This was our first cruise with Celebrity and we have returned very impressed. Everything seemed a couple of notches above our previous cruise experience with NCL and P & O. Don't get me wrong we have always had a wonderful time but Eclipse has blown us away.
The Eclipse is a modern, contemporary and stunning ship. I love the design and she enjoys airy open public spaces. Huge expanses of glass can be found that allow a fantastic view of the sea. She has two main groups of elevators that due to the tapered bow and stern allow easy access to most parts of the ship without having to walk to far. Celebrity have really got the 'Solstice' design spot on and its no surprise that the design as been so well received. The cruise was a short 4 day break just popping over to Cork. Celebrity have boarding fine tuned and we walked straight on and were soon enjoying lunch. Lesley was very impressed.
We booked a Concierge Class Cabin last minute and you can imagine our joy when we were upgraded to Aqua Class. This meant lots of little extras in the cabin, which also enjoyed a premium location on Eclipse close to the Spa. The main benefit was being able to eat in Blu. More on that later.