This was my fourth cruise overall, third with Celebrity and second on the Summit. I had cruised on the Summit out of San Juan in 2010 prior to the refurb. The changes from the refurb were in redesigning areas for new use (the flower studio was changed into Qsine, the Champagne Bar was changed into Bistro on 5, etc.). The rooms had new linens but I don't think the furniture or bathrooms were upgraded. They were fine- I had no issues with them, but definitely were not new.

Embarkation went very smoothly. It took maybe 20 minutes from the time the cab dropped us off to the time we were on the ship. This was the first time I had boarded on the 1st deck though- that seemed odd. Normally we board around deck 4 or so. But with champagne in hand we waited for the elevator to go up to the ship.

Our stateroom was on the 7th deck just past the aft elevators. We were in 7180 which had a larger veranda than normal- it was deeper not wider- and came with two chairs and a table. The room had adequate storage and was clean. Our steward was a ghost- not in a creepy way- we just never saw him. Everything we asked for was taken care of, he just always snuck in to do it while we were away. I requested ice and a pitcher of water and we had both refreshed at least twice a day. No complaints there! They did take over our bathroom to do some tile work, which prevented us from using the bathroom for most of one of the days. I don't mind that they did this if it was unavoidable; I just wish they explained what they were doing. Once we got back in the bathroom the floors were very sticky, which was kind of gross, and I didn't notice any other differences. The other thing is there never seemed to be cold water. I got tired of brushing my teeth with warm water. Read more