Amazing Antarctica

Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review to South America

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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Eclipse

14 Night Antarctica (Buenos Aires Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 02, 2020

Ship: Celebrity Eclipse

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9174

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

A great itinerary overall - would have been great to be able to get on land more. With so many sea days, there need to be more variety in food, entertainment and activities - felt repetitive after awhile. There seems to be a lack of seafood in the buffet besides fish. Most of the cooking are too similar - Indian food was great, but need more variety - Chinese, Japanese, etc.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
We were told to show up at 2pm, but still have to wait for over an hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food is too repetitive in all the restaurants, including the Specialty, esp for a 14-night cruise.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The onboard Naturalist Celia's talks were incredible. The glass blowing studio was fun to watch. The dance lessons were fun. The gym and sauna was very enjoyable.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The production crew entertainment was great, the individual entertainers seemed dated, boring. Should have more entertainment that relates to the locales - thank goodness for the Tango Experience! That was super good, except for the singer. The production band was incredible.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very friendly and personable. Their good and jovial attitude make for an pleasant experience. Alexandro the cruise director was funny, so was Captain Leo.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Nice clean and modern!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean and comfortable, could use a bit bigger drawers and hanging closet.

Ship tip

Make use of the Sky Lounge.

Ports of call

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 out of 5
Need extended stay - too much to see and eat!

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5
Train and national park was great.

Cruise Cape Horn

5 out of 5
Beautiful - would have been nice to get on land like the other cruiseline.

Cruise Schollart Channel, Antarctica

5 out of 5

Cruise Paradise Harbor, Antarctica

5 out of 5

Cruise Gerlache Strait

5 out of 5

Cruise Elephant Island, Shetland Islands

5 out of 5
Impressive but not as good as the above.

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

5 out of 5
More time needed!

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

3 out of 5
All the highlights are too far away from the port.

Montevideo, Uruguay

4 out of 5
Conveniently located to explore the city.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Good overall - the ship is too far away from the terminal.
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the review.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed.

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