Relaxing Hawaii

Item: Celebrity Eclipse
Rating: 4
Author: Briargirl

Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review to Hawaii

Briargirl

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Hawaii

Sail date: September 22, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Eclipse

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a relaxing cruise for us with 10 sea days. Lots of activities if you chose to participate or just chill out and read, watch a movie. We found the tendered ports a bit of a hassle. Enjoyed the theatre productions and our time spent at Cafe Bacio (thanks to our perk). We are birders and found the lack of birds on the islands and at sea very disappointing. Would we return to Hawaii again..no. Would we cruise Celebrity again (this was our 6th) probably not.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Efficiently handled

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

In my opinion, the Ocean Grill has declined since our last sailing on this ship 2 yrs ago. Thus the rating. The MD room was good. Quisine specialty restaurant was a highlight for us. One of our perks was the drinks package good for the Cafe Bacio. Without this, a cappuccino would have cost $5 plus 20% tip and in our case 35% exchange! They are now adding a surcharge to this perk of $14 Per day pp.!!!!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots of activities to choose from. Really kept everyone busy on sea days,

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Lots of variety.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

No issues here. All good. The captain was seen about the ship. A very personable fellow with a good sense of humour.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Everything looked clean but I think it’s time for a refurb. We did find The seats in the theatre were starting to slant forward.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Partially obstructed but still good view. Typical layout. Could use more drawers rather than cupboards above the bed.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia Did not visit port

Flew in, flew out.

Thumbs Up 0

Hilo, Hawaii

2 out of 5

Not impressed. Felt we should do a ship excursion to get a feel of the area. It was overpriced and very disappointing. On the second day we took the free shuttle to Walmart🙂

Thumbs Up 3

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

2 out of 5

Typical tourist shops.

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Lahaina, Maui

3 out of 5

Took the local bus to Whalers Village. Outdoor mall with high priced shops.

Thumbs Up 2

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Took the local bus downtown. Liked this port and wished we had two days here instead of Hilo.