"Faza, our suite attendant, was so great and probably one of the best.The only drawback was one of the smallest, if not the smallest bathroom on a cruise ship suite we have ever had...."Read More
For our 25th wedding anniversary, my husband and I cruised the California Coast on Celebrity Solstice. We viewed this as a trial cruise, our first back since the pandemic.
It was our third time on Solstice after cruising the Caribbean in 2011 and Alaska in 2017. The ship is worn and would have gone to drydock already if not for the pandemic. But she is still lovely with high marks for design. ...
This cruise was actually gifted to us so we were able to completely evaluate our trip/ship with an unbiased point of view. This ship/category is similar to that of the cruise line we remain loyal to, the service, food, amenities, shops and excursion offerings were all about the same. The ship is older so could use a little facelift, but that didn't really detract from the overall cruise ...
I travelled with my mom on Celebrity Solstice (Los Angeles to Los Angeles) and it was our first and last time on Celebrity Cruises. What a huge disappointment!
We both have been on other cruise lines such as Regent, Holland America, and Oceania and we both were very disappointed with Celebrity. My mom has been on 50+ cruises and we booked this cruise for the convenience of being able to get on ...
We choose this particular cruise because it was local to us and we just wanted to relax and eat our way through the trip. It was everything that we had hoped for and more. We decided to book the Retreat to have a little more room and also because it included pretty much everything we wanted for the trip. We booked an aft corner suite #14** and could not have been more pleased with the location. ...
My husband and I are in our late-30's/mid-40's, and we have been on 10+ cruises together. Our last cruise was in December 2019. This was our first post-Covid cruise. Also, our only other Celebrity cruise was back in 2015, and it was out of the Mediterranean. This was our first time taking a Celebrity cruise out of the States.
Pre-Cruise: We stayed two nights at an Airbnb in the Belmont Shore ...
We picked a Solstice California coast cruise for a relaxing family gathering of the "older generation". Overall, it was a great choice; logistics were easy for the west-coast based family and even the weather cooperated nicely. The Monterey port stop was dropped since that city is opposing cruise visits, but Celebrity did a nice job of juggling the schedule and fitting in Santa Barbara as an ...
First time on Celebrity.
The Pacific coast itinerary(RT Los Angeles) was the reason we booked this cruise. Living not far from the Los Angles port allowed us to drive to the port with no need to fly.
The crew members were very nice and accommodating. Captain announcements on the PA system were timely although at times were difficult to understand(heavy accent).
The food at the main ...
We very much enjoyed our week-long Pacific Coastal cruise on the Solstice. We found the food to be as good as ever and the cabin was well attended and comfortable. There were many pros but also a few cons. The cons are relatively minor but I hope not indicative of some slippage of standards.
These two points are quite minor, but were surprising. All week long, our king-size pillows had ...
Chose it for the itinerary. This was our first cruise in nearly 4 years due to Covid. The food was excellent but we did notice the portions are smaller. This was not a problem for us and if you want to order extra appetizers, entrees or desserts you certainly could.
We had a Concierge Cabin and our steward was exceptional. Friendly, accommodating and kept our Cabin immaculate.
We prefer ...
I've sailed Celebrity before, and chose this one because it fit my schedule. The Solstice is an older ship, but she has been impeccably maintained -spotlessly clean and looking good. The service couldn't have been better. The staff is clearly very happy aboard and it shows with the cheerful, smiling faces at every level of every department. The food was outstanding with several stand-out dishes in ...