Celebrity Summit Review
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THE SHIP: Our first cruise ever was on Celebrity Summit to Bermuda last week. Although the ship is older she is well-maintained and quite elegant. Despite 2000+ passengers and crew, many times we found ourselves alone or with a handful of people on different places on the ship. The Summit is laid out well and easily manuvered and it was fun to discover all the areas.
THE PASSENGERS: We met some lovely people of ALL ages during our week. However, it's clear Celebrity does not enforce its' "Fit for Travel" clause. If you are unable to stand for the emergency instructions at Muster Drill, you are NOT GONNA MAKE IT if we go down.
THE FOOD: We were sold on Aqua Class primarily for the "clean cuisine" in Blu. We ate there twice. We tried brunch upon boarding and waited for about 40 mins before being seated. We waited for 20+ minutes after ordering until the Captain announced all cabins were ready and we were free to move about the ship. We gave up at this point and left our table without ever being served. After chalking it up to a rough transition day, we tried again the next night for supper. Our food was mediocre and our service was poor. The Oceanview buffet was what we expected when you're trying to please a couple thousand people. Good pizza, great omelet, outstanding Cesar salad. Many many options to choose from, you'll find something to eat. Qsine was very good and fun but you need a bigger group than two! Normandie was the best food on the ship but pricey $50/each AND they won't upcharge your Classic Drink package so you pay full charge for nice wine ( $18 for a glass!!). We expected outstanding service based on other passenger comments but our waiter was rather aloof. The restaurant was nearly empty at 6pm which really burned us up as we got A LOT of grief when we changed our reservations from 8:30. Yes the food was fabulous but it's stuffy and pretentious which isn't our style. We ate several dinners at Bistro on 5 and loved the entire staff especially OKSANA who took fantastic care of us! Most nights we had the place to ourselves and the price is $7 pp. Note: this is where many officers and staff eat late at night so that tells you something!
Cabin Review
Stateroom 9074: Immaculate thanks to Michael and ZamZam. Extremely quiet. There is an overhang over your balcony which provides the perfect shade from sun and possible rain. Plenty of room on balcony for 2 to hang out and watch the ocean pass. We saw a small pod of dolphins on our first day at sea! You can see the NCL Breakaway on the horizon. Lots of storage options everywhere and big luggage fits under the bed. You face the ocean when you are docked in Bermuda (not the dockyard) which provides you with plenty of privacy. A bit of funky smell in bath remedied by an Airwick solid. Shower was not super hot but we were so the temp worked for us. We never informed our stewards of this.