This was our 18th cruise (of 22) with Celebrity. So, you know where our loyalties lie. This cruise was followed B2B by a one day cruise to no where out of Sydney and a 13 day cruise from Sydney R/T NZ. We spent 29 total days on Solstice.

I've done way too many cruise reviews and in the last few, I've tried to talk about things that aren't always talked about. I'll go through the routine quickly and then add some comments that might be useful for future Solstice cruisers in this area of the world.

The Singapore to Sydney itinerary that included stops in Bali, Indonesia, along with Darwin, Brisbane and Cairns/Yorkey's Knob, AU was a repositioning cruise for the AU/NZ summer cruising season. It won't be repeated this season. Maybe next which will be in 2014. Its a very good itinerary for first time visitors to South East Asia and AU. Too bad its not going to be repeated as it is an ideal B2B combined with the 13d NZ itinerary out of Sydney that left December 11th. Read more