Celebrity Eclipse Review

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Elegance and gastronomie on board Celebrity Eclipse

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Jo and Rob
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2011
Cabin: Deluxe Veranda 2B
Traveled with children

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

We are a family of four who were first timers on Celebrity but have previously cruised with P&O, Royal Caribbean, Princess and Costa.  Our choice of cruise line is based on itinerary, date and price and Celebrity won hands down for our choice of summer holiday this year.

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Deluxe Veranda 2B

Cabin 2B

Our cabin was ready by 1pm and a couple of our bags were already outside the door by the time we arrived. The sofa bed also had a trundle bed underneath it but we selected a cabin with an upper berth and our steward checked with us on the first day which configuration we preferred. He agreed that the trundle bed is not as good as it blocks access to the balcony. The cabin was very spacious for a basic cabin and was much larger than a standard cabin on P&O however it didn't have as much drawer space despite the size of the cabin.

There were just five drawers, the bottom three were deeper than the top two, plus a narrow drawer where the hairdryer was stored under the vanity unit. In addition, above the bed there were two large overhead storage units which were extremely useful for storing clothes and made up for the lack of drawer space. The wardrobe had two separate additional rungs that folded down to give two level hanging if required. I brought little hangers for my children's clothes and it really helped with the limited drawer space available. We also asked for loads more hangers and our steward provided us with metal ones which were perfect as they took up less space than the bulky wooden ones in the cabin. Prior to sailing, I was really concerned that a two door wardrobe wouldn't be enough space for everything but with extra hangers there was no problem. I removed the bulky dressing gowns from the wardrobe and hung them in the bathroom as I think that extra space really helped us!

We asked our cabin steward to empty the fridge on the first day so we could use it for our own drinks. The fridge was a good size and easily held the 3 litre wine box we brought on board and the cans and bottles of water than we got from the bars on the way back to the cabin. We also had a kettle as we were sailing out of Southampton so we stored a carton of milk from room service in the fridge to make cups of tea and coffee during the day rather than drinking the UHT milk provided.

The bathroom was very spacious and had the best storage space of any bathroom we have had on a cruise including the mini-suite on Crown Princess. The shower was a generous size and had sliding doors. Although there was no washing line there were two spigots (knobs) in the shower plus two more on the door. Celebrity provided soap, lemongrass moisture lotion, lemongrass conditioning cream and lemongrass hydrating shampoo. There were also cotton buds, cotton wool balls and tissues in the bathroom. There was no shower gel provided.

The lighting in the cabin was good and the upper bunk had its own light in the ceiling. The bedside lights were both extremely bright and couldn't be dimmed so you couldn't really read in bed without disturbing the rest of the cabin. The main lights could be dimmed and even when the bathroom light was turned off there was still a dim light so you could see. This was particularly useful to us as our son was not in total darkness to get down from his bunk bed in the middle of the night.

There were three power sockets, two US and one European (for the hairdryer and kettle provided). We actually brought a four bar extension lead with us as we had so many things to put on charge at night and this worked really well. The safe had a combination lock and was the largest one we have seen on any cruise line due to its depth, so we were able to put a 13 inch laptop inside and it would also comfortably take an ipad.

The cabin had an interactive 21 inch Samsung flat screen TV. You can use your television to book shore excursions, check your on board account, order room service and watch television. We enjoyed watching the GPS map which showed the location of the ship. We were not able to view our photographs on the television however, and the photographers confirmed that Celebrity have currently withdrawn this facility on Eclipse.

The balcony was spacious with clear glass and a wooden rail. The balcony floor was wooden and the furniture had a metal frame with a wooden top. The two seats reclined in three different positions. We were able to get additional seating for our children but surprisingly there was no outside light for the balcony.

We were really pleased with the cabin and didn't feel at all crowded even though there were four of us in one cabin. There was a huge amount of space under the bed for our suitcases. The life jackets were also stored under the bed in a basket so if you don't want to use the over head storage you could always put the life jackets up there and use the basket under the bed to store clothes.

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