We are a Kiwi couple in our late 40's who wanted to try a cruise to see if it was for us. And we had a wonderful time on the Solstice. I booked this trip as a Christmas present/surprise for my husband. I decided that I wanted us to have a nice cabin with a balcony and some little extras. Which is why I went for Aqua Class, and we thought it was totally worth it.
Blu restaurant and the wonderful staff there were an absolute highlight for us. We loved the meals, the variety, quality and smaller portions - although of course you could have ordered as much as you liked.
We got the afternoon sun on our way north to Noumea. So it was lovely to just relax on our balcony in the afternoon and look out at the sea.
Loved the location and the room. We were on the 11th floor and nice and handy to the stairs and elevators so it was really easy to just pop up to the Ocean View Cafe in the morning and get some fruit and a coffee to take back to our room.The balcony was great for relaxing on in the afternoon and with the sun streaming in it was just magical.There was so much storage space, the wardrobe had more than enough coat hangers for all of my clothes, and everything just packed away so nicely.