This was easily the best cruise vacation ever, and the best vacation ever. Despite missing one port (Nassau) due to weather, and an itinerary change from when we first booked (St. Maarten swapped for Antigua), it was just perfect. The staff all provided excellent and friendly service. Summit is a wonderful ship. My wife and I are still somewhat novice cruisers, this one was our third. Our two previous cruises were with Royal Caribbean, and both were very nice. We read a lot of reviews leading up to the cruise and expected it would be wonderful, but our experience easily outpaced those expectations. We are fairly quiet people and don't really enjoy big crowds, I don't think you'll ever find us going on one of the ginormous ships, so the smaller, more intimate Summit was perfect for us. The ship is very easy to navigate. Also, Celebrity does tend to draw from an older demographic, so it is far less of a party ship compared to Royal. This is another big plus for us! The whole cruise was very relaxed. There is plenty to do on the ship, but at the same time, not an overwhelming number of activities where you feel stressed to fit everything in.

Embarkation was pretty smooth, thanks in large part to being a suite guest, which meant a pretty short check in line. But beyond that, and despite the terminal still being not being in the best shape due to the hurricane, operations were very smooth and we were on the ship very quickly after arriving at the terminal. I would say it took 10-15 minutes max.

I've read in other reviews about Summit looking old or seeing better days. Sure, Summit obviously looks different than the brand new giant ships in Royal and Celebrity fleets. And any vessel on the ocean is going to pick up some rust spots (we are talking about salt water after all). But honestly, I couldn't find any remotely significant issues with Summit's appearance or upkeep. All of the spaces were clean and well maintained. Carpeting and seating all looked to be in top notch shape. Summit is also very easy to navigate. It's a smaller ship, which we like very much, but it was never more than a few minutes to get to any part of the ship. I'm pretty sure our next cruise will be on the Summit. Read more