Wonderful first cruise
Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia
12 Night New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)
Sail date: December 16, 2015
Ship: Celebrity Solstice
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7278
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
Had a wonderful time on this cruise. Had two level 7 balconies for a family group. Ship immaculately clean, housekeeping staff excellent and on the whole food of a very good standard considering how many people they are catering for. The itinerary was very good and even though we are NZers we enjoyed the spectacular scenery. I loved the christmas decorations, the well appointed centrally located cabin, the orderly manner of getting on and off the ship, the Apple certified trainer Charle's iPad workshops and the Main dining room and Murano speciality restaurant. food.
Our teenagers loved coming and going as they pleased and the family time that a cruise enables. Their favourites were the Ocean view buffet and the Mast burger bar near the pool. My husband loved the library and the running track and the gym and our balcony.
The weather was great and the Sounds cruising truly spectacular.
Only grumbles would be the expensive drinks packages and the exorbitant internet rates which we decided not to go for, so it got to be a long trip without our ultra fast broadband! Also quite a lot of pressure to spend money onboard, just have to exercise self restraint there. We got some lovely photos from the pro photographer, which I was happy to pay the rather high price for as they were the best photos we've had taken for a long time, and they were just the ones on the staircase in the atrium before dinner.
My advice for this ship is to get a 2a cabin around level 7 on the central hump, excellent value and if you can get perks included especially the internet and beverage package that is even better. These cabins seem to be more in demand than the 1A cabins, I think because they look down to the sea without obstruction. Have to book early for the Xmas trip as it was full and seemed to be very popular. Many aussies, americans and english onboard.
Shows were variable, some excellent, some not so good but I wasn't expecting a broadway quality show every night.
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Ship tip
Level 7 2A cabins central hump Get perks included by booking early when promotions are going
Ports of call
Akaroa, New Zealand Did not visit port
Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand
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