Did not meet my expectations

Celebrity Eclipse Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Celebrity Eclipse

14 Night Antarctica (Buenos Aires Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2024

Ship: Celebrity Eclipse

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2134

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Celebrity Eclipse Retreat experience was so-so, NOT impressed. The itinerary was the only saving grace of this cruise

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Okay, but chaos since first ti

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Murano Specialty excellent, Tuscan Grille totally disappointing, no bread & bad service, food not cooked as ordered. Luminae excellent

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Shows were so-so, not very exciting, too many cello & violin musicians, not many singers, no piano bar

Children's Programs

No children with me on trip

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Hotel Director & concierge did not provide service as anticipated for Retreat guest

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Was upgraded through Move-Up paid upgrade to accessible Sky Suite 2134, very nice but not much storage for hang up clothing

Ship tip

The itinerary was great, the ship’s Retreat experience is disappointing

Ports of call

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 out of 5
No ship excursion, but visited for 7+ days before and after cruise. 3 days is probably enough to see the sights of BA

Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

5 out of 5
Loved this port, took a private excursion with Frederico of www.ushuaiashoreexcursions.com — he was AMAZING-!

Cruise Cape Horn

5 out of 5
Captain of the ship did a great job of turning ship 360 degrees so everyone had a great view of Cape Horn - wonderful

Cruise Schollart Channel, Antarctica

5 out of 5
No excursions, this is a sail-by — and it is beautiful. Lots of wildlife and icebergs

Cruise Paradise Harbor, Antarctica

5 out of 5
Beautiful mountain range covered with glaciers. Amazingly beautiful complete with reflection in the water— WOW 🤩

Cruise Gerlache Strait

5 out of 5

Cruise Elephant Island, Shetland Islands

5 out of 5

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands Did not visit port

Couldn’t go here, too windy, not safe to debark by tender.

Puerto Madryn, Argentina

5 out of 5
No excursion, but went to a local restaurant for lunch. Very easy walk to town, there were a lot of jellyfish in the water and some seals on the stairs right off the dock

Montevideo, Uruguay

5 out of 5
Did the Carnivale excursion. The drive around town was a ‘snooze’ drive (boring), but the Carnivale presentation at the museum was GREAT, costumes, singing was amazing. Then dancing after the presentation with the performers — great tour because of this presentation

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Disembark from ship was via very steep ramps. Guests were expected to carry their own carry-ones, but it was so steep that it was a challenge to anyone with even a slight walking issue
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10 Comments

Kplumm1027     8 months ago

Thanks for the info.😎🚢

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ruby13     9 months ago

Thank you for sharing

javawoody     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

TheBigSalad     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. Have my suspicions about why your Retreat experience was subpar on Celebrity. Seems to be a theme…

jec115     9 months ago

Thank you for your review

cruising2004     9 months ago

Sorry this cruise was not up to par. Thank you for your review.

NavasotaCruiser     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience with us. Agree with others - unusual to hear of such a disappointment with Celebrity, especially in premium class suites. Sounds like the itinerary was still worth the trip.

Niavlys     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your view. Its not often we see such a bad review for a Celebrity cruise...

AuntPinkie     9 months ago

Awesome itinerary. Appreciate your detailed review. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations but glad you enjoyed ports of call, which is probably why you booked this sailing.

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