Celebrity Solstice Review
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Acropolis!
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum, oops wrong story. Well, we actually started our trip in Rome at a beautiful hotel called the Hotel Majestic. The hotel was wonderful and included an "American breakfast". Not really. European all the way with prociutto, baked cressants, sweet breads, eggs, fruit, yogurt and a choice of American or Italian coffee. You're kidding. Who would in their right mind would choose American coffee? Yuk I would highly recommend the Hotel Majestic and sitting outside to enjoy breakfast!
Rome was hot but still beautiful! We walked all over the city enjoying the various fountains, coffee, gelato, pizza and of course the sights. We were picked up the second day by Pepe, a fabulous driver from Limoinrome who gave us a quick tour of Rome before heading out to Civitavecchia Port. Wow, we really enjoyed our time with Pepe. He showed something we will never forget: "The Keyhole to Rome". Incredible. You'll have to meet him and ask to see it.
The Celebrity Solstice was beautiful. Extremely artsey ship. Our room was nice but I feel that after traveling on various cruise lines, the company scrimped on the ship's insulation between floors and rooms. We heard a lot of noise above and next door to us. We even heard the phone ringing next door and loud Italian voices coming from next door daily.The food was good in the main dining room but not anything to write home about. The specialty restaurants, especially The Murano were outstanding. It was so outstanding, 5 star all the way, that we ate their twice. The ship's shows were spectacular, best I ever saw on cruise ships.
Cabin Review
Deluxe Veranda 1B
The cabin was comfortable. The couch was a waste of space though. It becomes a piece of furniture to hold items. We acualIy moved the table to the balcony for more space. We loved the space of the bathroom. The nicest we've seen on any ship by far. The only problem we had with our cabin was that is was noisey. We could hear above and next door noises. It sounded like chairs were being moved above us or kids hopping around. The Italians next door to us came in loud and clear. We even heard the phone ringing next door. The balcony was great. We were portside on this trip and saw most of the ports that we came into from our balcony. The closet was adequate and we clearly had to ask for more hangars. My husband ended up using cubbies in the bathroom for storage. Nice storage space above the beds. The beds were very comfortable!