Just returned from a Celebrity Cruise on Solstice and I am now even more confident why we cruise rather than stop in a hotel for a vacation.
The cruise could not be faulted. Food/Cabin/ Entertainment was excellent. Yes we did have the occasional meal which was not to our liking but so what. As far as the cabin was concerned we upgraded from a Celebrity Suite to a Royal Suite by courtesy of our TA ...
Background & General Impressions - First time sailing on Celebrity. My family consists of myself, DH (both early 40s) and DD who is 6. This was my 6th cruise, DH's 7th cruise and DD's 4th. Prior to celebrity, we had been on four other lines -- princess, carnival, NCL and RCI. We booked this cruise last minute (about a week out) but so happy we did. Loved Celebrity and it has definitely moved up ...
This was our first cruise so we had nothing to compare it to. We knew we wanted a luxury holiday to celebrate my husbands 50th birthday and it certainly ticked all the boxes.
We flew into Miami from Heathrow and were met by Celebrity and taken to the Hilton Marina Hotel at Fort Lauderdale.The receptionist greeted us warmly and congratulated my husband on his impending birthday and upgraded us ...
We sailed on the Celebrity Solstice Eastern Caribbean itinerary March 11-18. We had a fabulous time and would recommend this cruise to others. Here is a summary of our impressions and experiences.
PreCruise
We flew from Fargo to Minneapolis and Minneapolis to Ft. Lauderdale. Flights were expensive! We also paid a little more to only have one stopover rather than two; flight schedules also ...
This was our first time on a large cruise ship and I was very impressed with Celebrity and the Solstice in particular. Embarkation was smooth and we were on the ship by 1pm having lunch. We had our cabin by 1:30pm.
The cabin was very spacious with great storage. The balcony was very nice. The bed was an oversized queen and was very comfortable. The bathroom and shower were much larger than ...
My wife Debbie and I have been loyal Royal Caribbean cruisers for years. We are Diamond members and enjoy the many perks that status brings with it. Normally we sail with a group of friends, anywhere from group size 10-40 and age range 25-80. This is the first time in 20 years we actually decided to go on our own. Really needed the R and R. Our Diamond status automatically gave us Elite status on ...
We selected this cruise at the last minute and didn't realize we had done the same exact cruise on the same exact ship as before. We really only wanted to get away and had fond memories of our first time so we had no remorse to have booked it again.
This time around we booked in Celebrity's Aqua-class. We really didn't spend a lot of time researching what Aqua-class was so we were in for many ...
A little about us: DH and I are in our early 40's and have 3 young children. We are both in exec level positions at tech companies, and have travelled extensively. We both love good food, and enjoy most any cuisine - whether it's fine dining or a well made burger & fries.
Our previous cruising experience: Before we were married, DH had done a transatlantic on a recently-made-infamous cruise ...
Background
The views and opinions expressed in this review are mine and may conflict with others thoughts. That is what makes everyone unique. I have found these boards so very helpful in the past, and wanted to share my experience. Sorry for the length...
My husband and I took our first cruise on Celebrity Solstice from 02/26/2012 through 03/04/2012. We are in our mid and late 30's and ...
The purpose of this trip was to decompress and spend time together. It didn't matter where we were going; I just wanted to be pampered and fed. Overall, the Solstice accomplished the mission. The ship was beautiful and clean. This was our second trip with Celebrity and our preferred line over Royal Caribbean and Carnival.
We spent the night before in town to avoid airport madness the same ...