Celebrity Summit Review
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We decided to sail on Celebrity Summit after our cruise on RCI Grandeur was canceled due to the fire. We only had about three weeks to find another cruise during the same time frame that all five of us could go, and Summit fit the bill. I booked a Sky Suite for my husband and myself, and our 20 year old daughter to share. I booked an inside cabin for my 24 yr old son and his girlfriend. We were planning to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.
EMBARKATION: Embarkation was a breeze. It is a two hour drive to Cape Liberty from our home in suburban Philadelphia. We got to the dock around 10 a.m. and checked our bags with friendly baggage handlers. There was a separate line for guests staying in suites. I was a little worried about checking in separately from my son and his girlfriend but as it turned out, they boarded almost right after we did because it was early and there was no line. Because of this separate checking in though we were unable to get a photo of all five of us boarding. Wish we could have done that somehow. I asked but was not allowed to go through regular checkout because we had a suite. At the time of embarkation we also booked our reservation at the Normandy restaurant for our anniversary night; this was complimentary with our Suite reservation.
We were handed champagne upon boarding which is such a nice touch! The staff on the Summit could not be nicer. Everyone, from the window washers all the way up to the Captain always says hello and asks how your vacation is going.
Cabin Review
Sky Suite 1
This sky suite is roomy and wide. There is some noise from the jogging track in the early morning and also from music at night, but it was bearable. Neighboring passengers smoked on their balconies; ugh. The beds were hard and the pillows worse. The bathroom was small and the tub was very unpleasant to step up into, and downright dangerous to step down out of. The single sink is tiny and there is very little storage in the bathroom. The balcony was adequate with lovely views of the ocean and port, with two chairs and a large wooden table. The AC was not working very well at all; glad we brought a fan. Dark wood paneling throughout makes the room very dark and dismal. Would not book this suite again due to the AC problem and noise. "Refrigerator" is really just a cooler and does not keep things cool. The closet was fairly large with drawers also for a good amount of storage.