Celebrity Summit Review
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We booked this cruise back last April, while on our first Celebrity sailing. We originally booked an Aqua Class room. However, we decided after final payment date that we would upgrade to a Sky Suite. This was our third sailing with Celebrity after about 25 on RCCI.
A bit about Luminae. When we were bandying about the idea of upgrading, we asked a few folks we knew why we should upgrade. Almost universally, the answer was because of Luminae. I am not a foodie by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I tend to enjoy fairly simple food and don't tend to try new things. I skimmed some menus online and had decided before we arrived that I would likely eat in Blu for some of the meals, or order from the MDR menu. However, we ate in Luminae each night and I only ordered from the MDR menu once! I had some of the best beef dishes that I have ever had on a ship, including the Filet, the Cote de Beouf and the Top Strip. We asked the Maitre D about having the filet another night and he was all too happy to oblige. The service was outstanding in Luminae, the food excellent and it was never completely full. And I did try some new things!
We did lunches mostly in the Oceanview Cafe. Having been on the Majesty for a 3 night cruise in September, the contract between the two ships could not be more clear. There was an overwhelming variety on the buffet, as well as freshly made pasta, stir fry, cook to order chicken, steak, pork chops or salmon and made to order Panini. There was always 1 or 2 meats carved fresh as well as a fair number of choices of hot foods, including freshly baked pizza. One of the best features of the Celebrity OV Cafe is the homemade ice cream. Did I say the buffet was very good??!!
Cabin Review
Sky Suite 1
The cabin was great - the size was similar to a JS on Vision Class RCCI ships. The bathroom with a bathtub was nice. This cabin has a glorious balcony!
Port Reviews
St. Maarten
We were in port with the Silhouette, the Oasis, the Anthem and Navigator. That is about 20,000 people. We love St.Maarten and usually walk into town. Since it was raining we took the water taxi into town, and were back before noon. When we got back, there were easily 1,000 or more people in line for a water taxi. We bought a couple knick knacks and I also bought a camera lens.
St. Thomas
The weather in St. Johns looked pretty bad so we decided to play the day by ear. It looked nice so we decided to take the bus out to the Paradise Point tram. Who would think it would be closed since only one ship was in port? But it was. Since there were no ships at Havensight (the RCCI brands now dock at Crown Bay) we decided it would be closed up, so we walked back to town. We walked around a bit but how many jewelry shops do we need to see? The weather was outstanding and I was bummed we didn't go to St. John's. But we enjoyed our time there.