I've been on several Celebrity ships. Horizon, Millennium, Century, Galaxy and Constellation. Celebrity is my favorite line so as soon as I heard about the first sailing of the Solstice, I booked it. It turned out to be not the first but the fifth. That didn't matter to me I was still very excited. The embarkation and disembarkation went very smoothly for such a large ship. The ship was beautiful and I was expecting a lot on my first trip to the main dining room. Remembering all the delicious meals I've had on the other Celebrity ships, I was shocked when I first tasted the food on the Solstice. It was not very good. Some nights were better than others but I never really had a fine meal and I never saw an exciting menu. There was no baked Alaska on the final night.

My state room (Concierge class) was ok but just ok. It was a little small. The entertainment was circus type. It was ok but just ok. I would have preferred to see a good broadway type show.

The glass blowing was not at all interesting. The grass was just a big space with a lawn. My fondest memory is the Martini Bar. The bartenders were very entertaining, throwing olives and cherries over their head and catching them in a glass held behind them. The bar surface was ice and I looked forward to having a drink there every night before dinner. Read more