Beautiful and spacious; cabin steward Garfield kept everything immaculate. An adjoining door connects to 8175, which we asked to be unlocked, and that was a real convenience. The walls were so amazingly sound-proof that you had to say, "Come in!" pretty loudly or the person in the adjoining room could not hear you. Plenty of storage. The room is far to the aft, but no particular engine vibration was noted, nor any other noise from above or below.  I saw both rust and peeling paint, but it did not impact our enjoyment of the cruise even slightly -- I can't fathom why people talk about this. NB: no electricity in the bathroom, so leave your water pick at home unless it is battery operated.

Booked through Celebrity the excursion called "Dominica's Favorites" -- the tour guide, Crisca, was outstanding, and really gave us a great sense of the island and it's culture, plus guidance on how to catch Mountain Chickens (but don't, because they are endangered).  The Emerald Pool is underwhelming and the water is either "cold" or "refreshing," depending on your attitude. Many people swam, and were photographed in, around, or behind the waterfall. The walk down to the pool is well-paved steps through a beautiful rain forest.

Booked through Celebrity the excursion called "Dominica's Favorites" -- the tour guide, Crisca, was outstanding, and really gave us a great sense of the island and it's culture, plus guidance on how to catch Mountain Chickens (but don't, because they are endangered).  The walk to the falls is well-paved steps up through a beautiful rain forest.  The falls themselves are impressive.

During the 30-minute drive to the Volcano trailhead, the tour guides mostly channel-surfed through talk-radio and Christian rock (e.g., "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ") instead of telling us about the island's history or their own experience of life on the island. I can tell you more about how to enter the KFC drawing to win $3,500 EC dollars by submitting your receipt than I can tell you about the history of the volcano we were to climb.  That was inexcusable.

On the volcano, the guides were very competent, which was a good thing, because it is a very strenuous climb to the top, and only the fittest made it. The path is muddy if it's been raining, and because it is through a rain forest, it likely has been raining. For us, the path was VERY muddy, and tour guide Rashidi saved my life a couple times (or at least saved me from getting COMPLETELY covered in mud) as I lost my footing both ascending and descending "Slippery Hill."

The top of the volcano was shrouded in fog, so nobody saw anything. I think most people were glad they went, because it is an amazing hike through a rain forest, even if you don't make it to the top.

If the guides would turn off the radio and instead introduce us to the island and to the adventure, I would give this tour a very high rating and encourage participants to (1) bring very sturdy mud boots, (2) do NOT attempt the hike without a walking stick, and (3) skip it if you're not a pretty serious hiker.

Even the normal price of specialty restaurants on the Summit ($45) is 50% higher than on the Crown Princess ($29), and so if you're priced out of those -- you are also literally locked out of Aqua, Luminae, and Michael's Club -- that's a lot of places you can't go.Overall, Celebrity Summit cured a bunch of problems that plagued the Crown Princess, but introduced its own problems, so I found the two ships comparable.

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