlands) did not disappoint, but some aspects of ship life were inadequate, particularly the main dining experience. Having travelled on several cruise lines, we found the quality of food well below expectations. Menu choices were repetitive and limited, portions were minute and far from gourmet. At best, you could say it compared ...
We had always wanted to see Iceland and saw this itinerary while aboard Eclipse in the Caribbean. So glad that we did! The weather was quite cold and wet -- this is Iceland, people -- but the scenery was amazing. We even got above the Arctic Circle. Loved the ports in Shetland, Cork and Belfast. We took Celebrity excursions in each port and are glad we did. Especially when our ship was late ...