The main draw for booking this cruise was the itinerary which cruised one way from Honolulu to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia over our 20th anniversary. Having sailed twice on Celebrity since cruising restarted it is the cruise line my husband and I are most familiar with at this time. Everything went as planned with no problems or disruptions and the weather was fantastic. Overall it was an ...
We recently traveled from Honolulu to Sydney, Australia on the Solstice. We were in Aqua Class and as usual the food and service in Blu was excellent. We were very pleased with the stateroom attendant who was personable and exceeded our every request. We thought our meals in Murano, the Oceanview Cafe and the AquaSpa Cafe were very good. We enjoyed our ports of call and the shore excursions which ...
I was disappointed that the entertainment in the Atrium was so loud. It was impossible to have a coffee and conversation.
That the ship only used US dollars. All the goods in the shops had a huge markup, i.e. $45.00 items marked down to $10.00.
The Medical Center, what can I say. My wife had a slip on Mystery Island, and hit her head on a rock. I took her to the Medical Center only to be ...
Embarkation was quick and simple. The ship was spotless. Our cabin was well maintained and clean. The entertainment was great especially the Celebrity singers and dancers. The main dining room meals were fantastic as was the service by the waiters there. We did experience several customer service issues which were disappointing as we expected more as this is not a budget cruise line. Issues ...
I really just want to comment on two things. The first is safety in a reef environment (snorkeling). The second is reef conservation.
The Celebrity Solstice shore excursion team promotes snorkeling gear. I'm not sure who makes this equipment, but it is sold under a licensing agreement allowing for the "National Geographic" label to be attached (as if NG has any specialized experience in ...
Travelled with a group, great price and perks.Embarkation very good, nice to be met with a glass of bubbly. Cabin better than expected. Obstructed view, midship. Would book this cabin again, very close to stairs and lifts, more importantly the cafe for that all important coffee hit first thing in the morning. Excellent coffee. Balcony needs to be repainted and furniture replaced. Food was quite ...
Celebrity Cruises South Pacific Sydney to Sydney
To put our trip report into context, this was our third cruise and the first one on Celebrity. Our previous cruises had both been with Royal Caribbean which we understand owns Celebrity as well. The RCC ships were all a bit too gimmicky for us and we hardly ever used all the facilities and rather got annoyed by all the screaming little kids and ...
We have cruised withe Celebrity Solstice before and loved it..second time on the Hawaii cruise. We felt a change in atmosphere when boarding esp in the staff. Booked a mid ship balcony room. It was filthy. Were told the ship was 100% booked. Found out from other passengers that this was not the case. They were upgraded without asking. We ended up at the rear of the ship in a wheelchair statement ...
Chose this cruise for itinerary and package deal through travel agency.
1) Lacking in day time entertainment & activities. By 5th sea day, was bored. After 9th, weather cold and couldn’t go by the pool, I was exasperated and incredulous as to how little there was to do. Celebrity could learn a lot from its parent company, Royal Caribbean, in this department.
2) Bands for night ...
POSITIVES: we were on deck 7. Ship was clean, room clean. We had a balcony which was lovely.
Shower room was a nice size. The bed big and comfortable. Our room steward was lovely.
We had open dinning which gave us the freedom to choose which place we wanted to eat. The food in the seated dinning room was lovely, varied and hot. The buffet restaurant had a great choice, but you had to queue ...