Celebrity Eclipse Review
An Excellent Cruise, Except for the Walking Deck
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Terrific embarkation.....until the cameras wouldn't work for pictures and everyone had to wait for an hour, but that was about the last glitch. We have been on a lot of cruises, including a lot of Celebrity and this one was about the best, except for a really disappointing walking/boat/promenade deck. No walking around on either end, few chairs, and almost no view of the water because the lifeboats are beside the rail instead of above your head. However, back to things I really liked:
Bistro on five is pretty good, especially for dodging the crowds on embarkation day, though it is up to $10pp now.
A shower mechanism that makes sense.
Cabin Review
Inside Stateroom 11
Our inside cabin was clean and nicely decorated by cruise ship standards. There were some odd bits of wasted space, and not very many drawers, but we made do. The cabinets over the bed were hard to reach except by leaping up onto the beds, so we didn't use them except for library books as we figured they would be high risk for forgetting things in.
Port Reviews
Miami
Cabbie took us by the "scenic" route, so bring the exact address.
Curacao
Pretty. Nice floating bridge.
Aruba
Nice beaches.
Grenada
Not as good as Aruba and Curaçao.
St. Lucia
Took a cab to Diamond Falls. Enjoyed the cabby, Brien's tour as we went.
Barbados
If it is a Sunday, as it was for us, everything is closed. You have to walk through a dirty light industrial zone to get to town to see the homeless people.
Stay on the boat or take an excursion out of town.
Antigua
Enjoyed Dickenson Bay beach.
St. Maarten
We just walked the beach right near the port and enjoyed that. The town was pretty touristy. We usually go to the French side, which we prefer.