This is my first review, so please be gentle. However, before my cruise I was reading the reviews, hungry for info, so felt it my duty.
Our hotel kicking- out time was 12 noon, so we asked them to call us a taxi to the port, knowing it was early for embarkation, but not wanting to wander the streets with luggage.
On arrival, our luggage was taken and ...
This was our second Celebrity cruise - we sailed on Eclipse last year.
Initial impressions of Solstice were very good. Although a few years older than Eclipse she is in good shape and communal areas and cabins were clean and well looked after.
Boarding was relatively quick. We got the Celebrity transfer from the airport but the lady on the check in desk was less than helpful and was ...
I cruised with Celebrity Century many years ago and can remember the amazing food and service and sitting at the back of the ship looking out towards the past. The tranquility of the sound of the water going around the big propelers still lives with me. Therefore we booked a Sunset veranda and we got plenty of the propeler sound which we loved, often sleeping with the door open. Breafast every ...
We recently completed a 12 day cruise to/from Barcelona.
We were disappointed in:
a. The number of children on board ... from various cruise reviews I expected a older group of passengers and a more peaceful atmosphere. The ship was so large that we seemed to be waiting in line for everything. Getting a table and eating in the Ocean Cafe (the buffet) required a ...
Overall lovely ship with fantastic crew, wonderful service and excellent food.
Very port intensive itinerary, Barcelona:Rome:Kotor:Venice:Dubrovnik:Napes:Livorno:Toulon with 3 sea days.
After a short flight form Heathrow we landed at Barcelona Airport. We had a very long delay at baggage reclaim for our British Airways flight - about an hour, all baggage seemed to be mixed in with ...
My wife, three kids (ages 14, 11 and 9) just returned from a fabulous trip to Europe which highlighted a 12 day cruise on the Solstice.In addition to several cruises with the wife, it was our fourth cruise with our three kids (Princess, NCL, 2 x Royal Caribbena). Without a doubt, regardless the line or ship, cruising is the most convenient way to travel with kids in Europe.As for the Solstice, it ...
This was my 4th time on Solstice. It was the first vacation I have ever taken alone-I was a bit nervous, as all other cruises I have been on I have always been 'the other half'... little did I know how many people I would meet, and the amount of fun I would have..I am 28, a chef, and am well travelled..oh yea, and single on a tight budget...haha-so this review could pertain or not to your ...
We were very impressed with the Solstice, which surprised us as we are smaller ship cruiser if we have a choice. This ship is very big and carries a lot of passengers but fells more like a small ship is the way the passengers congregate. We truly liked the various lounges, pools and entertainment venue and never really felt crowded. The itinerary was outstanding for us as we like lots of ports and ...
This was our 17th cruise and as usual we enjoyed. We have already been to all the ports so we did not schedule any tours. Made arrangements at several ports for a taxi that took us to places that we preferred from previous cruises. We went to Positano at the Naples Port by taxi. We took the train in to Rome on our own. Had a taxi tour Mdina at Malta. Taxi to Plaka in Athens. Santorini, Mykonos & ...
We arrived in Barcelona on May 12 and stayed at the Hilton Diagonal. I will go onto the port review sections and post more detailed port review there. We took a cab to the cruise dock around 11 on May 14 and check in was very easy and quick. Because we were booked into Aqua Class, we planned to eat most meals in Blu, but I booked the three meal package for variety. We had also prepurchased the ...