This is a review of the 7 Day Eastern Caribbean cruise that my partner and I just returned from. This is our 1st trip on a Solstice S-Class Ship. This is also our 18th cruise and 11th on Celebrity. Solstice is a lovely ship and is a work of art from an aesthetic viewpoint though as you read my review, you will see that it is not the most practical ship for passengers. Also, I would have thought after being in service for almost two years many of the organizational bugs would have been worked out, but several remain in comparison to the Millennium M-Class ships.

We drove to Port Everglades and parked at Park N Fly. They are just outside the port and charge less than the garage inside the port and give AAA discount. I suggest booking ahead of time and rates are different for FLL airport passengers vs. cruise ship passengers.

We arrived at the ship 12:30PM, checked our luggage, and were on the ship within 30 minutes. We went through the embarkation process quite swiftly. We were met with Champagne and Mimosas upon entering the ship and found our way to the cabin. The ship is sleek and elegant. We had a 1A balcony cabin (mid-ship) which was spacious and had the extended hump balcony. Suggestion: get a room close to the elevators as we did, since there are only two banks of elevators instead of three and it is a distance if you are at the far ends of the ship. Read more