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Celebrity Solstice Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Celebrity Solstice

12 Night New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: January 24, 2017

Ship: Celebrity Solstice

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1633

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was an amazing trip. So many beautiful sights to see as well as one welll run ship. Although I never personally met the captain, his humor and leadership were evident from his daily posts As well as the wonderful crew. I have cruised many times before and this one was a notch above all others.  We enjoyed our time on and off the ship. Visiting the shire where lord of the rings was filmed amazed all, the rough ride to the seal colony was worth every bump. We did the overnight excursion to Queenstown. I was a bit Leary of leaving the ship and missing the pass  through dusky sound, but it was worth it. Our night in Queenstown was fabulous we traveled via an old steam encgine boat to a working farm. Where we we treated to yet another wonderful buffet with the beat foood. Slow cooked pork, lame chicken etc was amazing.  We saw a sheep sheared and enjoyed seeing their sheep dogs inaction.  We traveled into Milford sound on a day that rained 9.5 inches. This led to seeing rainbows on the water as well in the distant mountains   By our last trip off the bus we were drenched and cold. The rain provided us with spectacular water falls that made it all worth it.  A bit of an adventure waiting for the cruise ship to pick us back up, made for another adventure just getting back on in all the wind and rain. We were welcome with towels and hot chocolate. The food aboard the ship as well as off was excellent. This is a great trip and highly recommended. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
I did not attend too many shows so can't really comment.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
I did not travel with children. I did talk to one boy was eagerly awaiting going to the kids club.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Standard room. Very well maintained.

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

2 out of 5
Not much time here and we were jet lagged.

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

3 out of 5
We failed to plan an excursion. The port is quaint but not much to do.

Sydney, Australia

3 out of 5
If you stay at the holiday Inn in Old Town , there is no need to take a cab off the ship. We laughed the wheels on the cab didn't make a full rotation
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