Celebrity Solstice Review

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Solstice – A Mixed Bag

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
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EZRider999
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2010

My wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary with a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on Solstice. We are very experience cruisers, really enjoy just getting away, and are not demanding people, so we can have a good time on any ship. For us, our Solstice cruise was very average. This was our third Celebrity cruise; the first two were on their Millennium-class ships. Let me start with the positives first: The ship is ultra-modern and quite beautiful. Our verandah cabin was high on the 9th deck. The bathroom and shower were especially large. The shower has a rounded door and there was a great deal of room inside - more than I have ever seen on any ship. The entire staff, from every functional area was extremely polite and helpful. The ship was very clean, hand sanitizers were available all over the ship, and I never smelled any "funky" smells as is the case on some other ships.

Overall the cruise experience was good, but there were some things we did not like so we will not cruise on Solstice again.

The other Celebrity ships we have cruised on had about 1,800 passengers, while the Solstice carries about 2,800. I've been on other ships that are even larger, but on the Solstice, we often felt crowded. Chairs in the main dining room were too close so the wait staff had to do a dance to squeeze by chairs. Many of the public areas were always overcrowded in the evening. There were long lines queued up to get off the ship at the ports. It was difficult finding a seat in the breakfast and lunch buffet areas. The main outdoor pool area was always overcrowded.

Cabin Review

Standard verandah cabin on Deck 9, port side, forward: Large bath with huge shower. Excellent foam mattress but lousy pillows. Nice vanity table. Large HDTV (but very limited programming). Small couch - not very comfortable. Average sized verandah with a small table and two comfortable deck chairs. Overall rating: good

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